In the dim, shadowy hall, its walls carved with grotesque Evil Gods and demons, the Illusion Annihilation Heavenly Demon stood guard until the Sect Master returned. His body's edges blurred and flickered in and out of existence.
The black mist filling the hall suddenly parted like the receding tide, revealing the main doors. Han Guang stood in the doorway, his hair pinned with a Wood Hairpin and his broad sleeves hanging loose. His gaze was deep, as if he were contemplating the countless mysteries of heaven and earth, and he seemed indifferent to everything around him.
The Illusion Annihilation Heavenly Demon paused briefly, then immediately bowed. "Greetings, Sect Master. Was your journey successful?"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Han Guang strolled unhurriedly forward, his gaze sweeping over the reliefs and murals on the surrounding stone walls. With a hint of regret, he said, "Give the order. For the next ten years, all elders and disciples of my Heaven Destroying Gate—whether Heavenly Demons or human demons—must keep a low profile and avoid getting involved in matters of the Demonic and Left Path as much as possible. Just as I did when I impersonated Kong Wen of Shaolin."
"Sect Master, has something terrible happened?" The Illusion Annihilation Heavenly Demon was cunning and alert. He immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Han Guang walked on. Black mist gathered beneath him, forming a lotus throne that looked as if it had been carved from gemstones. Without turning around, he said casually, "The Sect of Impermanence of Life and Death has been wiped out."
"What?" Even the Illusion Annihilation Heavenly Demon's cultivation of the mind could not stop him from crying out in shock.
Though the Sect Master had uttered the words "The Sect of Impermanence of Life and Death has been wiped