Inside the Divine Tranquility Hall, Sect Master Ran Siping wore a worried expression as he scanned the crowd.
He had been genuinely panicked lately.
Although he was the Sect Master of a dignified Emperor-level force,
Xu Fengqiu had created too many legends from beginning to end.
Some people didn't believe in fate.
But Ran Siping was someone who did.
Although, according to their understanding, it seemed like an impossible thing.
However, Ran Siping, who had been paying attention to Xu Fengqiu from the very beginning, had some fear of him.
Especially after the six major forces besieged Xu Fengqiu last time.
Xu Fengqiu even brought out the Life and Death Chessboard, exceeding everyone's expectations!
Did he have other, even more heaven-defying trump cards?
No one knew, but perhaps he really did!
Ran Siping felt that some people were being a bit foolish.
It was clear that Xu Fengqiu had obtained top-tier power from the Eight Desolations!
And his arrogant and domineering behavior proved that he still had confidence!
Since it was power from the Eight Desolations, how could their Nine Provinces' power contend with it?
Yes, that's why all the forces that contended with him were gone.
This was an essential crush, and it belonged to a realm beyond their understanding.
"Sect Master, are you worried about that Xu Fengqiu?"
A beautiful female elder of the Divine Tranquility Hall asked.
"Yes, everyone, to be honest, these days, this Sect Master has been worried about this Xu Fengqiu. It might sound ridiculous, but everyone here is the backbone of my Divine Tranquility Hall, and I don't need to hide anything from you," Ran Siping said.
Ran Siping continued, "This situation gives this Sect Master a sense of déjà vu."
"Does Sect Master mean… the Divine Sword Pavilion?"
Someone asked.
Ran Siping nodded: "Yes, before, everyone thought that Xu Fengqiu would never dare to touch the Divine Sword Pavilion. At most, he would only touch first-rate forces. However, after three months of silence, Xu Fengqiu brought out a poison that could overturn the entire Divine Sword Pavilion, easily destroying it."
"And now, Xu Fengqiu has destroyed the six major forces in the past year or so. During this time, he has had a lot of free time. Everyone, with Xu Fengqiu's personality, what has he been doing during this time? And now Xu Fengqiu is silent again. Is he preparing other means?"
"Poison is the easiest means for him to prepare. That green bead of his seems to be some kind of supreme poison-type spiritual artifact. No one knows what else he can do. We can't defend against it at all, everyone."
The crowd's expressions were also very solemn.
That was true.
The main thing was that Xu Fengqiu had created too many legends.
It was hard to say whether their Divine Tranquility Hall would be the next legend created by Xu Fengqiu.
A strong man said, "Actually, what the Sect Master said makes sense. Before, everyone thought that although Xu Fengqiu was powerful and had created countless legends, he was young and just a reckless man. Facts have proved that although he seems to act like a reckless man and is immature, if he were really a reckless man and really immature, could he really create these legends?"
"Everyone just doesn't believe in things outside of their understanding. However, Xu Fengqiu has broken their understanding so many times. Even so, every time something happens, everyone still doesn't believe that Xu Fengqiu can do things outside of their understanding. How many things beyond their understanding does Xu Fengqiu have to do before these people will believe it?"
Ran Siping nodded: "Second Elder's words have struck a chord with this Sect Master. If a person breaks understanding multiple times, then why can't he continue to break understanding? Why do people still have to doubt this and doubt that? You can doubt, but you must have the thought of 'what if'."
The crowd then nodded again.
"Moreover, the Old Ancestor actually has a very high opinion of Xu Fengqiu. What I said is actually also the Old Ancestor's intention," Ran Siping said.
Their Divine Tranquility Hall's Old Ancestor was the Immortal Emperor Dao Yi who had taken action back then.
Immortal Emperor Qinghai of the Under Heaven Assembly was killed by Xu Fengqiu inside the Life and Death Chessboard.
The crowd exchanged glances.
Ran Siping said: "The Old Ancestor's meaning is that when facing Xu Fengqiu, he has a sense of powerlessness and cannot see through him. Even he, a dignified Supreme Immortal Emperor, has this sense of powerlessness, then it can only be said that this Xu Fengqiu has even more means."
"Yes, but this Elder thinks that we can wait and see, because no matter what, if this Xu Fengqiu takes action, his primary target should be the Under Heaven Assembly, not my Divine Tranquility Hall, right?"
"That's hard to say. If Xu Fengqiu wants to take action, he should use some means, and whether this method is more suitable to use on us or the Under Heaven Assembly is really hard to say."
Ran Siping said, "So, in fact, this Sect Master and the Old Ancestor's intention is to seek peace with Xu Fengqiu."
As soon as these words came out, the crowd fell into deep thought.
In fact, it wasn't impossible.
First, there was actually no real grievance between them and Xu Fengqiu.
Their Old Ancestor took action against Xu Fengqiu purely because the Heavenly Profound Emperor had invited him.
They also wanted to have a good relationship with the Heavenly Profound Emperor, and coupled with some pressure, taking action wasn't impossible.
On the contrary, they had provoked Xu Fengqiu.
Furthermore, their Old Ancestor was actually safe and sound, unlike the Under Heaven Assembly, whose Old Ancestor was killed by Xu Fengqiu.
Even if the Under Heaven Assembly wanted to seek peace with Xu Fengqiu, it was estimated that they couldn't do it. Even if their Sect Master had this idea, it was estimated that he couldn't say it.
The Old Ancestor was killed by Xu Fengqiu. You want to seek peace?
That's impossible!
But they could!
"Understood Sect Master's meaning, but…"
The Great Elder glanced at the crowd and said, "Sect Master, this matter needs to be weighed carefully, and all aspects need to be considered."
"First, if we go to Xu Fengqiu to seek peace, it means that our Emperor-level force is announcing that we are afraid of him, Xu Fengqiu, which will damage the reputation of my Divine Tranquility Hall. Moreover, we are probably going to have to take out valuable things to hand over."
"Secondly, if we seek peace with him, Xu Fengqiu, we can indeed avoid trouble. Xu Fengqiu should not disagree. After all, as long as our attitude is better, and coupled with the fact that the grievance is not big, he should be rational, but… what about the Heavenly Profound Emperor?"
As soon as the words "Heavenly Profound Emperor" came out, many people showed worried expressions.
"The world has no evidence, but we are not unaware that he was the one behind the scenes when the six major forces besieged Xu Fengqiu. He is clearly opposed to Xu Fengqiu, and we are also aware of this."
"Under this circumstance, if we seek peace with Xu Fengqiu, it means that we have broken up with the Heavenly Profound Emperor. Are we afraid of the Heavenly Profound Emperor or are we afraid of Xu Fengqiu? This needs to be considered clearly."
"Consider what? I don't believe that Heavenly Profound Emperor dares to send people to attack my Divine Tranquility Hall? He has more things to consider. Moreover, Xu Fengqiu has wiped out the six major forces, and he didn't take action. Are we counting on him? Ridiculous!"
"…"
