Xu Taiping did not expose her excuse and simply withdrew his Blade Domain.
After hearing Zhu Xuejian's words, Shen Li's previously mild expression immediately turned furious.
"Apologize to Daoist Taiping at once!"
"There's no need."
Xu Taiping put away his saber and waved a hand, then led Ping'an straight toward Jiang Zhi and Zhao Linglong.
"Miss Xuejian already apologized just now."
Standing beside Jiang Zhi and Zhao Linglong, Xu Taiping looked at Shen Li with a smile.
Seeing this, Shen Li immediately cupped his hands toward Xu Taiping and said apologetically,
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Daoist Taiping. I'll take these two back and discipline them properly!"
"That's an internal matter for your Yellow Maple Valley." Xu Taiping smiled faintly.
"You're quite right, Daoist Taiping." Shen Li smiled at his words.
However, he did not leave with Zhu Xuejian and Du Ziyin immediately. After a moment's hesitation, he addressed Xu Taiping solemnly.
"Daoist Taiping, yesterday I sent Sect Master Zhao a formal request to challenge you to a Sword Inquiry. I hope you can give me an answer in the next couple of days."
With that, without waiting for Xu Taiping's reply, he led Zhu Xuejian and Du Ziyin away in Sword Flight.
"Why does everyone from Yellow Maple Valley want to challenge me to a Sword Inquiry?"
Xu Taiping was thoroughly puzzled.
"It's all because of the Azure Cloud Assembly!"
After watching the three leave, Zhao Linglong spoke with some resignation.
"The Azure Cloud Assembly?"
Xu Taiping was somewhat confused.
He actually knew little about the Azure Cloud Ranking, only that, like the Golden Scale Assembly and Sword Champion Assembly, it was a grand gathering of the cultivation world established by Great Emperor Peerless Nether, and that whoever took first place would likewise receive a legacy reward left by