"Don't make me repeat myself," Xu Zimo said, then walked straight into the courtyard where he had been staying.
Baimeng and the others followed closely behind.
Since it was a conspiracy, aside from the Devil Race's four war generals, Xu Zimo had not even allowed Wu Zhaodi inside.
Only after watching Xu Zimo and the others disappear did Qiao Huijun finally let out a deep breath.
Before he knew it, his entire body had gone cold. He touched his forehead and found it already covered in cold sweat.
"Vice Sect Master," Elder Bi stepped forward and asked, "What should we do?"
Qiao Huijun fell silent for a moment, his expression shifting between light and dark.
He did not want Qi Haoran to leave seclusion, because before this, Haotian Sect had been his to command.
The taste of power was undoubtedly intoxicating.
But now that matters had come to this, there was nothing he could do.
In the end, he let out a long sigh and said, "Invite Sect Master Qi to emerge from seclusion."
"Sect Master Qi's place of seclusion is not somewhere just anyone can enter," Elder Bi said.
"Then crush the Life Crystal," Qiao Huijun said.
The so-called Life Crystal had been left behind by Qi Haoran when he entered seclusion. It would generally only be crushed in the most urgent of circumstances.
When that happened, Qi Haoran would naturally appear.
Elder Bi hesitated. Though he did not want to do it either, there was no better solution now.
After entering the courtyard, Xu Zimo stood with his back to the pavilion, his gaze clear and piercing.
From the moment Heavenly Peng Demon Venerable entered, he had knelt where he was without saying a word.
"Why did you betray me back then?" Xu Zimo asked.
This was