An eerie silence settled over the lonely peak.
Everyone in the Nine Wonders Clan looked at Li Yun, but no one spoke.
The situation was all too clear.
Jueluo, the Bright Light Temple Holy Son, was not someone to trifle with. He had come to recruit Li Yun, and he had worn a smile from beginning to end. This was not something they could casually interfere in.
Even so, they were all curious: would Li Yun accept the Bright Light Temple Holy Son's invitation?
If what the Holy Son had just said was true, joining the Bright Light Temple really would give Li Yun a promising way forward.
He might not only break through the nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-zhang limit of his Emperor Nature, but also leave behind any fear of retaliation from Great Black Heaven and the Blood God Cult.
Two birds with one stone.
Yet no one expected Holy Son Jueluo to turn his gaze toward the three solemn-faced ancestors of the Nine Wonders Clan. His gentle smile still rested on his youthful face.
"Fellow cultivators, I have come today not solely for Benefactor Li. I have also come for you."
At those words, the three ancestors' brows rose in unison. They were visibly surprised.
"For us?"
"Indeed."
"To be frank, nothing is more abhorrent to the Bright Light Temple than fiends and heretics who spread darkness. Evil forces such as Great Black Heaven and the Blood God Cult have always been enemies we have sworn to eradicate completely."
"I ventured into the Hengwu Domain chiefly to unite its many fellow cultivators whose hearts yearn for the light. I hope we can join forces to eradicate Great Black Heaven and the Blood God Cult."
"And restore the light to the Hengwu Domain."
"That was why, after arriving in the Hengwu Domain,