"Bastard... What did you say?"
"Shut the hell up, all of you!"
The Eclosion Heavenly Venerable stamped his feet in fury.
That damned Heaven-Reaching Dao Venerable and damned Sacred Flame Dao Venerable had torn open his old wounds again in front of everyone. They had even said he had no right to mock Li Yun.
How was he supposed to face the people of the Zhoutian Sword Domain after this?
Even if he drove Li Yun away and reclaimed the Heaven-and-Earth Main Aperture, could the people of the Zhoutian Sword Domain ever forget that Li Yun had defeated him and forced him to flee?
The Eclosion Heavenly Venerable's face flushed crimson. Rage surged through him, and he wanted nothing more than to tear Tongtian and Shengyan apart on the spot.
You did not strike a man in the face.
But those two bastards were not content to slap his face. They had to peel the skin off first, strike him again, then rub salt into the wound. Utterly despicable.
Just then—
A figure appeared in the direction of Guangyang Prefecture. As though ascending a staircase, he walked calmly up into the sky, step by step. Lotus Blossoms with Every Step bloomed beneath his feet.
Every step seemed to land upon the hearts of everyone in the Zhoutian Sword Domain.
The sight left them dazzled and entranced.
Within the lotus blossoms that appeared and vanished beneath his feet, they could faintly discern a rhythm of unfathomable mystery.
It was as though those were not lotus blossoms of Life and Death, nor footprints left behind, but worlds of Life and Death.
Countless Daos and myriad things flourished and declined, experiencing Life and Death within the lotus blossoms Li Yun's steps brought forth.
In birth, they blazed like summer flowers.
In death, they