"Huh?"


    Watching the leader of the Azure Cloud Pavilion arrest that couple, Ethan was stunned. He had thought that a sect with over a hundred thousand years of heritage like the Azure Cloud Pavilion would be furious at the Blackwoods'' provocation, but he didn''t expect the Pavilion''s leader to be so reasonable!


    It wasn''t just Ethan.


    Even Olivia, who was watching everything happening at the Azure Cloud Pavilion through images sent back to her in Cloudview County, was taken aback. She quickly breathed a sigh of relief, but this didn''t make her lower her guard.


    Instead, she furrowed her brows even more, "Such a sensible leader."


    She then waved her hand, signaling someone to come over, "Go, find out if there''s anyone in this world still connected to Sky Sect Felix, and eliminate all his friends and relatives."


    "Yes, leader!"


    A dark shadow floated up from the ground and disappeared.


    ...


    "He must have foreseen something. Places like the Azure Cloud Pavilion, their leaders have strong cards to play, no wonder they have lasted till now."


    Watching the screen, Ethan also realized that Stephen''s actions were unexpected.


    But at least for now, this seemed like a genuinely reasonable person.


    "We still need to keep an eye on him, otherwise, who knows what weird things might happen."


    In the image.


    Stephen was now face to face with William, who was still pretending to be clueless, "Leader, what''s happening outside? Why did all the brothers rush out?"


    "..."


    Stephen was silent for a long time, finally saying something that made William''s face change, "Did you think you could fool me for long with your soul-cleansing liquid?"


    William was dumbfounded.


    [Your descendant William is on the verge of a breakdown.]


    "..."


    Ethan twitched the corner of his mouth, finally getting it. This Stephen probably had the same fortune-telling skills as Dennis from the Cloudrise Oceanview Pavilion, and was even more formidable.


    William stood before Stephen, as if stripped bare.


    Above Stephen''s head appeared a line of text.


    The master of the Azure Cloud Pavilion sighed deeply, "There are bad seeds in the world, my child. From the moment you entered the Azure Cloud Pavilion, I knew you harbored ill intentions. Yet, I spared your life, also giving the Azure Cloud Pavilion a chance to survive."


    William finally snapped out of his shock, but he didn''t understand Stephen''s words and dropped the act, "Old man, what are you playing at? I don''t understand."


    "You will," Stephen said slowly, opening the cage, "Go back and tell your elders at Blackwood that the disaster has only just begun. It''s not just your disaster, but also ours at the Azure Cloud Pavilion."


    William rubbed his head irritably, "What do you mean? I''ve been exposed, you should have killed me!"


    Stephen remained calm, "It''s my time to die."


    "Huh???"


    Not only was William stunned, but Ethan watching the scene was too.


    Stephen still looked indifferent to life or death, still smiling, "Don''t think I just had Elizabeth and Felix locked up. If I wanted them dead, that would be impossible."


    "The Azure Cloud Pavilion is no longer what it once was. The once great pavilion sheltered psychic abilities during times of chaos, accumulating great merit over a hundred thousand years, allowing it to survive to this day."


    "Now, the elders of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, blinded by greed, exhaust all means to restore its former glory."


    "That''s why there''s the union of Elizabeth and Sky Sect''s Felix. You think the Azure Cloud Pavilion is above it all?"


    "No, inside, it''s filled with forces from Sky Sect, the Black Shell Gate, and even the entire Cloudview County. The Azure Cloud Pavilion has long been a microcosm of the entire Cloudview County."


    "Do you believe they''ve already walked out of their cells?"


    "And me, haha, I''m tired, I also want to live. Tonight, I will leave the Azure Cloud Pavilion with some of my disciples." Sёarch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Watching William walk out of the cage.


    Stephen waved his hand, "Go on, tell your elders to stop fighting. If you want to kill the elders of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, you''re opposing the entire Cloudview County. They''ve been corrupt for many years, it''s better to leave Cloudview County as soon as possible."


    "By the way."


    Watching William walk away with his hands behind his head and swagger in his step, Stephen shouted, "Be careful of the Sky Sect at Blackwood, think about why Felix was only locked up for twenty years, while your Blackwood''s Marcus was confined for fifty?"


    His words fell.


    He had already walked back to the main hall, packing up with two elders and dozens of disciples, and took to the skies that night.


    Stephen stood above the clouds.


    He looked down at the Azure Cloud Pavilion on the ground, brightly lit, filled with psychic energy, worthy of a sect that had survived for over a hundred thousand years, and also the memory of the entire Cloudview County. But the higher it rises, the easier it is to lose its nature.


    He still remembered the Azure Cloud Pavilion of old, all members devoted to the path.


    But now...


    "Without destruction, there can be no construction; ruin brings rebirth."


    Stephen''s gaze was profound, as if containing a brilliant galaxy, "Cloudview County also needs a thorough reshuffling. I hope you at Blackwood can achieve it."


    He took a deep breath and soared into the clouds, a trickle of fresh blood running from the corner of his mouth.


    He had foreseen it; he couldn''t stop this disaster.


    And Blackwood...


    They were a group of thoroughly enraged beasts. Despite years of cultivating psychic powers and the Six Lines of Divine Calculation, he couldn''t fully predict the specific locations of the people of Blackwood.


    He only knew that these beasts were spread across Cloudview County, like a great tree spreading its vines, guiding their way.


    A fog protected all descendants of Blackwood.


    He couldn''t see through the descendants of Blackwood, nor could he see through Blackwood''s future.


    But he knew, what you can''t see through is always the most dangerous.


    Stephen wiped the blood from his mouth, and despite having spent fifty years of his life, he still wore a smile.