No sooner had the thought surfaced than Immortal Lord Muling began turning it over ceaselessly in his Sea of Consciousness.
When he looked at Xu Changxing again, his gaze was already filled with deep awe.
Before this, Immortal Lord Lanyu and Immortal Lord Jiuxu had already realized this.
That was precisely why the two had said what they had earlier.
Immortal Lord Lanyu gave Xu Changxing a long look and continued, "Could you be planning to unleash the Final Tribulation at this point in time?"
Xu Changxing said impassively, "It is not I who wants to unleash the Final Tribulation, but you.
Immortal Lord Zihao had only just returned, yet he already intended to attack my Tianyan Sect.
I merely struck back.
Now that the chief culprit who sought to unleash the Final Tribulation has been executed, whether the Final Tribulation begins early because of him depends on your choice."
At these words, both Immortal Lord Lanyu's and Immortal Lord Jiuxu's expressions changed.
Xu Changxing clearly intended to pin the blame for provoking the conflict between the two sects on Immortal Lord Zihao.
If the Myriad Immortals Alliance accepted this account, it would be admitting its earlier despicable actions before every immortal in the Immortal Realm.
And Immortal Lord Zihao would truly have been slain for nothing.
This would be an enormous blow to the Myriad Immortals Alliance's reputation.
Yet even as their expressions changed sharply, both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging by Xu Changxing's attitude, he did not seem to intend to unleash the Final Tribulation at this moment.
And that meant their lives were most likely safe.
As for the already dead Zihao, he could only blame his bad luck for provoking a monster like Xu Changxing.
Almost the instant they heard Xu Changxing's words, they