A chill ran down my spine.

Despite it being the sweltering heat of summer, he felt as if he were in a bottomless ice cave.

The hall was dimly lit, with only a few candles lit, which caused the right half of Zhang Tianjian's face to be hidden in darkness, making him look somewhat unfathomable.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Zhang Tianjian finally looked at Ma Tong.

His deep eyes were like an abyss.

"You mean, that Zhou Mu killed Du San and Wang Wu."

Ma Tong nodded quickly.

Zhang Tianjian's tone suddenly became more serious, "A martial artist at the Dao Palace Realm actually killed a Celestial Realm cultivator and a Profound Spirit Realm cultivator? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

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Inside the hall, all the candles went out instantly.

Only a few scattered lights shone through the window, illuminating the area, but they were like fireflies, barely enough to make out the general shape.

The pressure on him suddenly increased, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on Ma Tong's forehead. He swallowed and said with difficulty, "I saw it with my own eyes. Even that lawless brat from the Four Seas Pavilion was almost killed by him."

"You saw it with your own eyes?"

Ma Tong nodded, then waved his hand, and a funnel-shaped container appeared in front of him.

The moment it appeared, a strong, fishy stench wafted out.

Just by floating in the air, tiny cracks began to appear in the walls surrounding the main hall.

The rectangular tables and chairs were even more obvious; a very noticeable small hole had appeared directly below the funnel, from which a dark green liquid was seeping out.

"This is Du San's blood."

Maton pointed to the funnel-shaped container and said.

Then, he tapped the table in front of him lightly, and immediately some cold light emerged, and countless streams of light intertwined and finally condensed into the shape of a small knife.

"The Rebirth Blade, Wang Wu's personal weapon."

Zhang Tianjian's breathing became heavier.

The meaning behind the appearance of these two objects is quite clear.

Both of them are dead.

Otherwise, if the things you depend on for survival are in someone else's hands, then you're not far from death.

"Good, very good!" Zhang Tianjian chuckled sinisterly.

He suddenly stood up.

His face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

Everything that's happening now is too unbelievable; even with his experience, he can hardly find a reasonable explanation.

Thinking of this, his gaze deepened.

If such a person cannot be used for one's own purposes, then one must eliminate him as soon as possible before he grows stronger.

His gaze fell on Ma Tong.

Did you talk to him? What was the result?

Ma Tong shook his head. "We haven't had a chance to talk to him yet, but now his only way out is to join us. Once the Four Seas Pavilion realizes what's happening, if they send a Saint to besiege him, he'll be doomed. No matter how strong he is, he's nothing but an ant in front of a Saint."

Zhang Tianjian remained silent.

He slowly sat down, leaning back in the chair.

After a long silence, he slowly said, "It would be best to win them over."

After saying that, he rubbed his temples wearily. "Take a few more days and make a decision as soon as possible. By the way, I'll be going out of town in a few days. You'll be in charge while I'm gone."

Ma Tong's expression froze.

His face immediately lit up with joy, and he cupped his hands and said, "This humble servant will certainly live up to the Palace Master's high expectations."

The fact that he was put in charge, instead of those old fogies from the Elders' Council, shows that the Temple Master thinks highly of him and intends to promote him. If he handles this matter well, his future rise to prominence will be a given, and who knows, he might even become the Temple Master...

Perhaps sensing Ma Tong's thoughts, Zhang Tianjian sighed deeply, appearing preoccupied and somewhat haggard.

Ma Tong sensed something was wrong, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Palace Master, have you encountered some difficulties?"

As for the current matter concerning the Zhou family, it's not worth sighing over in front of Zhang Tianjian, who has seen many storms.

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Zhang Tianjian shook his head and said wearily, "The Divine Realm is urging me again."

"Divine Realm..."

When the divine realm was mentioned, Ma Tong understood.

His expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.

"So what are your thoughts?"

Zhang Tianjian looked at him and said, "What else can we think? Let's just stall for time. That girl has a very strong personality and absolutely refuses to agree to this marriage. She even tried to hang herself a couple of days ago. Luckily, I found out in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Ma Tong's eyes darkened slightly.

He thought for a moment and said, "If we anger the Divine Realm, we..."

Zhang Tianjian is now in a dilemma.

To comply with the will of the Divine Realm and send his beloved daughter Zhang Ling'er away was something he was extremely reluctant to do, but this alone was enough to nail him to the pillar of shame in the history of the Sword God Temple.

Disobey! The Divine Realm is a terrifying force that controls an entire domain.

While his Sword God Palace is a top power in the Desolate Heaven Domain, the uncrowned king, it only occupies a small area. In terms of size alone, the two are not even in the same league.

Moreover, the Divine Realm contains several legendary Saint Kings, including quasi-emperors who are even higher than Saint Kings...