Chapter 40: The Chaos of the Divine Dao Sect!

A hunched figure broke into the temple, which was usually quiet and mysterious.

The pitch-black cloak reflected the starlight, emitting a faint purple luster, with gorgeous, extremely subtle lines vaguely visible on it.

Low-key yet luxurious.

One could roughly discern the visitor's personality just from this exquisite and understated cloak.

He wore a mask and held a metal staff as tall as a person, walking straight through the gate and into the temple.

But he stopped his steps just after barely stepping inside, not continuing any further, and spoke toward the ancient stone statue inside:

"Lord Sikong, long time no see."

"It has been many years since I last visited; I wonder how you have been faring these recent years?"

Although the choice of words seemed humble, there was not a shred of respect in his tone; instead, it was full of arrogance and mockery.

With a tone tinged with melancholy, the visitor pulled back his hood, revealing a bald head covered in scars.

"Thanks to you, I have been living quite comfortably all these years."

Thump!

Forcing his staff into the ground, he laughed with a desolate rage:

"Hahaha!"

"You didn't expect this, did you! I, Shen Shi, am actually still alive!"

The arrogant demeanor was swept away; existing here was only a malevolent ghost about to succeed in his revenge!

"Hahaha..."

The old man calling himself Shen Shi laughed loudly, and evil, sinister power spread and diffused.

After a while, his laughter grew quieter and quieter, until he finally had to stop.

Because ever since he had forced his way in here, the target of his revenge had not said a single word.

There was not even a reaction!

"..."

The scene was somewhat awkward for a moment.

The shock, anger, and disbelief that Shen Shi had been longing to see on the other's face were completely absent.

The other party ignored his existence.

"Sikong Yu!"

Feeling insulted, Shen Shi shouted in anger, pointing his staff at the dust-covered stone statue.

"Do you think I don't know anything?"

"Stop bluffing! I know your current situation!"

The corners of his mouth beneath the mask curled up, and Shen Shi laughed gleefully:

"You can't move at all!"

"Three hundred years ago, you forcibly tried to step into the Ascension Realm at the Ask Dao Late Stage, and in the end, you barely saved your life under the tribulation punishment."

Shen Shi laughed loudly, as if he had witnessed that scene with his own eyes.

"Who would have thought that the once world-shaking Master Sikong is now just a useless shell that can only open its mouth!"

"How delightful!"

"Do you know how happy I was when I heard this news?"

"Do you know!!!"

Roaring in anger, Shen Shi wished he could personally chop off Sikong Yu's head!

But he dared not.

Even though the other party was already a useless person, Shen Shi still dared not.

Even though he was no longer the Shen Shi of those years, and Sikong Yu was no longer the Master Sikong of those years.

He still dared not.

Shen Shi did not even dare to take another step forward, only daring to pace at the entrance.

The shadow named Sikong Yu had weighed upon his head for too long, pressing down so hard that he dared not lift his head at all.

"... Since you won't say anything, then fine."

"I will let you watch with your own eyes as your sect members die out! Just like you did to me back then!"

"Not only that, I will take everything you have!"

"Whether it is the Supreme Treasure or the position of Sect Leader, it has always been for the virtuous to occupy."

"..."

However, no matter what Shen Shi said, and no matter how he threatened, the Sect Leader Sikong Yu did not speak.

"Hehe..."

Seeing that his provocation was fruitless, Shen Shi gradually restrained his emotions, pulled his hood back up, and turned to leave.

"You just stay here, and watch with your own eyes as I slaughter all your disciples and grand-disciples."

Thump.

"Hmm!!?"

His stepping leg was bounced back; Shen Shi turned his head abruptly, looking at the stone statue that had not changed at all.

"Sikong Yu!"

Wasn't he unable to act?

How could he still stop me!?

"Sikong Yu!!!"

But no matter how the other party cursed, the Sect Leader statue never paid the slightest bit of attention.

He simply ignored them.

A god high above.

Never deigning to speak to lowly mortals.

……

……

The sudden flames of war shattered the tranquility of the night, forcing the Divine Path Sect, which had enjoyed peace for many years, to be dragged into this conflict.

Over a hundred masked figures in black took advantage of the night to break into Lingxu Peak, bypassing the Array and spreading fire.

The firelight awakened everyone on the other main peaks, and upon discovering it was not an accidental fire, they immediately began to rush toward Lingxu Peak.

But soon, the reinforcement teams were intercepted.

The flames of war did not ignite only on Lingxu Peak; the other main peaks did not escape unscathed.

The number of enemies was unknown, their origins uncertain...

The only thing that could be certain was that the strength of the leader of every team was not to be underestimated!

……

Lijin Peak.

Peak Master Xie Chunfeng undid the Array of Su Zhibin's Cave Abode and looked inside silently.

The Cave Abode looked as if it had been ransacked; apart from cluttered, overturned tables and chairs, nothing else remained inside.

"... Ignorant."

Sighing as he withdrew his gaze, Xie Chunfeng closed the Cave Abode's Array and swept his hand across his side, his fingers shaped like a blade.

Accompanied by the light sound of swords clashing, his fingertips shattered a pitch-black dagger and sliced a black-clad figure directly in half at the waist!

Ssh!

Having casually killed the assassin who had snuck up to his side, Xie Chunfeng turned and announced to all his disciples:

"The sect is under attack. I am going to reinforce the other peaks; Lijin Peak is left to you to protect."

"Yes!"

Pausing for a moment, Xie Chunfeng continued:

"Disciples of Lijin Peak, heed my Peak Master order."

In the solemn atmosphere, Xie Chunfeng's voice was as cold and hard as the clanging of iron.

"From this moment on, expel Su Zhibin from the Divine Path Sect..."

The regret in his eyes gradually dissipated, finally transforming into a fury sufficient to make gold and water boil!

He said:

"If encountered, anyone may execute him!"

"Yes!!!"

……

On Tuling Peak, behind Peak Master Teng Junwei stood a giant old tortoise, its four feet planted on the peak top, covering the area below with its body.

"Enemy attack!"

"Disciples below the Earth Realm wait here; those above the Earth Realm follow me to support Lingxu Peak!"

He threw Niu Rixing, who was mixed in the crowd, back under the old tortoise and said sternly to his personal disciple Li Yun:

"Take my Peak Master seal and go notify Elder Shen to activate the Array. Go quickly!"

"Wait! There are other enemies!"

Before Teng Junwei could lead the supporting disciples away, they encountered trouble themselves.

"It has been many years. I wonder if you, Peak Master Teng, still remember me?"

Frowning, Teng Junwei stared at the gaunt black-clad figure leading the opposite side and said hesitantly:

"This voice... could it be Shen Qi of the Disha Sect?"

Shen Qi was stunned for a moment, not expecting the other party to actually remember him, and remarked with emotion:

"I didn't expect Peak Master Teng to actually remember me. This is truly such an honor!"

"All these years I have never..."

Teng Junwei interrupted Shen Qi's self-talk directly and asked coldly:

"I don't care what you have done all these years; I only want to ask you, do you know what you are doing?"

"Are you provoking the Divine Path Sect?"

Are you all crazy?

"Provoking? No, no, no... We didn't come for such a trivial matter."

Lifting half of his mask, Shen Qi stared at Teng Junwei with a half-rotted, ghostly blue eyeball and laughed hideously:

"We, we are here to destroy the sect."