Upon seeing this, an elderly man's expression changed drastically, and he rushed forward to stop him. However, it was already too late. The man in the black robe spat out a mouthful of blood, his body rapidly shriveling up until, in the blink of an eye, he turned into a desiccated corpse. "Damn it!" Everyone present was filled with indignation at the sight. "I'm fine." Qin Zhizhi shook her head. Looking at the corpse on the ground, a solemn glint flashed in her eyes. "It seems the enemy we've encountered this time is not simple."
The suicide of the man in the black robe brought a heavy close to this sudden crisis, yet it also left behind a multitude of unsolved mysteries. The shadow hanging over everyone's hearts lingered for a long time, refusing to disperse.
"Ah, what a pity he took his own life, otherwise we could have extracted more information from him," lamented an elderly man, his tone laced with undisguised regret. "Indeed. Just who is the mastermind behind the scenes? And why is he trying to control the Immortal Cultivation World?" Another elderly man frowned, completely baffled.
Chapter 18