Zou Feng reasoned that since the Wuxiang Emperor was still alive, the most logical next step for someone with his modus operandi would be to finish the job and assassinate Xu Xiongda. After all, this was the best—and possibly the last—opportunity to do so. The previously invincible Vice Sect Leader of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect had suffered unprecedented, devastating injuries in the recent upheaval—wounds the likes of which he hadn't experienced in millennia. If he took one more heavy blow, Xu Xiongda would very likely perish right then and there.
Although the opportunity was ripe, Xu Xiongda was already heavily guarded by several Elders forming a protective circle around him. It seemed highly unrealistic for the Wuxiang Emperor to strike under these conditions.
Unless...
