Senior, Forgive This Junior's Disrespect!

"Pang Jian's enemies are the enemies of our Sword Tower."

Li Zhaotian broke into a radiant smile, his small eyes darting toward King Li and Ghost Mother before he continued, "That Bloodthirst Sword of Dong Tianze's flew out of the Sword Tower. He can be considered half a disciple of our Sword Tower as well."

"The Sword Tower has a responsibility to stand up for him," Li Zhaotian declared with ringing force.

The moment those words fell, everyone was thunderstruck.

As Pang Jian's master, it was only natural for Li Zhaotian to firmly support Pang Jian. No one found that surprising.

But Dong Tianze, who wielded the Bloodthirst Sword, had carried out the assassination of Jiang Fan. He had most likely long since suffered the Bloodthirst Sword's backlash.

It would have been one thing if Li Zhaotian had not distanced himself from Dong Tianze, yet he was even claiming that Dong Tianze counted as half a Sword Tower disciple!

Why?

"Back in the Fifth Realm, Jiang Fan, and you..."

Li Zhaotian bared his teeth in a strange grin at Ghost Mother. "The two of you, along with Senior King Li, were supposed to be bargaining chips for that Sovereign. Only one Jiang Fan died. Is that really worth making such a huge fuss over?"

"Li Zhaotian, don't go too far!" The sinister light in Ghost Mother's eyes nearly spilled over.

"I might as well tell you the truth. That Bloodthirst Sword only ended up in Dong Tianze's hands because of my arrangements." Li Zhaotian laughed smugly. "This evil god in your eyes was also something I worked hard to bring about! Even now, I believe Dong Tianze will not be tainted by the Bloodthirst Sword's sword soul. He has judgment of his own!"

"A new era has arrived. It is