After hinting that they wanted to band together, the Warriors all expressed their wish to seek Fang Qianyuan's protection from then on and help him establish himself in the valley.
Host and guests then fell into warm, congenial conversation, deliberately or casually bringing up incidents from their days on Nameless Island.
These men were all Warrior experts who had truly risen to prominence on that island. If Fang Qianyuan had been unfamiliar with its circumstances, a few words would have exposed him.
But Fang Qianyuan had been prepared for this move. Not only did he describe life on the island in vivid detail, he also showed an unmistakable familiarity with the people involved.
As for why they had never met back then, that was easy enough to explain.
Qunyao had abducted mortals and Spirit Tamers from far and wide, dividing them into separate batches and imprisoning them in the vast underground spaces.
These Warriors had all arrived before Guang Hao, so naturally they had never met him.
Thus, as they reminisced, they denounced Qunyao's atrocities and gloated over its destruction at the hands of the Righteous Path.
At the same time, they also tentatively discussed tracking down those Warrior secret arts and seeking further advancement.
But all of this would require the power of Ten Thousand Poisons Valley.
After their lengthy conversation, the Warriors had come to accept this "Guang Hao" and immediately offered to introduce him to more of their fellow Warriors.
This also had to do with their circumstances on the island.
Warrior experts had achieved extraordinary things. Their cultivation and strength might rival those of orthodox Spirit Tamers, but they were sorely lacking in depth of foundations.
Their shortcomings in status and background also left them subject to exclusion and discrimination.
The Valley Master here was indeed