A Core Formation sword cultivator who had entered the Dao through slaughter, plus a heavily wounded but still capable Jiang Lutang—though Yu Zheng had one more Ink Flood Dragon, he might not be able to retreat unscathed.
Not to mention the Five Elements Spirit Sect watching covetously from the sidelines, waiting to reap the spoils without lifting a finger.
Wei Chun had long been plotting to coerce the Hibiscus Jade and Sharp Mound sects, naturally relying on her connection to the Azure Heaven Sword Domain. Besides, she truly wanted to create an opportunity to send Yu Ningsui into the Sword Domain.
"First, this Supreme Elder, together with the Five Elements Spirit Sect, will guarantee that this war ends here. That is a benefit favoring the Beast-Taming Spirit Sect. As for how to make Fellow Daoist Qiu Heng of the Five Elements Spirit Sect agree, you two may grant this Supreme Elder that courtesy. As for the remaining two benefits: one is to give this child Yu Ningsui a future in the Sword Domain, thereby forging a bond of goodwill with our sect. The other is for our Spirit Sect to come forward and ask the Sword Domain to incorporate the Hibiscus Jade Spirit Sect into its territory. Aside from obtaining the Sword Domain's inheritance and recuperating in peace, you will also receive resources allocated by the Sword Domain to its subordinate sects. With that, the Hibiscus Jade Spirit Sect will have no fear of war for a thousand years." Wei Chun looked toward Yu Zheng and Jiang Lutang.
Yu Zheng's expression visibly eased. Clearly, such a guarantee was already the best outcome he could obtain afterward.
Jiang Lutang looked over the land, at the flickering firelight left behind by the war and the upturned faces of the wounded disciples. She