162: Chapter 162 What About Your Promises?

"Fellow Daoist Qiao, what do you think we should do next?"

Lin Ming asked.

Qiao Feiang was also somewhat puzzled by how quickly Lin Ming's attitude had shifted.

But he didn't say anything; as long as Lin Ming was willing to help him, it was fine. Being alone would indeed be quite dangerous.

"Let's go to the Golden Spirit Sect. This is within their sphere of influence, so perhaps we can seek their help."

Qiao Feiang said.

Since demonic cultivators had appeared within the Golden Spirit Sect's territory, they surely wouldn't stand by and do nothing.

Moreover, the Golden Spirit Sect was among the Sects that had participated in the suppression of the Bliss Sect back then.

"Then we'll do as Fellow Daoist Qiao says."

Lin Ming nodded immediately.

"Can I collect their bodies?"

Zhou Yang said at this moment.

His gaze fell upon the many corpses in the village, including those of their fellow Disciples and the three Fellow Daoists from the Golden Spirit Sect.

Just like the villagers, they all bore a look of fanaticism.

"You should."

Lin Ming nodded.

A hint of approval also showed in his expression.

Zhou Yang and Dai Shuang immediately collected the four bodies, while the villagers' corpses were all reduced to ashes by fire.

...

Inside a Daoist temple, a group of people dressed in Daoist robes sat cross-legged on Prayer mats. Many of them had fanatical expressions, muttering certain words under their breath.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man stopped speaking, stood up, and walked into a room.

On a bed inside the room lay an ugly man, served by two extremely beautiful women on either side, both of whom had fanatical expressions.

"Ruan Wu is dead."

The middle-aged man looked at the ugly man with a somber expression.

"That fellow, I knew he would play himself to death sooner or later."

The ugly man said with an indifferent look.

"He might have been exposed."

The middle-aged man continued.

He didn't particularly care whether Ruan Wu lived or died.

What he cared about was whether Ruan Wu's death would lead to their exposure.

In his view, if Ruan Wu was exposed, they would likely be exposed along with him.

"It was only a matter of time."

The ugly man said nonchalantly.

Given their actions, exposure was only a matter of time.

Those fellows who constantly prided themselves on being the Righteous Path might be a bit stupid, but they weren't that stupid.

"If we delay our Senior Martial Uncle's business, none of us will have a good time."

A hint of fear flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes as he spoke.

The ugly man's expression darkened, but it was only for a fleeting moment.

"We naturally cannot delay Senior Martial Uncle's business."

The ugly man laughed loudly.

"Don't forget, this was also within our expectations."

"Then let's prepare."

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged man walked out of the room, returned to the crowd of fanatics, and sat down.

"Come, let us ascend to ultimate bliss together."

The ugly man said with a lewd expression to the two beautiful women beside him.

And those two beautiful women maintained their fanatical expressions from start to finish.

...

Golden Spirit Sect

Lin Ming and the other three rushed toward the Golden Spirit Sect's location.

Master Yun Hua and the others never showed themselves, but Lin Ming knew his Revered Master must be silently observing his every move from the shadows.

He wondered how his Revered Master was doing.

After the four arrived at the Golden Spirit Sect, they immediately declared their identities.

Upon learning that the four came from Yuanxu Mountain and Baijue Mountain, the Golden Spirit Sect immediately dispatched an Elder to receive them.

"The Bliss Sect?! Truly?!"

The Elder's face instantly changed color upon hearing the name of the Bliss Sect.

"This is the man's corpse. You can examine it if you don't believe me."

Qiao Feiang directly threw Ruan Wu's corpse out, landing it in front of the Elder.

Zhou Yang then brought out the bodies of the three Golden Spirit Sect Disciples.

Seeing the blood-colored patterns on Ruan Wu's body, the Elder's expression became increasingly grave.

"Wait a moment."

After saying those three words, the Elder turned and left.

Since it involved the Bliss Sect and their own commoners and Disciples had been killed on their territory...

This matter was no longer within his capacity to handle.

Lin Ming and the others weren't surprised by this; it seemed the other party realized the gravity of the situation.

Before long, a middle-aged man with a somewhat majestic aura walked in to face them.

"I am the Sect Master of the Golden Spirit Sect, Song Yong."

Sect Master Song Yong first introduced himself.

Sect Master Song Yong of the Golden Spirit Sect was also a high-level Bitter Sea stage cultivator.

"Qiao Feiang of Baijue Mountain greets Sect Master Song."

"Lin Ming of Yuanxu Mountain greets Sect Master Song."

"Zhou Yang of Yuanxu Mountain greets Sect Master Song."

"Dai Shuang of Yuanxu Mountain greets Sect Master Song."

Lin Ming and the other three also offered their greetings.

"Lin Ming? Are you the Disciple of Peak Master Zichen?"

Sect Master Song Yong reacted immediately upon hearing Lin Ming's name.

Although the Golden Spirit Sect was not among those invited to Yuanxu Mountain's Nirvana Ceremony, it didn't mean they were unaware of it.

Sect Master Song Yong's words also caused Qiao Feiang to react, and he looked at Lin Ming with slight surprise.

When he first heard Lin Ming's name, it did sound somewhat familiar, but he couldn't place it and hadn't thought much of it.

Sect Master Song Yong's reminder made him remember that the Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain's Peak Master Zichen was indeed named Lin Ming.

"Yes."

Lin Ming nodded.

There was nothing to hide about this identity; sometimes, it should be used when necessary.

Seeing Lin Ming admit his identity, Sect Master Song Yong also became slightly more cautious. After all, as the Disciple of a Nirvana Ancestor, the Golden Spirit Sect truly couldn't afford to offend him.

"Baijue Mountain and the Shangji Sect told us back then that the Bliss Sect had indeed been wiped out by them."

Sect Master Song Yong returned to the main topic, his gaze turning toward Qiao Feiang with a slightly questioning tone.

This was the promise made by the Shangji Sect and Baijue Mountain back then, yet the Bliss Sect had appeared once more.

Attacking and killing the commoners and Disciples of his Golden Spirit Sect within their own territory was something he could not accept.

"It was the Sect's mistake. I'm afraid there were some who slipped through the net back then," Qiao Feiang said.

Qiao Feiang had also briefly learned about that war of Sect extermination.

Back then, Baijue Mountain and the Shangji Sect had devised a plan to trick everyone from the Bliss Sect back to their headquarters and then launched a siege.

But now, a cultivator from the Bliss Sect had appeared again.

That indicated a problem.

Either the plan of the Shangji Sect and Baijue Mountain had some flaws, allowing someone from the Bliss Sect to avoid returning to the Sect...

Or someone had simply obtained the Bliss Sect's Legacy.

But regardless of which it was, it wasn't something Baijue Mountain, the Shangji Sect, or anyone else who participated in the suppression of the Bliss Sect wanted to see.

The Sect Extermination War.