Well, would you look at that. They had just been discussing how to prevent being watched, and here it came?
Anger simultaneously surfaced on the faces of the three master and disciples.
Which Dou Saint was so bored?
Under the gazes of the three, a patch of space within the spacious secret chamber atop the tower suddenly began to ripple and distort slightly.
Then—
"Heh heh heh~"
A sinister, chilling laugh slowly drifted out, echoing through the chamber.
Upon hearing that laughter, the faces of the three master and disciples darkened at once.
That familiar laugh.
The one who had come was clearly a Soul Clan Dou Saint!
"Through a moment of carelessness, we truly raised a tiger only to invite calamity! A single lapse... Had I known things would turn out this way, I should have personally acted back then and wiped you out!"
A sinister black shadow slowly emerged from the distorted space. A pair of blood-red eyes glimmered faintly as it looked down upon the three master and disciples, speaking in a low voice.
His eyes seemed to hold a trace of annoyance and regret, but also a hint of astonishment.
The newcomer truly did feel some regret.
Several years ago, after the Pill Gathering, including when the branch hall in the Mountain Range of the Departed Souls had been destroyed, he had considered personally dealing with this master and his two disciples to avoid future trouble.
But at the time, he was busy on one hand, and on the other, he found his opponents too weak. As a dignified Dou Saint, he truly could not bring himself to handle such a trivial matter, so he had handed it over to the Soul Hall and paid it little attention afterward.
Who could have imagined that, because of