Chapter 782: Heavenly Gilded Helm (I)
Li Xuanfeng had recently been summoned and rewarded personally by the Purple Mansion Realm elders of Azure Pond Sect and Golden Feather Sect. He had been encouraged to continue striving. Everyone knew that Baixiang Valley had been under the protection of his juniors, so no one was willing to speak up first.
On the other side, the man known as the Long Sky Halberd, Tang Shedu, had no intention of stepping forward now, even though he was usually happy to stir up a bit of commotion and nursed past grievances with Li Xuanfeng. He didn’t believe himself to be weaker either. He tilted his head to glance at Yu Su, the Brocade Dark Mouse, beside him.
Ning Heyuan simply continued, "Baixiang Valley has fallen. The surrounding regions, like Qun Yuan Mountain and Nu Mountain, have been thoroughly plundered. A large number of devil cultivators have moved southward, flooding the wilderness up to Lake Xian and further south into Xiao Family territory in Lixia Prefecture, as well as the areas around Mount Yu and Yuyuan.
"The defenders of Baixiang Valley failed to hold their ground and suffered heavy losses. Li Xizhi of Changtian Peak fled to Chengdu Mountain. Yu Yuwei of Panqi Peak escaped to Lake Xian. Quan Yi of Linghe Peak was killed by Tuoba Chongyuan. His body was destroyed and Dao extinguished. None of the remaining cultivators survived."
After he finished reading the message, the crowd began murmuring among themselves.
Li Xuanfeng showed no sign of anger as he suddenly spoke, "Lake Xian is quite far... Baixiang Valley is over five hundred kilometers from Chengdu Mountain, with several intact formations along the way. Why did they only manage to escape once they reached such a distant place?"
Ning Heyuan understood that his brother-in-law was asking a rhetorical question. Tang Shedu let out a cold laugh and was about to interject, but Ning Heyuan quickly answered first, "The two peak masters passed through many checkpoints, but the cultivators stationed there feared Tuoba Chongyuan's power and dared not go out to receive them..."
Li Xuanfeng nodded and said in a deep voice, "Those who lost Baixiang Valley must be punished... but unfortunately, the casualties are too severe. There’s hardly anyone left to be held accountable.
"The two peak masters are among the elites of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. It's remarkable they survived the pursuit of the devil cultivators. The others who couldn’t enter the defensive formations perished along the way."