Within Biyou Palace, purple qi churned and billowed all year round. Thousands upon thousands of strands of Dao qi coiled around the halls, while clear, sacred spiritual qi poured down from the Nine Heavens, filling the entire Jie Sect Holy Land and revealing all the majesty and solemnity of a Saint's Dao Field.
Suddenly, dreadful news came racing in from the battlefield at Xiqi. The first message entered the hall, saying that the San Xiao fairies had died tragically, and that the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation had been completely broken.
Master Tongtian sat upright upon the Cloud Bed. When he first heard the news, a secret trace of joy actually rose in his heart.
In his planning, a name on the Investiture of the Gods was a supreme Saint opportunity.
The San Xiao successfully entering the list meant this Saint opportunity would certainly fall into the hands of the Jie Sect, and the Jie Sect's Auspicious Qi would surely rise to another level.
But before that joy could spread through his heart, an even crueler message followed close behind:
Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, two Primordial Saints, had disregarded their status and joined hands to act.
They had forcefully broken the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, killed Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao, two Direct Disciples, on the spot, and even brutally suppressed Yunxiao, never to escape for all eternity.
In an instant, Master Tongtian's aura changed abruptly. His slightly lowered eyes suddenly opened, golden light exploding within them. That small bit of earlier delight vanished without a trace, replaced by towering rage and grief that chilled to the bone.
As the Sect Master of the Jie Sect, protecting the disciples under him was his sacred duty. If it had been a struggle between fellow disciples, and Jie Sect disciples had