Retreat as Advance (Part 2)

Purple Zenith Upper Realm.

Purple Zenith Sacred Sovereign was burning with rage.

Two hundred years of painstaking effort, ruined in a single day—it had practically knocked him back to square one.

Not only that, even the Righteous Qi Sect disciples had been afflicted. Now they could only protect themselves; as for helping him suppress it, that was out of the question.

That fiend!

And Ning Ye!

The moment Purple Zenith Sacred Sovereign thought of those two names, he nearly went mad.

He wanted to charge out, but his own condition was critical. If he went out, he would expose himself completely. Though he had been invaded by the demonic path here, it was not yet beyond all hope of expulsion. He had not reached the end of the road, and so he had little desire to gamble with his life.

As he hesitated in uncertainty, a voice came from outside. "Old friend Purple Zenith, might you spare a moment to meet?"

"Vast Righteous Saint Sovereign?" Purple Zenith was startled inwardly.

He had only just made his move, and Vast Righteous Saint Sovereign had surfaced. There was no doubt the matter had been exposed.

Purple Zenith Sacred Sovereign snorted. "Whatever you have to say, say it from outside."

Vast Righteous Saint Sovereign chuckled. "I can understand your difficulties. It seems that battle against Evil Rakshasa Devil Ancestor all those years ago brought you no small amount of trouble. What a pity that you kept it secret from your old friends—you were ultimately too guarded. But why go that far?"

Purple Zenith gave a cold snort. "If it were you, you would have done the same, wouldn't you?"

Now that the secret had been exposed, he might as well be frank.

Vast Righteous Saint Sovereign said, "I understand. But my disciples should