From the moment he received news that He Tai's Soul Lamp had been extinguished, Wang Yuesong, the former Sect Leader who had remained to guard the Sect, knew that the heavens over Yang Province were about to change.
At that point, he was still relatively optimistic. 'Even though He Tai has fallen,' he thought, 'the foundation of the Lieyang Sect is still intact. As long as we can withdraw to Yang Province and hold our ground for a while, once the new generation of disciples matures, Yang Province will still belong to the Lieyang Sect.'
But in less than a day, he watched as the Soul Lamps of the Sect's disciples and Elders went out in vast numbers.
This middle-aged man, who had toiled for the Sect for half his life, was consumed by shock and rage. A surge of blood rose in his throat, and he coughed up a great mouthful before collapsing to the floor.
