Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 99 The Hospitality of the Li Huo Sect

After waiting for about half an hour, the people from Yudao Sect finally arrived, taking their time.

Throughout the entire process, Yao Guang and the other person showed no sign of remorse.

Zhao Kai wanted to rage several times but was stopped by Tang Qingheng in the end.

"They’re here!"

At that moment, Yao Guang suddenly said with a laugh.

Xu Ping’an and the others turned to look in the distance, only to see ten figures approaching from ahead.

Among them, two elders led the way, both very strong, having reached the peak of the Fourth Rank Ninth Layer.

The other seven were likely the disciples of Yudao Sect.

Five men and two women, each with an imposing presence and extraordinary temperament.

Clearly, they were the Yudao Sect disciples who had come to participate in the sect competition.

The four major sects had different numbers of disciples attending the sect competition.

Because Beichen Sword Sect was ranked last, it only had five spots, while Yudao Sect, being third, had seven.

Tyrant Heavenly Sect had nine spots, and Li Huo Sect had eleven.

The more spots a sect had, the higher the rankings they naturally obtained.

So, for Beichen Sword Sect, this competition was extremely disadvantageous.

"Oh, Zhao Tianlong, you’ve arrived quite early. Why not go in?" the leading elder from Yudao Sect asked with a light chuckle as he looked towards Zhao Tianlong.

"Old ghost Yu Lin, you’re still alive?" Zhao Tianlong responded with a smile.

"Haha, if Zhao Tianlong hasn’t died, how could I?" The elder named Yu Lin laughed heartily.

At the same time, a black-clad elder beside Yu Lin asked Xu Ping’an in a cold voice, "Who is Xu Ping’an?"

Upon hearing this, the Yudao Sect disciples also turned their gazes toward Xu Ping’an and his group.

Li Qingyi and the others all frowned.

"I am!" Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

The elder took a long look at Xu Ping’an and snorted coldly, "Was it you who killed my disciple Guan Qing?"

The Yudao Sect disciples also looked at him with hostility.

"Guan Qing indeed met his end at my hands, but he brought it upon himself," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"You’re courting death!" The elder immediately became enraged.

The next moment, he struck out directly at Xu Ping’an.

His palm contained an incredibly powerful wave of True Yuan, enough to shock any Third Rank expert to death.

Xu Ping’an’s eyes were fierce as he was about to bring out his shield to defend.

"Hmph!"

However, the next instant, Zhao Tianlong took a step forward, positioning himself in front of Xu Ping’an.

He sent out a palm strike, confronting the elder from Yudao Sect with a blow.

Two powerful True Yuan forces exploded upon impact.

Zhao Tianlong remained unmoved, while the elder was forced back three steps.

"Zhao Tianlong, what’s the meaning of this?" demanded the elder, who had been forced back, in an outburst.

"What I mean," Zhao Tianlong hummed coldly, "is that Qian Lifeng, you dare to make a move against one of our Beichen Sword Sect disciples, I’d like to know what you mean by this."

"He killed my disciple; naturally, I’ll kill him," Qian Lifeng retorted with a cold snort.

"Xu Ping’an has already said that your disciple was asking for it. He tried to kill first. Your disciple lacked strength and got killed instead, what can..." Zhao Tianlong replied coldly.

"You..." Qian Lifeng immediately became furious, but was held back by Yu Lin at his side.

"This place belongs to Li Huo Sect, we’ll discuss this matter another day," Yu Lin advised.

Upon hearing this, Qian Lifeng glared fiercely at Xu Ping’an.

The gaze of the seven disciples of Yudao Sect towards Xu Ping’an was also filled with extremely strong intent to kill.

Xu Ping’an, however, appeared to be unconcerned.

"My esteemed uncles, please calm down. On account of Li Huo Sect, let’s not spoil the harmony. We can talk things through peacefully," Yao Guang finally stepped in with a smile as the situation seemed to settle.

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It must be said, Yao Guang truly knows how to act opportunistically.

Although he spoke with a smile, he emphasized that this place belongs to the Li Huo Sect.

However, Xu Ping’an held no fondness for this man.

This man, a typical smiling tiger, was no good person.

Hearing Yao Guang say this, Yu Lin and Zhao Tianlong remained silent.

"Since the distinguished guests from both sects have arrived, please follow us," Yao Guang took out a token and opened a gap in the formation, gesturing for Xu Ping’an and the others to enter.

Yu Lin and Qian Lifeng snorted coldly, then immediately led the Yudao Sect disciples deeper into the Li Huo Sect.

"Let’s go as well," Zhao Tianlong spoke.

And with that, he followed.

Xu Ping’an and the others naturally did not refuse; they entered the Li Huo Sect’s formation.

Upon entering the formation, Xu Ping’an and his companions felt a thick spiritual energy hit their faces.

The concentration of this spiritual energy was at least twenty times that of the outside world.

"Such rich spiritual energy," Zhao Kai couldn’t help but exclaim.

Long Yan and Tang Qingheng also nodded deeply in agreement.

Yao Guang immediately laughed lightly, his face filled with pride.

The disciples of the Yudao Sect looked down on Xu Ping’an and his companions as if they were country bumpkins.

Zhao Kai and the others felt a wave of embarrassment, knowing their actions brought shame to their sect.

But indeed, the concentration of spiritual energy here was exceptionally strong.

Xu Ping’an looked around.

The buildings here were in clusters, mostly lavish and splendid.

The area inside was extremely spacious, with thousands of courtyards standing tall.

At the very center of these towering courtyards was an immensely large square.

The square was extremely expansive, probably about ten acres in size.

It had to be said that the entirety of the Li Huo Sect, compared to the Beichen Sword Sect, was much more extravagant and luxurious.

Not only that, there were many disciples in the Li Huo Sect.

There must have been hundreds of disciples coming and going on the road.

On the way here, Zhao Tianlong had said that the Li Huo Sect had no fewer than two thousand disciples.

It was evident that the Li Huo Sect was indeed much more powerful.

Soon, led by Yao Guang, Xu Ping’an and his group arrived at their accommodations.

The Li Huo Sect arranged the West Courtyard for the Yudao Sect, while the North Courtyard was allocated to the Beichen Sword Sect.

The environment of the North Courtyard was clearly much inferior to the West Courtyard, with many pieces of furniture covered in a layer of dust.

This incensed Zhao Kai and the others.

"The Li Huo Sect is clearly looking down on us."

Once the Li Huo Sect disciples left, Zhao Kai couldn’t help but say.

"Indeed, it’s a bit too much. Our North Courtyard is much smaller than the West Courtyard. Is this how the Li Huo Sect treats its guests?" Long Yan also couldn’t help but say.

"Complaining is useless. If we must blame someone, it is only that our Beichen Sword Sect has fallen into decline," Zhao Tianlong shook his head and sighed.

"Hmph, in this sect competition, we must achieve good results to show them that the Beichen Sword Sect is not to be trifled with," Long Yan said coldly.

"Very good, with such spirit, why should the Beichen Sword Sect fear not rising again?" Xie Tianqiong praised.

"Don’t worry, in this sect competition, the Beichen Sword Sect will certainly make a name for itself," Xu Ping’an said calmly with a smile.

The arrangements of the Li Huo Sect this time were indeed a bit too much.

First, they made them wait at the door for half an hour, and now they have provided them with accommodations inferior to those of the Yudao Sect.

This clearly showed they were looking down on the Beichen Sword Sect.

Since he was a member of the Beichen Sword Sect, Xu Ping’an could not ignore this matter.

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