Chapter 903
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Chapter 903 Absolute Loyalty
In the outskirts of Wen’an City, in the mountainous area.
There was a valley surrounded by mountains on all four sides, with a huge stone monument standing at the entrance, carved with three large characters.
Purple Flame Palace.
A curvaceous figure stood on the mountaintop at the edge of the valley, looking at the now well-established interior of the valley, reminiscing about the once bustling scenes of the Purple Flame Palace, with slightly reddened eyes.
Back then, Xiumei was the youngest among the many core disciples of the Purple Flame Palace.
Her talent wasn’t particularly outstanding, but because of her young age, many senior brothers and sisters loved and cared for her.
And when the Grand Elder faced the most dangerous moment, he thought of her, allowing her to survive.
“Senior brothers and sisters, Grand Elder… we haven’t failed your expectations… Purple Flame Palace has returned,” Xiumei murmured with tears in her eyes.
“Until we kill that person, the Purple Flame Palace cannot be considered revived.”
At this moment, a voice came from the sky.
Xiumei looked up and saw Jiang Dao in his purple-gold robe, floating in mid-air, hands behind his back, looking down at the valley.
“Senior Brother, you’ve come out of seclusion,” Xiumei wiped away her tears and asked joyfully.
“Mm,” Jiang Dao responded.
Xiumei stared intently at Jiang Dao’s figure, wanting to see his face.
But Jiang Dao kept his back to her, emanating an extremely cold feeling.
At the same time, a wisp of gray energy swirled around his body.
“The current Purple Flame Palace cannot compare to what it was before,” Jiang Dao spoke coldly again, “It’s far too inferior.”
“Senior Brother, if we work hard together in the future, the Purple Flame Palace will eventually return to its former glory…” Xiumei said.
“Of course, I will not only restore the Purple Flame Palace to its former state, but also elevate it to a higher position!” Jiang Dao suddenly turned his head to look at Xiumei.
Upon seeing Jiang Dao’s face, Xiumei’s expression changed.
Since obtaining the Chaos Pearl, Jiang Dao had been slowly changing.
After being in seclusion for over a month, these changes became more obvious.
Now, Jiang Dao’s eyes had lost the clear distinction between black and white typical of normal humans, becoming entirely pale gray, with no visible eyeballs or pupil focus.
So even though he was facing Xiumei, she couldn’t tell where he was looking.
Besides the obvious change in his eyes, his facial features had also undergone subtle changes.
The height of his nose bridge, the width of his mouth, and even his ears…
These changes might be difficult for others to notice, but for Xiumei, who had always paid close attention to Jiang Dao, they were obvious.
She felt… the current Jiang Dao was very unfamiliar.
Not just the changes in his appearance, but also in his aura.
The former Jiang Dao always gave people a warm feeling.
But now, whenever he appeared, the temperature of the entire space would drop.
And when he spoke to his junior brothers and sisters, there was not a trace of emotion, as if he were commanding servants.
This feeling… made Xiumei very uncomfortable.
She had always wanted to get close to Jiang Dao, to become his closest person.
But now, Jiang Dao was drifting further and further away.
“Why hasn’t the statue I requested been made?”
Just as Xiumei was lost in her thoughts, Jiang Dao suddenly asked.
“What statue?” Xiumei was stunned, looking down, unable to recall for a moment.
“Before I went into seclusion, I ordered you to erect a statue at the entrance of the Purple Flame Palace showing that trash kneeling down in repentance,” Jiang Dao asked coldly. “In over a month, couldn’t you even complete one statue!?”
Seeing Jiang Dao’s tone turn cold, Xiumei’s face paled, and she said, “This matter, the senior brothers might have…”
Jiang Dao stood in place, not speaking, his aura becoming increasingly cold.
“Senior Brother!”
At this moment, two voices came from behind.
Two men quickly arrived before them.
Seeing Jiang Dao, both bowed with clasped fists and said, “Congratulations on emerging from seclusion, Senior Brother!”
These two were the highest-ranking core disciples after Jiang Dao.
Ranked second, Hong Xian. Ranked fourth, Chen Lun.
These two, along with Jiang Dao, were once known as the Three Stars of the Purple Flame Palace.
And the relationship between the three had always been good.
“Where is the statue I asked for earlier?” Jiang Dao asked coldly.
“Uh… Senior Brother, the Purple Flame Palace has just been established, and we have too many matters to handle… we planned to cast the statue later…” Hong Xian answered.
Chen Lun remained silent, his forehead sweating.
In truth, neither of them had the courage to build such a statue.
They dared not recall the situation from back then, let alone remember Fang Yu’s face.
That man was their deepest nightmare, an inerasable fear.
Just thinking about him made their souls tremble, let alone building a statue?
Jiang Dao didn’t speak, just floating in mid-air, looking at the two with his gray eyes.
An invisible pressure weighed on Chen Lun and Hong Xian’s shoulders.
Both men turned pale.
“Senior Brother, the Hundred Sects Competition will officially begin soon, shouldn’t we first shift our focus to…” Chen Lun thought for a moment and said.
“Senior Brother, we…” Hong Xian followed.
“Bang!”
Before they could finish, both groaned in pain, spitting out blood and being thrown backward.
“Second Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother!”
Xiumei’s face changed drastically, and she immediately ran forward.
Chen Lun and Hong Xian, mouths full of blood, clutched their chests, raising their upper bodies to stare at Jiang Dao, their eyes filled with shock and, more prominently, anger.
In the Purple Flame Palace, Jiang Dao was the person they trusted most.
Both before and now.
But Jiang Dao had attacked them!
“Senior Brother, you…” Chen Lun glared at Jiang Dao in the distance, about to speak.
“Whoosh!”
At this moment, Jiang Dao suddenly moved, appearing in the air right in front of them.
Jiang Dao spread his arms.
“Boom!”
A large mass of gray energy surged from his body, spinning rapidly like a sandstorm.
At the same time, the color of the sky above the valley was gradually tinted gray.
An extremely powerful aura emanated from Jiang Dao’s body.
In the vision of Chen Lun, Hong Xian, and Xiumei, the sky was filled with a hopeless gray.
This scene… was like the approach of doomsday.
Jiang Dao was the center of this apocalypse.
He looked down from above, his gray eyes devoid of any emotion.
“I can sense the fear in your hearts,” Jiang Dao said dispassionately. “That trash has brought you profound fear, I understand.”
“So, from now on, I will implant an even deeper fear in your hearts.”
“This way, you will completely obey me.”
Below, Hong Xian, Chen Lun, and Xiumei were pale-faced, their bodies trembling.
In their view, the current Jiang Dao was completely unfamiliar, no longer the Senior Brother they once knew.
“Senior Brother, you…” Xiumei was deathly pale, tears streaming down uncontrollably.
“I know what you want to say, that I’m different from before?” Jiang Dao spoke. “Yes, I have indeed changed. And you must change too.”
“I don’t need so-called brotherhood between fellow disciples, I only need absolute loyalty.”
“If you truly want to revive the Purple Flame Palace, you should understand my thinking.”
After speaking, Jiang Dao waved his right hand forward.
“Whoosh!”
A large mass of gray energy plunged downward.
“Senior Brother…” Xiumei cried out loudly.
But Jiang Dao showed no reaction.
The next second, the gray energy completely engulfed the three people on the ground, and Xiumei’s cries abruptly ceased.
