A Discussion of Patricide, the Making of a Tyrant

Thus, finding another cultivator suitable to protect the Dao had become imperative.

This was within her expectations.

Only—

That they would go to Abyssal Marsh Immortal City in Wushan State to seek out Alliance Leader Tan was not something she had anticipated.

Her heart was now filled with worry.

In Demon Extremity Sea, Wei Tu's destruction of Sacred Cliff Mountain could still be concealed from Scorpio Patriarch because of the great distance.

But once they reached Wushan State, a neighboring country of Xiao State, the chances of continuing to conceal this vital intelligence from Scorpio Patriarch... were likely slim.

This has backfired.

Gong Shulan sighed inwardly.

Once Scorpio Patriarch learned that Wei Tu had destroyed Sacred Cliff Mountain, he would surely connect it to the suspicious circumstances surrounding "Fang Xingduan" intercepting and killing him.

However, things had come to this, and there was no room for further thought. They could only take one step at a time.

After transmitting to Wei Tu that Alliance Leader Tan was Scorpio Patriarch's offspring, she followed Scorpio Patriarch and secretly entered Abyssal Marsh Immortal City, heading toward Alliance Leader Tan's cave abode.

"Alliance Leader Tan is Scorpio Patriarch's son?"

Outside Abyssal Marsh Immortal City, Wei Tu was thoroughly shocked upon hearing this.

He had never expected that, after all his and Gong Shulan's calculations, Alliance Leader Tan would emerge as this unforeseen variable.

Blood relatives were far more trustworthy than disciples and the like.

Moreover, Alliance Leader Tan was a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator who still had potential. The likelihood of him coveting the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed was low.

Therefore, it was only natural that—after Scorpio Patriarch's soul suffered severe damage—he would most likely come to Alliance Leader Tan seeking protection.

And in the short term, even as a Spirit Transformation