Chapter 221 (2/2)

Second to it was the Red House, which was a faction catering mostly to females. Li Yaxuan was in it, and of course, they still had males in their ranks. Chen Zilong, a genius strong enough to not fear the Lightning Alliance was one such male.

As for the third faction, it was a faction of those not willing to join the other two factions. It was known as the Free Society, symbolizing their pursuit of cultivation without restriction. It was the weakest of the three main factions.

Wen Jinrui and w.a.n.g Jiaohua waited for a good while, yet their alliance leader was nowhere to be seen. Rather, a young man came out and berated, ”Both of you are an utter embarra.s.sment to the Lightning Alliance!”

”Sorry, Guardian Qiu. We have been incompetent,” Wen Jinrui said.

w.a.n.g Jiaohua's arrogance was also nowhere to be seen. She apologized alongside Wen Jinrui, ”It's our bad. But the other party is really too arrogant. He shows no respect whatsoever for our Lightning Alliance.”

”Hmph. Do you think I am not aware of the real story? Your cousin was the one who started all that!” the guardian said with a cold snort. He paused slightly and continued, ”This is supposed to be your private affair, but since Gong Qinyin of the Red House has interfered, it is now an affair between the two factions. I will help you out with this, but you need to pay me enough contribution points.”

”Don't worry, Guardian Qiu. We already have the contribution points ready,” said Wen Jinrui. He then lowered his voice and continued, ”Guardian Qiu, a new batch of king-grade weapons have been released by my clan. Some of them are of an element that is very suited for your use. In any case, we are not doing anything with those weapons. Do you want me to get one for you?”

The guardian raised his brow before a pleased smile formed on his face. ”Um, that's very thoughtful of you. I will get some men to figure out the ident.i.ty of that person before deciding what to do next.”

”Thank you for the trouble, guardian,” Wen Jinrui thanked cheerily.

Although losing a king weapon caused his heart to ache, it was worth it since he was able to make Guardian Qiu move against Xiang Shaoyun. One ought to know that this Guardian Qiu was one of the four greatest guardians of the Lightning Alliance and was one of the strongest experts of their faction. He was a personal disciple of an elder, and his full name was Qiu Chonglei with a cultivation level of eighth-stage Transformation Realm.

More importantly, only those capable of punching above their weight were qualified to become guardians of the Lightning Alliance. Thus, each of these guardians were people who common sense didn't apply for.

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Xiang Shaoyun was unaware of all that. After staying at Long Hui's estate for a night, Zi Changhe arrived, and with him, a middle-aged man. The man was none other than Zi Changhe's master, Liu Xinji.

Liu Xinji looked to be about 40 years old—a King in his robust years. He had a medium build and a short hair that gave him a clean and strict look. He was once a vice palace master of the Martial Hall Palace. But after his breakthrough, he left for the Cloud Margin Pavilion instead of staying to help.

Xiang Shaoyun once heard from Zi Changhe that Liu Xinji originally came from Cloud Margin City. When he was young, he was sent to the Martial Hall Palace for an unknown reason. And after becoming a King, it was only natural that he returned.

The third-stage King Realm cultivator stared straight at Xiang Shaoyun and asked, ”So you are the young genius Xiang Shaoyun Changhe has spoken of?”

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