From the valley behind them came the sounds of fierce fighting. Hui Qingping did not look back and continued along the mountain path.
Every disciple traveling with her was uneasy. Their master had betrayed the sect—betrayed the Heavenly Maiden Cult!
Even Hui Qingping herself, her face expressionless, had never imagined she would come this far.
She had taken away those willing to betray the Heavenly Maiden Cult with her. They were basically all from her own faction.
Those unwilling or too afraid to betray had already been led into a trap when she divided them up for questioning. At this moment, they were being surrounded and slaughtered by cultivators from Song Kingdom's three major sects.
There was no question of guilt or no guilt. She had reason enough to console herself: the Heavenly Maiden Cult had wronged her first; the Heavenly Maiden Cult had sacrificed her first!
She was now in the same pair of trousers as Wu Gongling. Faced with greater benefits, she had listened to Wu Gongling's instigation and worked with Song Kingdom's three major sects from within and without, striking ruthlessly at the Heavenly Maiden Cult members here in a purge, clearing the ground for the three major sects to take over.
If they wanted Song Kingdom's realm, they had to make a clean break and choose a side. This was the price Wu Gongling and she had to pay. Song Kingdom's three major sects would never allow this side to keep a foot in two boats, nor would they allow the Heavenly Maiden Cult to retain control here. Only by holding it in their own hands could they rest easy.
The fighting subsided. Guan Jitai, Sect Master of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, who had personally come to the scene, swept a cold gaze over the Heavenly