Xiao Yan saw the expressions on everyone's faces and knew they did not believe him. He shook his head, then said, "Everyone, what I just said was no lie. The reason I still came to seek your help is that the Misty Cloud Sect has another force backing it."
"Another force backing it?"
The men who had been rather critical of Xiao Yan's exaggeration turned grave upon hearing his words.
Ever since Yun Shan had taken charge of the Misty Cloud Sect, they had never underestimated it. Almost every faction had planted spies within the sect, and they had uncovered a few telltale traces before, but none had considered this possibility.
Now that Xiao Yan had told them another force stood behind the Misty Cloud Sect, all those clues fell into place.
Seeing the drastic change in Yan Dao's and Mu Chen's expressions, Xiao Yan knew they understood. He dropped another bombshell. "Everyone, I'm afraid you still don't know this: Yun Leng and the others from the Misty Cloud Sect have all reached the Dou Huang Realm with the support of the force behind them."
"What?!"
At this news, not only Yan Dao and Mu Chen, but even Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong paled. The gulf between a Dou Wang and a Dou Emperor was no trifling matter. If, as Xiao Yan claimed, Yun Leng and the others had all reached the Dou Huang Realm with that force's support, the scales of victory would tip completely out of their control.
"Xiao Yan, you can't make such claims lightly. Can you vouch for this information?"
Yan Dao and Mu Chen could no longer remain seated. They rose to their feet and looked gravely at Xiao Yan. If the Misty Cloud Sect truly possessed such strength, their discussion here would be utterly