In Xiangkou City, a young man in a red-and-white outer robe opened his eyes and snarled, "That trash Chi Lianxue was killed?"
Red-and-white robes, flame patterns—this was the mark of Burning Sky Manor, a first-rate sect.
Burning Sky Manor stood second only to the Five Excellences, the leading sects of the Immortal Dao, and had many Free Roamers among its ranks. Marquis Kelvin of Burning Sky and Elder Ke of Myriad Laws Extinction were both outstanding figures of their generation. Yet this Burning Sky Manor disciple showed none of Burning Sky Manor's blazing, soaring spirit. Instead, he resembled ashes after the fire had burned out, carrying an air of decay.
He took a soul lamp from his storage pouch. This technique originated from the ancient methods: a trace of the soul's essence served as the flame, and when its owner died, the lamp went out. However, after Yangshen Pavilion made topological advances in its study of souls, this technique—which was practically equivalent to leaving one's vital weakness exposed—had gradually fallen out of use.
This soul lamp belonged to Chi Lianxue.
The young man's expression turned extremely ugly. "That trash... was he exposed? No, the local Immortal Alliance has already ignored that place under my influence. Could an outside cultivator have killed him? How could he be so unlucky? An outside cultivator just happened to pass through there and conveniently wiped him out!"
The young man rose to his feet and looked around, clearly preparing to gather his valuables and flee. He knew that what he had done amounted to betraying the Immortal Alliance. His only option now was to run—to flee to the distant seas beyond the Immortal Alliance's reach and join the Ancient Method Cultivators or the sea Demon Race.
Suddenly, he stopped again. "No, that's not right. I