Why Jun Changxiao could pass through hundreds of thousands of fierce beasts to reach this place—Young Master Yuan no longer considered it, as it held no meaning. His mind was filled entirely with: why had this guy come knocking on his door again?

As he pondered, he noticed Xi Jingxuan and, comparing her with the vast data in his consciousness, instantly realized this was Sublime Flower Palace’s Palace Master!

I understand! I understand!

Jun Changxiao must have come to seek justice for his woman!

Big Brother!

It’s only been how long, and you’re already at my door? Can you give a sect that’s been hiding in the shadows for years a little face?

Though Young Master Yuan was distressed, he wasn’t nervous.

In his view, his subordinates had accidentally injured them. It was just a misunderstanding. As long as he offered resources as compensation, they should be able to turn hostility into friendship.

Thinking this, Young Master Yuan’s mindset gradually relaxed.

“My brother and I went to ambush Qingyang Commandery……” Deer Antler Great King’s unexpected words were like a palm strike from the depths of the universe, slamming hard into his heart. Unable to bear it, he immediately spewed blood a zhang high.

The two beasts leaving Crossing Spirit Valley—he knew about that. But he never imagined they’d go ambush Qingyang Commandery. After all, this was Southeast Shi Province, geographically at opposite extremes!

Don’t panic!

Can’t panic!

Pretend not to know these two!

“Young Master Yuan!” Seeing him silent, Deer Antler Great King said angrily: “We’ve already formed an alliance. Are you really going to stand by and watch us die?”

“Pfft!”

“Pfft!”

“Pfft!”

Young Master Yuan retreated three steps, vomiting blood three times.

Gorgeous blood flowers bloomed in midair—truly magnificent.

Selling out teammates so decisively!

Most outrageous was that Deer Antler Great King had sold out Young Master Yuan once after another, yet remained completely oblivious, still complaining that the latter wasn’t quickly sending experts to rescue him.

Alas.

A godlike opponent, pig-like teammates.

For Young Master Yuan, committed to revitalizing the Demon Sect, to complete his grand enterprise under these circumstances—he could only… go dream.

“Palace Master, please sit.”

“Mm.”

Xi Jingxuan sat in the chair Jiang Xie arranged.

Jun Changxiao also sat down and said: “Young Master Yuan, you injured my Eternal Sect’s ally. That might have been accidental injury—I can understand. But sending these two to cause trouble in Qingyang Commandery is going a bit too far.”

“Sect Master Jun!”

Young Master Yuan suppressed the blood about to spray from his mouth and hastily raised his hand: “Yuan swears to heaven that I absolutely did not send them to Qingyang Commandery! Their actions have nothing to do with the Demon Emperor Sect!”

“You’re allied, yet they have nothing to do with you?” Jun Changxiao said coldly: “Do you take me for a three-year-old child?”

Young Master Yuan nearly vomited blood again.

Initially forming an alliance with the two Crossing Spirit Valley spirit beasts—he merely wanted to use them as pawns.

But without his authorization, they recklessly went to offend Jun Changxiao. These weren’t pawns—they were deadly bombs!

“Sect Master Jun!” Young Master Yuan hastily explained: “Yuan is human. How could I ally with beasts? Don’t listen to their nonsense!”

“You’re not allied?” Jun Changxiao said.

“Correct!”

Young Master Yuan’s expression was solemn.

“Bullshit!”

Deer Antler Great King roared: “We clearly formed an alliance, and you even said if we helped the Demon Emperor Sect achieve great merit, you’d give the beast tribe prime territory!”

“Hmph.”

Young Master Yuan said coldly: “Those not of my race must have different hearts. How could Yuan ally with you filthy beasts?”

At this moment, he had to distance himself!

Accidentally injuring Sublime Flower Palace disciples was headache enough. Adding causing trouble in Qingyang Commandery on top—if that guy used both incidents to extort him, that would be minor. The fear was escalating to all-out war!

In terms of strength, the Demon Emperor Sect might not lose to the Eternal Sect.

But Young Master Yuan knew that if things developed to that level, it would be harmful to him with no benefits.

Moreover.

Right now, with Falling Star Continent’s powerful experts in the Dimensional Battlefield and overall strength greatly reduced, he needed to accelerate progress to achieve substantial breakthroughs. How could he afford to be distracted fighting the Eternal Sect?

“Brother!”

Tiger Power Great King said angrily: “I told you humans are unreliable!”

If Jun Changxiao allowed it, Young Master Yuan really wanted to walk over and give each of them a big slap, roaring: “Selling out teammates so decisively—who exactly is unreliable!”

From a normal perspective, Tiger Power and Deer Antler were unreliable, but ultimately they were beast tribe—典ically simple-minded with strong limbs.

Since Young Master Yuan had recruited them as allies, he had the responsibility to bear all unexpected situations.

“Sect Master.”

Jiang Xie said: “Hall Master Li just sent intelligence. Demon Emperor Sect members appeared near Little Cold Village. Fortunately, Combat Cavalry Hall and Extreme Cold Palace’s high ranks discovered them in time and repelled them.”

He didn’t use voice transmission.

Young Master Yuan heard it clearly, his facial muscles immediately spasming.

“Yuan Feng!”

Jun Changxiao stood up with a ‘swoosh,’ startling Xi Jingxuan into nearly standing as well. He said angrily: “Do you really think my Eternal Sect is a soft persimmon? Believe it or not, I’ll join forces with the righteous sects right now and declare war on the Demon Emperor Sect!”

These words were very calculated!

He didn’t immediately take action, nor did he use his sect to declare war. Instead, he brought up the righteous sects, meaning he was telling Young Master Yuan: I’m not going to be a bystander anymore—I’m joining in, standing on the same front as them against you!

“A misunderstanding!”

“Definitely a misunderstanding!”

Young Master Yuan hastily explained: “I did send people to Northeast Lu Province, targeting a third-rate sect. I didn’t tell my subordinates to go to some cold village!”

“One misunderstanding I can understand. Two or three times is deliberate provocation.” Jun Changxiao said with a cold face.

“Sect Master Jun!”

Young Master Yuan had no energy left to explain and went straight to the point: “For all these various misunderstandings, Yuan deeply apologizes and is willing to compensate with spirit stones and other resources!”

Jun Changxiao said angrily: “Even if you offered billions of spirit stones, how could that bring back Sublime Flower Palace’s two disciples in the bloom of youth!”

“……” Young Master Yuan remained silent.

The ones who died weren’t even your Eternal Sect disciples. Is it necessary to be so agitated? Besides, even if I could resurrect Sublime Flower Palace disciples, I couldn’t produce billions of spirit stones!

“Sect Master Jun, Yuan ordered subordinates to ambush the Hundred Harmonies Sacred Sect but accidentally injured Sublime Flower Palace. To express apology, my Demon Emperor Sect is willing to give ten… twenty thousand spirit stones!”

“Artificial or natural?”

“Artificial.”

“Two lives for just twenty thousand artificial spirit stones? Are you sending beggars away?”

Having been extorted once before, Young Master Yuan had some experience. He said weakly: “What compensation does Sect Master Jun want?”

Jun Changxiao said: “Recently, your Demon Emperor Sect has destroyed quite a few righteous sects and must have obtained many resources. If Young Master Yuan is truly sincere about compensation, hand over all the resources you’ve obtained.”

“This……” Young Master Yuan’s mouth twitched.

Jun Changxiao said with a dark face: “You can refuse. This seat absolutely won’t force you.”

Big Brother.

Your face is full of threatening expressions. How dare you say “absolutely won’t force you”!

“Sect Master Jun!” Young Master Yuan said with a bitter face: “Though my Demon Emperor Sect has frequently acted recently, we’ve only destroyed fourth and fifth-rate sects. There’s really no profit at all.”

“How about this!”

“Yuan is willing to offer two million artificial spirit stones plus medicinal herbs, ores, and other resources as compensation.”

“Without natural spirit stones, everything’s off the table.”

“……”

Young Master Yuan gritted his teeth: “I’ll add two hundred thousand natural spirit stones!”

This was the resources plundered from destroying several fourth and fifth-rate sects earlier. Taking it all out as compensation showed quite a bit of sincerity.

Jun Changxiao said: “Palace Master Xi, what do you think?”

“Uh……”

Xi Jingxuan was silent for a moment, then said: “Sect Master Jun, you decide.”

This woman was smart. When facing a difficult choice, she handed the matter to Jun Changxiao to handle.

“Young Master Yuan.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Then let’s settle on two million artificial spirit stones, two hundred thousand natural spirit stones, plus various ores and medicinal herbs as compensation.”

Young Master Yuan was secretly delighted.

“However.”

Jun Changxiao added: “This is only compensation for Sublime Flower Palace. Next we need to calculate your two allies causing trouble in Qingyang Commandery, plus the Little Cold Village incident in Northeast Lu Province.”

“Ah?”

Young Master Yuan nearly collapsed to the ground.

“Jun Changxiao!” Suddenly, from deep within the Demon Emperor Sect’s inner courtyard, a cold voice rang out: “Don’t go too far!”

The voice contained powerful pressure that shook space trembling, causing Purple Scale Demon King, Old Ding, and others to immediately frown.

This speaker’s strength was probably not inferior to the Phantom from the Heaven-tier battlefield!

“Martial Saint Great Perfection?” Jun Changxiao thought.

Standing opposite, Young Master Yuan looked completely incredulous: “Sect… Sect Master has returned?”