Divine Seal

The sudden arrival of people from the Divine Flame Sect sent ripples of unrest through the Yuan Chen Sword Sect.

In the past, the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had stood alone at the top, and everyone had followed its lead. Now that one had become two, the question of choosing sides immediately rose to the surface.

The Yuan Chen Sword Sect had naturally considered this issue before. It was unavoidable and impossible to evade, so the Yuan Chen Sword Sect had already prepared itself mentally.

But when the Divine Flame Sect truly sent someone over, unease still crept into their hearts.

This was an instinctive reaction when facing a force far stronger than themselves. One wrong response could bring about a tremendous calamity, making it easy to fret over gains and losses.

Within the Yuan Chen Sword Sect's main hall, the elders stood in two rows. Qu Qingsheng sat in the seat of honor, looking down at Wu Hongwen below.

Wu Hongwen's cultivation was not particularly exceptional, merely at the Early Stage Aperture Refining Realm. Yet under the gazes of more than a dozen experts of the same realm, he displayed not the slightest abnormality.

"May I ask why your sect has sent you here?" Qu Qingsheng looked at Wu Hongwen and asked in a deep voice.

"An alliance, to jointly resist the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect's years of cruel rule!" Wu Hongwen looked at Qu Qingsheng, his voice shrill.

Hearing Wu Hongwen's voice, quite a few elders in the hall slightly furrowed their brows. Wu Hongwen's aura, coupled with that voice, easily made one think of a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment.

"The Immortal Cloud Sword Sect's conduct over these years cannot be called cruel."

Qu Qingsheng gently shook his head. He