"Now it's too late for words. Take these two away and execute them in public. Let everyone in this immortal realm know what happens when they defy my will." The gold-robed, middle-aged man waved his hand, and someone beside him immediately acknowledged the order.
"Bastard! It's not like I didn't carry out your orders. You told us to find someone, so we went looking. What gives you the right to kill us?" Zou Jiufeng was so furious that he cursed loudly, only to be slapped across the face on the spot.
"Forget it, Fellow Daoist Zou. Our fall to this point was fated; this was a tribulation we were destined to face. The strong prey on the weak—that's how the Immortal Realm has always worked. The Great Sun Immortal Sect just wants to kill two people with enough standing to make an example of them. We couldn't be more suitable. They've already decided to kill us, so there's no need to humiliate ourselves further." Tian Zhongyu sighed and glanced toward Xue Qingfeng, trying to console Zou Jiufeng.
"They're going to kill me anyway. Can't I curse them a few times? I'm going to die either way, so I'll curse them all I want!" There was no way Tian Zhongyu could talk Zou Jiufeng down. He showered the gold-robed, middle-aged man and his entire family with curses, only to be struck so hard by the guards that he spat blood.
Even in this dire situation, Zou Jiufeng still insisted on getting the last word. The gold-robed, middle-aged man's gaze remained indifferent; he was utterly unmoved. In his eyes, Zou Jiufeng and Tian Zhongyu were already dead men. But just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the void.
"Cave-Heaven Intent!" The gold-robed, middle-aged man reacted first. He, too, had cultivated to this