Though merciless, that was the truth.
Fang Xiao had neither kinship nor friendship with her. Earlier, she had even gathered a group of people in an attempt to harm him.
The only reason he had spared her life was the Heavenly Sword Mountain inheritance.
To seek Fang Xiao's aid beyond that was nothing more than a fool's dream.
Yao Ling felt a chill in her heart. Clearly, she still had not forgotten how those worthless companions of hers had died.
Though they had brought it upon themselves, the ruthlessness of the cultivator before her was beyond question.
Yao Ling also noticed that Qi Yunsheng beside her was perfectly unharmed and seemed to have gained the trust of the cultivator before them.
Unfortunately, despite repeatedly signaling to him with her eyes, Qi Yunsheng continued pretending not to notice, showing no intention of speaking up for her.
Yao Ling felt powerless, but even more than that, she was conflicted.
That was right. She had still concealed matters concerning the Heavenly Sword Mountain inheritance and had not revealed the full truth.
The Yao Clan had always survived in the cracks within the Dongyuan Domain.
Now that they had lost her, a peak Divine Perception cultivator, even without the matter of the inheritance, the Yao Clan would find it difficult to continue on.
Therefore, she absolutely could not die at such a time.
If not to ransom her life, Yao Ling would never have told Fang Xiao about the Heavenly Sword Mountain inheritance.
Naturally, she had also concealed the conditions for receiving the inheritance, as well as the specific trials involved in the inheritance process.
That way, even if Fang Xiao ultimately failed to inherit it, he would only think that he had failed to pass Heavenly Sword Mountain's trial and would not blame