Chapter 280 Regret?

"What's going on?"

Seeing the expressions of those who emerged, as if mourning the loss of their parents, the faces of the six major sects' members twisted violently.

They quickly closed in.

Taoist Shouren held his breath, as did the other sects that had not participated this time.

Everyone waited for them to speak.

How the six major sects wished that the six who emerged would burst into laughter together, teasing them about being scared, then casually pull out a handful of spatial stones.

Saying something like, "Got you, didn't we?"

But what was the reality?

Out of the six, only one managed to open his mouth.

His voice had even turned hoarse.

"N...no spatial stones were found..."

With those words, everyone froze.

The world fell into silence, every face blank with shock.

No spatial stones were found.

None.

Why couldn’t they grasp the meaning of those words at first?

What did it mean?

What did it mean that no spatial stones were found?

"HAHAHAHA..."

Mad laughter erupted across the land at that moment.

It was Taoist Shouren.

He was laughing, laughing hysterically, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Lu Ye isn’t dead! Lu Ye isn’t dead! He took all the spatial rings with him! Where would you find any spatial stones?"

"HAHAHA, you damned fools! HAHAHA, you’re doomed! All six of your sects will be wiped clean from the Fourth Heaven!"

"HAHAHA..."

Taoist Shouren was overjoyed. He felt all the pent-up frustration in his heart dissolve in that laughter.

His joy, of course, meant someone else’s despair.

"How could there be no spatial stones? Did you search thoroughly? Could you have missed something?"

"Nothing was missed. We searched three times. There really are no spatial stones..."

"I don’t believe it! We set up an inescapable net! How could he have escaped? You must not have searched carefully enough—I’ll go search myself!"

"Yes, I'll search again!"

Watching them rush in and begin searching once more.

Once, nothing was found. Twice, nothing was found. Three times, nothing was found.

Their hearts grew colder and colder, as if their blood had frozen solid.

A tremendous crisis loomed over them like a giant hand gripping their throats, threatening to choke the life out of them.

Fear, regret—

Especially regret!

If only... if only they hadn’t taken action this time, if only they had accepted the peace talks openly.

Would everything have been fine then?

Could they have coexisted peacefully with Lu Ye, never having to face such a terrifying man as an enemy?

If they hadn’t struck, the Fourth Heaven would have remained peaceful.

But why had they been so blinded? Why had they acted?

Remorse gnawed at their hearts like a venomous serpent.

They... truly seemed to have made a mistake...

"I told you not to stir up trouble! If it was peace talks, then so be it! He has countless methods—we should’ve just swallowed our pride, compensated him with some spirit stones, and taken it as a lesson. But no! None of you listened to me! Now what?"

"Lu Ye has vanished. With his abilities, he can make you lose consciousness and send you to your death without a second thought. What do you propose we do?"

"I’m furious! Absolutely furious! I said I didn’t want to be involved, but you all dragged me into this! It’s all your fault!"

A fairy from Three Immortals Mountain trembled with rage, her voice sharp with accusation.

She hadn’t wanted any part of this, but she hadn’t been able to resist their persuasion.

It was all their fault!

"Blaming each other now is pointless. What do we do?"

"What can we do? What can we possibly do? How many times have we tried to kill him? If he forgives us again, he’d have to be a saint from ten lifetimes!"

"He will seek revenge—and knowing how swiftly he acts, he’ll come for us in the shortest time possible. We have no way to stop him!"

"It’s over... it’s all over!"

"It’s all your fault!"

"Enough! Arguing won’t help now. We must find a solution."

"What if... what if we beg Shouren Daoist to mediate again? Tell him we were truly blinded by greed—maybe there’s still a chance he’ll forgive us..."

"Stop deluding yourselves. There’s no way we can coexist peacefully with him this time. What do we do? What do we do..."

The group fell into deep thought.

Franticly racking their brains.

"There seems to be only one way," Wang Yi spoke up.

Everyone turned their gaze to Wang Yi.

"What way?"

"Disperse the disciples, scatter them individually, sending all members to the most populated areas. He possesses the Incense of Enlightenment, but its effect isn't targeted—it's area-based."

"As long as our people scatter widely enough, if he truly has the audacity, let him slaughter everyone in the Fourth Heaven!"

Upon hearing these words, many fell silent.

At this moment, the distinction between family factions and sect factions became starkly apparent.

Even if the Wang family scattered individually, their surname would still be Wang.

But what about them?

If all disciples of the Eternal Sect left, would the Eternal Sect still exist?

"It seems... this is the only way..."

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The Sect Leader of the Shanhai Sect sighed deeply.

While they were pondering this problem, Lu Ye was in a completely different situation.

His teleportation array was far too powerful to be so easily sealed.

The moment those people made their move, Lu Ye had already teleported away.

Without a word, he immediately began setting up another array.

In his previous life, he had experienced what Shouren Daoist went through.

It happened in the Fifth Heaven when the Shanhai Sect clashed with the Windthunder Sect. The Windthunder Sect had a member whose individual strength was formidable, and his ability to escape was even more exceptional.

Though the Windthunder Sect's overall strength was inferior to the Shanhai Sect, the latter hesitated to act directly out of fear of this individual. Instead, they pressured the Windthunder Sect in various ways.

Left with no choice, the Windthunder Sect had to compromise and retreat, seeking Lu Ye as a mediator to negotiate peace with the Shanhai Sect.

Lu Ye stepped forward, and the Shanhai Sect agreed to the talks, presenting their terms.

Though it pained them, the Windthunder Sect accepted the conditions.

Yet, at the negotiation site, the Shanhai Sect abruptly turned hostile, fully prepared to slay the Windthunder Sect's stronghold. Their intention was never peace—they merely wanted to ensure the Windthunder Sect's powerhouse couldn't escape and retaliate later.

Thus, Lu Ye became the fool.

Lu Ye was furious.

But his anger differed from Shouren Daoist's. When Shouren Daoist raged, it was a fleeting outburst.

When Lu Ye raged, the members of the Shanhai Sect died in horrific ways.

This time, the array Lu Ye was setting up was the Mystic Summoning Divine Thunder Array.

It was the kind of formation that could summon divine thunder from the heavens.

The power was terrifying.

"They actually dared to strike. It's been so long since I last dealt with these sects—I never imagined they'd become so fierce and formidable. Truly impressive!" Lin Chuyue sighed in amazement.

What a fine request for peace talks, what a fine ambush!

Lu Ye swiftly completed the formation and sped toward the Eternal Sect.

Whether other sects were involved or not, Lu Ye didn’t know, but one thing was certain—the Eternal Sect, the Wang Family, and the Shanhai Sect were definitely part of it.

Coincidentally, Lu Ye had already planned his route.

His figure vanished in an instant.