He needed to inform the six supreme ancestors of the situation.

The Butcher observed the expression on Zhao Zhibi’s face and didn’t think the man was lying, so he leisurely paced back and forth in front of the mountain gate, walking slowly.

He said as he walked, "It seems that you people aren’t aware of the calamity that befell Wuwen Mountain in those days. Very well, I’ll recount it once more, as my own reminiscence, and you can listen as if it’s an old tale."

"Above the heavenly dome lived a clan called the Heavenly Fire Clan. They fancied themselves as a divine clan and regarded the mortals of the human world as mere pigs and dogs."

"One day, a nobleman from the Heavenly Fire Clan named Lin Ming descended to the mortal world and committed two great atrocities. The first, he feasted on the brain marrow of infants, believing it to be the most delicious food under the heavens, so he constantly abducted infants, consuming several dozen a day."

The second atrocity was his depravity; any woman from the human world that he set his eyes on could not escape his clutches. He treated women with extreme brutality. Though it might be called amorous dalliance, none of these women survived after the revelry was over."

"Our Wuwen Mountain’s swordsman, Tan Pei, was a wandering hero. During his travels, he heard of Lin Ming’s atrocities and, under the cover of night, took a knife to kill him."

"Tan Pei’s methods were so skillful that no one detected his trail of murder. Unfortunately, his act of slaying Lin Ming was deduced by one of your Tunnel Armor Sect members."

The Butcher coldly said, "That person was none other than your sect’s first supreme, the Hulu Taoist."

The disciples of Dunjia Mountain, hearing the mention of their founder, waited for the Butcher to continue.

"When the Hulu Taoist deduced Tan Pei’s actions, the people of Wuwen Mountain also got word. They secretly met with the Hulu Taoist, hoping he wouldn’t expose the matter.

In fact, the Hulu Taoist should have turned a blind eye, considering his daughter-in-law and grandson had also fallen victim to Lin Ming.

Tan Pei’s slaying of Lin Ming, in a sense, was also avenging him.

The Hulu Taoist promised Wuwen Mountain in person that he wouldn’t reveal the matter and expressed his deep gratitude.

Yet, no sooner had the people of Wuwen Mountain left, he went to inform ’Earth Child.’

Afterwards—Earth Child dispatched Mr. Ye and the few Tunnel Armor supremes to hunt down Tan Pei."

The moment these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded,

in other words,

the Hulu Taoist they respected daily was actually a two-faced coward?

"That Hulu Taoist came to Wuwen Mountain to demand we hand over people, but how could we comply? During this time, we didn’t just verbally abuse him but also engaged in violent clashes."

"Yet, the six formidable supremes of the Tunnel Armor, along with the paper banner magical artifact brought by Mr. Ye, and the assistance of the Immortal Chongming from the Heavenly Fire Clan,

caused Wuwen Mountain to collapse like a mountain falling,

all the swordsmen were executed, and all the families of the swordsmen, even a seven-month-old baby, were not spared, being completely slaughtered."

"You’re talking nonsense."

Zhao Zhibi listened and was furious, immediately cursing, "Our Grandmaster Gourd, while not claiming to be virtuous, at least has the aura of an immortal, how could he have done such dirty deeds!"

"Oh, even the people of the Tunnel Armor Sect think that what the Hulu Taoist did back then was dirty?" The Butcher smirked, his smile tinged with mockery.

"But those things couldn’t possibly have been done by our supreme ancestors."

Not a single disciple believed it, each voicing their defense.

"If that’s the case, let me tell you another deed done by the Hulu Taoist."

The Butcher continued, "Back then, the Immortal Chongming from the Heavenly Fire Clan was Lin Ming’s father. After massacring all the swordsmen of Wuwen Mountain and killing all the adult relatives, he felt his great vengeance was complete and didn’t want to further kill the children of Wuwen Mountain,

but the Hulu Taoist suggested—Immortal, we have a saying in the mortal world, ’if you don’t eliminate the roots, grass will grow again with the spring wind,’ revenge requires exterminating thoroughly."

"Nonsense, pure fabrication, you only dare to engage in these slanderous acts because our supreme ancestors aren’t at the mountain gate."

"Slander, rumors, destroying the thousands-of-years reputation of our Tunnel Armor."

"A sect that serves as a dog to Earth Child, speaking of reputation?"

The Butcher gripped his knife tightly and said, "You stubborn Daoists, I’m not here to seek explanations from you, nor do I intend to demand explanations. I am here to sever the fortune of your Tunnel Armor Mountain gate."

He paid no heed to those Taoists who insulted and cursed him, saying only, "Our Wuwen Mountain suffered great calamity, the grievances of the swordsmen before their deaths seeped into the mountain, turning me into a demon,

but even as a demon, I, the Butcher, have my limits. Today, any of you stubborn Daoists who wish to leave, I won’t stop you, but anyone who remains, I will cut in half."

"To go or to stay, you decide for yourselves."

Having finished speaking, the Butcher slashed at Zhao Zhibi.

He merely hacked clumsily, like an ordinary butcher chopping ribs, without much technique, simply chopping down heavily,

yet the momentum of the sword was like a torrential downpour, leaving no place to hide in the open space.

Zhao Zhibi could not evade, he only saw a flash of cold light, and the sword momentum severed him into two, extremely swiftly.

Thud!

His lower body knelt to the ground while his upper body fell sharply. He opened his eyes, barely conscious, asking the Butcher, "You said whether we go or stay, we decide for ourselves... I... hadn’t decided yet."