As the old saying goes, the tree may wish for calm, but the wind will not cease.
Just as Li Su continued searching for resources and growing stronger, after entering the Heavenly Moon Grotto, Hua Zhengtian—one of the three greatest prodigies of the three righteous sects—almost immediately set out with a team.
Before long, using the Vast Heaven Mirror he had observed outside earlier, he found Xia Fei and the others, who had led their people several hundred li back and hidden themselves amid the mountains and forests.
As his incomparably domineering aura descended, the righteous disciples led by the Five Greats could not help but change expression.
Hua Zhengtian might have been a righteous disciple, and bore the title of one of the three sects' foremost prodigies.
But clearly, his reputation was anything but good.
Though his attitude was one of eradicating evil to the last, cutting the grass and digging up the roots, his methods were exceedingly extreme. Slaughter and excessive brutality came to him as naturally as breathing.
Moreover, in his eyes, so long as demons could be eliminated, he would not hesitate to make sacrifices.
As long as he deemed it worthwhile, it did not matter how many people had to be sacrificed.
Thus, despite his lofty status and immense authority, quite a few people despised him.
After all, in the eyes of others, he was a righteous prodigy who devoted himself wholeheartedly to purging demons and defending the Dao—but who could not purge demons and defend the Dao by sacrificing others?
"Xia Fei, bring your people and come with me!"
The moment he arrived, Hua Zhengtian spoke without hesitation, issuing an outright command.
Xia Fei's brows immediately knit slightly, and her expression changed.
As one of the Five Greats' prodigies, she naturally knew of Hua