"He is only a disciple of a small sect, after all. He must be afraid of the Eight Views Dao Palace taking revenge later, no?"
Elder Fang spoke from beside her.
As he looked at Xu Taiping now, there was noticeably more disdain in his eyes.
In his view, Xu Taiping was deliberately trying to curry favor with the Eight Views Dao Palace, a sign of weakness.
"But this move of his is the worst of all losing moves. Not only will it fail to win the Eight Views Dao Palace's favor, it will also sweep away all the authority he has only just managed to build in the minds of the Ascend the Tower disciples."
Elder Fang continued.
"Not necessarily." Yun Shiliu shook her head. "If he wanted to extend an olive branch to the Eight Views Dao Palace, he had no need to choose this moment."
As the two were speaking,
they saw in the Spirit Mirror that Old Smoky Ghost finally could no longer endure the scorching agony of the thunderflame. Shouting and screaming, he released the primordial spirits of Xia Qi, Huang Jinpeng, and the others.
"Xu Taiping, at least you know what's good for you!"
In the Snow Domain, no sooner had his primordial spirit been released than Huang Jinpeng, whose figure was merely a phantom, gave Xu Taiping a cold snort. There was not the slightest gratitude on his face, as though Xu Taiping had only done what he ought to.
"Xu Taiping, don't think that making Old Smoky Ghost release us means our Eight Views Dao Palace will show you leniency. Once we reach the top of the tower, we'll settle today's score with you properly!"
Xia Qi likewise gave Xu Taiping a cold snort, his face full of anger.
With that,