At these words.
The cultivators around them, who had been watching with the mindset of enjoying a show, all shrank their necks.
A Great Demon Emperor in the late Tower-Ascending Realm...
Even if all of them attacked together, they probably would not be a match for him...
"What sin had the Lu Family committed to provoke such a baleful star?"
Amid the crowd, a middle-aged cultivator in brocade robes sneered. With his hands tucked into his sleeves, his face was full of schadenfreude. "What else could it be? The Lu Family thought that, after joining Qingcheng Mountain, they could no longer see the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth. A few days ago, they brought back some treasure from the Cave Abode of a Chess-Player Realm expert. It would have been one thing if they had kept it hidden away, but they even dared to spread the news far and wide, intending to flaunt it at this Treasure Gathering Assembly... Aren't they simply asking for it?"
Though the people around them did not echo his words, the looks in most of their eyes were strangely unanimous.
Over the years, relying on Qingcheng Mountain's influence, the Lu Family had lorded it over the area by the Great Marsh and had long offended many people.
Now that they saw them suffer a setback.
Even though the one who had come was a demon... a measure of delight rose in everyone's hearts.
But.
That delight did not last long.
A dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in the distance, tearing through the dim night sky.
Rolling black mist blanketed the heavens, while crimson baleful light churned within it.
His black robes fluttered slightly as a tall, slender figure stood coldly in the air, looking down at the figure at the