Three days had passed since the Talisman Peak competition.
Purple Dawn Peak.
After finishing their sparring match, Li Mo and Feng Sheng were utterly exhausted. They trudged over to Tang Yan and plopped down beside him.
Tang Yan had only recently gotten out of bed. Not seeing his fourth senior sister, Cui Yishu, he couldn't help asking.
"Didn't Fourth Senior Sister come to Purple Dawn Peak this morning?"
Li Mo said, "She has a match this morning. She needed to prepare, so she didn't come."
Tang Yan understood.
Just then, a Message Kite flew in from outside Purple Dawn Peak, heading straight for Feng Sheng.
Feng Sheng quickly reached out to catch it, channeling spiritual energy into the kite to activate it.
The next instant, the kite's mouth opened and closed, releasing a woman's voice as gentle as flowing water.
"Sheng, your brother has brought home the woman he loves. Her name is Lü Rongrong, and she is already carrying his child. Your father and I plan to hold their Dao Companion Ceremony in a month. Come home as soon as you receive this."
After the gentle voice faded, spiritual energy burst from the kite in midair, forming a portrait of a beautiful woman before them.
Presumably, the woman in the portrait was Feng Sheng's brother's beloved, Lü Rongrong.
Feng Sheng put away the kite, feeling deeply torn.
The Two-Sect Grand Competition between their sect and the Divine Medicine Sect was a month away. She had originally planned to attend.
She hadn't expected it to clash with her brother's Dao Companion Ceremony.
Tang Yan had also heard the kite's message.
He lowered his head, his gaze resting on the Spirit Tea brewing before him.
As though something had occurred to him, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and he began recalling the original plot, which he had read only in scattered, skipped-over pieces.
Wait! What was Third Senior Sister's brother called again? Feng Chen?
An exceptionally clear, bright male voice rang out beside Feng Sheng's ear, leaving her momentarily stunned.
Her brother was indeed called Feng Chen. Why was her junior brother dwelling on that?
Having received a definite answer from the system, Tang Yan lamented inwardly.
Feng Chen met such a tragic end!
Feng Sheng: "??" What!! 〣( ºΔº )〣
Her pupils abruptly contracted. It was as though a massive boulder had been thrown into the tranquil lake of her heart, stirring up raging waves.
Li Mo's hand paused for a couple of seconds as he poured the tea, and his gaze sharpened.
He turned toward Feng Sheng, deep concern flashing through his eyes.
It wasn't just Feng Chen. The entire Feng Family met a horrific end. The other great families were reduced to obscure little clans, but the Feng Family alone was wiped out completely. They didn't even spare the dog guarding the gate.
The Feng Family's patriarch died horribly, and its matriarch was nearly violated before her death.
Oh, right, and Third Senior Sister, too. Such a vibrant, radiant woman, blazing like the sun, ended up with her cultivation crippled and her face disfigured. In the end, demonic cultivators even killed her as a sacrifice to consecrate their battle flag.
Feng Sheng: What, what the hell?! o_O???
Her eyes widened, her pupils contracting once more.
Shock and fear rose within her like towering, raging waves.
The Feng Family, her brother, her father, her mother... what on earth had happened?!
Feng Sheng gripped her teacup tightly, struggling to suppress the unbearable grief inside her.
At last, she could no longer stand it and abruptly rose to her feet.
Forcing her voice to remain calm, she said, "Second Senior Brother, Junior Brother, I'm going to the kitchen to see whether Eldest Senior Brother has finished making breakfast."
If she stayed any longer, she feared she would reveal her distress and let her junior brother notice something was wrong.
Besides, she could still hear his thoughts from the kitchen.
Tang Yan was still absorbed in the eventual fate of Feng Sheng's family and noticed nothing unusual about her.
He glanced at her retreating figure, then withdrew his gaze and questioned the system directly in his mind.
System, why did the Feng Family end up like that?
Huh? The person responsible for her family's tragic fate was actually Lü Rongrong, the Dao companion Feng Chen was about to bond with?
Who exactly was she? How could she wield so much influence?
Tang Yan wasn't the only one puzzled. Li Mo, sitting across from him, was puzzled too.
Even Feng Sheng, hiding in the kitchen with reddened eyes, was puzzled.
What? Lü Rongrong was the holy maiden of the Immortal Silence Tower in the Central Domain? Not only was the Immortal Silence Tower colluding with remnants of the Demon Clan, but its master had long since defected to them?!
Wait! The Immortal Silence Tower? The one that stabbed the righteous path in the back, joined the forces of evil, and brought disaster upon countless righteous cultivators?!
The system: "Yes."
Li Mo inwardly sucked in a cold breath.
In the kitchen, Xiao Jixue abruptly stopped ladling spirit rice porridge, his brows knitting tightly.
Feng Sheng's eyes went wide, filled with utter disbelief.
She stammered to Xiao Jixue, "Eldest Senior Brother, the Immortal Silence Tower... the Immortal Silence Tower is actually colluding with remnants of the Demon Clan!!"
The Immortal Silence Tower was located in the Central Domain.
The Central Domain's foremost sect was the Two Arts Sect, whose disciples had exceptional talent for formations and talismans.
They pursued the study of formations and talismans to the utmost, producing an endless succession of grandmasters in both arts.
As a top-tier sect, the Two Arts Sect was a colossus in the Central Domain.
The Immortal Silence Tower's prestige and influence in the Central Domain were only slightly below those of the Two Arts Sect. In the eyes of many on the righteous path, its standing was even on par with the Two Arts Sect's.
There was even a saying circulating through the cultivation world: in another twenty or thirty years, the Immortal Silence Tower would surely become another top-tier sect in the Central Domain.
And now, what had they just heard?!
Such a respected righteous sect, with considerable prestige and influence, was actually colluding with remnants of the Demon Clan!!
It was simply horrifying!
Xiao Jixue's gaze grew intent as he said, "Luckily, Yan revealed it ahead of time. Otherwise, if we only found out at a critical moment, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Feng Sheng nodded like a chick pecking at grain. "Yes, yes, thank goodness! Our junior brother really is the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's precious treasure."
Outside, anger settled over Tang Yan's face.
Damn it, that bastard of a tower master betrayed his ancestors and turned his back on humanity for a tiny bit of immediate gain.
All right, all right, we'll talk about the Immortal Silence Tower later. System, tell me about Lü Rongrong first.
Huh? Lü Rongrong deliberately injured herself until she was on the brink of death, then lay unconscious along Feng Chen's route to lure him into saving her?
After he rescued her, Lü Rongrong tried to seduce Feng Chen repeatedly, but he never fell for it. She only managed to get together with him later by resorting to a trick.
Holy shit! This woman really is something!
Tang Yan was still marveling when, a moment later, another juicy revelation from the system stunned him speechless.
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