The Cloudwatch Mountains, at the former grounds of the Lishui Sect.
Tonight, the Yin Baleful Sect had taken over the Lishui Sect like a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest.
In the Lishui Sect's main hall, the traces of the earlier fighting had already been cleared away. The fragrance of wine and meat filled the hall, and dancing girls provided entertainment.
At that moment, Chen Xiao, the sect master of the Yin Baleful Sect, occupied the seat of honor.
He looked to be around forty, dressed in black robes, with a tall, thin frame, large joints, piercing eyes, and a nose as sharply hooked as an eagle's beak. A powerful pressure radiated from him.
Below Chen Xiao, seated in order on both sides, were the Yin Baleful Sect's three Supreme Elders and more than a dozen elders.
Everyone had gathered in celebration of their great victory that day.
He listened as his subordinates reported on the supplies seized from the Lishui Sect and the treasures stored in its vault.
Yet little changed in Sect Master Chen Xiao's expression.
He tipped his head back, drained a cup of wine, and sighed with a hint of regret.
"What a pity. Both the Lishui Sect's leader and its Supreme Elder managed to escape.
"That woman Luo Xiangli still has her charms. She would be the perfect candidate for practicing my Dual Cultivation Secret Art of Yin Absorption and Yang Replenishment."
One of the Yin Baleful Sect's Supreme Elders chimed in.
"If the Redfire Sect's brothers Yan Cang and Yan Chuang hadn't come to their rescue at the crucial moment, those two women could never have escaped your grasp, Sect Master.
"Those fellows from the Four Symbols Sect are truly useless. We only asked them to deal with the Redfire Sect, yet they let those