Schemes Come to Nothing

Hongyi Woman had not caught the hidden meaning in Ye Tian's words, much less guessed his true intention of openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing at Chencang. Yet, like Ye Tian, she had seen that if the rogue cultivators occupying this secret realm learned of the conditions offered by the Heavenly Sword Sect and reconciled with them, it would bring immeasurable losses to the Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect.

That was why, in her earlier remarks, she had not hesitated to reveal the name of the Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect, expose the Heavenly Sword Sect's precarious situation, and twist their sincere intention of offering reconciliation into something else entirely. With just a few words, she had greatly weakened the effect of Ye Tian's earlier speech.

Her intentions were vicious!

The captured rogue cultivator said nothing. Instead, he cast a meaningful look at Ye Tian. Ye Tian's expression did not change, though an odd glint flashed through his eyes as his thoughts raced.

"The rogue cultivators who managed to occupy the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm are not all fools. Even if they reconcile with the Heavenly Sword Sect, how could they possibly obey the sect's arrangements and join the battlefield?" Before Ye Tian could devise a response or speak, Wu Yingyou, surprised by Hongyi Woman's words, asked a question. What she had said went against the Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect's original plan to seize the secret realm.

Ye Tian's eyes lit up. Hongyi Woman's face immediately darkened, and she shot Wu Yingyou a vicious glare, so furious she nearly struck him on the spot!

*This idiot! Couldn't he see that these rogue cultivators still had enormous value to exploit? The Heavenly Sword Sect could reach an understanding with them through reconciliation—so why couldn't the Three-Ringed Golden Saber Sect do the