Elder Guo and the others suddenly tensed.
As cultivators of a leading sect in the Lianyang Immortal Domain, they knew that the slaughter of two mid-tier sects in a single night was among the gravest events ever to occur in their territory.
With two mid-tier sects wiped out overnight, every sect in the region saw enemies in every rustling blade of grass. Everyone feared for their lives. The once-bustling Cultivation World had fallen quiet; even in broad daylight, few cultivators dared show themselves in flight.
Only because the few lucky survivors were certain there had been just four attackers had several leading sects joined forces to hunt the killers. If other people from beyond the domain were involved, they would have informed the surrounding super sects and let one of them take the lead.
"Why did we wipe out those two sects? Simple. Three of us were badly wounded and needed to use those sects' Yin Pools to heal. That was all." Dou De gave the reason without a moment's hesitation.
Qin Fengming had expected that answer.
As True Immortal cultivators of Mo Yin Palace, they would never have wiped out sects for no reason.
"You slaughtered thousands of cultivators just to heal your wounds. Mo Yin Palace truly is ruthless. It's fortunate this Qin never joined you. I would be ashamed to stand among you." Qin Fengming's voice was cold.
"Hmph. You've cultivated to the Golden Immortal Realm, yet you still cling to such softhearted notions. Should I call you naive or ignorant? What's the destruction of one sect? Tell me, who here dares claim they've never slaughtered cultivators by the score? Ying Fei, Su Zishan—haven't the two of you destroyed your share of sects?" Dou De swept his gaze across the crowd, then fixed it on Ying Fei