The blue-robed cultivator trembled with excitement. "This subordinate truly dares not accept a reward. I only hope to return to the Xing Tian Sect and continue serving under the Grandmaster. It isn't that I'm unwilling to remain undercover, but now that I've reported Xu Yi's whereabouts, this line may have been exposed. To be safe, I should withdraw as soon as possible. Rest assured, Grandmaster. I'll make my escape carefully and leave no traces."
By his reckoning, he had been undercover in the Righteous Alliance for nearly thirty years. The Xing Tian Sect had originally planned to use the Righteous Alliance as a stepping stone to get him into the upper ranks of the Spring City Council.
Unfortunately, the blue-robed cultivator had been utterly useless. Song Huanshan had kept him firmly pinned beneath his thumb in the Righteous Alliance, leaving him no room to advance.
Thirty years undercover had exhausted his patience. Now that he had a chance to escape this bitter sea, he naturally wanted to seize it. Compared with the Xing Tian Sect, there was little chance of making progress in the Righteous Alliance.
The pale cultivator said, "It seems you really are weary. I'm to blame, too. In all these thirty years, I never stopped to consider your hardship. Since you've now rendered meritorious service, I'll help you escape this bitter sea."
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light as brilliant as the blazing sun burst from the pale cultivator's palm. The next instant, it swallowed the blue-robed cultivator.
The blue-robed cultivator vanished into thin air just like that, without even his immortal soul escaping.
"Brother Yan Yang, you've always been merciful. Why so decisive today?"
No sooner had the blue-robed cultivator been swallowed than a blood-robed young man appeared in the courtyard.
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