Ia berbalik, memandang para tetua yang berkumpul di sekelilingnya, merendahkan suaranya, dan berkata dengan tergesa-gesa dan garang: “Dengarkan! Berita tentang kehancuran Gunung Suci tidak boleh bocor! Tidak seorang pun diizinkan untuk mengatakan sepatah kata pun! Terutama orang-orang dari Aula Ilahi!”
Several elders were shocked: “Palace Master, how can this be kept secret?”
“We have to keep it a secret even if we can’t hide it!”
Shen Tong gritted his teeth and said, “As long as Yao Chen doesn’t find out, we have time! We have a chance!”
He paused for a moment, with a glint of determination in his eyes.
“We can’t stay here.”
“What the Palace Head meant was”
“Go,” said Shen Tong, enunciating each word clearly, “Leave the Holy Land of Light and continue your escape.”
Elder Zhou said with a trembling voice, “But Palace Master, where can we go? We can’t go back to the Temple, and we can’t stay in the Holy Light Realm. Do we have to go to Fifteenth Heaven? It’s even more dangerous there than here!”
After a moment of silence, Shen Tong slowly said, “Go to the Demon Realm.”
After hearing this, the elders were very worried.
“Demon Realm?! Palace Master, they are a bunch of lunatics! We hold a grudge against them!”
“Then what if we hold grudges?”
Shen Tong said coldly, “Ning Zhi and the Demon Dragon bloodline are now very powerful. Since they can run rampant in the Fourteenth Heaven, they must also have a place in the Demon Realm. Let’s look for them and express our loyalty to them!”
“Butbut they wiped out so many of our people!”
Shentong closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
“I know.”
He opened his eyes, his gaze filled with pain and determination.
“But do we have any other choice now? The Divine Hall cannot accommodate us, and we cannot return to the Divine Palace. Only the Demon Realm, only Ning Zhi’s side, might offer a glimmer of hope.”
“Then Ning Zhi…” an elder hesitated, “Will he accept us? He even finished off the Great Elder when we were negotiating for cooperation.”
After being silent for a long time, Shen Tong slowly said, “I don’t know. But this is better than waiting to die here. Moreover, this time it is not cooperation, but surrender to him.”
He turned around and looked at the temple disciples gathered around him. Seeing the confusion and fear in their eyes, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
“Everyone,” he said in a deep voice, “I know I have made you suffer because of me. The temple has disappeared, the holy mountain has disappeared, and I, as the head of the temple, have given you nothing.”
“But now, we still have a way. A very dangerous way, one that could lead to death, or even worse than death. But at least, it’s a way.”
He paused for a moment, then said slowly and deliberately, “Whoever is willing to come with me, gather outside the mountain gate at midnight tonight. Anyone who is not willing stay here and fend for yourselves. I don’t blame you.”
The disciples looked at each other in silence for a moment, then knelt down in unison.
“We swear that we will follow Palace Master to death!”
Shen Tong looked at them, his eyes red, and nodded vigorously.
“Good! Good! You’re all great!”
He turned around and stared into the distance, with a sharp glint in his eyes.
David, you wait.
And Yao Chen, you also wait.
As long as my supernatural powers are still there, this matter will be resolved sooner or later!
Meanwhile, on the peak of the Holy Light Mountain, in the main hall of the temple.
Yao Chen sat upright on his throne, holding a piece of communication jade paper in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.
“David destroyed the sacred mountain of the temple?”
Below, a guard elder bowed and said, “Yes, Hall Master. We just received news that David led his men and destroyed all the remaining sacred mountains in the temple. The bodies of those venerables have also been reduced to ashes.”
Yao Chen was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
“interesting.”
He put the jade slip away, a hint of amusement flashing through his eyes.
“This David is indeed a unique figure. The temple surrounded him, but he turned the tables and destroyed the temple fortress. That old Shen Tong probably won’t even have time to cry now, right?”
The Dharma Protector Elder hesitantly asked, “Hall Master, should we keep Shen Tong and the others behind? With Sacred Mountain destroyed, they are no longer of any use to us.”
Yao Chen glanced at him and said calmly, “What’s the rush?”
He stood up, slowly descended the stairs, and stood with his hands behind his back.
“Shen Tong must be more panicked than anyone else right now. He knows that once I find out the Sacred Mountain has been destroyed, they will be of no use to me. He will definitely try to escape.”
“Then let’s go”
“Let them run.”
Yao Chen’s lips curled into a cold smile. “Send people to follow them and see where they go. Wouldn’t it be great if we could follow their trail and find other things they are hiding?”
“The Master is wise!”
Yao Chen waved his hand, and the Dharma Protector Elder bowed and left.
Only Yao Chen remained in the main hall.
He stared out the window, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
“David”
He muttered softly, the smile on his lips becoming more meaningful.
“Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting.”
Night fell at the foot of the Holy Light Peak.
Shen Tong, along with more than two hundred disciples, quietly left the campsite under the cover of night.
They didn’t dare to use the teleportation device, for fear of being discovered by the temple. They had no choice but to walk on foot, traversing mountains and valleys, rushing frantically towards the borders of the Holy Land of Light.
Shen Tong walked at the front, his eyes alert, his spiritual energy silently circulating around him.
Behind him, his disciples followed closely, not daring to make a sound.
The night wind blew, blowing away the fallen leaves.
Shen Tong’s silhouette looked very lonely under the moonlight, but it also exuded an unyielding tenacity.
Behind Shen Tong and his group, an almost invisible figure followed closely!
FAQ Novel
Q: What major destruction occurs in this chapter?
A: A sacred mountain and a temple are completely destroyed.
Q: How does Shen Tong react to the recent events?
A: Shen Tong experiences intense rage, despair, and feels that all hope is lost.
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