In the central part, on the mountainous outskirts of Wen'an City.
There is a valley surrounded by mountains. At the opening stands a huge stone tablet with three large characters engraved on it.
Purple Flame Palace.
A concave and convex figure stood on the top of the mountain at the edge of the valley. Looking at the now impressive interior of the valley, his eyes turned slightly red as he recalled the lively scene in Ziyan Palace back then.
Back then, Xiu Mei was the youngest among the many core disciples of Ziyan Palace.
Her talent is not particularly outstanding, but because of her young age, many senior brothers and sisters love and care for her.
And when the Supreme Elder reached the most dangerous moment, he also thought of her and allowed her to survive.
"Brothers and sisters, Supreme Elders... we have lived up to your expectations... Ziyan Palace, is back." Xiu Mei murmured with tears in her eyes.
"Until that person is killed, Purple Flame Palace is not restored."
At this time, a voice came from the air.
Xiu Mei raised her head and saw Jiang Dao, dressed in purple and gold robes, floating in the air. He put his hands on his back and looked down at the valley.
"Elder brother, you are out of seclusion." Xiu Mei wiped the tears from her eyes and asked happily.
"Yeah." Jiangdao responded.
Xiumei stared at Jiang Dao's figure closely, wanting to take a look at his face.
But Jiang Dao kept his back to her, and his body exuded an extremely cold feeling.
At the same time, a wisp of gray energy swirled and danced around his body.
"There is no comparison between the Zi Yan Palace now and that of the past." Jiang Dao said again indifferently, "The difference is too far."
"Senior brother, if we work together in the future, Ziyan Palace will one day be able to return to its peak..." Xiu Mei said.
"Of course, I will not only restore Ziyan Palace to its former appearance, but also bring it to a higher position!" Jiang Dao suddenly turned his head and looked at Xiu Mei.
Ever since he obtained the Chaos Orb, Edao's whole person has been slowly changing.
After more than a month of retreat, this change became even more obvious.
Now Jiangdao's eyes have lost the clear black and white characteristics of normal humans, and have turned into a light gray overall. There are no eyeballs visible, and there is no pupil focal length.
So much so that when he faced Xiu Mei, Xiu Mei didn't know where he was looking.
In addition to the obvious changes in his eyes, his facial features also had subtle changes.
The height of the bridge of the nose, the width of the mouth, and even the ears...
The changes in these places may be difficult for others to detect, but they are obvious to Xiu Mei, who has been paying attention to Jiangdao.
She always feels... Jiangdao is very strange now.
Not only the changes in the face, but also the changes in the breath.
In the past, Jiangdao always gave people a warm feeling.
But once the current Jiangdao appears, the temperature of the entire space will drop.
And when he spoke to his junior brothers and sisters, he didn't show any emotion at all, as if he was bossing around his subordinates.
This feeling... makes Xiu Mei very uncomfortable.
She always wanted to get close to Jiang Dao until she became the closest person to Jiang Dao.
But now, Jiangdao is getting further and further away.
"Why wasn't the statue I wanted made?"
Just when Xiu Mei was having random thoughts in her mind, Jiang Dao in front of her suddenly asked.
"That statue?" Xiu Mei was stunned for a moment and looked down, not thinking about it for a while.
"Before I went into seclusion, I ordered you to erect a statue of that bastard kneeling down to atone for his sins at the gate of Purple Flame Palace." Edao asked coldly, "How can it be that you can't even make a statue in more than a month!?"
Seeing Jiang Dao's tone turn cold, Xiu Mei's face turned pale and said [Youyou Reading www.uutxt.info]: "Senior brothers may..."
Jiang Dao stood there without speaking, his aura becoming colder and colder.
"Big Brother!"
At this time, two voices came from behind.
Two men quickly came to the front.
Seeing Jiang Dao, the two of them bent down and clasped their fists at the same time, saying, "Congratulations to Senior Brother on his release from seclusion!"
These two people are the two core disciples with the highest seniority below Jiang Dao.
Ranked second, Hong Xian. Ranked fourth, Chen Lun.
These two people, together with Jiang Dao, were collectively known as the three stars of Ziyan Palace back then.
The relationship between the three of them has always been very good.
"Where's the statue I asked for before?" Edao asked coldly.
"Uh... senior brother. The Purple Flame Palace has just been established during this period, and we have too many things to deal with... We plan to cast the statue later..." Hong Xian replied.
Chen Lun said nothing, sweating on his forehead.
In fact, the two of them did not have the courage to build such a statue.
They didn't dare to recall the situation back then, let alone Fang Yu's face.
That man is their deepest nightmare, their unerasable fear.
My soul trembles just thinking about it, let alone erecting a statue?
Jiang Dao didn't speak. He just floated in mid-air, looking at the two people in front of him with his gray eyes.
An invisible pressure pressed on the shoulders of Chen Lun and Hong Xian.
Both of them looked pale.
"Senior Brother, the Hundred Sects Competition will officially begin in the near future. Should we first shift our focus to..." Chen Lun thought for a while and said.
"Elder brother, we..." Hong Xian followed.
"boom!"
Before the two of them finished speaking, they groaned in pain, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fell down.
"Second senior brother, fourth senior brother!"
Xiu Mei's face changed drastically and she immediately ran forward.
Chen Lun and Hong Xian's mouths were full of blood, they covered their chests, raised their upper bodies, and looked at Jiang Dao in front of them with wide eyes. In addition to horror, there was more anger in their eyes.
In Ziyan Palace, the person they trust most is Jiang Dao.
Whether it was before or now.
However, Jiang Dao took action against them!
"Elder brother, you..." Chen Lun stared at Jiang Dao in the distance and was about to speak.
"Whoosh!"
At this time, Jiang Dao suddenly moved and appeared in the sky in front of the two of them.
Edao opened his hands.
"boom!"
A large burst of gray gas gushes out from his body and spins rapidly, like a sandstorm.
At the same time, the colors above the valley were slowly rendered gray.
An extremely powerful aura radiated from Jiang Dao's body.
In the vision of Chen Lun, Hong Xian and Xiu Mei, the sky was filled with the gray color of despair.
This scene... seems like the end is coming.
Jiangdao is the center of the apocalypse.
He was condescending, and there was no trace of emotion in his gray eyes.
"I can feel the fear in your hearts." Edao said in an indifferent tone, "That bastard brought you deep fear, I can understand."
"So, from now on, I will plant deeper fear in your hearts."
"In this way, you can completely obey my orders."
Below, Hong Xian, Chen Lun, and Xiu Mei, their faces were pale and their whole bodies were trembling.
In their eyes, today's Jiangdao is extremely strange, and the senior brother they knew before... is no longer the same person.
"Elder brother, you..." Xiumei's face turned pale, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down.
"I know what you want to say, am I different from before?" Jiangdao said, "Yes, I have indeed changed. At the same time, you must also change."
"I don't need the so-called friendship between brothers, I just need absolute loyalty."
"If you really want to revive Ziyan Palace, you should understand my thoughts."
After speaking, Jiang Dao waved his right hand forward.
"call!"
A large cloud of gray gas swooped down.
"Elder brother..." Xiu Mei cried loudly.
But Jiangdao didn't react at all.
The next second, the gray energy completely swallowed up the three people on the ground, and Xiu Mei's cries stopped abruptly.
