After Su Xin returned to Jiangnan Circuit, Li Huai and the others hurried out to greet him.
The news had spread soon after Su Xin and the others entered the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion.
The other forces in the martial world hadn't expected the Heavenly Court and Underworld to move so quickly, without letting even the slightest hint slip. Even after receiving the news, they could only watch from afar and sigh. They feared the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion's opening had nothing to do with them this time.
Li Huai and the others naturally knew about it, and that was why they had been so worried.
They didn't know that Su Xin was a member of the Underworld. This time, all the other forces had banded together and brought large numbers of martial artists into the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion. Su Xin alone had gone in by himself.
In a sealed-off place like the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion, going alone was extremely dangerous. That was what they had been worried about.
When they saw Su Xin emerge from the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Come on. Follow me to the Council Hall."
Su Xin beckoned, then led Li Huai and the others straight into the Council Hall and had someone shut the doors.
"I gained quite a bit from entering the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion this time. First, let me give you a few little gifts."
With a wave of his hand, several long swords appeared on the table. These were swords Su Xin had taken from the Sword Tomb inside the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion, and even the weakest were of Mysterious Grade.
But everyone present was one of Su Xin's trusted subordinates. Of course he wouldn't give them Mysterious Grade swords. The ones he had chosen were all Earth