"If my guess is right, that old senior called you over because he intends for you to step in and resolve this crisis—to fight on Crimson Wasteland's behalf and hold back the sea clan army."
"Am I right?"
Before Ye Lin could speak, Know-All spoke first.
"Just who are you?"
Ye Lin frowned at Know-All.
This fellow appeared to possess only Heavenly Immortal cultivation, yet such calm confidence and his vast breadth of knowledge were clearly not things a Heavenly Immortal cultivator should have.
A Heavenly Immortal cultivator might be able to reign supreme in some small world, but here, they were little more than cannon fodder.
"I'm merely a simple cultivator. That's easy enough to guess."
"From the moment you killed Yun Xuan, the entire Heavenly Sword Sect knew."
"The old senior suppressing Sea-Suppressing City is an elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and his relationship with Yun Xuan was extraordinarily close."
"You killed Yun Xuan and then returned here, so naturally he would seek you out."
"Yun Xuan was brought up by him, and he was also responsible for suppressing the sea clan. You killed Yun Xuan, leading to the sea clan's large-scale invasion. Now, among Crimson Province's younger generation, no one can stand against the sea clan's Four Great Kings."
"When Sea-Suppressing City falls, the Heavenly Sword Sect will hold him accountable. Even the consequences of Yun Xuan's death will be laid upon him."
"So, he wants you to take the blame for him."
"If you truly go and resist the sea clan this time, then if you win, he can conveniently clear his own name and atone through merit. All your credit will become his, while you will bear the Heavenly Sword Sect's wrath."
"If you die, he can dump all the dirty water onto you