"Amitabha." Seeing Abbess Shuqing fly off without a word of greeting, Master Tiangang sighed. "The two... abbesses of the Incense-Passing Cult may have misunderstood."
Master Yuandao disagreed. "Master, do not overthink it. Great Forest Temple lost one person, just as the Incense-Passing Cult did. What could she possibly misunderstand? We merely did not explain the plan to ambush Di Shitian to them from beginning to end. That... was also for secrecy, to keep Heavenly Dragon Sect from learning of it beforehand!"
"Forget it." Master Tiangang waved a hand. "Let us not speak of the Incense-Passing Cult. Pity that even after sacrificing two lives, we still failed to kill Di Shitian and only severely wounded him. Still, we took the lives of three Heavenly Dragon Sect Heavenly Kings and cut off one of Garuda's arms, so we did gain something."
"Yes, this was all thanks to Uncle-Master Tiangang's powers of calculation," Master Yuandao said respectfully.
Master Tiangang raised his eyes toward Yao Mountain and slowly shook his head. "Guiyuan Tribulation, Guiyuan Tribulation... only by killing as many as possible of those who threaten one's life can one preserve one's own life. Show even a trace of mercy, and one can only let others reap one's life!"
"It is midnight... and this immortal mansion... has yet to emerge?" Master Tiangang gazed at the gradually dimming bloody light above Yao Mountain and murmured, "Before even a corner of this immortal mansion has appeared, it has already caused so many to lose their lives. Once the immortal mansion emerges... who knows how many more will die? Good, good..."
Then Master Tiangang flew straight westward. Master Yuandao and Master Yuanming, carrying Master Yuanwu's corpse, followed after him.
The three True Persons, including Haoyun, stood silently in midair for a long while. They exchanged glances and