"Do you truly intend to make an enemy of my Myriad Phenomena Sect?"
Luo Feihu shouted, his voice laden with grief and anger.
The enormous tiger he had transformed into radiated astonishing demonic power, its mighty presence towering like a mountain.
Yet before Fang Qianyuan, the three Earth Rank spirit creatures-the Drowned Ghost, the Red-Eyed Boar Demon, and the Qilin Elephant-radiated equally astonishing presences.
They blocked the enormous tiger's path and confronted him without yielding an inch.
"Make an enemy of the Myriad Phenomena Sect? You're overthinking things," Fang Qianyuan said calmly.
"You are merely a member of the Myriad Phenomena Sect's Warrior Hall. You cannot represent the sect, much less Grand Elder Bai."
"If things go awry, your Myriad Phenomena Sect will decisively abandon you and put the bigger picture first."
"When that happens, I will naturally give Grand Elder Bai an explanation."
The Grand Elder Bai Fang Qianyuan spoke of was Bai Fuyun, the Myriad Phenomena Sect's Grand Elder.
They had already met at the previous installation ceremony for Grand Elder and gained some understanding of each other.
As far as Fang Qianyuan knew, Bai Fuyun was a typical veteran titan. Advanced in years, seasoned and prudent, he would surely choose peace without hesitation if tempted with the secret of immortality and imperishability, rather than make a powerful enemy for no reason.
By contrast, Wu Xun, the Great Wilderness Sect's other Grand Elder, had a more fiery temperament. Had he been the one involved, there was no telling how he would respond.
Fang Qianyuan's murderous intent toward Luo Feihu was precisely to buy time and cut the Myriad Phenomena Sect, the local host, out of this affair. Once the dust settled, he could placate them with a share of the benefits.
This would prevent fresh branches from sprouting