Argument!
At first, when Murong Chuan came to the Sword Hiding Hermitage, he still held a sliver of hope for Lin Bai. He thought the conflict had only become so irreconcilable because the Heng Province Alliance and the Sword Hiding Hermitage had clashing interests.
But the moment Murong Chuan sensed Jiang Xuansu, his thoughts changed.
Who was Jiang Xuansu? She was the direct disciple of the previous sect master, the biological junior sister of the current sect master, and a person who spent years in secluded cultivation at the Immortal Buddha Grotto. She was an unparalleled genius on the same level as Murong Chuan, normally as elusive as a divine dragon whose head and tail were never seen. She would never leave the Immortal Buddha Grotto lightly. Since she had come to the Sword Hiding Hermitage this time, Murong Chuan understood without further thought that Lin Bai had definitely become someone favored by the sect master.
Murong Chuan and the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province had made their intentions known to all. Every force in the Eternal Thirteen Provinces was speculating about when the Eternal Devil Sect would tear off all pretense with the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province. Everyone knew that the Eternal Devil Sect and the martial artists of Heng Province would inevitably fight sooner or later. Murong Chuan also knew that this battle could not be avoided, but if they could eliminate as many outstanding disciples of the Eternal Devil Sect as possible before the decisive battle, that would undoubtedly be the best outcome for Heng Province.
At the Sword Hiding Hermitage, Murong Chuan had repeatedly tempted Lin Bai to join the Heng Province Alliance, but Lin Bai had politely refused every time. Murong Chuan thus knew that Qing Luo would not easily