Su Li had sent a letter to Hanqiu City, turning the Myriad Willows Garden into scorched earth and Zhu Luo was no more.
For the time being, this matter had not spread throughout the continent.
At the moment, the continent was mostly discussing what sort of changes Su Li and the Holy Maiden would bring to the world after they left together.
The happiest was naturally the Longevity Sect.
The Longevity Sect was known as the source of all mountains, standing side by side with Holy Maiden Peak. They were both holy lands in the hearts of the southerners, and they had an extremely close relationship with the Great Zhou Imperial clan and the Liang Household. They also had countless connections with the great clans of the south that were difficult to sever. They were powerful to an unimaginable degree.
Until that startling change ten-some years ago, when the Longevity Sect imprisoned the Demon Princess in a cold pool and attempted to coerce Su Li into going north to the capital to assassinate the Tianhai Divine Empress. Su Li charged into the mountain alone, and when he discovered that his wife was deeply poisoned and was powerless to reverse the situation, in a fit of rage, he slaughtered ten-some elders of the Longevity Sect and then massacred the Longevity Sect. After he recovered from his heavy injuries, he went north to Xunyang City and slaughtered everyone in the Liang Household. At least half of Su Li's peerless and vicious reputation came from this.
From then on, no one dared to casually provoke Su Li. At the same time, the Longevity Sect no longer had its former prestige. Many sects and monasteries gradually turned their backs on the sect, and places like the Mount Li Sword Sect only had respect on the surface. In reality, they had long since taken matters into their own hands.
In the view of the Longevity Sect, Su Li was naturally the main culprit behind all this.
If they could kill Su Li, they would have done so long ago.
Although they could not do it, fortunately, Su Li had left.
In the last few days, although the Longevity Sect had no lanterns, the atmosphere was extremely good. The footsteps of the disciples seemed to have become much more relaxed. As for those elders that had struggled at death's door, they even began to celebrate ahead of time and yearn for the beautiful life ahead of them.
"The Mount Li Sword Sect is the sword of my Longevity Sect, so it naturally has to be held in our hands."
During the internal strife of Mount Li, the Qiushan clan head had suddenly turned against them. The Longevity Sect's Elder Liang that he had invited had been injured and was still recuperating. As a result, the cave he resided in became the place where the Longevity Sect elders discussed business. One of the elders, a tall and thin elder, indifferently but with an incomparably firm expression, said a few words.
Elder Liang thought back to the ten thousand sword glows from Mount Li and slightly creased his brow. "Just how difficult it is to repeat the past."
Hearing this, the cave abode fell silent. In the past, with the exception of Holy Maiden Peak, which sect in the entire Tian Nan dared to disobey a single order from the Longevity Sect? What about all these years? Let alone the Mount Li Sword Sect, even the Qiushan clan dared to secretly attack the Longevity Sect?
"Our sect's qi and blood have been consumed, so how good can Mount Li be? After the matter with Elder Xiao Songgong, Mount Li has already suffered a great blow to its vitality. Those fellows of the same generation as us or those of the younger generation, especially those people in the Training Hall, have all suffered a backlash from the array. Their injuries are not light, so they probably won't be able to come out and oversee matters for a while. "
"Don't forget, right now, the one managing Mount Li's affairs … is Qiushan."
"Qiushan … a young genius. He's indeed extraordinary, but he's still young, isn't he?"
The tall and thin elder said with an indifferent expression, "Not only Mount Li, but also South Stream Temple. The current Holy Maiden is also very young … it's true that she has enough prestige, but she's only sixteen and hasn't even reached Star Condensation. As elders of the same sect, it's only right and proper for us to help her handle some affairs. This is the concern of the younger generation."
Hearing this, Elder Liang fell silent, while the other elder revealed a joyful expression.
Elder Liang sighed, then said, "But have you ever thought about what to do if Su Li returns?"
After a moment of silence in the dwelling, the tall and thin elder sneered, "With Su Li's pride, since he announced to the entire world that he was leaving, how could he possibly go somewhere else? Just as we guessed a few days ago, he and the Holy Maiden should be preparing to go to the legendary shore on the other side of the sea of stars, so how will he return? "
Elder Liang looked at him and said sincerely, "But what if the legend is true? If he really does find the Sacred Light Continent, then there will still be a day when he returns. "
A hint of fear flashed through the tall and thin elder's eyes, but he still unyieldingly said, "It's rumored that Zhou Dufu finally shattered the void and left. He probably also wanted to go there, but not even he was able to find it … at least he was unable to return. No matter how strong Su Li is, could he be stronger than him?"
The other elder also advised, "Senior Brother, there's no need to worry too much. Su Li probably won't be able to return."
In the midst of winter, the Longevity Sect in the south was still warm. There was no snow on the mountains, only the incessant drizzle, as if it was sending him off in joy.
Su Li had left, and it was unknown if he would ever return, or when he would return, but his letter had arrived.
Looking at the thin letter on the table, no one spoke for a very long time, nor did they make any movements.
The three people at the table had abnormally nasty complexions, as if they had seen a demon from the deepest depths of the abyss.
The three remaining elders of the Longevity Sect seemed to have been scared out of their wits by this letter.
The dwelling was deathly still. There was no sound at all, only the dripping of water from the ivy in the depths.
Hearing the dripping of water, the tall and thin elder's complexion was abnormally ashen, and he was extremely vexed.
Elder Liang's complexion was pale, his lips slightly parted, but he could not speak.
There was no inscription on the letter, not even the slightest handwriting, but when their gazes fell on the letter, they could feel that sharp and frightening sword intent, stabbing them with incomparable pain.
This letter contained sword intent, Su Li's sword intent.
After some time, the deathly stillness in the dwelling was finally broken. The tall and thin elder yelled, "Just what does he want to do? He wants to scare us to death with a single letter? "
As he said this, his chest heaved up and down, like a southern bamboo that had been roasted over a fire, ready to explode at any moment.
He was truly furious, so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
Yet his voice was somewhat hoarse from nervousness.
He was forced to admit that even though Su Li had already left on a long journey, the letter he had left behind was still enough to intimidate the Longevity Sect.
In truth, this was the true reason for his anger.
Another elder turned to Elder Liang and uneasily asked, "Senior Brother, what do we do? Should we open it? "
A burst of dry laughter suddenly resounded through the dwelling.
Elder Liang gazed at the letter, and his pale face suddenly gained a tinge of blood. He gazed at the green mountains, the sea of clouds, and the winter rain outside the dwelling, a hint of madness in his eyes. He harshly yelled at Su Li, "You sent this letter just to wait for us to open it and fight with the sword intent you left behind … do you think we're stupid?"
The elder had asked him if he wanted to open the letter. To him, who had lived in Su Li's shadow for ten-some years, this was no problem at all.
This letter naturally could not be opened.
Because he did not want to die.
"Send someone to deliver this letter to the bottom of the mountain stream and use an array to carefully suppress it!"
Elder Liang slightly narrowed his eyes and sneered, "I'd like to see just how long Su Li's sword intent can last under the Golden Light Array."
The tall and thin elder nodded at these words, but soon after, he thought of another important matter. Creasing his brow, he asked, "But … it won't affect Chusu, right?"
Upon hearing the name Chusu, the elder's expression instantly became nervous.
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(The next chapter should be at nine o'clock in the evening.)
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