Though he had known this would inevitably happen.
Gu Changqing was still somewhat surprised. He had not expected the Chan Sect to begin its schemes and calculations so soon.
This showed just how fiercely Yuanshi wanted to destroy the Interception Sect, and how impatient he was to do so.
With drunken, hazy eyes, Gu Changqing gazed across the distance toward Skull Mountain.
Everything unfolded just as he had expected.
That arrow pierced straight through Skull Mountain's innate formation barrier and came hurtling down.
Then, with that single shot, it killed Caiyun Boy, Shi Ji's Daoist Attendant.
Gu Changqing's expression remained calm, without the slightest ripple.
If he wished, he could naturally have kept Caiyun Boy alive.
But another measureless calamity of Heaven and Earth had now begun.
Even with power that reached through heaven and earth, unmatched throughout the ages, Gu Changqing could never shelter everyone from destruction.
Otherwise, the Profound Gate would surely grow even more frenzied, and might well devise some greater conspiracy.
In other words, Caiyun Boy's death was inevitable and could not be changed.
Such was the cruelty of the Primordial World.
Meanwhile, on Skull Mountain.
The instant Caiyun Boy died, Shi Ji sensed it.
Her eyes snapped open, her pupils contracted, and she looked to the side with a darkened expression.
"Bastard!"
"Who dared shoot this arrow into my Skull Mountain and kill my Daoist Attendant?!"
Nothing but deep fury remained on Shi Ji's delicate face.
An indescribable chill shone in her beautiful eyes.
Skull Mountain, after all, was also part of the Interception Sect's sacred grounds.
Moreover, Shi Ji had cultivated for countless years. With her standing as a Jie Sect Disciple as well, ordinary cultivators had to show her some respect whenever she traveled the world.
She had never expected anyone to