On the raised platform, Elder Qingming stood with his hands behind his back, his face as dark as stagnant water.
His gaze swept coldly over the crowd like a sharp sword about to leave its sheath.
The Core Disciples still congratulating Lin Shisan felt that gaze and immediately fell silent.
A deathly hush settled over Lion Peak Mountain once again.
If anyone present felt more aggrieved than the rest, it was undoubtedly Elder Qingming.
With Lin Shisan, he had lost both face and substance-even the clothes off his back.
He could not swallow this insult.
"Have you all made enough of a fuss?"
Qingming's voice was not loud, yet it exploded like thunder in everyone's ears.
He unleashed the full pressure of the peak Sky Soaring Realm, leaving the Eight Sects' disciples struggling to breathe.
Feng Xian'er frowned and shielded Lin Shisan behind her.
Jian Wuhen's eyes suddenly flashed, and a glow enveloped Ye Xingchen protectively.
"Qingming, what more do you want?"
"What more?"
Qingming sneered, his gaze sharp as a blade. "I merely wish to remind Fellow Daoist Feng that today's business is not concluded. The important matter remains undone."
He descended from the platform step by step, each footfall firm, making the air hum and everyone's chest tighten.
An important matter?
What important matter?
"The Immortal Alliance's campaign against demons was ordered by the Alliance Leader. Everyone here today bears witness."
"As for Martial Nephew Lin, I admit that I listened to only one side and wronged him. I have also conceded that spirit vein."
"But that does not mean I will stop here. Slaying demons has always been the Immortal Alliance's guiding purpose and its very core."
He abruptly waved his hand.
The four Immortal Alliance Law Enforcement Disciples behind him moved at his command.
They emerged