Qiao Ruohe had no time to pursue the rogue cultivators who were taking advantage of the chaotic battle to kill immortals and seize treasures. He heard a succession of deafening explosions coming from the palace at the peak of the ice mountain. Around the mountain, disciples of the four sects were locked in a desperate, mortal struggle, yet none of the elders—the Form Manifestation cultivators—were to be seen among the brawling crowds, suggesting that the source of those great booms was precisely where they were.
With a bound, he trod upon the wind and soared toward Han Wuji's Ice Palace. Along the way, as he skimmed past a clash between disciples of the Snow Sect and the Ice Sect, a few reckless disciples of the two sects actually dropped their magical weapons and simultaneously launched an attack on him, screaming, "You monster! Return the lives of our wives and children!" They cursed him, invoking wives, children, and parents alike.
Han Wuji's body shifted slightly to evade the frosty spells closing in on him, and he flicked out several Immobilization Talismans, freezing his attackers mid-air. As his gaze swept over them, meeting their fierce, hateful eyes, he felt the heavy weight of their animosity toward his master. Could this master of his truly be a villain devoid of a single redeeming quality?
Chapter 233