When he landed on the ground, one could see that he was very tall but extremely thin. It made one wonder if there was only a skeleton under his black robe.
In fact, the black robe was embroidered with the shape of a skeleton with an axe in its hand. It looked very fierce.
"Greetings, Sect Leader!"
Although Shangguan Bai was fatally injured, he still hurried forward to pay his respects when he saw the man in black. He knelt on the ground and almost had no strength to get up again.
The man in black ignored him and asked coldly, "You didn't report the matter of the Shixiao to the Sect, which led to the accident today. Do you plead guilty?"
"I … plead guilty …"
Blood seeped out of the corner of Shangguan Bai's mouth and he started to gasp for breath. It seemed that he was close to death.
Elder Fang hurriedly knelt down beside him and kowtowed. "Sect Master, I originally wanted to report this to you, but I thought Shi Xiao hadn't appeared in the world for five hundred years, so he definitely wouldn't appear again. There's no need to trouble you with the past. Please punish me!"
The man in black coughed twice. Judging from his voice, he should be quite old.
"You all acted recklessly and wasted the great opportunity that the Sect Leader had prepared for you … Now that Shangguan Bai is dying, he will be exempted from punishment. The rest of you will return to the Sect to receive your punishment."
"Thank you, Sect Leader!"
"Yes, Sect Leader!"
Shangguan Bai was the one who thanked him. When he heard that he would be exempted from punishment, his face lit up. The other elders all bowed their heads and pleaded guilty. They turned and left after hearing the man in black's words. Elder Fang did not even look at Shangguan Bai.
Shangguan Bai sat on the ground with a smile. Blood gushed out of his mouth and nose. His legs twitched and he died immediately.
The man in black kept looking at him. There was no pity in his eyes, as if he was just waiting for him to die.
"This matter is over. Third Young Master Shen, please return!"
After the man in black confirmed Shangguan Bai's death, he turned to Shen Zhenyi and called out his identity.
Shen Zhenyi did not mind. He asked casually, "They call you Sect Leader. What Sect do you belong to?"
The man in black laughed. "I can answer your question. We are the Heaven-Crushing Dao, and we seek to crush the heavens and find a Dao."
Shen Zhenyi's eyes flashed as he sized up the man in black from head to toe. In the end, he shook his head. "Then how many people do you have in the Heaven-Breaking Society? Why do you want the Nine Heavens to take such a risk?"
The man in black coldly snorted and said, "Third Young Master Shen, you are meddling in too many things. Sometimes, people can live longer if they mind their own business. "
Shen Zhenyi smiled and stopped asking.
The black-clothed man let out a long howl. Then, he slowly drifted out like a falling leaf.
Cynanchum Chinense was curious and chased after him, but the man in black had already disappeared.
"Heaven Breaking Dao …"
Shen Zhenyi muttered to himself, but he had no impression of this organization. Princess Long seemed to want to say something, but she hesitated. She seemed to have some understanding of the Heaven Breaking Dao.
"I keep feeling that we will have to deal with them again."
Shen Zhenyi looked in the direction the man in black left and said lightly.
The incident at the Nine Heavens this time was too horrible to look at. When the Inescapable Snare Formation first took effect, several masters were assassinated. Only Shen Yizhou hid in the crowd and didn't make a sound. Perhaps the Nine Heavens wanted to give face to the Twelve Sword Towers and didn't kill them all.
Later, when the Inescapable Snare Formation collapsed, everyone escaped and fought with the disciples of the Nine Heavens.
Although these disciples were loyal, their cultivation was not good enough. Soon, they were all killed by the masters of the various sects. At this time, Shen Yizhou began to be the vanguard. He didn't even let Shangguan Fugui go. He killed him with one sword.
The sect master of the Nine Heavens, Shangguan Bai, was killed. The six elders were missing, and the remaining three died in the battle. The Nine Heavens' thousand years of foundation was not much different from being wiped out.
After that, the various sects woke up from the slaughter and began to search for the Nine Heavens' storehouse, wanting to empty it. But it seemed that someone had already made the first move. Many people found that this place was already an empty shell.
The Nine Heavens, which was known to be as rich as a country, couldn't even find a few taels of gold and silver. Everyone could only return resentfully.
Shen Zhenyi and the others didn't want to see this farce. After Shangguan Bai died that day, they went down the mountain and took the Earth Dragon Carriage back to the Abandoned Sword Villa.
About halfway through the journey, the mysterious Princess Long received a message from the Dragon Emperor Palace. It said that there was a change in the residence and she was to leave immediately.
Princess Long didn't dare to delay. She immediately said goodbye to Shen Zhenyi.
"Thank you for taking care of me all these years. But now there's something in the Dragon Emperor Palace, so I have to go back early."
Her tone was still emotionless, but her words had a meaning of farewell.
Shen Zhenyi didn't ask much. He nodded and said, "Be careful on the way. If there's anything, you can send me a message."
Princess Long responded and got off the carriage in the middle. She changed to her beast and galloped back to the Dragon Emperor Palace.
Cynanchum Chinense was happy to see Princess Long leave. But she felt bored with no one to bicker with, so she asked Shen Zhenyi, "Master, do you know why Sister Long went back? Will she come back? "
"I know."
Shen Zhenyi could guess. "The Dragons' 500-year Great Tribulation is coming. They probably found the signs, so they asked her to go back and resist it together."
"The Dragons' 500-year Great Tribulation?"
Chu Huoluo sucked in a breath of cold air. "It sounds very scary … Should … Should we go and help her?"
Usually, she wanted Shen Shou to die, but she still hoped that Shen Shou could help her when she was really in danger.
Shen Zhenyi smiled and patted her little head.
At the same time, something had happened in the Dragon Emperor Palace.
At the bottom of the river, the current was turbulent, and the green seaweed swayed, covering an underwater palace.
— — This was the Dragon Emperor Palace in the Feilan Province. It was hidden at the bottom of the Song River, and was different from other human sects.
These days, the people in the Dragon Emperor Palace were anxious. The gate was closed all day, and no one knew what was happening inside.
"I heard that King Dalong Of Zhao was assassinated. Is that true?" Water people of mixed blood gathered outside the Dragon Emperor Palace, discussing taboo topics in private.
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