Nothing had happened for hundreds of thousands of years. Just when he thought the matter had passed, an accident occurred.
For some unknown reason, word that he possessed the One Breath Becomes Three Purities Fragment had leaked out.
That was what had led to the current situation.
Now he regretted it. Back then, for the sake of that single promise, he had let himself be bewitched into agreeing. And now, because of him alone, the lives of his entire family had been wagered.
Only at this moment did he understand just how important the One Breath Becomes Three Purities Fragment was.
The Shangguan Family was not the only one after the One Breath Becomes Three Purities Fragment. Behind the Shangguan Family stood the Blazing Fire Sect, and it was said that a mysterious force behind the Blazing Fire Sect was also involved.
Just thinking of those forces made his scalp tingle.
He was merely a late-stage Heavenly Immortal cultivator. The Blazing Fire Sect, on the other hand, had mighty True Immortals overseeing it.
"Father, there is no need to say more. You gave us our lives. At worst, we die."
After hearing Xiang Cheng say this, the middle-aged man grabbed Xiang Cheng by the shoulder, his tone grave.
"Alas."
Seeing the resolute look in his son's eyes, the old man's eyes were filled with guilt. It was all because of him—because of him alone.
"Wan'er, don't come back. Don't get caught. Run as far away as you can. Never come back."
At the very back of the crowd, a woman who looked eighty percent similar to Xiang Wanyi clasped her hands together and prayed without cease.
She was Xiang Wanyi's elder sister, and also the one who treated Xiang Wanyi the best.
Right now, she desperately hoped Xiang Wanyi would