Sometimes, the world of cultivators was just like that: a fearsome reputation could save you a lot of trouble.
That was the case with Bi Fan now. He hadn't even made a move, yet he had cowed the more than one hundred cultivators, each of whom was already far from weak.
Of course, Bi Fan had also noticed the people from the Cold River Dragon Domain arriving one after another.
When they realized he had noticed them, they all put on strained smiles and greeted him.
After all, Bi Fan had robbed them once before, so their faces had darkened. They'd be lying to themselves if they claimed they held no grudge.
As for wanting them to defect to his side like the brother and sister from the Yin Ghost Sect, that would depend on whether Bi Fan was willing to take them.
After all, the people arriving now were nowhere near as gifted as the Yin Ghost Sect siblings. More importantly, the Yin Ghost Sect was no weak opponent. Even with their cultivation arts completely countered by nature, their elders had still stepped forward and rallied the sect. So although the siblings might not be as strong as Bi Fan, they weren't far behind.
That was the foundation that had allowed the two sides to turn hostility into cooperation.
The other people from the Cold River Dragon Domain didn't think they had the same kind of leverage.
So they gave up on joining Bi Fan's side and instead huddled together, quietly claiming a corner for themselves.
Seeing them do that, Bi Fan was naturally happy to let them be.
He nodded to them in greeting, then turned once more to Lin Miaoling with an unfriendly look.
One piece of bad news after another had reached Lin Miaoling, and she