My disciples are all villains.

'It seems like those people still have some conscience…'

Lu Zhou walked down the steps with hands on his back before he made his way to the southern pavilion as Zhao Yue followed behind him.

Pan Zhong and Zhou Jifeng who were waiting respectfully outside of the eastern pavilion joined them in their journey to the southern pavilion as well.

Lu Zhou looked at Golden Court Mountain after being away for so long. The trees that surrounded the four great halls were lush. They had grown so tall that they were almost touching the barrier. Their leaves were rustled by the air from the mountain and the river, creating a calming noise

When Lu Zhou finally arrived at the southern pavilion, he saw Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo who had already packed their things.

The duo no longer wore their black armor and was dressed in robes that common folks wore. However, their postures betrayed the fact that they were cultivators. When they saw Lu Zhou, they bowed and greeted him in unison. "Greetings, Pavilion Master."

Lu Zhou asked, "You're going to leave?"

"I don't want to implicate the Evil Sky Pavilion. I was hoping I would be able to get rid of the brand, but I didn't expect it to be so stubborn. Perhaps, this is our fate. It's best if take our leave," Shen Xi said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou said in a slightly raised voice, "Impudent!"

Shen Xi and Li Xiamo were taken aback and fell to one knee immediately. "It's not my intention to…"

Lu Zhou interjected, "I've made myself clear. Once you join the Evil Sky Pavilion, everything, including your lives, will be decided by me. Is the Evil Sky Pavilion a place you can come and go as you please?"

Earlier, Pan Zhong and Zhou Jifeng were slightly impressed that the duo chose to leave to avoid implicating the Evil Sky Pavilion. They had completely forgotten the rules of the Evil Sky Pavilion!

The duo lowered their heads and said, "I was wrong. Please punish me severely for my mistake, Pavilion Master!"

Pan Zhong was shocked. 'Punish severely? This kind of attitude… These two Thousand Realms Whirling experts are so obedient in front of the Pavilion Master!'

Lu Zhou stroked his beard and said, "Since your intention was not bad, I'll spare you this time."

"Thank you, Pavilion Master!" Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo said in unison.

Following that, Lu Zhou said, "Let me see your black lotus brands."

"Understood." Shen Xi took the lead to disrobe, revealing the black lotus brand on his chest.

Compared to before, the black lotus brand had indeed darkened. It was as though someone had just freshly painted over it with a brush.

"Don't move." Lu Zhou raised his hand and pushed his palm out as he chanted the mantra for the power of healing from the Heavenly Writing. In just a moment, a blue lotus shot out of his palm.

Ever since his extraordinary power had evolved to the supreme mystic power, he had yet to have a chance to use it with the power of healing. This was also a good opportunity for him to see the changes in the power of healing.

Meanwhile, Shen Xi and Li Xiamo were shocked by the blue lotus. During the previous battle, they had seen a flash of blue light, but they had assumed it was from some weapon. Now that they saw the source of the blue light they had previously seen was from the blue lotus, how could they not be shocked? No wonder the Evil Sky Pavilion was beyond the understanding of people! As it turned out, there was an overlord from the blue lotus domain in the golden lotus domain's Evil Sky Pavilion!

When the blue lotus landed on Shen Xi, a cooling sensation swept through his entire body. His body trembled as the supreme mystic power invaded his body, entering his Dantian's sea of Qi and coursing through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Meanwhile, the energy from the black lotus brand seemed to have met its natural predator. It seemed to resist weakly before it kept shrinking.

After 15 minutes had passed, the energy from the blue lotus disappeared. However, the black lotus brand could still be seen on Shen Xi's chest.

Lu Zhou frowned. "How stubborn."

Although the black lotus brand did not completely disappear, it had faded by half. However, Lu Zhou was not satisfied with the result.

On the contrary, Shen Xi was delighted with the result. He exclaimed excitedly, "It worked?! The black lotus brand has faded so much!"

"It's not completely gone. Let's try again," Lu Zhou said.

"Yes."

Shen Xi stood still obediently as Lu Zhou pushed out another blue lotus.

Lu Zhou had used more supreme mystic power this time around.

The blue lotus was as pure as crystal, and the color was that of the sky on a sunny day. It looked magnificent and mysterious.

When the blue lotus was in front of Shen Xi, he felt as though he was looking at the universe when he stared at the blue lotus. There was a vast and mysterious power that drew him in.

At this moment…

Puff!

The black lotus brand disappeared immediately.

…

At the same time, in one of the Black Tower Council's halls.

An old man with unkempt hair that looked to be about 60 years old grunted before he opened his eyes. He raised his hand immediately and waved it a few times as he muttered in a low voice, "Someone erased my black lotus brand?"

Beads of sweat dotted his forehead as he furrowed his brows and said with a hint of disbelief, "How's this possible? Shen Xi, no wonder you dare to leave the Black Tower Council. You better hope you don't run into me in the future."

After saying that, the old man made a few gestures with his hand. Soon enough, a black lotus appeared in his hand. However, as soon as it flew out of his hand, it shattered and disappeared.

…

At the same time, back in the Evil Sky Pavilion.

Lu Zhou was about to erase the black lotus brand for Li Xiaomo at this moment.

However, Li Xiaomo had just disrobed when the black lotus brand on his chest disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"This..." Li Xiaomo was dumbfounded.

On the other hand, Shen Xi said with a sneer. "He suffered a loss so he took the initiative to undo the second brand to avoid injuring himself another time!"

Lu Zhou stroked his beard and nodded. The black lotus brand was similar to the witchcraft seals. The seals could be used to track and locate a person who was thousands of miles away. However, if the seals were broken, the caster would suffer a backlash. Since the person who created the black lotus brand had already suffered the backlash from the erasure of Shen Xi's brand, that person would be stupid if he did not take initiative to undo the brand on Li Xiaomo.

At this moment, Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo exchanged a glance before they kneeled down. Following that, Shen Xi said solemnly, "We're grateful to the Pavilion Master for saving our lives. From now on, the lives of me and my brother belong to the Pavilion Master."

Lu Zhou said, "Remember your promise."

The duo no longer spoke. Instead, they respectfully kowtowed at Lu Zhou.

"Rise to your feet."

"Understood."

Lu Zhou checked the duo's loyalty and saw that their loyalty had soared by 20%. With these, a few pieces of information were made available to Lu Zhou on the system interface.

Name: Shen Xi

Identity: Great Yuan's citizen

Realm: Mystic Realm

....

Name: Li Xiaomo

Identity: Great Yuan's citizen

Realm: Mystic Realm

...

Their identities caught Lu Zhou's attention. Great Yuan must be the general name for the black lotus domain. Since he did not know much about the black lotus domain, he could take the opportunity to learn more from Shen Xi.

At this moment, Shen Xi took the initiative to say, "Pavilion Master, I can set up a formation to retrieve Miss Fifth's Great Void energy. It's best if we retrieve the energy as soon as possible. Since it's highly beneficial to cultivators, we shouldn't delay for even a moment."

"Are you confident?" Lu Zhou asked.

"Yes," Shen Xi said confidently, "The Black Tower Council and the White Tower Council had many conflicts over Birth Chart Beasts and their life hearts. It was inevitable that some life hearts during the skirmishes. Once life hearts are damaged, they have to be refined, and their energies have to be extracted immediately. I have many experiences with it. This isn't too different from extracting the Great Void energy…"

Li Xiaomo nodded and chimed in with a smile on his face, "Pavilion Master, you're unaware of this, but Brother Shen is second to none in regard to extracting energy from life hearts. If he claims second place, no one would dare to claim first place. There were also other instances when someone wasn't precise in removing life hearts and thus, damaging them. At that time, the energies from the life hearts have to be extracted immediately as well."

Lu Zhou looked at the duo. He did not expect both of them would have so much knowledge and skills. Did he pick up a treasure?

Shen Xi did not dare to brag and humbly said, "Xiaomo, don't be presumptuous in front of the Pavilion Master. It's just some petty skills. I don't dare to claim that I'm the best."

Li Xiaomo lowered his head.

Lu Zhou nodded slightly. "Everyone has their strong points. If you're skilled, there's no harm in bragging a little."

"I'll do my best," Shen Xi said, After that, he continued to say, "However… that woman, Lian Xing, probably won't survive the process."