At the summit where the Eight Vein Heads had once gathered to discuss the Dao, all was now desolate. The eight stone pillars that had once towered proudly had long since broken from their tops, and shattered stone and debris covered the entire clearing.
Though young disciples had already begun clearing the ruins, distinct bloodstains could still be seen on the ground.
Su Che, dressed in black, sat cross-legged beside the ruins.
"Hua Gu and Jin Yunu, the two chief disciples, are missing. Daoist Liaokong, Mu Rui, and Tian Qiao are dead. Yu Xuanji and Helian Qianqiu have defected."
A Reverted Elixir disciple reported cautiously from below.
He had originally been one of Jin Yunu's followers. Now, he could be considered one of the few Reverted Elixir cultivators left in the Longevity Sect.
From the look of things, among the entire Longevity Sect, he was the only Void Step expert remaining. As for Reverted Elixir cultivators, there were only sixteen or seventeen left.
The reason for using an approximate number was that all of them had suffered grievous wounds. No one knew when they might go pay a visit to their patriarch, Azure Youth Junior Lord.
Su Che nodded.
At such a critical moment, Hua Gu and Jin Yunu had not only failed to lend their strength, but had fled without a trace. Su Che truly thought less of them for it.
Mu Rui and Tian Qiao, meanwhile, were Carefree Sect members picked to make up the numbers among the eight chief disciples. From the start, they had been set up and met miserable deaths at Yishan and Nongyue's hands.
Daoist Liaokong had died cleanly. Though the two chief disciples, Yu Xuanji and Helian Qianqiu, had not died, their crime of defection had been confirmed.
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