Sect Deliberations

Li Xiao stood in the courtyard, pondering Emperor Zhou's blood sacrifice to extend his lifespan. The more he considered it, the more he felt the emperor had gone mad.

This was not the world from his previous life, where imperial authority stood above all else. Here, everyone could cultivate, the strong were revered, and "knights used martial prowess to defy the law" had never been empty words.

Aside from the Human Emperor who had achieved Transcendence in those ancient days, few emperors in later generations had managed to live long enough to gaze upon the ages.

Especially as the suppression of the Heavenly Dao grew ever heavier, it became increasingly difficult for emperors to break through in cultivation.

After the fall of the Jing Kingdom, not a single emperor of the Zhou Kingdom had broken through to the Sixth Turn.

The Zhou Kingdom was already teetering on the brink, beset by troubles within and enemies without. Emperor Zhou's actions were no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.

He could not help recalling what Huangfu Yuan had said before—there would be a great upheaval in the Zhou Kingdom.

Could this be what he had meant?

It seemed that this was the point in time Huangfu Yuan had known of in his previous life.

As he was lost in thought, a Fourth Turn disciple hurried in and respectfully cupped his hands.

"Senior Brother Li, the Sect Master has called a sect meeting. All disciples and elders above the Fifth-Turn Realm are to attend."

Li Xiao was slightly taken aback, then nodded in acknowledgment.

He had now reached the Marrow-Piercing Realm and had rendered considerable service on the front lines. His reputation within the sect was at its height, so it was only natural that he was qualified to attend a meeting