"What is a bullet?" Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable froze.
"That isn't the point." Hua Yunfei stood with his hands behind his back and said confidently, "In short, the Blood Alliance won't trouble us anytime soon, and we've also earned the Giant Cloud Merchant Association's gratitude."
"I've noticed you're particularly fond of toying with people's minds." Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable looked Hua Yunfei up and down. "Are the others in the Dark Hall all like this too?"
"You should say that all experts are like this," Hua Yunfei corrected him. "The higher your cultivation rises, the more you're tested on not just strength, but methods, and... backing!"
"Strength, methods, backing..." Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable repeated inwardly, feeling that Hua Yunfei made a great deal of sense.
Without methods or backing, it would truly be difficult to take even a single step on the road ahead.
That was also why he had chosen to join the Dark Hall. Relying on himself alone, this was all he would amount to in this lifetime. He would never make another breakthrough.
But following the Dark Hall was different. The Dark Hall had vast holdings and resources. If he still had potential, sufficient resources might support him in taking another step forward.
He wasn't greedy, either. Becoming a Six Steps expert would be enough. Hehe...
"Do you think they'll really believe you?" Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable asked.
In his view, the Blood Alliance wasn't that foolish. This organization had operated in the Eastern Region for many years and absolutely could not be underestimated.
"It isn't a question of whether they'll believe me. They have to." The corners of Hua Yunfei's lips lifted slightly. "The Dark Hall is powerful. I've already offered him a step down, so how would he dare refuse to take it?"
As he