"Upright sects with illustrious reputations have to be mindful of their image. Now that Fiery Cloud Abbey has joined the Celestial Realm Sect, they can still carry out their wicked deeds in secret, but they shouldn't dare act too brazenly, right?" I asked.
"That's right. The former Fiery Cloud Pavilion was truly formidable. It had a Cloud Tower that could transform all life force into power for the pavilion's disciples to cultivate. So when its elite immortals attempted breakthroughs, it was much easier for them than for disciples of other sects. Of course, life force isn't easy to find. First, the immortal providing it has to be powerful enough. Second, they have to be willing to suffer a loss of lifespan. The Fiery Cloud Pavilion was truly vicious. Naturally, they couldn't constantly throw their own disciples into the tower to supply life force. After all, if the disciples hadn't done anything wrong, they wouldn't have any reason to frame their own people, right?" Feng Xiaonan spoke at length.
"Naturally. This Cloud Tower really is an evil object." I was secretly startled. The tower was somewhat similar to the Infinite Soul Cloak, another extremely sinister object. The difference was that the Infinite Soul Cloak was countless times more advanced—and it didn't consume lifespan either.
"Exactly. So the Fiery Cloud Pavilion often captured immortals from within a thousand li of the area and brought them into the Cloud Tower. It made those immortals cultivate by consuming their lifespans, using them to supply the disciples cultivating inside the tower. They kept it up until the captives' life force was completely exhausted. As a result, all the immortals from the surrounding sects were terrified at the mere mention of it." Feng Xiaonan continued.
"Oh? Now that they've been taken under the Celestial Realm Sect's