Li Yan clicked his tongue repeatedly in his heart.
"Xing Ming truly would not rest until he had driven the other party to death. His own realm was already equal to the enemy's, yet besides himself, he had invited two more experts.
"The depth of his hatred was plain to see. And to have cultivators of Xuan Caijun's caliber make a move, Xing Ming truly had to pay a hefty price."
To hire outsiders, Xing Ming must have offered conditions tempting enough to move them.
Those costs would certainly make Falling Star Valley ache, but Falling Star Valley was now wealthy and powerful, so it could still afford them.
Inviting a late Golden Core Realm cultivator and a Pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivator at the same time—if anything happened, it would truly deal a grievous blow to those two sects.
Li Yan had already learned of the relationship between the Qingfeng Sect, the Six-Plate Hall, and his own sect when he became a sect elder. It was a rather solid alliance.
Back then, the cultivation resources of the four sects of the Gale Rift Clan had been divided among them and those two sects. In consideration of that old bond, the other side would agree to lend a hand.
Li Yan nodded.
"With those two helping us, if the enemy is completely unaware, our chances of killing him instantly will increase by at least half."
Xing Ming naturally agreed. This was precisely what he had in mind, and he continued describing that man's circumstances.
"That thief is named Jiang Baibi. He was once the third elder of the Lightfeather Parrot Sect. His cultivation arts specialize in nimble movement and long-range attacks.
"He excels at avoiding attacks while launching killing strikes. He also cultivates sound-wave divine abilities; aside from disrupting an opponent's mind,