Zhou Jian's words reassured Deng Tianning and Sun Fan somewhat.

They were able to quickly reach the Holy Domain by taking the teleportation array at the top of the Tower of Pride, thanks to a jade token given to them by Qin Feng.

Deng Tianning felt somewhat ashamed, "Qin Feng helped us, yet our disciples want to report him! This is outrageous!"

Zhou Jian interrupted him directly, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's prepare first. I'll go find Tang Yao of the Qingyun Sect."

Zhou Jian's decision was sound, but he was still a step too late.

Ding Junhua has already arrived with Xu Yiming and other people from Tianchi Dynasty.

The group consisted of fifteen or sixteen people, not many, but they were very powerful, including a strong expert at the early stage of the Emperor Realm.

Zhao Mingzhen also came.

After receiving confirmation from Xu Yiming, Ding Junhua immediately notified Zhao Mingzhen.

Zhao Mingzhen initially refused; he had considered it before, but ultimately abandoned the idea.

But he didn't expect his good apprentice to take care of the matter directly, which left him in a dilemma.

If he continued to stay in the Heavenly Sword Sect, he would only be looked down upon. After some persuasion from Ding Junhua, he finally sided with the Heavenly Chi Dynasty.

Ding Junhua led them to the gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Xu Yiming surveyed the area, with its towering peaks and swirling clouds, resembling a fairyland, and praised, "The location is quite good; you've chosen it well."

Ding Junhua flattered, "How can this place compare to His Highness's Martial Emperor's Palace? They are worlds apart."

Looking at Ding Junhua, who was groveling and fawning, Zhao Mingzhen felt a strange mix of emotions. He shook his head, trying to shake off the thoughts; there was no point in dwelling on it now.

Xu Yiming said calmly, "Go, bring back the three people you mentioned, and then proceed with the next steps."

Ding Junhua agreed and headed towards the Heavenly Sword Sect.

He stopped after taking only a few steps, as he saw Deng Tianning, Zhou Jian, Yu Jing, and others appear.

It turned out that as soon as the people from the Tianchi Dynasty appeared, the disciples guarding the mountain immediately activated the alarm to notify Deng Tianning and the others.

Deng Tianning glanced coldly at Ding Junhua, then cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Yiming:

"I am the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect. May I ask what instructions Young Master Xu may have for your visit today?"

Xu Yiming looked at Deng Tianning with a forced smile.

"Hmph, how dare you Heavenly Sword Sect! The person I was looking for was clearly from your Heavenly Sword Sect, yet you dared to hide it from me. What am I here for?"

Deng Tianning's heart skipped a beat. Of course, he couldn't admit it. "Young Master Xu is joking. There is indeed no one in our sect that you are looking for."

Xu Yiming snorted coldly and gave Ding Junhua a wink.

Deng Tianning couldn't help but look at Ding Junhua.

Ding Junhua was initially a little scared, but he quickly changed his mindset. He was about to become Xu Yiming's favorite, so why should he be afraid of the leader of a small force?

Ding Junhua smiled smugly:

"Sect Leader Deng, don't try to deny it. The portrait His Highness showed us that day was of Qin Feng, a guest elder of your Heavenly Sword Sect."

Even I, a Golden Core cultivator, can remember and recognize it, let alone you people who can't?

Your failure to cooperate and your deliberate concealment of his information are despicable.

Fortunately, I was moved by His Highness's words and finally abandoned darkness for light. Do you have anything else to say?

Ding Junhua's words made everyone in the Heavenly Sword Sect grit their teeth in hatred. Some of them may have had similar thoughts, but in the end they gave up the idea, after all, the Heavenly Sword Sect had been kind to them.

But Ding Junhua not only betrayed the sect, he also said such disgusting things.

"Ding Junhua, you are such an ungrateful wretch. It's a shame that the sect leader made an exception for you before."

"Pah, I really misjudged you. I used to call you senior brother."

Many disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect couldn't help but curse out loud.

Deng Tianning was also very angry, but now he was thinking about how to deal with it.

Xu Yiming watched this scene with amusement, finding it quite amusing.

"Hmm, Sect Leader Deng, is it? Enough with the nonsense, I'll give you two choices. One is to let us capture a few people and take them back, and then this matter will have nothing to do with your Heavenly Sword Sect."

Secondly, as you know, offending me, Xu Yiming, will likely bring bad luck to the entire Heavenly Sword Sect.

Xu Yiming's words chilled everyone in the Heavenly Sword Sect, as they believed he possessed the necessary strength.

A father at the Emperor Realm can do it, while the highest cultivation level of the Heavenly Sword Sect is only Yu Jing at the peak of the King Realm. How can they possibly compete with the Heavenly Chi Dynasty?

The members of the Heavenly Sword Sect felt both grief and indignation, as well as a sense of powerlessness. They could only place their hopes on their ancestor.

Zhou Jian sent a distress message to Tang Yao of the Qingyun Sect as soon as he appeared, but it would take them some time to arrive.

Zhou Jian said to Xu Yiming, "Young Master Xu, do you not know that you are looking for those people from our sect?"

Xu Yiming did not answer, so Ding Junhua answered on his behalf.

"Hehe, Senior Zhou, you should know very well who we are looking for."

But since you want me to say it, I'll say it again: they are Guo Yunkai, Yin Tiantian, and Leng Xiaofan, these three people who have a close relationship with Qin Feng.

I'm warning you, while His Highness is in a good mood, hand over the person quickly, or you know the consequences.

Ding Junhua looked arrogant and was in a very good mood. He wouldn't have dared to speak to Zhou Jian like that before.

Zhou Jian was a King Realm expert and the patriarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect, someone he would normally treat with utmost respect. But now, thanks to Xu Yiming's connection, he no longer looked down on him.

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