Next, the Old Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity asked Ling Pengyun whether his pursuit of the Void Refinement criminals had gone smoothly.
Ling Pengyun saw no reason to hide it and told him the truth.
He also brought out the souls of the two Void Refinement criminals he had killed and showed them to him.
That let the Old Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity breathe a quiet sigh of relief. He praised Ling Pengyun, saying,
"Fellow Daoist, you truly are dependable."
After a little more conversation, he and Ling Pengyun began attacking the Sect Protecting Array Formation around the Crimson Feather Small Mountain Range.
The formation was formidable, but the Old Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity and Ling Pengyun were both extraordinarily powerful.
Under their combined assault, waves rippled across the formation.
As time passed, cracks spread through it, until they blasted open a huge gap.
"Fellow Daoist Primordial Unity, now!"
Ling Pengyun's eyes lit up. He seized the chance, soared through the gap into the Crimson Feather Small Mountain Range, and began killing the ordinary Crimson Feather Immortal Sect cultivators left behind.
The Old Heavenly Lord of Primordial Unity did the same.
At that moment...
Inside the Crimson Feather Small Mountain Range...
"It's over. Everything is over."
"We've truly failed the sect's trust. To think the sect would be lost on our watch... If the Supreme Elders at the Void Refinement stage and the sect master, who went out to seek opportunities, learn of this, they'll surely blame us."
"..."
The ordinary Crimson Feather Immortal Sect cultivators stationed there were filled with guilt.
The sole remaining Void Refinement cultivator of the Crimson Feather Immortal Sect had never told them the truth when he entrusted the range to their care. He had only said that he was going out to