When Fairy Sword Ji and the others saw the Thorn Alliance cultivators flee at the sight of them, they were puzzled. But when they remembered that Ling Tian had a grudge against them, they understood.
"Hey, fellow cultivators of the Thorn Alliance! We want to form an alliance with you. We won't attack you," Qian Jun called out.
"That's right. I'm not so petty that I'd eliminate all of you over a minor incident," Ling Tian added. His words confirmed what Qian Jun had said.
Ling Tian and Qian Jun were both prominent figures in the God Realm. They wouldn't go back on their word after making such a promise in front of so many people, so the Thorn Alliance cultivators had no reason to worry that they were lying.
"That's right. We want to join forces with you to oppose the Heavenly One Path, the Mo Family, and Huan Xin Pavilion. Those three factions have already joined forces. If we don't take them out, none of us will have a chance of passing the test," Fairy Sword Ji explained.
But to Ling Tian and the others' surprise, the Thorn Alliance cultivators showed no sign of stopping after hearing them. Instead, they sped up.
As they spoke, Ling Tian, Fairy Meng Shang, and the others set off at full speed.
The Thorn Alliance was the sect best at speed apart from the Carefree Sect, but its cultivators still lagged behind Ling Tian and the others. The distance between them gradually narrowed, and soon they would catch up.
"Their reaction is strange. We've made ourselves clear, and there's no way we'd lie to them in front of so many people," Ling Tian said. His expression turned grave. As a possibility occurred to him, sharp glints flickered in his eyes.
"Ling Tian,