"Old Village Chief, there is no need for this. Alin Village is still your Alin Village; I have never intended to interfere with you. Although I have taken Ruyun and Little Tiger as my disciples, their freedom still belongs to you and Alin Village," Wang Long thought that the Old Village Chief misunderstood his intentions.
"I never said how you wanted to act. However, after going through so much, I feel increasingly powerless. As the village chief, I am unable to protect the safety of my own village. This time, we nearly faced total annihilation. Moreover, without the guarantees from those Major Sects, who in our village still has the ability to protect it?"
Wang Long fell silent. Although the Old Village Chief was old, he saw issues more directly than anyone else. Not to mention the warriors in their village, if it came down to it, destroying their village would be as easy as a flick of a finger for a Divine Level expert.
"Alright then, but I can only promise to do my best. After all, my strength cannot be compared to a Heavenly Shield, and no one can guarantee what will happen in the future," Wang Long said carefully.
"That's good enough," the Old Village Chief was quite satisfied with this. "I can see that Wang Long speaks from the heart. That reassures me."
Wang Long let out a long breath, feeling no regret for his earlier promise. Moreover, from a certain perspective, at least their Dragon City now had an official foothold in the divine realm, and being remote had its advantages—it was not easily discovered by others.
The premise... of course, was to first wipe out Twin Sword Sect completely!
On the path of Sangyou Mountain, Wang Long led Ying Sang and two other elite warriors from Alin Village named Haolong and Asong as they swiftly maneuvered between the rocks.
Wang Long was quite satisfied with their speed.
Although their strength was still far from that of "experts," having grown up in the oasis and executed countless missions in Sangyou Mountain made them incredibly swift in their movements.
Moreover, it seemed that Twin Sword Sect had too much confidence in their expedition team sent to Alin Village; such a perilous mountain path had no reconnaissance or traps set up at all, allowing them to proceed without encountering any vigilance or ambushes so far. It remained uncertain whether they would be just as careless at the end of the mountain pass. Wang Long decided to let Ying Sang and the others wait behind while he himself would infiltrate the most dangerous area at the mountain pass.
Sure enough, upon reaching this point, there were still a few figures moving back and forth ahead. If Twin Sword Sect had truly become this complacent, then not only would they struggle to dominate the divine realm and become a Major Sect, but one day their carelessness could lead to their destruction!
However, although there were people present, none were elder-level experts. A gust of mountain wind swept through, stirring up countless grains of sand, and Wang Long concealed himself within that sandstorm, slipping past the eyes of those Twin Sword Sect disciples.
The situation in Fire Village was different from that in Alin Village.
With various elder-level experts from Twin Sword Sect present and double the number of disciples compared to before, Fire Village not only had its defensive formation breached but also had no chance to escape.
Now, although the entire Fire Village has not yet reached a final compromise, it has already lost all resistance and has become a captive of the Twin Sword Sect.
Moreover, what is even more troublesome than the last attack from the Demon Clan is that this time, they will never have reinforcements!
"Master Zong." Suddenly, a voice fell into Wang Long's ears, and he quickly focused his attention.
He saw a slightly plump figure who appeared calm, but whose eyes revealed a fierce intensity.
Behind him were two people, one old and one young. The elder was a capable-looking person of similar age to Cold Eagle, seemingly an elder of the Twin Sword Sect. However, the younger person was rather peculiar; he was not very old, about the same age as Wang Long. He was considered an outstanding disciple favored by the Twin Sword Sect, yet his expression was completely indifferent, showing no respect towards his elders.
The one who spoke to the Twin Sword Sect Master was this elder.
"Should we be tough on those stubborn old folks in Fire Village this time? Previously, Master Zong entrusted them to Wang Wudao, which was not a good approach. Those people from Fire Village still have some camaraderie with Senior Brother; now they might be hoping that this bond can save their lives. If we don't take a hard stance, they might not give up!"
"Well, Fourth Junior Disciple does have a point. However, Five Blades believes that such an approach might actually provoke their pride. If it backfires, persuading them later will be much more difficult. After all, we are here to subdue Fire Village, not to anger them. What does Su Hao think?"
Indeed, when the Twin Sword Sect Master spoke to the young man, he maintained an equal tone. There were no encouraging words or condescending attitudes.
This suggests that the young man's identity is worth pondering. Wang Long speculated that he might not be an internal member of the Twin Sword Sect but rather an ally secretly aligned with them. This ally likely holds power above that of the Twin Sword Sect; otherwise, it would be impossible for a young disciple to stand on equal footing with a sect leader.
"Hehe, now that the situation is set, my goal in coming here with the elders of the Twin Sword Sect has been accomplished. Other matters are not Su Hao's responsibility and need not be discussed further."
"Hmph!" The Fourth Junior Disciple could not help but show anger on his face. On the surface, this young man seemed to respect the independence and authority of the Twin Sword Sect, but in reality, he appeared extremely arrogant and acted as if he would no longer concern himself with local matters. It felt as though he intended to abandon his allies at a time of great crisis. "Sect Master, since even little Su says so, then let's do our own thing. I will go speak with Senior Brother Five Blades and personally deal with those villagers!"
Having said that, the Fourth Junior Disciple left in a huff.
It seemed that tension had arisen between them. Observing his junior brother's "disrespectful" behavior, the Twin Sword Sect Master did not offer any explanation but cast a deep glance at the young man named Su Hao before striding back to his residence.
Regarding their attitude, Su Hao was indifferent and unconsciously glanced into the distance, suddenly his gaze fixed.
After observing for a while, Su Hao finally determined that he was probably being overly sensitive, and he smiled, shaking his head as he walked forward.
Meanwhile, in the shadows, Wang Long was drenched in cold sweat.
He initially thought that the power progression within the Divine Clan was relatively straightforward. Given the other party's age, he assumed that even if they had some skills, they wouldn't be too formidable. However, he did not expect that his earlier scrutiny would alert Su Hao, nearly exposing himself!
"This is definitely a master who cannot be underestimated!" Wang Long silently evaluated him.
Having lurked here for over half an hour, Wang Long had already grasped the situation.
Based on the unintentional words he received from Wang Wudao earlier, it could be inferred that this place was already the absolute stronghold of the Twin Sword Sect. They might leave some people back home to guard it, but with seven elder-level experts and over ninety disciples present, if he could completely eliminate this small force in front of him, then the Twin Sword Sect would pose no threat to them at all!
Of course, thinking about it is easy, but doing it is difficult. Even without considering the mysterious young man Su Hao, the combined strength of the seven elders would already be enough to completely suppress Wang Long.
How to approach this situation would require further contemplation. However, one thing he was certain of was that if he exposed himself and confronted them directly without making every effort to strike them down, facing their potential counterattack later would put him at a significant disadvantage!
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