"I hardly deserve such a grand welcome. I merely overslept and accidentally wandered into this area. What? Is the Dao Alliance welcoming me so warmly because it plans to offer me some earth-shattering benefit?" My eyes narrowed. In truth, if we really fought, then with the terrifying level of the Flower of Realm Power, I might not dare claim I could run roughshod over the Dao Alliance's true core area, but anywhere outside the Grand Nexus would be mine to dominate. Even if this entire group of Sword Bearers launched a comprehensive, blind-spot-free combined attack, they still wouldn't be able to affect me in the slightest.
What depressed me now was that I had no idea what was happening in the Heavenly Realm, how much pressure the other major powers had brought to bear on it, or what exactly my opponent wanted.
"Hehe, of course we have a tremendous benefit to offer Alliance Leader Xia. After all, we are all fighting the Corruptive Qi on the front lines, so helping each other is only right. Alliance Leader Xia has come from far away, and I'm afraid you still don't know the situation here, do you? After all, we've all heard that you disappeared in the corrupted regions of the Heavenly Realm for quite some time. It wouldn't be strange for you to appear on anyone's territory. Now that you've appeared in the Dao Alliance, it means our fortunes have aligned with yours. That is even better." Yi Jun smiled faintly, seemingly displaying no other emotion.
I swept a glance over the surrounding Sword Bearers. Some wore wary expressions, some showed a trace of resentment, and others seemed indifferent. Their emotions were complicated.
That was understandable. Three years ago, I had come to the Dao Alliance and killed several Sword Bearers.