The three of them made the necessary preparations, and the next day, the Mist Mountain God Venerable packed them off to Rongyuan City. After they entered the city, the Five Major Sects began clearing up the rumors spreading through the Cultivation Realm.
Or rather, Jun Zhaoying had stepped in. Hailed as the strongest person below the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, she was someone no one in the Cultivation Realm dared provoke. The Divine Dragon of Yonglu Mountain, by contrast, had a fearsome reputation, while she was revered by countless people. Rumors had long claimed the two were at odds, especially after the Dragon Venerable snatched away the Cultivation Realm's only disciple with a Wind Spiritual Root. With storybooks fanning the flames, many had taken it for granted that the two could not stand the sight of each other.
But in truth—good grief, the Divine Dragon had not even come out to make a fuss, and the Hehe Sect had already acted!
What was more, the ordinarily low-profile Lord Jun had stood before everyone herself. Her stance was remarkably firm. From the way she shielded him, even his own master could hardly have done more.
Once the Hehe Sect made its position clear, Mist Mountain naturally followed suit. Even the neighboring Bitter Crossing Temple spoke up. Yonglu Mountain, meanwhile, remained strikingly composed, with an air of "I've been wronged, but I won't say a word."
Of course, some said the Hehe Sect had only spoken up because Wen Xu had helped free Mingxuan City. But before long, even an Integrated Body Great Talent among the Demon Cultivators voiced support. The rumors had gone to everyone's heads, but at last, they began to cool down.
Perhaps these rumors were the demon's doing, a means of beguiling them.
If they carried on like this,