Heaven's Wounding Sword I

"Mei'er, your luck is quite good. You encountered such a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius, and even became friends with him. Although we martial artists are proud and unwilling to bow and scrape, connections are indispensable. Back then, Empress Xuan was able to enter the Life and Death Realm and become an influential figure on the True Spirit Continent partly because of the Dragon King's backing. Behind Ye Chen stand both the Dragon King and Empress Xuan. Compared to them, I ultimately fall far short; my words do not carry much weight. But Ye Chen is destined to become a figure who stirs the winds and clouds of the True Spirit Continent."

The middle-aged man was the Sect Master of the Demonic Blade Sect, the Demonic Blade King. His combat strength had reached Three-Star, and he was extremely renowned on the Blood Sky Continent. Yet in the entire True Spirit Continent, Three-Star combat strength gave one virtually no say at all; even Four-Star was barely enough. Only at Five-Star did one's word carry the weight of nine sacred tripods, with everyone obliged to show respect. A turbulent age was about to arrive. Having an incomparably powerful King as one's backer was essential. Without backing, and with only ordinary strength, one could perish at any moment.

"Master, during the time Mei'er spent with Ye Chen, she could tell that he is a man who values loyalty and righteousness. If we treat him sincerely, he will treat us sincerely as well. If we merely want to cozy up to him, he certainly will not form a deep friendship with us," Lan Shanmei reminded the Demonic Blade King.

"You are right. Both in sentiment and in reason, we should become his friends rather than approach him with an agenda."

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