Li Zhiming didn't expect that Mu Rujie would stand up and speak for him. This was somewhat beyond his expectations.

It seems that this usually stern and arrogant head of the Punishment Hall is actually a man of sentiment.

He is different from Qi Yang and other parasites in the Punishment Hall. He really cares about the sect. No wonder he can sit on the position of the head of the Punishment Hall.

No one said a word.

Upon seeing this, the second elder swept his gaze over everyone and finally landed on Li Qingyue.

At this moment, he was slightly disappointed with the Saint.

This is not the temperament and character that a sect successor should have. At this time, he is still concerned about trivial personal grudges.

Moreover, there is no grudge between Li Qingyue and Li Zhiming, it is just normal competition.

"Master Muru is right. With a powerful enemy at hand, you should put aside your little thoughts."

"Our Zhenyuan Sect, Wanjian Sect and the three people from Taichu Holy Land have long been in a situation of a fight to the death. What's wrong with Li Zhiming killing a Jiang family member who caused trouble?"

"Do you still have to be patient when facing a third-rate force like the Jiang family?"

"Then what has my Zhenyuan Sect become?"

The second elder became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he was furious and said in a cold voice: "Don't worry, I will report today's events to the Sect Master truthfully. After this operation is over, you can go and explain it to the Sect Master."

"In addition, except for the Saint Girl, the rest of you will stay at the garrison to take care of the seriously injured Third Elder. You are no longer needed for treasure hunting in the ruins."

The Second Elder's voice was cold, he was really angry.

The few people who had taken the opportunity to question and annoy Li Zhiming all showed expressions of regret, as if they had eaten shit.

"Li Zhiming, after you came back and separated from Liang Meng, what did you gain? Keep talking."

The Second Elder softened his tone and took a sip of tea.

"Replying to the Second Elder, after I separated from Senior Sister Liang Meng, I accidentally discovered the headquarters of the Hehuan Sect and other sects in Longji Mountain. They were hidden in a valley in the south." Li Zhiming replied.

"He Huan Sect?"

When everyone heard these three people, their expressions became solemn.

About a year ago, Ji Ling'er, a witch from the Hehuan Sect, risked her life and sneaked into Xuyuan Prison.

He also instigated Zhuge Xun, who was in Xuyuan Prison, to rebel and united various forces in Longji Mountain. They took advantage of the inner sect’s meeting to work together inside and outside to rescue the imprisoned Ji Wuye.

That incident was a huge humiliation for the entire Zhenyuan Sect.

They were one of the six major sects, but a fire broke out at their gate, allowing Ji Wuye from the Hehuan Sect to escape!

Whenever they thought of this, many elders felt angry.

They were all holding their breath, knowing that they would not let the Hehuan Sect have an easy time this time.

"He Huan Sect, good!"

I don’t know who it was, but he slammed the table and shouted “OK,” looking eager to try.

"The group of scoundrels from the He Huan Sect instigated the elders of the Xu Yuan Prison to rebel last time, and took advantage of the inner sect meeting to rescue Ji Wuye. This time, I will definitely not let them have it easy."

Mu Rujie also said in a cold voice.

"I suggest that we organize people tonight to launch a surprise attack on the Hehuan Sect's headquarters and catch them off guard!" suggested an elder.

"I know that everyone has been holding grudges against the Hehuan Sect for a long time, but right now we must put the overall situation first. Fighting for the treasures in the ruins is our top priority."

"First send someone to the Hehuan Sect's outpost to keep an eye on it and keep an eye on their movements. It won't be too late to deal with the Hehuan Sect after the ruins operation is over." The second elder gave the order.

"clear."

Everyone nodded.

"My dear senior teachers, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave now."

"Okay, you have collected a lot of key information this time, which is a great achievement. I will report it to you when we return to the sect."

The second elder waved his hand.

Li Zhiming bowed and took his leave, and Liang Meng followed him out.

"Junior Brother Li, it's getting late. Have a good rest. We'll see you in the ruins."

"good."

Li Zhiming nodded in agreement, then turned and left.

Five days later.

Deep in the Northern Wilderness, many forces gathered here.

Li Zhiming stood on the back of the iron-winged eagle and looked down.

Between the mountains, there is a huge rift valley that stretches for dozens of kilometers.

There are lush vegetation and thick fog, which blocks people's vision and makes it impossible to explore the specific situation.

The strange phenomenon in heaven and earth a few months ago originated from this huge rift, and the ruins are hidden in it.

"The Great Rift Valley in the Northern Wasteland is a very dangerous place deep in the Northern Wasteland. Even the demon alliance, which claims to be the Lord of the Northern Wasteland, dares not set foot there casually."

Lin Wu looked down and spoke.

Li Zhiming investigated carefully and found that his mental power was blocked by a vague space barrier and could not enter the range of the rift.

"The Great Rift Valley in the Northern Wasteland is also known as the Heavenly Sword Valley. According to legend, this place was created by a sword cut by a super-powerful person with great power. After that, it became a battlefield in ancient times, and later became the extremely dangerous place it is today."

Jiang Yun told the previous rumors to the disciples behind him.

"Cutting off a mountain with one sword, this is too exaggerated!"

"hiss……"

"What kind of realm is this? Even a grandmaster can't achieve this, right?"

The disciples heard this and started talking about it.

"Heavenly Sword Valley, a sword cuts off the mountains and forms a huge rift valley. What realm is this strength at? Is it higher than the Grandmaster?"

Li Zhiming yearned for it in his heart.

Maybe one day, he will be able to touch that unreachable realm.

"Junior Brother Li, look, it's Yu Chen from the Wan Jian Sect."

Liu Feiyun pulled a corner of Li Zhiming.

Li Zhiming followed Liu Feiyun's gaze and saw that people from the Wanjian Sect had also arrived. Leading them was naturally Yu Chen whom he had met before, a top swordsman who was about to become a grandmaster.

"Brother Yuchen, you are finally here."

Mu Rujie jumped up from the iron-winged eagle and came to Yu Chen.

"Brother Muru."

Yuchen cupped his hands.

"We are all here, let's get started."

Mu Rujie said.

"Wait a little longer, there's still one person missing."

Yuchen replied.

"Is it someone from the Taichu Holy Land?"

"Yes."

"They killed a lot of us. Do we really want to cooperate with them?" Mu Rujie asked.

"The spatial barrier of the ruins is very unstable. Even if we join forces, the entrance we open is not 100% stable. But if we add them, it will be different."

"One of them is at the same level as you and me, and the other one is at a level that looks like a Grandmaster."

“Although we have more people, if there is another conflict and the strong man who looks like a grandmaster takes action, the price we pay will be too high.”

"Since they proposed to temporarily put aside their grudges and cooperate to open the barrier, why not do it?" Yu Chen asked.

“…”

Mu Rujie stood with his hands behind his back and fell into a brief silence.

"Well, that's all we can do."

Mu Rujie nodded, with some helplessness in his voice.

There's nothing we can do about it, this is reality.

The other side killed many of their people, and they were forced to cooperate with them.

Although I feel unhappy, I have to do it.

After all, the other party is very powerful and has a grandmaster in charge. If a conflict breaks out again, the price will be something that not everyone can afford.

Li Zhiming looked in the direction of Mu Rujie. The strong men and formation masters from various forces were already ready.

But there is still one person missing.

That was the beautiful woman among the three people who came from the Taichu Holy Land.

At the beginning, the three of them and the various forces were in a situation of a life-and-death struggle.

But the beautiful woman suggested that they stop for the time being and explore the ruins together.

Many forces in Dongxuan Territory were afraid of the strength of the three men. Su Musheng and the other two were also afraid that the forces in Dongxuan Territory would become desperate and unite to deal with them.

So, they hit it off immediately.

The cooperation was temporarily reached.

Li Zhiming had no opinion on this move.

This is how the world is, profit comes first.

As long as we have common interests, we can become "friends".