Kong Guxi had prepared himself for every hardship, but he had never imagined Kong Yu would take his own life so suddenly. Though the old man was frail and often melancholic, Kong Guxi had never sensed a will to die in him…1

The circumstances from earlier had been awkward, but not as despairing as the day their ancestor’s final decree had been revealed before all. Perhaps this was a sign that the Profound Peak Gate Dao lineage truly was about to lose its mountain gate, but had that day come already? Was it necessary to go this far?0

If this was the result of some divine ability’s influence… Li Ximing had still been on the mountain, so no one could have acted without his knowledge. Could someone have struck in those few dozen breaths after his departure? But what benefit could there possibly be in harming old Kong...0