Mu Zangfeng's expression was grim.
He realized he had misjudged Qin Feng.
At first, he had thought Qin Feng was a pure champion of righteousness who considered slaying demons and defending the Dao his duty-a sworn enemy sent by the Xuanyuan Sword Sect specifically to kill him.
But now, he realized how serious the problem was.
Qin Feng's cultivation philosophy differed significantly from that of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.
He acted according to his own moral standards, but would not be shackled by morality.
Within the moral boundaries he had established himself, he stood with the righteous camp as much as possible while satisfying his own needs.
Killing Mu Zangfeng was neither an assignment nor something he regarded as a sacred mission.
He simply wanted to kill him because he was a powerful evil fiend.
Likewise, he simply wanted to kill the Nine Nether cultivators because they stood opposed to the righteous path.
There certainly were priorities involved.
But those priorities were determined by Qin Feng's own moral code.
"What a pure cultivation philosophy-running wild within a framework of your own making. I'm an evil fiend among immortal cultivators, but you're hardly any better. You're a demon cultivator among the righteous!" Mu Zangfeng put away the minor world.
Threatening Qin Feng with mortals was utterly useless.
Against someone like him, even capturing his closest loved ones would not shake his resolve.
It would only intensify Li Yang's assault, without so much as disturbing his concentration.
"Kill! How can we let them fight alone!"
"The Void-Slaying Realm is our homeland, and our loved ones are behind us! We cannot retreat!"
"Qin Feng was absolutely right! Cultivation means defying heaven in the first place. If we retreat again and again, how can we ever attain immortality!"
"Now that the Heavenly Gang Demon-Suppressing