"Damn you! You dared harbor treacherous intentions and lead Fang Qianyuan of the Azure Cloud Sect here!"
Of everyone present, the most furious was undoubtedly the Demon Alliance elder who had led Wen Wei and the others here.
The moment he saw Fang Qianyuan leave, his eyes bulged with rage. He crossed the flames blazing amid the ruined buildings and lunged at Wen Wei.
But a dark shadow swept past, and the Shadow Beast controlled by the Shadow King lowered an enormous paw, blocking his path.
"Do not act rashly. This has nothing to do with Fellow Daoist Wen." The Shadow King displayed remarkable magnanimity at that moment. "They were set up as well."
The people of the Eight Qiyun Families hurriedly said, "Yes! Even now, we still have no idea what happened. To tell you the truth, we were previously confined in the Azure Cloud Sect's prison, but we had little contact with Fang Qianyuan..."
Only then did they reveal their true origins.
When the Shadow King learned that they were the group of ancient cultivators Fang Qianyuan had unearthed from the Asura Realm, a trace of surprise crossed his face.
But when he heard that Fang Qianyuan had imprisoned them afterward and only released them recently, he fell into thought again.
"I understand now. He did not actually tamper with you before, but he laid down marks using divine soul methods far beyond your own. Once you encountered us, those marks drew upon cause and effect, allowing him to project his manifestation here."
"This is a method of overturning yin and yang, a mighty art that can only be wielded after mastering and integrating such dao paths as the space dao, time dao, and soul dao. He withdrew not because his projection had exhausted its power, but because