That was an enormous fortune. Just thinking about it was enough to make anyone wince. When danger had first loomed, everyone had felt that paying five hundred Profound Yellow Pills each month to get rid of this devil wasn't much. But as time went on and the devil's threat seemed to fade, resentment grew. The various families had no choice but to gather and discuss it.
In the past three years, Old Demon Kongxu had never shown himself. Everyone couldn't help thinking that perhaps he'd met with an accident. If Old Demon Kongxu really had suffered some misfortune, the shackles around their necks would be broken for good. Even the Southern Pole Sect hadn't possessed the ability to strike him precisely, which made Old Demon Kongxu terrifying.
Now Old Demon Kongxu stood right in front of them, his bearing completely changed. Even Feng Sihai couldn't judge his cultivation. If not for that gaze—forever cold, yet touched with amusement—remaining unchanged, he would have suspected the Southern Pole Sect had sent a fake.
"Come now, Sihai. We're old friends. There's no need for such a grand bow. Go greet You San and the others. It's been three years. You've been urging me every day, so I assume you've prepared a grand gift for me. I'll gladly accept it." Xu Yi knew that Feng Sihai's fall had been mostly an act, but he couldn't be bothered to expose him.
Feng Sihai hurriedly got to his feet and swept his sleeve, sending away the Life Wheel Realm cultivators still recovering from their fright. Then he hastily summoned his old steward, Guan Zhao, and told him to prepare the venue. Only then did he take out the Ruyi Pearl and begin inviting people. Guan Zhao had just finished setting up when Third Young Master You