With the deed done, he brushed his robes and left; the Great Peng spread its wings and flew

Snow lay piled within the hall. All was silent.

Jiang Yi stood calmly in its midst, a rich, chilling Taiyin manifestation swirling around him. Clear light rippled outward, and pure moonlight gathered into beams that draped his body.

After utterly dispersing Luo Qingya's primal spirit, he glanced at Luo Xuanming, his expression still tranquil and composed, like a deep, ancient well without the slightest ripple. The latter shivered uncontrollably and hastily bowed low in obeisance:

"Luo Xuanming of Dangyin Ridge greets the Dao Child!"

This Foundation Establishment True Person, newly summoned back to the sect, had never imagined that a mere Qi Refining cultivator could inspire such fear in him, leaving his heart pounding without respite.

Jiang Yi slowly spoke his fourth sentence:

"Luo Qingya of Nanheng Ridge intended to murder me, the Dao Child, and has now been executed. As his fellow Luo Yi Clan kin, do you have anything to say?"

How could Luo Xuanming dare say more? Even a great True Person at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment had been destroyed in body and spirit. Could his cultivation possibly surpass Elder Qingya's? Moreover, this Dao Child had actually dared come in person to Gen Peak's Grotto-Heaven, to the territory of the Hundred Rivers and Six Ridges, and kill someone beneath a True Lord's very eyes!

The more Luo Xuanming considered it, the more apprehensive he felt.

All the benefits Elder Qingya had promised him just moments ago now vanished without a trace, like clouds and smoke passing before his eyes.

What Dao Path could there be if he could not even preserve his life!

Luo Xuanming's heart was as clear as ice and snow. His gaze grew ever clearer, and his tone was utterly earnest:

"That villain's audacity knew no bounds! He dared plot against the