High above the Black Dragon Sect, several cultivators clad in the robes of the Emperor Beast Sect strode through the air, slowly making their way forward.
They moved with unhurried ease, seemingly paying no heed to the Black Dragon Sect's warning bells, as though the entire sect were merely a backyard they could enter and leave at will.
The cultivator named Chang Fen turned to the elder beside him and asked, "Elder Hu, do you think... the Black Dragon Sect will agree?"
Elder Hu chuckled softly, his tone certain. "Heh heh heh, of course they will."
"The Black Dragon Sect isn't stupid. They know what it means to make an enemy of my Emperor Beast Sect. This time, we're giving them a way to save face. They won't turn it down."
Beside them, a handsome cultivator named Chen Yunxi curled her lips in a sneer.
"The Black Dragon Sect's master is only at the Immortal Realm. He dares to act so tough because he has the protection of the sect's grand formation, but does he really think we wouldn't dare go to war with the Black Dragon Sect? That Chaos Beast is ours for the taking!"
Hu Gu gave a dismissive wave, his expression composed. "There's no need to rush. The Black Dragon Sect isn't a pushover, either. If we go to war, there'll inevitably be casualties. We have plenty of other ways to handle this; there's no need to rush things."
Before he had finished speaking, he had already turned his gaze into the distance. He spoke easily, "Look, they're coming to welcome us."
As his words fell, the Black Dragon Sect's master, Luo Jie, led several elders forward and stopped in front of Hu Gu and his party.
Luo Jie stared coldly at the Great Elder of the