The cultivators from every side who had been ready to act also restrained their initial urges.
After all, the change had come too suddenly. Who knew what the three truly intended?
If they suddenly turned and joined forces to attack one side, only that side would suffer.
Before the lingering force of the palm strike had fully dissipated, Venerable Tianyu let out a deep shout, and his aura abruptly doubled once more.
In an instant, Sword Intent surged wildly, and the force of his palm rose again.
One before and one behind, the expressions of the female cultivator at the Tribulation Crossing stage and Ye Tianling changed sharply.
Two against one, yet they were already struggling to cope.
"Master Ye, you may have chosen the wrong opponent to attack. Do you know the consequences of failure?"
His icy gaze swept over the female cultivator at the Tribulation Crossing stage. Venerable Tianyu did not ask why she had betrayed him.
His burning gaze then settled on Ye Tianling as his voice rang out.
All three were at the initial Tribulation Crossing stage, yet Ye Tianling was clearly the weakest among them.
With insufficient strength, he was also the easiest point to break through.
If he took down Ye Tianling first and then dealt with his companion's betrayal, this crisis would naturally be resolved with ease.
"The consequences of failure? Ye Mou only knows that if you do not die, Heavenly Capital will never see the light of day."
The True Yuan within Ye Tianling's body surged again and again. Though he was firmly suppressed by his opponent, since he had chosen to strike, he had never intended to turn back.
He also knew that Venerable Tianyu had been ambushed by the female cultivator at the Tribulation Crossing stage from the start.