"You're Chu Feng's Master?"
"Then you… are also from the Zuwu Heavenly River?"
The Grand Elder of the Seven Realms Immortal Palace stared at the old Daoist with cold fury.
"That's right, but it's more than that. In fact, this old man was also once a disciple of the Wolong Martial Sect."
"But that's not important. That was all a long time ago."
"What matters now is that Chu Feng is this old man's only disciple."
"Just now, you said you'd kill every last one of Chu Feng's kin. That would include this old man too."
"But do you have the ability?"
At those words, a vicious glint appeared in the old Daoist's eyes, and he accelerated his devouring of the Seven Realms Immortal Palace's Grand Elder several times over.
Under such torment…
The Grand Elder of the Seven Realms Immortal Palace could no longer endure it, letting out a blood-curdling scream.
But the scream was cut short.
He had not lasted long before his life was extinguished.
Seeing that their Grand Elder had already fallen, the Palace Master of the Seven Realms Immortal Palace went nearly mad.
"You dog! I'll tear you to pieces! I'll grind your bones to ash and scatter them to the winds!!!"
Pfft— But with a spray of fresh blood, the Palace Master of the Seven Realms Immortal Palace's voice was severed mid-sentence — head separated from body.
It was the old Daoist.
He had used his hand as a blade, and with a casual sweep, ended the Palace Master's life right then and there.
"I've been too lenient with you lot. Did you really think this old man was good-natured?"
The old Daoist cast a cold glance at the already dead Palace Master of the Seven Realms Immortal Palace.
That single glance was suffused with killing intent, so frigid it cut to the bone.
Even the clan patriarchs and Grand Elders of those ancient families couldn't help but shudder.
"Thread Puppet Sovereign, there's no need for things to go this far."
"Your goal has already been achieved. What you want is right over there. There's no need to kill us all."
"Truth be told, these years of cooperation between you and our Blood Phoenix Royal Clan have been quite pleasant."
The Grand Elder of the Blood Phoenix Royal Clan hurried to speak.
He suppressed his killing intent and anger — to survive, he was willing to grovel.
Seeing the Grand Elder plead for mercy, the Blood Phoenix Royal Clan's patriarch quickly chimed in.
"Oh?" The old Daoist turned his gaze toward the Grand Elder and patriarch of the Blood Phoenix Royal Clan.
Just that simple turn of his head, and the ferocity vanished from his face, replaced by a warm and genial smile. "It seems you really want to live."
But soon his eyes swept over the others as well. "And what about the rest of you? Don't you want to live?"
Hearing those words, the remaining clan patriarchs and Grand Elders all spoke up in turn.
"Thread Puppet Sovereign, they're right. There's no reason for things to become this hostile. We can absolutely continue our cooperation."
"With your level of cultivation, we're willing to follow your lead and take your orders."
"With the combined strength of our several great clans, plus your understanding of the modern era, we can absolutely dominate."
"When that time comes, you take the lion's share — we'll be happy with just the scraps."
They had seized upon a glimmer of hope for survival, and so they spared no flattery, humbling themselves as much as they could.
But even after all this, the old Daoist not only gave no response — he actually burst out laughing. "Hahahaha…"
At the sound of that laughter, every one of them froze.
The old Daoist's laughter was wrong. It was the laugh of someone who had just heard the most ridiculous joke.
He was mocking them.
"The truth is, the rumors are real."
"This old man truly did visit every supreme power along every Heavenly River of the modern era, as well as every ancient power."
"I even sent word to some of the lesser factions."
As he spoke, the old Daoist reached out and grasped at the air. The pendant — which contained a formation world where cultivators of the modern age had been gathered — returned to his hand.
"And that is why these people are here."
The old Daoist shook the pendant as he spoke.
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