Even if it was his own junior brother, and even if that junior brother had a father who was a sect elder, Zu Hua would not show mercy.
The reason was simple: inherited cultivation arts were the foundation of a cultivator's power.
Not to mention those supreme arts that could only be imparted through the divine soul—"understood but not spoken"—and could never be shared.
Just for the sake of secrecy, for concealing the origins of his cultivation art, Chen Shou could die.
Powerful cultivators could infer certain traits from the roots of a cultivation art.
Zu Hua believed this could threaten him, so he abandoned Chen Shou without the slightest hesitation.
At the very least, Zu Hua felt that not killing him personally was already doing right by this junior brother.
As for Elder Chen Wanhai, whose strength was astonishing, he was indeed troublesome. But for the Blood Soul Secret Realm, this degree of risk was entirely worthwhile.
With the Blood Emperor's power, Zu Hua was confident he could contend against Elder Chen.
Besides, he had not acted personally. Elder Chen's towering fury had no way of burning onto him.
At most, Zu Hua would be implicated a little and reprimanded by the sect.
Yet, stranded in this backwater, that was precisely what he feared least.
After a round of schemes and calculations, Zu Hua had calculated everyone to death and finally reached this point.
He was also exceedingly pleased with himself.
If he could not pour out and flaunt that satisfaction to someone, it would be a shame.
Ye Tian was an opponent and enemy Zu Hua acknowledged, so he chose to say a little more to Ye Tian.
After all, there were some things that Zu Hua could not keep bottled up.
Moreover, he had always been deeply