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They knew that Cloud Thunder True Lord had intentionally prevented them from hearing the sermon, and in an instant, regret and resentment filled their hearts as they looked enviously at the cultivators beside them.
There were also some cultivators who, for some reason, harbored the thought that if they couldn't have it, then no one else should either and attempted to disrupt the others!
But the moment they acted, they were stopped by Cloud Thunder True Lord, who then, without a sound, threw them out.
At the same time, he let thunderous power run through their entire meridians, inflicting severe injuries upon them. If he hadn't shown mercy and spared their lives, they would have been dead with their Golden Cores shattered!
Li Zhirui, wholly engrossed in listening to the sermon, was unaware of all that was happening outside. He only knew that he seemed to be roaming the ocean of thunder, greedily absorbing the Laws of Thunder that he was previously unfamiliar with.
