Hun Changqing slowly put away the soul and the Command Token, then walked outside without a trace of reluctance.
Although he had made a promise to Fu Ming, his current strength in the life profound realm hardly qualified him to establish a sect.
That would have to wait for another day.
After leaving Talisman Valley, Hun Changqing was about to find somewhere to enter seclusion and refine the souls of Fu Ming and the other Talisman Valley disciples.
Suddenly, however, his footsteps halted.
At some point, countless figures had appeared around Hun Changqing, surrounding him.
Every one of them possessed an immensely terrifying aura. They unleashed those auras without restraint, warping the space throughout this stretch of heaven and earth.
The Desire Demon King paled in fright. These were experts from the eight great... no, now seven great sects, the pinnacle of the Human Clan's fighting strength in the Eastern Xuan Region.
Why had they all appeared here at once to surround them?
Hun Changqing narrowed his eyes as well, studying them. Among them were several familiar figures: Ying Xuanzi of the Dao Sect, the Ice Master beside him, and Ling Qingzhu of the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace!
The Ice Master's expression was icy, but the hatred in her eyes as she looked at him was unmistakable.
Ling Qingzhu, meanwhile, watched him with a conflicted expression.
Hun Changqing ignored their expressions entirely, his gaze cold as he looked toward the Yuan Sect's contingent.
It seemed the Yuan Sect's people had long been waiting nearby for his return.
"Lin Changqing, you deceived us at the Eight Sects Conference. Now the truth has surfaced: you colluded with the alien demons, triggered the Dao Sect's alien demon calamity, and joined forces with the Alien Demon King beside you to abduct the Ice