Rain pattered down from a darkened sky. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled, obscuring the distant scenery. Yet a streak of blue escaping light flew through the heavens. Within it was an ordinary-looking cultivator in an unremarkable blue robe. The heavy rain seemed to have no effect on him. A shimmering blue light barrier enveloped his body, freezing every raindrop that struck it into ice before it fell to the ground. This man was none other than Li Xiaoya, who had altered both his build and his appearance.
He was now nearly a thousand miles from East Xia City and had passed through two other cities along the way. This region had a particularly rainy climate, forcing him to spend several more days traveling through the rain.
His main reason for coming here was to carry out his Third Plan. It was simple enough: kill people, seize their treasures, and disrupt order within the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect. Only the location had changed-and, more importantly, his targets. If he kept striking in East Xia City, sooner or later something would go wrong. There was also...
"Hm?" Just then, Li Xiaoya's divine sense seemed to detect something. He let out a surprised murmur, a strange, dangerous expression crossing his face, then changed direction and shot toward the area he had sensed.
Seven or eight miles away, inside a secluded cave on a cliff, two naked figures were entwined, apparently engaged in an illicit tryst. No! It was no mere tryst. The woman was voluptuous and alluring, her beauty brimming with a thousand charms. Her arms were wrapped around the male cultivator's neck, her full hips rocking up and down as lewd moans escaped her lips. The man was panting, his face deathly pale. His arms were spread wide, pinned to the ground