"Fellow Daoist Zhu."
At this moment, Hu Deyi and Ye Yin, the two Void Step cultivators, were still within the main hall.
Ye Yin had his own motives and had not stepped in to help. Hu Deyi, meanwhile, had already been frightened out of his wits and did not wish to directly clash with the Longevity Sect.
At this moment, the two witnessed Zhu He's final hours in the main hall.
This renowned broker, famous throughout the region, this middleman who had once stirred up heaven knows how many storms, was melting like a candle.
His essence, qi, and spirit continuously flowed out, surging toward some point high in the sky.
Both were widely experienced Void Step cultivators. Ye Yin immediately cried out.
"Devil Sect live-sacrifice art."
A chill ran through both of them.
Rather than calling such a method a Devil Sect divine ability, it would be more accurate to call it a torture.
A "Demon Retainer" on the verge of completing Demonic Corruption was offered to the Devil Master indicated by the ritual, exchanging their Numinous Obscurity for the most direct power of Transcendence.
All the torments suffered by the Demon Retainer in the process would be exchanged, through the Devil Master's generosity, for pure power...
Naturally, once such a Devil Sect ritual was initiated, it required all manner of prerequisites.
First, the ritual had to be conducted "according to the laws and rites"—strictly following the rules laid down by the different Devil Masters. At the same time, the one presiding over the sacrifice had to receive the Devil Master's "favor." Throughout history, there had been no shortage of unlucky fools who set themselves on fire and ended up sacrificing themselves while presiding over such rituals.
At this moment, the punishment of Wax-Melting had already manifested upon Zhu