"Truly worthy of being called Princess Minmin! She is indeed exceptionally intelligent!" Li Changfeng said with a faint smile, cupping his hands in greeting.
Princess Minmin smiled slightly upon hearing this, "I have a very good impression of the black giant sword behind you; it's hard not to recognize you! So, you were the one who caused the commotion earlier?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng chuckled and said, "Indeed! I didn't expect that guy to be so troublesome; I almost died at his hands!"
Princess Minmin suddenly took out a money pouch and threw it directly to Li Changfeng, giving Li Changfeng a deep look. "I never expected you to dare to venture alone into Blood Demon Stronghold! Do you even know where you are?"
Li Changfeng slowly opened the money pouch and found 100,000 taels of silver notes inside. He was overjoyed and said happily, "What kind of place is this? Isn't it just a heinous villain?"
Princess Minmin shook her head upon hearing this, "I must say you're really lucky! This place is suppressing an ancient demon, whose strength is beyond your imagination. Even we sent our eldest uncle to suppress it, yet you came alone. I truly admire your courage!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's face turned solemn. "This demon has been suppressed for so long, it should have turned to ashes by now! Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"
Princess Minmin scoffed upon hearing this, "Who told you that this demon is dead? If he were dead, would we be making such a fuss?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's face darkened, and he thought to himself, "Damn Blood Demon! He really lied to me! Luckily, I didn't enter that Blood Cave, otherwise I probably would have become nourishment for that demon!"
At this moment, Murong Longzhan suddenly appeared beside Princess Minmin, followed by two Grandmaster: Commander Lu and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger. Commander Lu had finally advanced to the basic level of Grandmaster.
Murong Longzhan's eyes narrowed, and he swept his gaze over Li Changfeng, exclaiming in surprise, "Li Changfeng! I didn't expect you to be here too. It seems you were the one who caused the commotion earlier!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng was immediately startled and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "Greetings War Prince! I didn't expect you to be here too. The commotion just now was indeed caused by me!"
Murong Longzhan's words startled the two people behind him, who quickly stepped forward to check on him. Li Changfeng, realizing his identity had been exposed, immediately reverted to his original form!
Commander Lu laughed loudly and slapped Li Changfeng hard on the shoulder. "Li kid! Long time no see! I heard you're no longer with the Shaolin Temple. How about coming back to be a commander again?"
"Bah! What do you mean he's not from Shaolin Temple? He's still my disciple! You don't have to poach him in front of me, Commander Lu!" The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger raised an eyebrow and said angrily.
"Master! You've come too!" Li Changfeng scratched his head and chuckled.
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger looked pleased and patted Li Changfeng's head, which was covered in hair. He laughed and said, "Yes! I'm here. It's been so long since I've seen you. Your hair has grown so long. It feels better to touch your bald head, kid!"
Commander Lu scoffed, "They're not even from Shaolin Temple anymore, and you still make them shave their heads? I'm truly impressed!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger looked displeased upon hearing this. "Tch! So what if you're bald? You're refreshing in summer and cool in autumn! You have no idea!"
"And what about winter? Won't it be so cold your scalp will tingle? Li boy! Ignore him. After this is over, you'll come back to the Brocade-Clad Guard with me!" Commander Lu said with a mocking expression.
Li Changfeng gave a wry smile upon hearing this, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "I appreciate Commander Lu's kindness! I have no plans to join any faction at the moment!"
Commander Lu regretful upon hearing this and sighed, "Alright! Then I won't force you. If you change your mind, remember to come find me!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger frowned upon hearing this. "Changfeng! Are you actually bothered by my existence, which is why you don't join any faction? If so, you're overthinking it. Actually, the Brocade-Clad Guard isn't bad, and Old Lu is a decent guy. You could join them!"
Commander Lu slightly surprised upon hearing this, but then he understood the key point. He was doing this for Li Changfeng's own good. Li Changfeng was all alone now, without any power behind him, making him an easy target for greedy people who could put him in danger!
Li Changfeng was deeply moved upon hearing this. He knew that the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was trying to find him a good way out, but he truly had no intention of joining any faction. "Master! You're overthinking it! I really don't have that plan right now. Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger nodded upon hearing this. "Alright then! If you encounter any problems you can't solve in the future, remember to come and tell your master. I will definitely help you, understand?"
Li Changfeng nodded upon hearing this and said gratefully, "Understood, Master!"
At this moment, Murong Longzhan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Have you finished catching up? Stop wasting time, business is more important!"
Upon hearing this, Commander Lu immediately cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the War Prince! We are ready!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger also cupped his hands and said, "I'm ready too!"
Murong Longzhan nodded upon hearing this, "Then let's get started!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Longzhan instantly flew into the air, his palm condensing a powerful and domineering aura. He then slammed his palm down hard on the Blood Cave. A huge silver aura palm appeared in the sky and instantly struck the Blood Cave.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion rang out as Murong Longzhan's silver palm razed the entire Blood Cave to the ground. The powerful force of his palm also cracked the ground, revealing a foul-smelling Blood Pool.
Inside, one could faintly hear the mournful howls of thousands of blood souls, all imprisoned within the Blood Pool, never to be reborn, creating an extremely eerie scene.
"Who?! Who dared to destroy my cave! Their crime is unforgivable!"
Suddenly, a chilling roar echoed from within the Blood Pool, and all the blood in the Blood Pool coalesced into a massive blood shadow, its face grim as it stared at Murong Longzhan in the sky.
"Did you destroy the cave?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Longzhan said in a deep voice, "It's me!"
"Hmph! You're asking for death!"
With a wave of its hand, the enormous blood shadow sent countless drops of blood flying, which then flew wildly toward Murong Longzhan. Each drop of blood looked extremely heavy, and wherever it passed, the entire void was crushed with cracks, its power was terrifying!
Seeing this, Murong Longzhan's face turned solemn. He condensed streams of Cosmos Shift Qi in his palm and suddenly unleashed a Douzhuan Cosmos Shift Palm blotted out the sky, slamming it down on the dense, terrifying blood droplets. Wherever it passed, the void collapsed violently, its power extremely domineering.