Mm...
Seated within the Central Residence, Li Su's brows furrowed slightly, his expression somewhat grave.
Though there had been a slight mishap, everything had gone fairly smoothly.
Yangping and the others had not been sent away, but imprisoned instead. After taking control of the Central Residence's authority, Li Su had immediately located them.
He had killed five Black Mountain Sect Taiyi cultivators and rescued the captives.
The incident itself should have been considered settled, but one piece of information made him fall silent.
The reason was simple: the primordial spirits of those five Black Mountain Sect disciples.
Though some had been shattered, Li Su collected what remained and directly probed their souls, hoping to extract some information.
The Interception Sect was far too passive at present. A single move by the Black Mountain Sect had dealt the Interception Sect disciples in the outer city an almost devastating blow, nearly wiping out their upper ranks in one fell swoop.
This was very bad!
Had that boy not found him, the Interception Sect's forces in the outer city might not have been uprooted entirely, but they would at least have suffered grievous losses.
Five Taiyi cultivators might not count as core members in a major sect.
But in a place like the underworld, where Daluo cultivators did not show themselves, these people should have entered the core ranks.
They might not necessarily know the Black Mountain Sect's next step, but they should surely possess plenty of intelligence regarding the sect's personnel.
Yet one would never know without investigating; once he did, the discovery was startling.
The Black Mountain Sect's foundations were truly terrifying.
There were nearly two thousand Taiyi-level cultivators—enough to give Li Su a tremendous shock.
These were Taiyi cultivators, not stray dogs by the roadside.
Although more than nearly half