The Sovereign of All (Part Two)

"Consider yourself lucky."

Given what Shi Feixuan had said earlier, if not for his regard for Shi Qingxuan, he truly would have wanted to slap her to death. Speaking of which, Shi Qingxuan and Shi Feixuan had been childhood friends. Not long after Bi Xiuxin died, Shi Qingxuan had lived at Cihang Monastery for several years. She had only left later because of Shi Zhixuan's threats.

Had that not happened, Cihang Monastery might well have groomed Shi Qingxuan into one of its successors. Don't talk about how Cihang Monastery only had one successor per generation—that was merely something they used to fool people. If that were truly the case, where would Fan Qinghui have come from? Even in Turning Rain and Clouds, there had been more than one successor. Qin Mengyao had an elder martial sister, Jin Bingyun.

If Shi Qingxuan had become Cihang Monastery's successor, her status alone would have made its plans far easier to carry out. They truly would have had both the righteous and demonic paths in their grasp.

Unfortunately, Shi Zhixuan was no fool. Having been with Bi Xiuxin, he naturally understood Cihang Monastery to some extent. Left with no alternative, Fan Qinghui could only give up on Shi Qingxuan. Even with Ning Daoqi and the Four Holy Monks on her side, if Shi Zhixuan had truly thrown caution to the wind, Fan Qinghui could not have afforded the price.

As the Evil King, Shi Zhixuan acted without restraint. Just as Shen Fei had said that Bi Xiuxin had been killed by Cihang Monastery and the others, the Evil King immediately slaughtered several temples to vent his fury. Ning Daoqi and the Four Holy Monks would never have done such a thing.

Fan Qinghui could summon Ning Daoqi or the Four Holy Monks, but they