d by the Heaven's Machine oath.The most likely outcome is that Lü Ye would be chased by an entire sect.To avoid this outcome, there's only one way.Four cultivators, two dead and one severely wounded....The great battle subsided, but not a drop of blood was spilled.

And at the very instant the enemy died, Lu Ye distinctly felt a mysterious force surging from some direction. It was as if in that moment, his physical cultivation had been replaced by something else entirely.

Stand-in puppet!

Xiao Wai has taken it over.

The five remained in the Xuanwu formation, their array's power unactivated. Each channeled their spiritual energy forward, appearing aimless and without direction.

After a few moments, Xiao Wai suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "This thing is reacting!"ong cultivators from Tianguo Sect had previously besieged Huafa and Liu Tianyi, he had not participated. After decades of planning, his scheme had finally reached its final stage. Now, all that remain...