A moment later, the sword light dispersed, revealing Xu Changxing.
"Why are you here again? Has something gone wrong with your Golden Core again?"
Only after asking did Liu Chenyu notice Zhou Lechi beside Xu Changxing.
He froze. "Second Disciple, why are you back too?
How did you two end up together?"
Zhou Lechi said awkwardly, "I've disgraced you, Master.
I was tricked into entering a Secret Realm and nearly lost my life.
If Third Junior Brother hadn't come to my rescue in time, my soul would most likely have scattered to the winds by now."
Liu Chenyu's eyes widened at his words.
Then he erupted in fury on the spot. "Who had the gall to do this? They even dared to harm a direct disciple of my Setting Sun Sect!
Take me there. I'll raze his mountain stronghold to the ground!"
Xu Changxing hurriedly said from beside him, "Please calm your anger, Master.
I've already slain the chief culprit on Second Senior Brother's behalf.
I brought his corpse back too. Please take a look, Master."
As he spoke, Xu Changxing took two halves of a desiccated corpse out of his Storage Bag.
The sight of the two halves cooled Liu Chenyu's anger somewhat.
He nodded. "That's more like it. If any random rogue cultivator could jump out and harm a direct disciple of my Setting Sun Sect, what would the world come to?
You were right to kill him, but there was no need to bring back a desiccated corpse like this.
He was only a Core Formation rogue cultivator. Killing him was no great matter.
For disciples of my Setting Sun Sect, killing a few rogue cultivators hardly calls for making such a fuss... Hm?"
Before Liu Chenyu could finish, he suddenly noticed that something seemed wrong.
Looking