Yu Qingzhu nodded. "Realizing this shows you've come to your senses and it's not too late to regret your mistake."
Xie Feng glanced at Sheng Haotian, a half-smile playing on his lips, "So you're just expressing your feelings..."
Sheng Haotian said, "I'm not afraid to admit it, Sect Leader Xie, but through the wars between the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race and the Kui Emperor White Crow Clan, I've completely seen through Gu Xinglan's true colors!"
"That's an extremely selfish and despicable person!"
"She only knows how to send the people around her to their deaths one after another, without ever considering the safety of others!"
"To sacrifice the entire Origin Realm for a broken skeleton? She's gone mad! She's Qi Deviation! She started this war just for her own selfish gain!"
Sheng Haotian became more and more agitated as he spoke, clenching his fists in anger.
Yu Qingzhu said, "You should have seen through her true colors long ago!"
Xie Feng said, "It's not too late now!"
"For the past two weeks, she has been frantically deploying people from the Immortal Firmament Manor to the battlefield. We have already sent out 130,000 people, and all 130,000 have been wiped out! Gu Xinglan even wants to gamble everything and throw our remaining 100,000 people into the war against the Imperial Evil Realm!"
"Just yesterday, Gu Xinglan ordered me to attack the Xuanji Sect! To be honest, I know how powerful your Xuanji Sect is. Within our ranks, no one but Gu Xinglan is willing to take on this tough nut, and Gu Xinglan herself is unwilling to do it, so we can only keep sacrificing the forces that follow her!"
"Only then did I finally realize my mistake. Attacking the Xuanji Sect was a self-destructive act! I was truly blinded by greed before. I thought she was the Heavenly Ranking, the strongest in the world, and that following her would surely defeat the Devil Race and lead humanity to its peak..."
Sheng Haotian gets so angry just talking about it, he's so angry he feels like he's going to vomit blood.
Xie Feng nodded slightly and smiled, "I'm glad you've come to this realization. That's right, following Gu Xinglan, can you even get a sip of soup when she's eating meat? Even a hunting dog can get Root Bone, but what about you? Only endless death! Following the Xuanji Alliance is the right thing to do, because we'll not only give our comrades soup, but also share the meat! The fattest and most delicious meat!"
Sheng Haotian raised his head and looked at Xie Feng with sincere eyes. "So... for the sake of our former sect leader Yu Qingzhu, we hope Sect Leader Xie can accept the Immortal Firmament Manor! As one of the top forces of the human race, we will definitely be a great help!"
Yu Qingzhu muttered under her breath, "Damn it, you wanted to come, but you had to mention me first. If the sect leader doesn't give me face, I'll be so embarrassed I'll be in heaven..."
Xie Feng heard this, shrugged and smiled, then said in a low voice, "How could that be? We must give Elder Qingzhu face!"
Yu Qingzhu clasped her hands in thanks. "Thank you very much, please have a meal with me!"
Xie Feng scoffed. "Bribe me?"
Yu Qingzhu's lips twitched. "There are still people here, Sect Leader, please be serious for once!"
Xie Feng then stopped joking.
His expression instantly changed, and he said seriously, " The Xuanji Alliance isn't something any force can just enter at will. I don't quite believe what you're saying."
"This..."
Sheng Haotian's eyes darted around rapidly as he pondered the meaning behind Xie Feng's words.
Xie Feng advised, "You need to show sincerity!"
Sheng Haotian breathed a sigh of relief.
So that's how it is. Sincerity makes things easy!
Having served as the Lord of the Immortal Firmament Manor for so many years, sending gifts of goodwill has always been one of his specialties!
Sheng Haotian smiled slightly and said confidently, "Whatever amount Sect Leader Xie asks for, Immortal Firmament Manor will provide! We also have all kinds of mines and medicinal herbs—everything you could want!"
Immortal Firmament Manor produces these kinds of things!
It's a perfect match for my major!
Xie Feng shook his head. Things obtained without effort are never good, and he doesn't care for them. What he wants is Sheng Haotian's sincerity!
Xie Feng said, " The Xuanji Sect has plenty of these."
If a person doesn't even care about money, what else does he care about?
After pondering deeply, Sheng Haotian's eyes lit up. He chuckled and whispered, "Sect Leader Xie is a gentleman, and gentlemen don't love money, I understand! Hehe, there's a Spirit Charm Sect in the Immortal Firmament Manor, filled with beautiful and graceful female cultivators. Sect Leader Xie..."
Xie Feng's expression was cold as he raised his hand and said, "No need!"
Yu Qingzhu coughed violently and leaned closer, saying, "Do you know Sushang?"
Sheng Haotian blurted out, "Second on the Dark Horse Ranking? So what? What does it have to do with anything?"
Yu Qingzhu gritted her teeth, exasperated. "I've made it so obvious, don't you fucking understand?"
Sheng Haotian only realized this belatedly.
Xie Feng shrugged.
Sheng Haotian racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution.
Xie Feng said coldly, "Kill Hun Wudao of the Dark King Palace and offer his head as a token of sincerity!"
" Dark King Palace..."
Sheng Haotian's gaze was deep, and he nodded without hesitation, "Alright, if this is the sincerity that Sect Leader Xie wants to show, then I'll go now!"
Hun Wudao and Xie Feng are old enemies.
Because Hun Wudao's older brother, Hun Wuchen, had betrayed Xie Feng by repaying evil with kindness and was killed by him, Hun Wudao wanted to avenge his brother.
Now, Xie Feng can't care about this small fry anymore.
Let's use someone else to do the dirty work!
As Sheng Haotian was about to leave, Xie Feng gave him a Heaven-Reaching Elephant Heart Pill, a peerless elixir that deeply moved Sheng Haotian.
He had never seen such a high-grade elixir in his entire life!
Even his parents, who loved him the most, never gave him that!
This is the legendary elixir that can bring someone back to life in a short time, unless they are missing limbs or are completely dead!
Sheng Haotian was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.
The scales in his heart tipped even further in Xie Feng's favor!
Sushang refined many Heaven-Reaching Elephant Heart Pill, exchanging cheap resources for expensive loyalty. Xie Feng was well aware of the psychological Principle of giving a slap on the wrist and then a treat.
Sheng Haotian, carrying the pills, happily left Xuanji Sect.
A secluded mountain forest, with a high sky and light clouds.
Xie Feng stood atop the peak, his eyes slightly narrowed, gazing at Sheng Haotian's figure gradually emerging from Eastern Dawn Valley, and asked in a low voice:
"Elder Qingzhu, how much prestige do you have in the Immortal Firmament Manor?"
"Wow, so direct?"
"Um!"
"I used to be the head of the Immortal Firmament Manor. Most of the current members are still old subordinates, with more veterans than newcomers. In addition, I went back for a while and strengthened my relationship with them. It's fair to say that my current prestige is second only to Sheng Haotian."
Yu Qingzhu was quite confident.
Xie Feng nodded. "Yes, it's within a controllable range."
Yu Qingzhu asked, "Sect Master, do you not believe Sheng Haotian?"
Xie Feng said, "Whether he believes it or not, and to what extent, depends on his sincerity."
Night fell.
A major city in the southern part of the Heavenly Gu Emperor Python Race.
The city walls stretched as far as the eye could see, with patrol teams coming and going.
Thousands of miles away in the mountains and forests, a black tide surged, with only a few caves faintly glowing with firelight.
These black waves are a portion of the Dark King Palace's elite forces, numbering three thousand. Their mission tonight is to attack Chongcheng, but since it's not yet the city's most exhausted period, everyone is holding back for the time being.