"Sect Leader!"
"Sect Leader, no!"
"Sect Leader—!"
… …
The clamor of voices blended into a chaotic mess, and for a moment, the main hall was filled with a surging wave of emotions.
Gazes filled with anger and sorrow glared at Chu Honglin and the others.
The blue-robed middle-aged man stared intently at Chu Honglin, his voice cutting through all the sounds of grief and indignation as he slowly said, "You forced Senior Brother He to his death. Are you satisfied now?"
Chu Honglin smiled: "Admirable, able to take it and leave it behind, leaving as soon as you said you would!"
The blue-robed middle-aged man frowned, staring at him, a chill running down his spine.
He was shaken by Chu Honglin's use of the word "leave," and he hesitated inwardly.
Could it be that Chu Honglin had seen through something?!
The Jade Scenery Dynasty was still not to be underestimated; otherwise, they wouldn't have come knocking on their door so quickly.
The Thousand Machine Tower was extremely secretive, and to conceal the Flying Cloud Sect, they had even deliberately pulled in several other sects.
Yet the imperial court had directly targeted the Flying Cloud Sect, showing just how formidable their extraordinary individuals and experts were.
Could they have discovered the greatest secret between himself and the Sect Leader?
Chu Honglin's gaze was piercing as he slowly said, "May I ask who you are…?"
"Zhou Wangchuan, an elder of the Flying Cloud Sect."
"Elder Zhou, Sect Leader He has already taken his own life. Do you still intend to resist stubbornly?"
"If we surrender, can the imperial court guarantee our lives?"
"Yes," Chu Honglin said indifferently. "Your lives will certainly not be harmed, but the imperial court has already issued a ban, forbidding the further practice of demonic arts."
"Impossible!" Zhou Wangchuan's expression changed slightly as he slowly said, "You want to cripple our cultivation?"
"The demonic arts you cultivate alter your temperament and easily lead to extremes, so they must be abolished," Chu Honglin said calmly. "Otherwise, how could the imperial court possibly feel at ease?"
"Without our cultivation, we…"
"If the imperial court truly wanted to kill you, what difference would it make whether you had cultivation or not?" Chu Honglin said unpleasantly. "Be honest, my patience is limited!"
"Our Flying Cloud Sect…"
"If it weren't for my imperial brother's benevolence, would you still be allowed to live?" Chu Honglin snorted.
His gaze swept coldly over them: "If it were you, would you be so magnanimous? If you don't cherish this opportunity, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Originally, his killing intent towards the Flying Cloud Sect wasn't strong; he felt that executing the chief culprits would suffice.
But seeing the expressions of these people, harboring resentment, indignation, and venom…
…he changed his mind.
He vaguely felt that keeping these fellows around might not be a good thing and could be a future threat.
Chu Honglin said, "If you want to lead them to their doom, then go ahead and incite the people's hearts."
A cold glint flashed in Zhou Wangchuan's eyes, and he turned his head to look at the others.
The crowd, however, stared intently at Chu Honglin, hatred gradually welling up in their eyes.
Chu Honglin also coldly swept his gaze over them, not backing down in the slightest.
Zhou Wangchuan took a deep breath and slowly said, "If I were to take my own life here, could you spare them?"
"You want to leave too?" Chu Honglin said indifferently. "To leave it all behind, that would be easy."
Zhou Wangchuan frowned as he looked at him.
Chu Honglin said, "At least you haven't completely lost your conscience and don't want to drag them down with you."
After this Great Heavenly Devil, Zhou Wangchuan, took his own life, his soul would be able to leave his body, either to continue possessing another body or to return to the Demon Clan.
Why did He Zixia directly take his own life?
It was because he knew that once he went to the imperial city, he would definitely not be able to hide from the Qintian Supervisor. Rather than trying to escape at that time, it was better to leave directly now.
This Zhou Wangchuan was the same.
They both wanted to escape from this body directly before going to the imperial city.
Although reluctant, they had to leave decisively.
But before leaving, whether he would push these Flying Cloud Sect disciples into the abyss or pull them out of the abyss was entirely up to him.
Chu Honglin felt indifferent; he didn't care about the lives and deaths of these Flying Cloud Sect disciples.
He just wanted to see the decisions of these two Great Heavenly Devils.
Zhou Wangchuan turned his head to look at the other Flying Cloud Sect disciples and slowly said, "Now it seems that we have failed. The imperial court sent these ten Venerables here, enough to destroy us."
"Elder Zhou, let's fight!"
"That's right, the worst that can happen is death, what's so great about it!"
"Death is death, just drag someone down with us!"
"That's right, let's die together, we can be companions on the road, how happy!"
"Born together, die together, lively and bustling!"
The more they spoke, the more excited they became, their blood boiling, without the slightest fear.
Zhou Wangchuan slowly said, "We will all die eventually, but now is not the time to die."
"Elder Zhou…"
"I will take a step first and wait for everyone below. Everyone should live for a few more years, live well, and don't easily give up your good lives."
"Elder Zhou!"
"Everyone, take my and the Sect Leader's lifespans and live well," Zhou Wangchuan said in a deep voice.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Chu Honglin: "Then I will take a step first, Your Highness, please keep your promise!"
"…You really want to leave?" Chu Honglin said. "To give them a way out?"
"I hope that Your Highness will give them a way out. I'm going now."
As he spoke, he gently tapped his Baihui acupoint, and immediately, there was a muffled "bang."
Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and the divine light in his eyes quickly dimmed until it was extinguished.
"Elder Zhou!"
"Elder Zhou!"
… …
They rushed over to support him, but found that he had already died.
The crowd turned their heads to glare at Chu Honglin.
Chu Honglin glanced at him indifferently and calmly looked at the dozen or so of them.
These dozen or so were the elite of the Flying Cloud Sect, below the Sect Leader and the Elder, the other elders and high-level members.
In their eyes, Chu Honglin was cold-blooded and ruthless, with a heart of stone.
Seeing the Sect Leader and Elder Zhou sacrificing themselves to seek a glimmer of hope, he was indifferent, truly cold-blooded and ruthless, with a heart of stone.
Chu Honglin, however, said indifferently: "Do you want to avenge them? Then do it."
The dozen or so Flying Cloud Sect experts didn't act, only glaring angrily at him.
Chu Honglin revealed a disappointed expression: "Then obediently surrender."
They still glared angrily at him, and even after Chu Honglin stepped forward to seal their acupoints, they still glared angrily, but in the end, they didn't retaliate.
Without the Sect Leader and Elder Zhou Wangchuan, they knew that they had no chance of winning. Truly acting would only be a death.
But the Sect Leader and the Elder didn't want them to die, wanting them to live well.
Then let's see what tricks the imperial court can play, at worst, it's just death.
… …
Chu Zhiyuan had been using Extrasensory Perception. When he discovered that He Zixia had taken his own life, he knew He Zixia's wishful thinking.
He was preparing to use the Great Subduing Demon Seal, but he knew that the distance was too far, and the power would be weakened.
His figure flickered, and he approached within a dozen zhang, preparing to use the Great Subduing Demon Seal when he suddenly felt an abnormality.
He raised his eyebrows and took out the Haoyang Subduing Demon Mirror from his sleeve.
The Haoyang Subduing Demon Mirror was faintly glowing.
Chu Zhiyuan curiously looked at it, using Extrasensory Perception, and found that it naturally emitted a trace of soft light.
Without him needing to activate it, the divine runes came to life.
A faint, almost imperceptible soft light shot out from within the mirror, accurately hitting a soul that had already floated into mid-air.
It was the soul of the Great Heavenly Devil.
As soon as the soft light touched the soul, it directly enveloped it, and then suddenly returned, drilling into the mirror.
Chu Zhiyuan's spirit was lifted.
He had already seen clearly that He Zixia's soul had been dragged into the Haoyang Subduing Demon Mirror.
After the soul entered the mirror, it was annihilated within the mirror, but it made the mirror newer by a fraction.
The original vicissitudes and ancient air dissipated by three points.
Chu Zhiyuan was incomparably surprised.
This Haoyang Subduing Demon Mirror actually didn't need him to activate it and directly captured the soul of the Great Heavenly Devil.
Subsequently, Zhou Wangchuan's soul was also captured and devoured by the Haoyang Subduing Demon Mirror.
This mirror became newer by two more points.
