Above Profound Star Sect’s main peak, a waterside pavilion stood on the edge of the soaring mountain, with a large circular lake artificially excavated above it. Several elegant pavilions and towers were built above the water, supported by beams and pillars that spanned over the surface.

Under one of the pavilions, Wang Shouren and Lei Wanjun were sitting cross-legged on either side of a chessboard, fully focused on their game. Two young attendants in white robes, holding feather dusters, stood by with their eyes closed, occasionally pouring tea or wine for the two players.

After making a move, Wang Shouren looked at Lei Wanjun, who had a fierce expression, and said, “Elder Lei, are you still upset?”

“Hmm?” Lei Wanjun raised his head and stroked the short beard on his chin. “I’ve been thinking, what was the purpose of those people who attacked Miss Xiao and the others.”

“The Seven Killers Sect was hired to do a job, so it must have been someone else’s agenda.”

“The question is, who hired them?” Lei Wanjun frowned deeply and continued, “Those other two girls… one is the descendant of the Immortal Emperor, and the other is a relatively unknown girl. Wang Elder, who do you think the Seven Killers Sect was targeting?”

Wang Shouren understood his meaning.

As one of the 5 Great Immortal Sect, the Profound Star Sect had made numerous friends and enemies over the years.

If the recent attack was aimed at Xiao Yunluo, it probably meant that it was the work of one of the other four sects. But if it targeted Feng Yudie, it indicated that someone was interested in her lineage as a descendant of the Immortal Emperor.

It was unlikely to be related to Pei Lengxue.

Wang Shouren was not entirely sure who the attackers had targeted, and he said, “We’ll find out when we capture the leader of the Seven Killers Sect.”

“Hmm, easier said than done.” Lei Wanjun gave him a sidelong glance and made his move, saying, “I’ve been thinking, our disciples sent out to gather information haven’t heard anything useful so far. Those people are like rats that have burrowed in all directions. Who knows when we’ll find them?”

“Are we causing too much commotion?”

“We shouldn’t be. I only sent a few trusted disciples to search for the leader of the Seven Killers Sect to avoid tipping them off. Otherwise, if those rats truly want to hide, we’d have to turn over the entire Western Realm to find them.”

“That’s true. Only the Sect Master himself could catch them, or else…”

Boom!

As Lei Wanjun’s anger flared up, a thundercloud suddenly formed in the previously clear sky.

Wang Shouren glanced at the thundercloud and reminded him, “Elder Lei, don’t get angry. Your Thunderous Wrath technique will get hectic otherwise, and if it disturbs the Sect Master in her meditation, she will…”

“Hisss…”

Hearing the mention of the Sect Master, Lei Wanjun took in a deep breath, and the thundercloud in the sky, formed from the aura of thunder, transformed from pitch black to pure white. His angry expression softened into a smile.

“I’m afraid of that too,” he grumbled, then explained, “I accidentally disturbed her during her nap once. She threw me from the Profound Star Sect to the border of the Western Region and told me to ‘finish my farting’ before coming back. I had to fly on my sword for over a month to return to the Profound Star Sect…”

“Heh, hahaha…” Wang Shouren couldn’t help but chuckle. “She’s the only one in the surrounding region who would describe your Thunderous Wrath technique as farting.”

“Sigh… it’s painful to think about it.”

At that moment, a disciple from Profound Star Sect quickly walked onto the waterside pavilion platform and approached the two of them.

“Elder Wang, Elder Lei.”

“What is it?” Lei Wanjun looked at the disciple.

The disciple bowed slightly and said, “About half an hour ago, someone engaged in a private battle in a lake in a mountain near Profound Star Sect.”

Lei Wanjun’s eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing this.

Wang Shouren, standing beside him, quickly continued, “Disturbance around Profound Star Sect? That’s unusual. But this matter should be reported to the Central Peak. Why did you come to Elder Lei?”

“It’s like this…” The disciple cupped his hands and explained, “During the private battle, a disciple participating in the Sect’s selection was abducted. Her name is Feng Yudie. I suspect that this incident is related to the previous events on the rear mountain of Profound Star Sect, so I came to inform you.”

Snap!

Upon hearing this, Lei Wanjun slapped the table with a loud snap.

“This is outrageous!”

The thundercloud above his head, previously white, suddenly turned black again, and it expanded several times in size.

Boom!

Thunderous roars echoed throughout the Profound Star Sect.

Wang Shouren took a deep breath and hurriedly reminded him, “Hisss… Elder Lei, don’t get angry-. The Sect Master…”

Before he could finish his sentence, something unexpected happened. Above the thundercloud, a hand as fair as condensed fat suddenly appeared.

This colossal hand covered the sky, and on the back of the hand, several “” symbols emerged.

The number of “” symbols indicated the level of anger of the hand’s owner, which was comparable to a biting rabbit.

In the next moment, the hand clenched its five fingers, and the thundercloud was directly gripped in its palm.

With a series of crackling sounds, when the hand opened again, the thundercloud had completely disappeared.

Because the thundercloud was dispelled, Lei Wanjun was instantly hit by the backlash, nearly losing his balance. The explosion of energy in his sea of qi caused severe discomfort.

“Cough…”

Wang Shouren rushed forward, patting Lei Wanjun’s back and calming him with his spiritual energy. He reminded him, “I told you, Elder Lei, don’t get angry. If you summon thunder again, the Sect Master will definitely send you to the border of the Western Realm.”

Lei Wanjun swallowed hard, quickly took two deep breaths, and extinguished the anger in his heart. Then, he turned to the disciple who had reported and said, “Continue.”

“Yes!” The Profound Star Sect disciple, still looking fearful, glanced at the sky and continued, “This information came from a Qi Refining Stage cultivator brought back by a Profound Star Sect disciple named Bai Yuelin.”

“Qi Refining Stage cultivator?”

“Yes. According to this person, he was walking and chatting with Feng Yudie in the woods when they were suddenly attacked by a Foundation Building Stage cultivator…”

“Where is this person now?”

“He is currently in the sect’s medical clinic.” The disciple lowered his head and added, “He also mentioned that he has something to deliver to an elder of Profound Star Sect.”

“Bring me to him.”

After a moment of contemplation, Lei Wanjun turned to Wang Shouren and said, “Elder Wang, let’s continue this chess game another day.”

“No problem. I have nothing urgent to attend to either. I’ll accompany you to meet this Qi Refining Stage cultivator.”

…

In a single room on the second floor of the Profound Star Sect’s medical clinic.

Lying on a bed by the window, looking at the sky and the sudden appearance of thunderclouds and the hand that crushed them, Ye Anping’s mind was filled with mixed emotions.

He knew that it was Lei Wanjun’s Thunderous Wrath technique that had disturbed Sima Xuanji and caused her to crush the thunderclouds with her hand.

Although he had seen it before, the feeling was completely different when he witnessed it in person compared to seeing it on a computer screen.

The “Loli Baba” Sima Xuanji’s slap…

It was quite impressive…