Lin Ke saw the irrepressible smile on True Person Hanjiang's face.
Secret delight rose in his own heart as well.
Yet he showed none of it on his face. "You flatter us, Senior. Our Giant Strength Lineage has always enjoyed the Sacred Sect's protection."
"It is only right that we contribute some of our own strength now."
As he spoke, he grabbed Lu Yuanchun beside him, enveloped him in the Witch Gu Qi refined by the Purple Mansion Insect, and tossed him into the soul fire at the center of the altar.
In an instant, over a hundred eerie, bright-red beams erupted from the flames, while new beams of lifespan continued to emerge from the mirror behind Lu Yuanchun.
At the sight, True Person Hanjiang immediately burst into hearty laughter. "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"This fire just keeps burning brighter!"
Lu Yuanchun let out a heartrending wail at the sight. "No!"
"I waited a thousand years and finally managed to come back to life!"
"Lin Ke! After everything I've done for you, how could you do this to me?"
The Illusionless Gu Sect cultivators below cried out and roared madly, like a pack of beasts that had caught sight of fireworks. The louder Lu Yuanchun wailed,
the louder they cheered.
Below the platform, Mo Tianji and Duan Dongqing momentarily found themselves unable to tell friend from foe.
What was going on?
Mo Tianji looked at Lu Yuanchun wailing in the altar, then at Lin Ke standing on it.
Lin Ke's face was filled with fawning reverence.
Looking again at True Person Hanjiang, his joy was written all over his face.
Wasn't all of this a little too convincing?
Wasn't Lin Ke getting a little too deep into his role?
Mo Tianji was beginning to wonder whether Lin Ke really had defected.
Whether