Activation

"Sect Master!"

"Sect Master, no!"

"Sect Master—!"

A cacophony of voices erupted into chaos, and for a moment, the entire hall seethed with emotion.

Furious, grief-stricken gazes glared at Chu Honglin and the others.

The blue-robed middle-aged man glared fixedly at Chu Honglin. His voice pierced through all the cries of grief and indignation as he slowly said, "You forced Senior Brother He to his death. Satisfied now?"

Chu Honglin smiled. "Impressive. You can pick it up and put it down, leave whenever you please!"

The blue-robed middle-aged man frowned at him, his heart tightening.

The word "leave" in Chu Honglin's words had startled him, filling him with secret hesitation.

Could Chu Honglin have seen through something?!

The Jade Scenery Dynasty truly could not be underestimated, or they would not have found their way here so quickly.

The Thousand Mechanisms Tower was exceedingly secretive. Moreover, to conceal the Feiyun Sect, they had deliberately drawn several other sects in as well.

Yet the Imperial Court had gone straight to the Feiyun Sect. It was clear how formidable their extraordinary people and strange talents were.

Could they have discovered the greatest secret between himself and the Sect Master?

Chu Honglin's gaze blazed as he slowly asked, "And you are...?"

"Zhou Wangchuan, an Elder of the Feiyun Sect."

"Elder Zhou, Sect Master He has already taken his own life. Are you still going to resist to the bitter end?"

"If we surrender, can the Imperial Court guarantee our lives?"

"Yes." Chu Honglin said flatly, "Your lives will absolutely be spared. But the Imperial Court has already issued a prohibition: you are forbidden from practicing devilish arts again."

"Impossible!" Zhou Wangchuan's expression shifted slightly as he slowly said, "You mean to cripple our cultivation?"

"The devilish arts you cultivate alter one's temperament and