# Chapter 944: Finding a Scapegoat
At Heavenly Lake Snow Mountain, vast white snow drifted and fell through the void, carrying a hint of desolation. Within this desolation, there was also a trace of killing intent.
At this moment, at the entrance of Heavenly Lake, a vast crowd stood in the void, their faces cold as they stared at the boundless snowy mountains, as if staring at their prey.
Finally, these people had traveled all the way from Worry-Free Ancient City to Heavenly Lake. The six leaders were naturally the six great overlords of the Qian Domain. Their deep eyes carried a hint of anticipation. Soon, they would be able to uproot this vast Heavenly Lake, erasing this continuously rising behemoth from the history of the Qian Domain.
Moreover, all the cultivation resources within Heavenly Lake would become theirs — their prey.
After Heavenly Lake was destroyed, their next target would be Lin Feng. No matter where he went, they had to capture Lin Feng.
"Have the people of Heavenly Lake all shrunk back?" The Carefree Sect Leader, seeing no one before him, couldn't help but mock coldly.
"You jest, Carefree Sect Leader. We've brought the people from the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly to attack. If Heavenly Lake doesn't shrink back, would they dare to face us in battle? I'm just afraid they might abandon Heavenly Lake and run." The Dragon Lord said with a faint smile. The crowd all revealed sinister grins. Since they had already arrived, Heavenly Lake would have absolutely no chance. Today, Heavenly Lake would surely be destroyed.
"Let's go. Let's destroy Heavenly Lake first." The Emotion Severing Palace Lord seemed especially eager. Since his Divine Palace had been destroyed by Heavenly Lake, he wished he could act immediately, killing every single person from Heavenly Lake one by one.
The others exchanged glances, then smiled faintly and stepped into Heavenly Lake's vast snowy mountains.
"Since distant guests have arrived, why not inform us?" Soon, a rolling wave of sound came from afar, causing the crowd to freeze. They looked into the distance. Among the snowy mountains, they could vaguely see figures moving on the Seven Star Main Peaks. Moreover, only the seven main peaks arranged in a seven-star formation had people; the other snowy peaks were empty.
"They've gathered together after all. But will it be useful?"
The crowd sneered inwardly. Today, Heavenly Lake's seven main peaks seemed ready to make a last stand, but so what? They would still be destroyed.
"Since Heavenly Lake already knows, there's no need to inform us." The Dragon Lord looked toward the Heaven Pivot Main Peak in the distance, where the Heaven Pivot Old Man stood, and said loudly.
"On the day you destroyed my Divine Palace, did you ever imagine that Heavenly Lake would face destruction today?"
The Emotion Severing Palace Lord was not so polite. He spoke coldly, his body radiating a faint, indistinct killing intent.
"Perhaps I will destroy your Divine Palace once more." The Heaven Pivot Old Man responded, his voice calm and indifferent.
Duanmu Prince was somewhat surprised. Looking at the crowd standing on Heavenly Lake's seven main peaks, he seemed a bit puzzled: "Under these circumstances, the people of Heavenly Lake can still be so calm and composed. I have to admire that."
"I was thinking the same. Perhaps they already know they will be destroyed, so they've come to see life and death lightly. After all, they can't escape death anyway." The Carefree Sect Leader chimed in.
"One of the Qian Domain's overlord forces, Heavenly Lake, will be destroyed today. This is truly a memorable day." Even the rarely speaking Fengdu Demon Sect Sect Master opened his mouth, his pitch-black eyes sweeping across the various snowy peaks as he said lightly, "Heavenly Lake's disciple Lin Feng actually disrupted the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly. Now, where is he hiding?"
"Right, Lin Feng. Where is he?" Many people were very concerned about this question. If Lin Feng was at Heavenly Lake, that would be for the best, saving them the trouble of him escaping without a trace.
The most important reason they were attacking Heavenly Lake was because of Lin Feng — or rather, because of the treasures Lin Feng might possess.
"Everyone seems to miss me so much?" At this moment, a voice rolled forth. The crowd's gazes turned toward the source of the sound. They saw that at the center of Heavenly Lake's seven main peaks, where the seven stars converged, a handsome young man stood in the void, looking at the crowd with indifferent eyes.
"Lin Feng!"
The crowd's eyes narrowed, and then many revealed sinister grins. Lin Feng was actually at Heavenly Lake. This was perfect. With so many experts here, Lin Feng would have no escape today.
"Lin Feng!" At this moment, rolling shouts rang out. Tianlin Gongzi stepped forward to the front of the crowd, his sharp gaze piercing through the spatial distance, landing on Lin Feng as he said coldly, "Was it you?"
The "him" Tianlin Gongzi referred to was naturally the sallow-faced man.
"A disciple of the Martial Emperor?" Lin Feng revealed a hint of a sarcastic smile toward Tianlin Gongzi: "Don't look at me with that kind of gaze. I've already said, if I were at the same cultivation level as you, killing you would be like slaughtering pigs and dogs. Using the word 'genius' for you is an insult. I find it hard to imagine how someone as arrogant and useless as you can always feel so good about yourself."
"So it really was you!" Tianlin Gongzi's eyes narrowed, icy cold. It really was him, causing him to lose all face and humiliating him thoroughly.
"Arrogant nonsense." The Carefree Sect Leader said coldly.
"You old dog, you're barking again. Having to flatter a waste like that is truly pathetic." Lin Feng's eyes carried a hint of playful mockery as he insulted them one by one.
"And you all — Divine Palace, East Sea Dragon Palace, Carefree Sect — the overlord forces of the Qian Domain. How laughable. You attacked Snow Moon and all died there. Now you want to destroy Heavenly Lake and capture me, Lin Feng? Come on, I, Lin Feng, am standing right here, waiting for you."
Lin Feng was arrogant and overbearing, pointing his finger at those experts as he said, "Today, if you useless old dogs don't kill me, I will slaughter every single one of you in the future!"
Hearing Lin Feng's insulting words, those experts' expressions turned icy cold. A mere Heavenly Martial Realm person actually dared to point at them, the great overlords of the Qian Domain, and humiliate them so thoroughly. It was lawless.
"I didn't expect you to be so eager to die. If we wanted to kill you, a single thought would suffice." The Carefree Sect Leader said sarcastically.
"An old dog is still an old dog, only knowing how to bark. I, Lin Feng, am right here waiting for you. Come kill me!" Lin Feng taunted.
A killing aura burst forth from the Carefree Sect Leader's body. Killing intent began to gather within him. He would have fun slowly torturing Lin Feng to death.
"Those main peaks are strange. He's deliberately provoking you. Can't you see that?" At this moment, a cold shout rang out from the void, causing the Carefree Sect Leader's gaze to freeze. If anyone else had spoken to him like that, he would have been furious. But the speaker was Yu Xiao, which made his eyes narrow slightly.
Strange?
They had vaguely sensed it too. Lin Feng did indeed seem to be provoking them.
Terrifying divine sense power burst forth. They carefully probed the seven main peaks. Soon, their expressions all froze. There really was something strange.
With so many experts attacking, they had already subconsciously assumed Heavenly Lake would surely be destroyed, so they hadn't paid attention. But now they noticed that on those seven main peaks, there was actually a faint trace of Essence aura.
The several experts exchanged glances. It seemed that to destroy Heavenly Lake, they would need to be more careful. They couldn't afford any accidents when Heavenly Lake was about to be destroyed.
Lin Feng's gaze turned toward Yu Xiao in the void, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes. This guy had appeared wanting to kill him, and fortunately Hou Qinglin had intervened. Now, Yu Xiao had disrupted his plan.
Turning his gaze away, the Carefree Sect Leader and others looked toward the crowd behind them, causing those people's expressions to freeze.
"Who will go capture Lin Feng?"
The crowd's bodies shrank back. No way. Lin Feng's position was right between the seven main peaks. Although each main peak was far apart, and Lin Feng was also far from each peak, for Venerable Realm experts, these distances could still be crossed quickly. To capture Lin Feng, they would have to enter the area between Heavenly Lake's seven main peaks — Heavenly Lake's heartland.
No one was willing to take that risk.
"What's this? Don't forget the agreement we made when convening the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly. Since you've decided to come and destroy Heavenly Lake without leaving, you must follow orders. Otherwise, you'll be killed without mercy!" The Carefree Sect Leader said coldly, causing the crowd's expressions to turn quite ugly. Damned agreement. That was nothing but a one-man show by these people. Now that they themselves didn't dare to go forward, they wanted to send them as scapegoats to test the waters. Who would be willing?
"Sect Leader, given Lin Feng's position, if we want to move against him, the main peaks in front of him and to his left and right can all come to his aid. The difficulty is too great. If you send us, we'll just be going to our deaths." Someone said calmly, and many others chimed in agreement. Since Heavenly Lake had set up this formation to confront the various forces of the Qian Domain for Lin Feng's sake, they wouldn't let Lin Feng fall into danger.
The Carefree Sect Leader thought for a moment, then pointed at the Heavenly Suspension Peak and said, "If we're not going to capture Lin Feng, then let's first attack this nearest main peak. I order you to be the vanguard. Is there a problem?"
The crowd's expressions turned ugly, but seeing the Carefree Sect Leader's cold expression, they could only accept their fate.
"Sect Leader, you must follow closely behind us and take this first main peak together. Consider it opening a breach in Heavenly Lake!"
"Don't worry. We'll clear the obstacles for you." The Carefree Sect Leader said lightly. He wanted to see what mysteries lay within the Essence aura permeating Heavenly Lake's seven main peaks!