"Master, is it really a good idea for us to put a bounty on Sun Buxiao like this?"
"He... doesn't seem like an ordinary person. I feel there might be some greater, more terrifying power behind him."
At the Misty Cloud Sect, after finishing her day's cultivation, Nalan Yanran regulated her breathing as she spoke worriedly to her master.
The thought of that terrifying man she had once met at the Xiao Clan made Nalan Yanran tremble involuntarily.
"If we really anger him..."
"Yanran."
Yun Yun dispersed the wind attribute Dou Qi coiling around her like several silver snakes. With a soft sigh, she interrupted her dearest disciple.
"Nothing we say now will help. Besides, no matter what, the Misty Cloud Sect must never lose its dignity. That's why I tacitly allowed Elder Yun Leng to do this."
No matter how corrupt or despicable the Mo Family was, it remained a force under the Misty Cloud Sect's protection. Destroying the Mo Family was tantamount to directly challenging the Misty Cloud Sect. That was no exaggeration.
Besides, Sun Buxiao's methods truly were horrifying.
Most of those he had killed had died gruesomely, either dissolving into puddles of bloody pus or having their bones shattered to crumbs. Some could not even be identified from their remains.
At least, Yun Yun had been unable to find Mo Cheng's corpse. He had probably been reduced entirely to dust and ashes...
"Stay out of the matter concerning Sun Buxiao. That's our business. What you need to focus on is breaking through to Da Dou Shi as soon as possible."
Resting a hand on Nalan Yanran's shoulder, Yun Yun spoke earnestly to her.
"If you attempt the breakthrough now, how confident are you?"
At the mention of this, Nalan Yanran shook off her instinctive trace of