Northern Domain, Purple Cloud Sect.
Inside a towering grand hall.
A man with a face as fair as jade stood with his hands behind his back. He wore a purple robe, and his eyes were violet as well. An incomparably terrifying pressure faintly radiated from him, causing the surrounding space to tremble.
Before him, a beardless old man with a fair complexion stood bent over. On closer inspection, his entire body was trembling slightly.
"You're saying that Elder Zi Tianbei and the others have all fallen?"
After a long while, True Lord Purple Cloud, the Sect Master of the Purple Cloud Sect, spoke in an indifferent voice.
Though there was no emotional fluctuation in his words, the old man below bent even lower.
"Yes. Soul Fate Hall sent word that Elder Tianbei and the others' soul jade plaques have shattered..."
"Have you found out who did it?" Three of the sect's top experts had been killed, yet True Lord Purple Cloud did not lose his composure. He merely asked calmly.
"Uh, not yet..."
"However, the Five Elements Divine Palace only has one Earthly Sovereign Great Perfection. Although it is said that their Palace Master, Liu Bai, is a high-level Spirit Array Grandmaster, their strength should not have been enough to leave Elder Tianbei and the others without even a chance to escape."
"Therefore, this subordinate suspects that the other two factions may have intervened..."
True Lord Purple Cloud neither confirmed nor denied it. He simply said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Make sure you investigate everything thoroughly. Also, notify everyone. The Purple Cloud Sect is to enter full lockdown. Tell the others to prepare."
True Lord Purple Cloud understood very well that the three great sects had struggled against one another in the Northern Domain for many years. Yet