Ruan Hong had vanished from the hall at some unknown point, leaving only his final words to slowly echo through it.
The two sect masters of Jiangteng Mountain and Luoyun Pavilion had originally come to fight for their sects' interests, unwilling to truly become affiliates of the Dragon Whale Army. They had come to make one final attempt.
Yet when they saw Ruan Hong merely point a finger and cause a martial artist at the peak of the Ninth Grade Martial Venerable realm to begin breaking through, then silently depart without them sensing the slightest disturbance—
The two men swallowed back the speeches they had prepared, staring at Fang Xuan with awkward expressions.
Fang Xuan was still mulling over Ruan Hong's warning.
For him to come personally and offer a warning, the Primordial Secret Realm surely concealed secrets Fang Xuan did not yet know.
After pondering for a moment and still finding nothing, he could only shake his head helplessly.
When he looked up and noticed the embarrassed gazes of the two sect masters from Jiangteng Mountain and Luoyun Pavilion, a faint smile rose on Fang Xuan's face. He slowly said, "The swift eradication of Purple Star Mountain's remnants this time was all thanks to the assistance of you two sect masters. On behalf of all living beings in Jing Province, I thank you both."
The elders of Jiangteng Mountain and Luoyun Pavilion were immediately flattered and alarmed. They hurriedly rose and bowed. "Commander Fang is too courteous. We were bewitched by those demons, and only thanks to the Commander's guidance did we avoid sinking ever deeper down the road of sin. In the end, we ought to be thanking Commander Fang."
At those words, the smile on Fang Xuan's face faded slightly. His fingers lightly tapped the tabletop as