The cave was pitch-black.
After Zhou Tianyu entered, he didn't see Bai Feiyang, Huantao, Ao Shi, or any of the others.
He saw only traces of fighting all around!
Sure enough, Huantao and the others had followed Bai Feiyang here to seek revenge!
"Hmph!" Zhou Tianyu snorted. Had they taken his words for wind?
He had explicitly forbidden infighting, yet Huantao, Ao Shi, and the others had still dared to sneak here. Did they think he wouldn't find out? Did they take him for a fool?
Zhou Tianyu looked over the dark space around him. This was indeed an excellent place to fight. If Bai Feiyang and the others hadn't vanished here one after another, he wouldn't have known there was a Cave Mansion here.
"Buzz!"
Zhou Tianyu waved his hand, recreating what had happened here to uncover the truth.
Bai Feiyang and Huantao's group had definitely fought. Judging from the traces left behind, it had been quite a fierce battle.
Boom!
A subtle Hegemon Grade fluctuation shattered Zhou Tianyu's attempt to reconstruct the events. It was Emperor Zuntian!
It had emerged from the lingering aura Huantao had left behind!
Emperor Zuntian had clearly anticipated everything and prepared in advance, refusing to let Zhou Tianyu uncover the truth—even though he already knew the outcome.
Bai Feiyang should have died!
Zhou Tianyu's expression darkened. Huantao and the others had dared to act because Emperor Zuntian, the one in charge of Haoyue Palace, had given them permission. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared—and they wouldn't have won.
"Senior Emperor Venerable, your actions are a provocation against the Heavenly Mandate Daoist Academy!" Zhou Tianyu said, sending his words along the subtle fluctuation to Emperor Zuntian.
He knew Emperor Zuntian would hear him.
"You can pretend you don't know about this."
Emperor Zuntian replied in