"What exactly do you want!?" Lin Mi shut the stone gate of the Qianxian Sect, her expression shifting between gloom and uncertainty. Fear and worry mingled in her heart. Her master had been captured by me, and my strength was enough to kill her in an instant—not to mention Xue Qingcheng, whose cultivation was unfathomably deep.
I did not answer her immediately. Instead, as I walked into the stone hall, I examined its construction. The hall occupied quite a large area, and its walls were made entirely of crystal-clear stone, which easily refracted the radiance of the luminous crystals and brightened the entire chamber.
There were several entrances inside the main hall, which should have led into the mountain itself. Only within the mountain could the demonic aura in the city be reduced as much as possible when the doors were shut or when the city activated its mountain-protecting formation.
"Your Qianxian Sect has such a luxurious office. It seems your establishment is quite substantial. I wonder how many disciples you have?" I asked with a smile.
"What does that have to do with you? Are you going to release my master or not!?" Lin Mi asked through clenched teeth.
I shook my head and smiled. "If I release your master right now, how are we supposed to continue negotiating our upcoming exchange? So stop saying things like that. Instead, you should tell me what price you intend to pay to save your master."
"You! Don't celebrate too soon! We've already sent word to Wuxian City, Zhixian City, and Qingxian City! I believe the demonic sects in each city will send even stronger people here! When that happens, even your Fenglan City won't have an easy time of it!" Lin Mi said viciously.
I sneered. "Is that so? Are those