"Kill him?" Both Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong froze at those words and exchanged a glance. Neither had expected Tianyuan to make such a request so suddenly. They had heard before that Tianyuan seemed to have a grudge against Daoist Zhenyuan, though, and a deep one at that-deep enough to stir his murderous intent...
But...
"Well..." Li Xiaoya hesitated instead of agreeing. Strictly speaking, although Tianyuan had done him tremendous favors, Li Xiaoya was not his disciple or subordinate. Their relationship resembled that of master and disciple, but they were not actually master and disciple, and Li Xiaoya was under no obligation to obey his every command. Ordinarily, helping Tianyuan kill Daoist Zhenyuan would not have been a problem. But Liu Xian'er was at a critical point in her breakthrough, and Li Xiaoya could hardly leave her now. That was why he hesitated... After wavering for a moment, he hurriedly said, "Ah! Brother Tianyuan, Xian'er is at the critical point of her breakthrough. How about next time... Next time, I'll definitely help you kill that fellow!"
"No!" Tianyuan had clearly heard him and rejected the suggestion outright. Then he said gravely, "I swore that if I ever saw that damned bastard, I would take his miserable life. Even if it costs me my breakthrough, I'll go out there and destroy him! But..." His voice abruptly stopped there. Clearly, something was making things difficult for him...
If anyone could have seen Tianyuan's current condition inside the treasured cauldron, they would have been driven mad with horror. His physical body had actually vanished completely. Inside the cauldron was a mass of snow-white liquid, rotating slowly like primordial chaos. At its center, something gleamed with white light, flickering again and again...
Had... had Tianyuan gone mad? Had he even abandoned his physical body?