Powerful Connections, Intelligence from the Upper Echelons

"Hehe! What are you saying, Elder Lin!"

"This Seat merely wished to make a trade with those two young friends. Since they were unwilling, I would not force them, hehe!"

"Why make such a huge fuss over it?"

The moment Divine Lord Ling Tian saw that the situation was turning against him, especially with Elder Lin before him—a figure of immense importance in Heavenly Star City—he immediately changed his tune.

With the Duty Enforcement Hall behind him, a lone cultivator like himself simply could not afford to provoke him.

Setting that aside, they were both Refining Void Stage cultivators, yet even if there were two of him, they might not be able to defeat the other party.

After all, with the vast resources supplied by an Immortal City, its foundations and strength were not something a wild-path lone cultivator like him could compare to.

Thus, Divine Lord Ling Tian wisely took the hint and stepped down along the slope.

Elder Lin did not know that he and that brat Li Qianjie shared a blood feud, so he would not resort to violence or nitpick over such a minor matter.

"Farewell, Fellow Daoist Ling. I will not see you out," Elder Lin said flatly.

Bai Li Hui immediately let out a long breath of relief.

He had previously heard Qin Ming mention that he did not get along with Divine Lord Ling Tian, but he had not expected the hostility between them to run so deep.

From Ling Tianjun's expression just now, he had clearly been on the verge of secretly attacking them.

Fortunately, Heavenly Star City's Star Guards had arrived in time and stopped the conflict.

He had only just managed to latch onto Qin Ming's thigh; he did not want to bring him any trouble.

Bai Li Hui was