"I've really struck it rich..."
"So many Spirit Stones and elixirs."
"Liang Chengtian did have some muscle after all."
"And the most valuable thing is this Storage Ring."
"Killing people and taking their loot will be even easier now."
Lu Mian chuckled.
He was thoroughly satisfied with his haul. Coming out to kill people in the middle of the night had certainly been worth it.
Next, after burning the bodies of Liang Chengtian and the others to ashes, he swung himself onto Shadow Treader.
"Hyah!"
At his command, the Shadow-Treading Ghost Horse let out a long neigh, kicked off with all four hooves, and leaped high from the ridge, plunging toward the ground.
Boom!!!
With a thunderous crash that shook the earth, the Shadow-Treading Ghost Horse became a black streak amid the billowing dust and vanished into the dark landscape.
Early the next morning.
The disciples who had chosen to leave and those who had chosen to stay all gathered at the Sunflame Daoist Grounds.
Large wagons were already loaded with all manner of belongings.
Fellow disciples were bidding one another reluctant farewells.
In such dark times, no one knew whether they would ever have another chance to meet in this lifetime.
Everyone treasured this moment, talking without pause.
"Fellow Daoist Wan Quan, Fellow Daoist Xishan."
"Please take care on your way back to the Ancestral Court."
Cheng Ziping cupped his hands.
"You two must take care as well."
Wan Quan replied courteously.
Just then, Lu Mian emerged from the Daoist Temple in his gray robes and entered the training grounds.
"The plan is canceled."
"We're not evacuating."
"Put everything back."
Lu Mian said only those few words, offering no explanation before turning to leave.
Yet those few words left everyone at the Sunflame Daoist Grounds standing dumbfounded for