The Main Mausoleum of the Eastern Mausoleum.
Yu Huatian, Path Master of the Rain God Path, stood at the cliff's edge, watching the sea of mist churn below.
Unlike the others, Yu Huatian had already been at the Eastern Mausoleum for three years.
Before the Blood Incense Path rose in rebellion, however, he had remained hidden inside the Main Mausoleum. Occasionally, he left it and disguised himself as a Grave Keeper to get some fresh air in the Burial Zone.
That made him somewhat more familiar with the Eastern Mausoleum than the others.
For that very reason, he understood better than the other Path Masters why Li Wangchuan, the Eastern Mausoleum Chief Steward, had rebelled.
After just three years here, he already desperately wanted to leave. Li Wangchuan had spent thirty years here!
How many thirty-year stretches did a person have in a lifetime?
Fortunately, all this would soon be over.
According to his information, the people sent by the Great Xia Imperial Family and the Heaven-Ascending Grandmasters dispatched from the neighboring province had all arrived and fought their way into Cangzhou Prefecture City.
To coordinate with the imperial forces, the Cangzhou Demon-Suppressing Bureau had launched its attack at the same time, fighting its way out of its headquarters. They intended to strike from within and without, crushing the Blood Incense Path's strongest forces in Cangzhou Prefecture City in one blow!
But in reality, Zeng Yi, Deputy Bureau Chief of the Cangzhou Demon-Suppressing Bureau, had been struck by the soul-loss technique that the Soul-Losing Path Master activated by sacrificing a thousand people. He lost his soul while teleporting and vanished into the void.
His whereabouts were unknown, as was whether he lived or died.
The Prison Suppression Department Director, one of the Six Ministries Directors, had his soul body crushed