The Great Asa stood atop the Sacred Temple on the Barbarian Tribe's Sacred Mountain, gazing at the human-height bronze mirror suspended before him, his expression slightly cold.
Previously, Li Wudang had disregarded his attempts to stop him and brazenly slain two of his tribesmen.
That time, he had not moved to punish Li Wudang.
After all, his side had been in the wrong first: beings above the Grandmaster level had attacked Mengshui Pass in the Central Plains and Xiao Jinghong.
But this time was different.
Today, he had merely fulfilled his duty as the "Hidden Immortal," coming to "congratulate" the Central Plains on gaining another Earthly Immortal. Even if he had thrown his weight around a little too much, he had not broken the rules.
Under these circumstances, if Li Wudang still dared to provoke him, how could he tolerate it again?
The Great Asa watched the scene in the bronze mirror. Of the three Earthly Immortals-Li Wudang, Chen Zhitang, and Dong Xuanmu-two had already acted in succession. Only Li Wudang remained.
The coldness on the Great Asa's face deepened. He clenched his fist and lightly struck the mirror's surface.
Far away, above Shu Prefecture City, the dark clouds that Chen Xuanji's sword force had just torn apart by two-thirds gathered once more.
Within the heavy clouds, thunder raged and lightning flashed wildly, as though about to tear the entire world apart.
Gales swept outward, engulfing the entire Prefectural City. They swept up all manner of debris from the city into the center of the clouds, where bolts of lightning shredded it to pieces.
Even Chen Xuanji and Chen Zhitang, who were holding the line above with the protection of their Inner Heaven and Earth, had their sashes and long hair whipping wildly. The situation in the city below needed