Hearing Blood Venerable's words, Blood Spirit knew Ling Tian was telling the truth. He furrowed his brows, unsure how to handle the situation.
"Senior, I'll say it again: as long as Chi Xue and the others mean no harm and don't provoke us, I won't go after them." Ling Tian continued, his tone sharpening. "You've already spent most of your strength, Senior. You can't hold us here, and we can't do anything to you. Why don't we leave things at that? What do you think?"
"Ling Tian, don't try to talk your way out of this. You've killed so many of our people..." Seeing the heavy casualties among his own experts, Blood Venerable naturally didn't want to let the matter go so easily.
Blood Spirit furrowed his brows. He knew what it would cost them to keep Ling Tian and the others here now. He exchanged a glance with Blood Cherry, then nodded. "Fine. I'll agree, but I may have to pay a visit to your elders at Lingxiao Pavilion someday."
"You're welcome to come anytime, Senior." Ling Tian didn't take it to heart. Then he looked at Blood Venerable and the others. "I'd like to discuss something with you, Senior. I propose that our forces live in peace from now on. After all, we're all part of the same realm now. When the realms clash in the future, we'll need everyone to work together."
"Live in peace? Don't even think about it!" Blood Venerable roared, but under Blood Spirit's glare, he hurriedly fell silent.
"Ling Tian, people at our level generally don't interfere in the affairs of you juniors. You can discuss things among yourselves when the time comes," Blood Spirit said. Then his tone shifted. "However, your strength now far surpasses that of Blood Venerable Palace. If you