"No, no."
Gu Changfeng shook his head at once, tension rising in his heart.
He had already spotted Grand Elder Dan Chen kneeling on the ground, along with the sword wreathed in black mist beside his feet.
That was genuine demonic qi. There was no faking it.
In other words, these Emperor Pavilion envoys had tracked demon cultivators all the way to their Elixir Cauldron Sect.
Still, he feigned confusion. "Honored envoys, what brings you to our Elixir Cauldron Sect so late at night?"
"Oh, come on!"
Chun Xiaobai's face darkened immediately.
This old bastard actually dared to play dumb.
These top sects really did have tempers, each worse than the last.
Fortunately, he had plenty of people on his side today.
Chun Xiaobai strode straight forward.
Smack!
A crisp, resounding slap echoed through the quiet Back Mountain Forbidden Grounds.
Gu Changfeng froze on the spot, and the Elixir Cauldron Sect elders behind him were all dumbstruck.
At the same time, the eighty Grand Supreme Elders perched on the roof beams were dumbstruck too.
Was this guy... really that gutsy?!
He even dared to slap Gu Changfeng, the Elixir Cauldron Sect's Sect Master?
Wait!
Li Qingfeng suddenly recalled Gu Changfeng addressing them as "honored envoys." That form of address was only used for people from the Emperor Pavilion.
His heart lurched!
His heart sank as he suddenly recognized what they were wearing. These were the damned regulation suits of armor worn by Emperor Pavilion envoys!
They were simply dull, with paint flaking off in quite a few places. He had been so busy hauling treasures out of the Secret Realm that he had never given it any thought.
Now that he looked closely, wasn't this precisely the armor of Emperor Pavilion envoys?!
We're done for!
Li Qingfeng began to tremble