Venerable Lei Kneels on One Knee, Tianbei City

"The Tian Shu Alliance?!"

Venerable Lei's heart tightened.

In his calculations, the Venerable Skyfire should be the strongest fighter in the Tian Shu Alliance.

But the two people in front of me are definitely both Dou Venerate level experts.

In particular, their self-introductions were striking: one claimed to be the Alliance Leader of the Tian Shu Alliance, and the other claimed to be an elder of the Tian Shu Alliance.

The Tian Shu Alliance Master actually possesses the strength of Dou Venerate... Could it also be true that he is Eighth-Rank Alchemist?

And isn't that Xiao Yi Xian the legendary poison master who First-Turn Dou Venerate cultivation?

Venerable Lei dared not think any further.

He swallowed hard, the burly man suddenly becoming reserved. "So you are the Alliance Leader and elders of the Tian Shu Alliance. May I ask what brings you to our Wind Lightning Pavilion?"

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged a glance, then flashed and landed on the ground.

Zi Yan followed closely behind.

Approaching Venerable Lei, Xiao Yan retorted, "Since you ordered the obstruction of our Tian Shu Alliance's development in the Northern Region of the Central Plains, didn't you expect we would come knocking on your door?"

Venerable Lei's face twitched; how could he dare admit it?

Seeing Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian so calm, and even with a hint of disdain in their eyes, he had an extremely terrifying guess.

The information he received might be true!

"Alliance Leader Xiao, Elder Xiao Yi Xian, our Wind Lightning Pavilion has absolutely no intention of hindering the development of the Tian Shu Alliance!" Venerable Lei unconsciously lowered his stance.

Xiao Yan remained silent, then raised his hand and made a grasping motion toward his side.

A spatial rift appeared briefly and then disappeared.

The next second, the subordinate who had left not long ago at Venerable Lei's behest was being grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air by Xiao Yan, looking completely bewildered.

Bang!

This person was casually tossed to the ground by Xiao Yan.

"Sect Leader Lei, I'll give you a chance to explain."

Just once.

Seeing his subordinate captured by Xiao Yan, Venerable Lei immediately understood that Xiao Yan must have overheard what he had said.

Venerable Lei closed his eyes, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

Want to gamble?

Betting my ass!

The two people in front of him were clearly both at the Dou Venerate level, and he couldn't even fully sense their exact level.

There are only two possibilities: either the two used Secret Technique to conceal their presence, or their strength far surpasses his.

Even in the best-case scenario, if both of them were the weakest One-Star Dou Venerate, their combined strength would be enough to escape from him.

By then, the Wind Lightning Pavilion and the Tian Shu Alliance will truly be irreconcilable enemies.

That Venerable Skyfire is One-Star stronger than him, and with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, both Dou Venerate, the Wind Lightning Pavilion is in grave danger.

With this thought in mind, Venerable Lei no longer hesitated.

Thump~

Venerable Lei knelt on one knee, his face full of repentance. "Alliance Leader Xiao, Elder Xiao Yi Xian, I was confused for a moment. I beg you two to give me, and the Wind Lightning Pavilion, another chance!"

Tianbei City.

A city located on the edge of the Northern Region of the Central Plains. The two most powerful families in the city are the Han Clan and the Hong Clan. Each family has several Dou Huang expert and a patriarch with the cultivation of Five-Star Dou Zong.

This city was also the location of the first branch established by the Tian Shu Alliance in Central Plains.

In the heart of Tianbei City, magnificent buildings rise from the ground.

The Tian Shu Branch, which occupies a considerable area, stands here, attracting the attention of passersby.

At this moment, outside the Tian Shu Branch, Xiao Li nodded in satisfaction and said to the beautiful woman beside him, who had delicate features and a tall figure, "Han Yue, your Han Clan has done a good job. This branch is quite well-established."

Han Yue, the eldest daughter of the Han Clan, an outstanding student at the Jia Nan Academy, and a prospective member of the Tian Shu Alliance, responded with a light laugh, "It is an honor for our Han Clan to contribute to the Alliance."

Han Yue's tone was sincere; she truly thought so.

Having studied at the Jia Nan Academy, she was acutely aware of just how powerful the Tianshu Alliance was, especially its Alliance Leader, Xiao Yan, who was practically the epitome of an outstanding individual.

Like most students at the Jia Nan Academy, she was a devoted fan of Xiao Yan, having admired him for a long time.

So when she learned by chance that the Tian Shu Alliance's development in the Northern Region of the Central Plains was hindered, she immediately returned to her family and vouched for them, asking them to withstand the pressure from the Wind Lightning Pavilion in order to establish a branch of the Tian Shu Alliance in Tianbei City.

She believed that this would bring the Han Clan a return far greater than what they had invested.

"Forget such formalities. In short, the Alliance will definitely remember the contributions of your Han Clan," Xiao Li said casually.

Han Yue smiled and nodded in agreement.

"The Tian Shu Alliance?!"

"Han Yue! How dare your Han Clan defy that lord's orders! Not only did you not stop them, you even offered your help?"

A somewhat noisy voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Li and Han Yue looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man who appeared to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

The young man was fairly good-looking, one could even call him handsome, with an undeniable air of arrogance between his brows.

"Hong Chen?" Han Yue recognized the man and said coldly, "Our Han Clan's choice has nothing to do with you or your Hong Clan!"

"Irrelevant?" Hong Chen sneered. "I am an outer disciple of the Northern Wind Lightning Pavilion, and I have the potential to enter the inner pavilion and become an inner disciple in the future."

"Your Han Clan has openly defied the orders of the Wind Lightning Pavilion. Aren't you going against the Wind and Wind Lightning Pavilion?!"

"So, tell me, should I, Hong Chen, or even our Hong Clan, intervene or not?"

Hearing Hong Chen say this, Xiao Li's eyes gradually turned cold.

He didn't know Hong Chen, nor did he know the so-called Hong Clan.

But he knew that the reason why the Alliance's development in the Northern Region of the Central Plains was limited was because the Wind Lightning Pavilion was secretly sabotaging it.

In his eyes, Hong Chen and the Hong Clan behind him had automatically become lackeys of the Wind Lightning Pavilion.

Anger surged within him, Xiao Li did not suppress it at all. He took out a spear from his Storage Ring and thrust it out without the slightest hesitation.

Hong Chen's face was deathly pale. He looked down at his chest, where a huge hole was constantly oozing blood.

Before him, Xiao Li had already sheathed his spear, his eyes cold.

Hong Chen never imagined that the person before him would be so decisive and ruthless, killing him with just a few words.

Hong Chen's body lay on the ground. The people on the street were stunned for a moment before running away in terror.

Han Yue stood to the side, barely managing not to back down.

"Hong Chen is the hope of the Hong Clan. If you kill him here, it will definitely provoke the Hong Clan patriarch to take action. He is a Five-Star Dou Zong. You must be very careful," she warned.

"Five-Star Dou Zong? Perfect for me to practice." Xiao Li gripped his spear tightly, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Don't even mention the Hong Clan patriarch, even if someone from the Wind Lightning Pavilion came, I would kill them with one spear!"

A few days later, the four Dou Zong elders of the Northern Wind Lightning Pavilion, namely Yun Lei, cornered Xiao Li at the entrance of the Tian Shu Alliance.

Beside him were Han Fei, the severely injured patriarch of the Han Clan, and Hong Tianxiao, the equally severely injured patriarch of the Hong Clan.