For some reason, the tall guard took a liking to Li Yun.
He glanced into the hall. Seeing no objection from the Innate Masters who truly held authority, he spoke to Li Yun.
"You're from out of town, aren't you?"
"Since you can stay calm in the face of danger, I'll explain a few things."
"Two months ago, a mysterious vortex suddenly appeared outside Green Mountain City. At first, everyone thought a long-sealed Secret Realm had opened, but that wasn't it."
"It was a Demon Cave connected to a mysterious world."
"Inside were all kinds of Weird Beasts that feared no death, along with savage, cunning Demon People. They intended to break out of the Demon Cave and invade our world."
"Most of those Weird Beasts and Demon People were only about as strong as Acquired Realm Martial Artists. Green Mountain City wouldn't normally have given them a second thought. We have plenty of experts here. One Spirit Transformation Realm expert, or even a few Innate Masters, could have wiped out the Weird Demons with ease."
"But who could have imagined that the Demon Cave had mysterious rules? Experts above the Houtian Realm—Innate Masters and anyone stronger—couldn't enter."
"That made things troublesome."
"There were too many Weird Demons. To stop their army from pouring out of the Demon Cave and devastating Green Mountain City, or even the Great Yan Kingdom, we had no choice but to send large numbers of Acquired Realm Martial Artists inside to fight them."
"I wasn't exaggerating. Entering the Demon Cave and killing Weird Demons is a contribution to Green Mountain City and even the Great Yan Kingdom. Green Mountain City records the name of everyone who goes in, and when they come out, they'll be rewarded for their deeds."
"You're talking nonsense... Who do you