What he had to do now was make the Yulan Trade Alliance realize that he was not someone to provoke, and that if they truly tore away all pretense, the final outcome would be both sides battered and bloodied.
After weighing the pros and cons, he believed they would not truly insist on killing him.
After all, the price they would pay for that was simply not worth it.
As these thoughts turned through his mind, Lin Xuan was no longer in any hurry to flee.
Leaving aside the vast expanse of Yaochi and its countless restrictions, without someone to lead the way he would be no different from a headless fly; the more he fled, the more passive his situation would become, to an extreme degree.
Even if he truly could escape, Lin Xuan would not leave this place.
It was not because he was acting out of spite, but because once he really did that, what awaited him next would be the Yulan Trade Alliance's endless pursuit.
Against a force that spanned the Three Realms, running away would not solve the problem at all.
It would only turn cleverness into clumsiness.
Besides, Lin Xuan had no intention of giving up on the Flat Peach Assembly before him.
So even though he knew the other side had already sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman to summon reinforcements, Lin Xuan deliberately waited right where he was.
There was not the slightest fear on his face, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll through a quiet courtyard.
This composure left the watching cultivators no choice but to admire him. Though the matter had nothing to do with them and they were merely watching the show, Lin Xuan's steadiness still drew endless praise.
As he swept his gaze around, the