He continued with a smile, "Doesn't the Phoenix Clan's Second Elder also know the art of formations? Why can't he break it, but you can? Could it be that you are more powerful than him?"

Dean Ning Zhen suddenly snorted coldly, "Patriarch Lu, my disciples from the Black Alliance have saved so many people. She is not a criminal, so don't interrogate her as if she were one."

The man with the snake-marked face is none other than the demon clan leader, Lu Congyang.

Lu Congyang smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I've interrogated too many people in the past, and some of them have bad habits, so I hope the leader will forgive me."

His apology also seemed insincere.

Dean Ning Zhen gave him a cold look.

Then, without giving anyone else the chance to ask Chen Yan, she said bluntly, "Each of you has your own unique abilities, that's undeniable. But that doesn't mean others don't have the same abilities."

Her words were brief, but their meaning was obvious—why bother asking?

The bigwigs present looked at each other in bewilderment.

In this slightly awkward silence, the Dragon Clan leader looked at Chen Yan with a smile and said in a pleasant tone, "Actually, we called you here specifically to express our gratitude. If it weren't for your generous help, they would have been hard pressed. In addition, we have a small request that we hope you can agree to: please accompany the teams from all the major forces to the Thousand Spirits Forest to help everyone eradicate the black water!"

The dragon clan leader's tone was extremely sincere and his attitude was extremely humble.

Normally, if ordinary people heard such a request, they would probably feel flattered, and would quickly agree to it and say some high-sounding and righteous words.

Chen Yan remained silent.

Because she knew that getting rid of the black water in the Thousand Spirits Forest would not be accomplished overnight.