Master of Strange Dao

Outside the Sorrow Cave Heaven, on the surface, everything looked calm. Even the people who had previously stationed there to assist Lei Yu in exploring the cave heaven had already withdrawn.

Under normal circumstances, this would mean that the cave heaven no longer held any value. The Lei Clan had abandoned it, and anyone outside who wished to enter could do so, perhaps even finding things that the Lei Clan had overlooked.

In fact, most low-tier cultivators, especially wandering cultivators without any background, quite liked this kind of cave heaven.

Having been cleared by a major power, the danger was not high. The greatest danger was actually the need to guard against alien power erosion.

Perhaps something the Lei Clan had no interest in could be dug out by them and sold for enough money to support their cultivation for a month or two.

This time was the same, and gradually, those who were well-informed and willing to take the initial risk began to arrive.

They wanted to gamble that by being the first to enter after the Lei Clan, the rewards they received might be the greatest among these wandering cultivators.

However, none of them knew that many things had been set up at the entrance for a long time, and after Yu Ziqing entered, those things quietly activated.

Everyone who wanted to enter the grotto heaven would end up somewhere else.

And then they would all be controlled by the Faceless Man.

Whether it was a day's tour in the interrogation room or a journey to the Faceless Man's death cell depended on what exactly they were doing.

Emperor Zhen and the Faceless Man's leader, Li Xingchen, had been waiting here for several days.

No matter how mad King Xiang went, it was impossible for him, after unsealing, to charge out alone with his father's severed leg from the inside, break through the obstruction outside, and take that severed leg back to the Northern Border.

Besides, even if he did take it back, what difference would it make?

Emperor Zhen knew he couldn't stop King Xiang and understood how determined King Xiang's will was.

He was just squatting here to see who wanted to take advantage of King Xiang, who would come to support him.

Then he would kill that person.

...

Atop Thunder Collection Mountain, a bolt of heavenly lightning struck down, and Lei Li's figure emerged from within the thunder.

Having just fought a battle with the strongman Ding Mushan, hired by King Xiang, he did not appear tired. On the contrary, he looked refreshed, radiant, and even more spirited, having expelled a lot of internal frustration.

Lei Yu had also been waiting here for a long time.

"King Xiang was here?"

"He was, and he took all the sealed items."

Lei Li smiled but did not seem angry.

Even those who stirred trouble behind the scenes knew what kind of person King Xiang was. How could he not know?

Precisely because he knew, when King Xiang fought with Emperor Zhen, the Lei Clan did not intervene.

If the Lei Clan intervened, the fight would have only escalated, and the mess would have been unmanageable in the end.

Letting those uncles and nephews fight it out wouldn't result in the success of King Xiang's usurpation in the end.

The only thing Lei Li hadn't expected was that the Crown Prince died.

The moment he learned of it, Lei Li decisively rejected the notion that King Xiang was the culprit.

He had seen King Xiang back when he was just a naked baby, and over all these years, he knew what King Xiang was like.

King Xiang got along so well with the Crown Prince that he didn't even care about Emperor Zhen being the Crown Prince's father.

Lei Li was now just waiting to see what kind of grand drama these people were about to perform.

"Qing Ziyu's sealed items were also taken, right?"

"Brother Qing was here and said that King Xiang also took them."

"King Xiang didn't give him any trouble, did he?"

"I don't think so. Brother Qing seemed to be in a good mood." At this point, Lei Yu recalled Yu Ziqing's surprised expression when told that King Xiang cursed him.

"Some people have been overreaching a bit lately. Let's see who doesn't want that overreaching hand anymore." Lei Li chuckled coldly, crossing his arms as he continued to wait.

He didn't care about other things, but someone wanted to use the power of the Lei Clan to harm his most favored grandson.

And then prepare to explode those sealed items, likely detonating them on the Lei Clan's territory.

Now Lei Li just felt like killing someone.

He could imagine the result of a rampant outbreak of numerous evil spirits plus a Great Devil among the Lei Clan's fief.

No matter how strong he was, he couldn't kill all those evil spirits and devils.

...

Inside Sorrow Cave Heaven, Yu Ziqing patted his general's belly and waved to the hungry ghosts.

"Alright, since you're all full, go back to where you came from. Do you expect me to take you all back? How could the Wilderness even have room for the living then? Hurry up and leave. If there's another opportunity like this next time, I'll call you again, but first, those from Jinlan Mountain stay."

A large group of hungry ghosts with protruding general's bellies saluted Yu Ziqing and then left through those black oil whirlpools, returning to where they previously lived.

The millions of hungry ghosts from Jinlan Mountain did not leave. Each of them stood tall and proud, waiting for Yu Ziqing's instructions.

The number of hungry ghosts was too large, making it unavoidable to get involved. Naturally, the hungry ghosts from Jinlan Mountain saw themselves as personal troops, staying because there were still important tasks to do. Those who just ate without contributing were clearly not as good as them.

The hungry ghosts retreated, and those remaining few people were also ready to leave.

King Xiang cupped his hands to Yu Ziqing.

"Little brother, take care."

After saying this, King Xiang still felt it was a bit insecure. He reached into his bosom, took out a round jade pendant with a tinge of ethereal qi swirling inside, and handed it to Yu Ziqing.

"Take it, you can't refuse."