Past Grudges Laid to Rest

The other party had probed him without the slightest concealment, so naturally Li Yan would not stand on ceremony either. He likewise swept his Divine Sense over the two men to assess their current cultivation.

Very quickly, he formed a rough judgment. If he went all out and secretly employed methods they did not know about, he should be confident of escaping this place.

The prerequisite was that Tian Xingzi did not wish to perish together with him and fully activate the sect-protecting grand formation.

Li Yan looked over the devastation all around him, then cupped his fists once more and said,

"I originally came here only intending to refine my natal magic treasure. I never expected to inadvertently trigger the Heavenly Tribulation. All of this was beyond my expectations.

"Although I did not deliberately cause the sect's present condition, this is, after all, the inner valley of Falling Star Valley.

"Therefore, if it is within my means, I can naturally offer compensation for these losses."

Although Li Yan knew the other party had harbored impure intentions just now, cases of kicking someone when they were down were everywhere in the cultivation world.

So long as they had not truly attacked him, he naturally still wished to follow the principle that less trouble was better than more, and settle this matter swiftly.

After all, he had infiltrated a sect, so his own intentions had not exactly been pure either. Once this matter was resolved, he would leave at once. He still needed to consolidate his realm.

However, he would not be foolish enough to let others carve him up at will. He had left himself some room in his words. If they opened their mouths like lions, then he would have no choice but to risk his life and find