244: The arrogant Xun Xiuyuan

Since the true culprit behind the attack on the Cage Domain had been found, Xun Xiuyuan no longer had any interest in asking further questions.

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan give him no face, Ghost Emperor snorted coldly and moved to block Xun Xiuyuan's killing blow.

Ling Kuang flashed and appeared in front of Ghost Emperor, blocking him.

Zhuge Lun couldn't help but smile at Ling Kuang's actions.

Among the five siblings of Zhuge Lun, Ling Kuang had the best aptitude, followed by Ling Baoer.

Zhuge Lun and the others had never been entirely clear about Ling Kuang's cultivation realm, because Ling Kuang had never returned to the Great Desolate World, always fighting on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

He detested the internal strife of the Great World, and even when Ling Tian died in battle, Ling Kuang refused to return, because he knew that Ling Tian's death was a result of internal conflict.

Therefore, at this moment, Zhuge Lun smiled when Ling Kuang blocked Ghost Emperor for Xun Xiuyuan.

If it had been in the past, Ling Kuang would not have participated in such internal disputes.

Ghost Emperor's expression changed drastically when he saw Ling Kuang blocking him, and he asked, "You want to participate in the internal disputes of the Great World?"

Ling Kuang's expression remained unchanged: "Little Junior Brother is right, the Great Desolate World needs to change to become better. I believe he can achieve it."

After Ling Kuang returned to the Great Desolate World, he had discussed the situation on the Extraterritorial Battlefield with Xun Xiuyuan. The people of the Great Desolate World were being bullied terribly by foreign races on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

This was also the reason Ling Kuang had always fought on the Extraterritorial Battlefield. He firmly believed that all cultivators of the Great Desolate World were one family and should not be divided by race.

Xun Xiuyuan had said to Ling Kuang at the time: "What if some of those troublesome people from the Exotic Beast Clan, Human Race, and Ghost Race are internal traitors? What if they collude with extraterrestrial races? To achieve long-term peace and stability, the Great Desolate World must be unified."

Ghost Emperor did not fight with Ling Kuang, but instead took a step back, giving Ling Kuang, the hero of the Great Desolate World, some face.

Ling Kuang had saved Human Race, Exotic Beast Clan, and Ghost Race members on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

He was a true hero of the Great Desolate World.

With no one blocking him, Xun Xiuyuan still dispatched three Super God Kings with one strike, quite efficiently.

Xun Xiuyuan picked up the three fragments of the Primal World and walked over to Ghost Emperor, handing them to him.

Ghost Emperor's face remained cold as he looked at Xun Xiuyuan.

Chu Dingtian immediately stepped forward, took the three Primal World fragments that Xun Xiuyuan handed over, and nodded in acknowledgment to Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan didn't care about Ghost Emperor's thoughts: "If you don't cut the grass at the roots, it will grow back with the spring breeze. I think the Ghost Race's Left Wing Army needs to..."

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan mention the Ghost Race's Left Wing Army, Ghost Emperor finally couldn't hold back.

He said, "I don't care about the Gui Chang family and the direct lineage of the Lan Family. I will take over the Left Wing Army, so you don't need to worry too much."

Seeing this, Ling Kuang also said, "Little Junior Brother, your goal cannot be achieved in a single day. Take it slowly."

Xun Xiuyuan had originally intended to confront Ghost Emperor head-on, but since Ling Kuang spoke, he said nothing more.

Xun Xiuyuan cupped his fists and said to the God Kings around him, "Twenty days from now, my Heavenly Palace will hold its establishment ceremony. I hope everyone will give face and come to celebrate."

At this moment, all the God Kings present, both those who had received invitations and those who hadn't, spoke up, saying, "We will definitely attend Palace Master Xun's establishment ceremony."

Seeing that the matter here was settled, Azure Dragon King nodded to Zhuge Lun and left the Space Corridor.

Ghost Emperor nodded to Ling Kuang and also disappeared.

Lin Zheng and Wu Que came before Xun Xiuyuan.

They cupped their hands and said, "Palace Master Xun, your esteemed presence is here. We two have come specifically to welcome you."

In this battle in the Space Corridor, the Divine Martial Sect had shown great goodwill.

Xun Xiuyuan also warmly exchanged pleasantries with them.

The Grand President of the Four United Association was about to quietly withdraw when Zhuge Lun called out to him, "President Hu Jinping, please wait a moment."

Hu Jinping, the Grand President of the Four United Association, did not force his way through, but instead turned to look at Zhuge Lun.

Zhuge Lun didn't speak, but Xun Xiuyuan did: "Did the Four United Association participate in the plot to harm Old Palace Master Ling Tian? I will only ask this question once."

In fact, this was precisely the question Zhuge Lun most wanted to ask, but he hadn't voiced it.

Hu Jinping looked at the Palace Master of this Heavenly Palace, a Heavenly God Realm cultivator.

However, the oppressive feeling was immense. Hu Jinping knew that he would most likely not be Xun Xiuyuan's opponent.

Because even Super God Kings like Azure Dragon King and Ghost Emperor had made concessions.

After taking a moment to calm his breath, Hu Jinping spoke: "I did not participate in this matter. Huyan Man was merely a puppet on strings; he was not the organizer."

Xun Xiuyuan's expression remained unchanged: "How do you know?"

Hu Jinping said, "Before the operation, Huyan Man spoke to me about it, and I refused to participate."

Xun Xiuyuan believed Hu Jinping's words, because the War God Hall's archives clearly stated that there was no trace of the Four United Association in the investigation of Ling Tian's incident.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Hu Jinping in front of him and said, "You also participated in the battle to intercept me. Isn't it a bit unseemly to just walk away so lightly?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jinping's expression changed.

In nearly a thousand years, who dared to speak to him like that?

Looking at Xun Xiuyuan in front of him, Hu Jinping immediately thought of Ling Tian.

But this Xun Xiuyuan was different from Ling Tian.

When facing Ling Tian, as long as you yielded, Ling Tian generally wouldn't make things too difficult for you.

In Ling Tian's view, a God King yielding in person was already the limit.

But Xun Xiuyuan was different; not only did one have to yield, but one also had to pay a price, otherwise it would be a loss.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Hu Jinping in front of him, and before Hu Jinping made a decision, he added faintly, "Don't overthink it. If I hadn't broken through during the battle, my fate wouldn't have been much better. Now I'm just asking you to pay a small price."

Hu Jinping finally yielded, taking out a fragment of the Primal World and saying, "Is this enough as an apology?"

For God Kings, Primal World fragments were hard currency.

Xun Xiuyuan merely nodded, took the Primal World fragment, and continued to hand it to Ling Baoer.

Wu Que transmitted a message: "Palace Master Xun, the other three presidents of the Four United Association are currently guests at my Divine Martial Sect and have not yet left."

Xun Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed, and he said to Hu Jinping, "This matter is dismissed!"

Hu Jinping looked at the War God Hall members in front of him, sighed, and left.

The War God Hall of yesteryear was no different; this new Palace Master was even more formidable.

Xun Xiuyuan turned his head to a spot in the void: "The three of you will wait for me here. If I don't see you, then from now on, there will be endless strife."

Far away in the main hall of the Divine Martial Sect, the three presidents of the Four United Association looked at each other, asking Supreme Elder Gu Yunshan, "Was he talking to the three of us?"

Supreme Elder Gu Yunshan's heart was also in turmoil. He had already discovered that we were peeking here?