As the red light entered Ruan Su Xian's brow, pain that cut to the bone welled up inside him.
He knew that from this moment on, the man who had been both teacher and father to him was gone.
Yet Jun Lin and the others only watched Ruan Su Xian's anguish in silence.
With the Dark Turmoil upon them, this kind of suffering would play out a thousand times over.
Everything so far had been nothing more than an appetizer.
After a few breaths, Ruan Su Xian forced down his grief, rose, and said, "All right, everyone. It's time we left."
Seeing his bloodshot eyes, Jun Lin said softly, "Why don't we go to the Eight Desolations Nine Regions?"
"It's no use." Ruan Su Xian shook his head. "That man is too strong. We can't deal with him as we are."
"Even if all of us attacked together, we'd only add a few more deaths."
"What we need to do now is stop as much of the Dark Turmoil as we can."
"And use this time to grow stronger."
Jun Lin nodded slightly. "All right. We'll stick to the original plan."
"But we will avenge Senior Qing He."
Heavens Forbidden Ground.
The battle in the distance had not affected the Hundred Defeats Immortal. From beginning to end, he had only one target.
Tap, tap, tap!
Footsteps sounded as the Hundred Defeats Immortal arrived at a clearing.
A man in training clothes had already been waiting there for some time.
"I knew you'd come," the man said with a smile.
Looking at the "benefactor" who had once spared his life, the Hundred Defeats Immortal said, "We had an agreement. Of course I came to keep it."
"If not for you, I might never have lived a second life."
The man