Ye Wuchen was knocked back and spat out a mouthful of blood, but his expression was still cold as he looked up at the sword at Bai Ze's throat.
Zui Qianchou stood behind Bai Ze.
Bai Ze stretched out his trembling hands and covered his throat with both hands. Fresh blood flowed out continuously. His eyes were wide open and bulging as he stared fixedly at the figure in front of him. His blood-red eyes were filled with venomous hatred and unwillingness.
Was he going to die just like that?
His body trembled in fear, the fear of death. He did not dare to think that Ye Wuchen and the others would dare to kill him in the Holy Zhi Palace. Were they crazy?
He was the second young master of White Cloud City, a genius and a disciple of the Holy Sage Pavilion. How could they dare to kill him?
He was filled with hatred.
His eyes were bloodshot and his aura was rapidly weakening. Tears actually flowed from his eyes. Fear, fear, hatred, regret, and all sorts of other emotions mixed together. He had never thought that he would die at such a young age. His future should have been glorious.
He had once been high-spirited and unparalleled on the Holy Road. However, ever since he met Ye Futian, everything had changed. The trajectory of his life had also changed completely. Today, he had died here, at the hands of two people he had looked down on in the past.
At this moment, many memories flashed through his mind. He remembered the scene when he first met Ye Futian. He ignored him in front of Ye Futian and tried to recruit Hua Jieyu to cultivate in the Holy Sage Pavilion. He looked down on Ye Futian, and because of that, they became enemies. Everything started there.
Now, everything would end.
The icy cold sword caused his blood to turn cold as well. Xu Que looked behind him and his body flashed. He pointed his finger down and in an instant, the Sword Qi destroyed the space. When it hit Bai Ze's body, Bai Ze's body gradually disappeared and was annihilated along with the Sword Qi into nothingness.
"Hurry up and leave," Xu Que said. This time, things were serious.
Zui Qianchou's eyes flashed and he looked at Ye Wuchen. Ye Wuchen turned around and walked away. He said, "Why do you have to get involved? I did this alone."
Zui Qianchou and Xu Que followed. They knew that even if Zui Qianchou had not attacked, Bai Ze would still have died. However, Bai Ze's counterattack before he died would definitely have severely injured Ye Wuchen as well. As such, Zui Qianchou added another blow and ended Bai Ze's life.
"Don't think too much about it. Since we've already made our move, the Holy Zhi Palace will probably investigate it thoroughly. We won't be able to hide it for long. Our top priority right now is to retreat." Zui Qianchou's voice was no longer as joking and relaxed as before. The person they killed was a disciple of the Holy Sage Pavilion, and he was the son of the City Lord of White Cloud City, the younger brother of Bai Luli.
Breaking the rules of the Holy Zhi Palace and killing people in the Holy Zhi Palace would have been enough to convict them. Furthermore, with how highly the Holy Sage Pavilion regarded Bai Luli, one could imagine what the Holy Sage Pavilion's attitude would be like when his brother was killed. They would definitely have to give an explanation.
When the few of them walked out of the Valley of Consciousness, they saw a figure standing there. Just by standing there casually, he gave off a feeling of sharpness.
Ye Wuchen and the other two froze in their tracks as they stared at the figure.
Then, Ye Wuchen walked up with firm steps and bowed to the figure, saying, "Master, this was done by me. It has nothing to do with the two of them."
The Sword Demon stared at the three disciples in front of him, his expression extremely sharp. These three bastards actually killed Bai Ze. They're really crazy.
"What is it?" the Sword Demon looked at Ye Wuchen and asked.
Ye Wuchen was stunned and looked at the Sword Demon in shock.
"You've all cultivated to a certain level. Now that the time has come, go out and train," the Sword Demon said, then turned around and left. "Consider this as saying goodbye."
As he spoke, his figure gradually disappeared.
Ye Wuchen bowed to the departing figure, and Xu Que and Zui Qianchou did the same. Then, Xu Que said, "Let's go."
After saying that, the three of them turned into a bolt of lightning and headed towards the Sword Palace, taking Liu Chenyu with them. They then left the Holy Zhi Palace as fast as they could.
After they left for a while, someone in the Holy Sage Pavilion found that Bai Ze's Spirit Jade Scroll had broken, which meant that Bai Ze had died.
The Holy Sage Pavilion reported the news to the Assistant Palace Lord Liu Chan at once. Soon, the Holy Sage Pavilion was shaken.
Bai Ze had died in the Holy Zhi Palace. It had been many years since such a terrible thing had happened in the Holy Zhi Palace.
In the Holy Sage Pavilion, Liu Chan's expression was extremely gloomy. Many people around him got busy, including Sage Tianxing.
Who was Bai Ze? He was a disciple of the Holy Sage Pavilion, the son of Bai Gu, and the brother of Bai Luli. He had deep ties with the Holy Zhi Palace, and now he had died in the Holy Zhi Palace.
"Get to the bottom of this as soon as possible."
Liu Chan said coldly.
"I'm already looking into it," Sage Tianxing replied. Sage Tianxing replied. The entire Holy Zhi Palace was shaken by the news. No one expected Bai Ze to die.
After a while, someone came to Sage Tianxing and Liu Chan in the Holy Sage Pavilion and said, "Bai Ze intentionally led Zhan Xiao to Taihang Mountain. This matter spread among the disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace and caused quite a lot of discussion. Many said that Bai Ze's actions were too despicable. Now, Yu Sheng and Hua Jieyu are on Taihang Mountain."
"And then?"
Sage Tianxing asked.
"Someone saw Ye Wuchen, Zui Qianchou, and Xu Que enter the Sword Palace and then they disappeared. Now, Liu Chenyu has also disappeared from the Sword Palace. According to the guards of the Holy Zhi Palace, the group has left the Holy Zhi Palace, and it has been some time since then," the person continued.
Liu Chan and Sage Tianxing's expressions were extremely grim. With that being said, it was confirmed that the three of them were involved in the incident. As for who exactly did it, it was still unknown at the moment. However, all three of them were students of the Sword Palace and were on good terms with one another.
"Send someone to chase after them. Also, get the Sword Demon here," Liu Chan said.
Everyone nodded. Soon, a group of mighty ones arrived at the Holy Sage Pavilion, and the Sword Demon was summoned to the Holy Sage Pavilion.
"Sword Demon, Ye Wuchen and the others are disciples of the Sword Palace. What do you think of this?" Liu Chan asked.
"If this had happened to my friend, I would have killed Bai Ze as well. He is not fit to be a disciple of the Holy Zhi Palace," the Sword Demon looked at Liu Chan and said. Everyone in the Holy Zhi Palace knew about the grudge between Bai Ze and Ye Futian. Ye Futian had been suppressing Bai Ze. If Bai Ze hated Ye Futian, he would have gone looking for Ye Futian himself. However, Zhan Xiao of Zhisheng Cliffs lured Bai Ze to Taihang Mountain. Such actions were a disgrace to the reputation of the Holy Zhi Palace.
Liu Chan glared at the Sword Demon and his expression was rather ugly. While Bai Ze was despicable, Ye Wuchen and the others should not have killed him.
"Killing a fellow disciple in the Holy Zhi Palace is the most serious crime the Holy Zhi Palace can commit." Liu Chan looked at the Sword Demon and said, "If we find out who did it, the Holy Zhi Palace will not forgive them."
The Sword Demon looked at Liu Chan calmly. He naturally knew this, which was why he did not stop Ye Wuchen and the others and chose to let them go. He also knew that if he kept Ye Wuchen and the others here, they would not be able to live.
The two of them looked at each other and were silent for a while. The Sword Demon said, "Tingxue House has already made their stance clear. If Xu Que is involved in this matter, then Tingxue House's stance will be tilted. Moreover, You Chi of Alchemy City has also made his stance clear. The Barren State has begun to be shaken by this storm, and there are now two factions. Has the Assistant Palace Lord not thought about the reason for all this?"
"Why?" Liu Chan's expression became extremely sharp as he stared at the Sword Demon.
The Sword Demon did not hold back at all and looked at Liu Chan directly, saying, "The Holy Zhi Palace wants the Barren State to have a saint, but many on the Barren Sky Ranking do not mind the Barren State having a saint, and are even willing to see it happen. However, the Holy Zhi Palace has placed all their hopes on Bai Luli, and they will do anything for him. Many in the Barren State may think that if a saint were to be born, it would be a saint of the Holy Zhi Palace, a saint of White Cloud City, and not a saint of the Barren State. As such, they have chosen someone else, someone who has the same hope."
Perhaps it was intentional, or perhaps it was the situation that had developed to this point, but the momentum had already taken shape, and it could even shake Kong Yao, White Cloud City, and many other forces.
"What are you trying to say?" Liu Chan's heart was slightly shaken. Even the beliefs of the Palace Lord of the Sword Palace have changed.
"The Holy Zhi Palace wants to create a saint for the Barren State, but the Barren State does not approve of it. They have their own thoughts, and if this matter continues to worsen, the consequences will be unimaginable. Wanxiang once prophesied that the Holy Zhi Palace would face a calamity, but where would that calamity come from?" The Sword Demon sighed and said, "Perhaps if the Holy Zhi Palace had handled the matter between Bai Luli and Zhuge Mingyue better and cared more about the opinions of more people, things would not have come to this."
The Sword Demon turned and left as he said.
Liu Chan and Sage Tianxing watched the Sword Demon's back as he left. Out of the six palaces of the Holy Zhi Palace, two Palace Lords were questioning the decision of the Holy Zhi Palace.
What was even more terrifying than the enemy was the fact that there had been internal strife.
Furthermore, the divergence of ideals was often the most terrifying. At their level, they would all firmly pursue their own ideals.
The Holy Zhi Palace's will was no longer unified.
Back when Bai Luli and Zhuge Mingyue were engaged, no one would have cared about the opinions of a junior noble disciple of the Holy Zhi Palace. However, no one would have thought that a noble disciple of the Holy Zhi Palace would actually be able to affect the situation of the entire Barren State.
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On Crouching Dragon Mountain, someone who claimed to be from Tingxue House suddenly came to visit Ye Futian.
Ye Futian saw the person who came, and the person left a message that Zhan Xiao was bringing people to Taihang Mountain. Ye Futian's expression changed when he heard the news, and cold murderous intent bloomed in his starry eyes.
Now that the war was imminent, and many mighty ones were surrounding Crouching Dragon Mountain, Zhan Xiao had actually brought people to Crouching Dragon Mountain.
Back then, he had Yu Sheng, Jieyu, Loulan Xue, and the others stay at Taihang Mountain because he was worried that Crouching Dragon Mountain would face a calamity. After all, Crouching Dragon Mountain was too dangerous. But now, Taihang Mountain was in a similar predicament.
Now, both Crouching Dragon Mountain and Taihang Mountain were full of danger, and Ye Futian was unable to make a decision at the moment.
If he were to bring Yuan Hong and the people from Taihang Mountain back, then Crouching Dragon Mountain would face a calamity, and that was not something he wanted to see.
And if he were to not bring Yuan Hong back, how was he going to resolve the matter at Taihang Mountain?
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