The one who came was none other than Liao Xing, the third elder of the Azure Cloud Sect. At the time, several Azure Cloud Sect elders had been chatting together when a disciple suddenly arrived in a panic, reporting that Duan Chengtian's soul lamp was flickering unstably. None of them took it seriously, assuming only that he had encountered a formidable opponent.
But when the disciple returned to report that Duan Chengtian's soul lamp had already gone out, the elders were struck with alarm, their faces filled with disbelief. That was why Liao Xing had followed Duan Chengtian's aura all the way here.
"It really disappeared here!"
Liao Xing muttered to himself. Lowering his head, he saw the buildings in the city that had long since been caught in the disaster, and became even more certain that Duan Chengtian's death was inseparably connected to this city.
"Young one, answer me truthfully. Who exactly killed Elder Duan Chengtian and the two city lords!"
Liao Xing reached into the city and seized a Golden Core Cultivator. His tone was urgent and his expression somewhat agitated as he questioned him, frightening the Golden Core Cultivator.
"The two city lords were... were killed by Shen Yi. As for Elder Duan Chengtian, didn't he leave this place?"
"What utter nonsense! Elder Duan's soul lamp has already gone out. Speak the truth at once, or this old man will destroy you with a single palm strike!"
A look of terror appeared on the Golden Core Cultivator's face. It was not entirely because he feared Liao Xing, but more because of the news that Duan Chengtian's soul lamp had gone out. In many sects across the continent, important disciples were given a soul lamp. As long as the lamp remained lit, it proved that its owner was