Eerie and Powerful Karmic Force

Ice and Snow Cold Light Realm, Guanghan Moon Palace.

"The people of the Slaughter Dao had some measure of forthrightness. I wonder whether I should call them mindful of their status or simply mad." Shi Xuan watched as Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign smilingly withdrew his hand from the space a few inches above the heads of the three Mighty Ones.

Shi Xuan asked curiously, "What do you mean by that?"

Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign explained with a smile. It turned out that the Slaughter Dao's retaliatory killings were a means of strengthening their own cohesion, but they had always killed only the person they intended to kill. Unless major secrets were involved, or the true victim's family sought vengeance for extermination, or someone stood in the path of their intended killing, they would not proactively kill the fellow disciples, disciples, and the like of their target. As for the many enemies this bred, it was not something they worried about. They even treated it as future tempering—either carve out a broad, open road through countless perils, or die and have their Dao vanish.

Naturally, this was also one of the reasons they had endured until now without being wiped out.

"They are indeed rather mad, but that is for the best. Otherwise, the True Persons and disciples of our sect would not dare venture out to travel." Shi Xuan nodded lightly. If the Slaughter Dao turned its blade upon Penglai Sect's True Persons and disciples, using them as bait, then even if he were forged entirely from iron, how many nails could he hammer down?

Cold Mirror Heavenly Sovereign continued, "From their memories, the Slaughter Dao currently has nine Fourth Tribulation Heavenly Sovereigns, four of whom are ancient Mighty Ones. However, because the Slaughter Dao acts in secrecy, each of