"This... this is..."
"It's the domain lord! The domain lord has descended! Lu Ren killed her representative—he's as good as dead!"
Everyone froze and looked up. A cold-faced woman in white robes stood in midair.
At the sight of her, everyone present sank to their knees without meaning to. They could not withstand the terrifying pressure radiating from her.
Only cultivators at the Transcendence Realm or above could endure it.
"The domain lord has come in person. Lu Ren is finished!"
"He dared kill the domain lord's representative!"
The members of the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect murmured among themselves.
Yuan Luozi's heart sank. With the domain lord here in person, if Lu Ren could not prove what Chu Zhaoming was, neither of them would come out of this well.
Domain Lord Yuqing looked Lu Ren over for a moment, then asked, "Why did you kill Chu Zhaoming?"
Lu Ren stopped what he was doing and stared at Chu Zhaoming. "Because he is no longer Chu Zhaoming. He's a Ghost Path Puppet controlled by a Ghost Path Cultivator!"
"A Ghost Path Puppet?"
Everyone was startled.
Disbelief appeared on the faces of many older experts. They had naturally heard of the Strange Dao.
"Nonsense! What Ghost Path Puppet? How could my son be one? If he truly were, the domain lord would know!"
Chu Hansha spoke.
"The Strange Dao leaves no trace of cause and effect. As long as he doesn't reveal himself, even the domain lord can't see through him!"
Lu Ren smiled.
"Utter nonsense! You made that story up after killing my son, didn't you? With the domain lord here today, let's see who dares stop me!"
A long spear appeared in Chu Hansha's hand as he flew toward Lu Ren.
The elders of the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect also