223: Assess the situation

Crimson Gold slowly stood up, then flew rapidly toward the Sect's discussion hall, his Face filled with an anxious expression.

Originally, he had intended to leave Li Haotian waiting, letting the other party honestly feel the malice before leaving, but he hadn't expected the other party to bring so many hired hands at once.

Twelve Peak Great Emperor Realm Experts—where did they pop out from? He hadn't seen a single one of them before, though some looked vaguely familiar.

He didn't have time to look closely; he just had to hurry over and personally receive them. If the other party was truly dissatisfied, trying to stop twelve Peak Great Emperor Realm Experts would be complete nonsense.

The Sect Protecting Grand Array probably couldn't even last a quarter of an hour, and any Powerhouses in the Sect at the Great Emperor level would be courting death if they faced this group of Peak Great Emperor Realm Experts.

Now, he dared not show the slightest bit of contempt or negligence. He had originally thought the Heavenly Profound Sect was already finished, but he hadn't expected them to be able to bring out so many Powerhouses, which was enough to show just how deep their foundation was.

If he continued to give them the cold shoulder, it would very likely cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and at that point, the Chiyuan Sect would Face a catastrophe.

Cold sweat broke out all over Crimson Gold; on the way to the hall, the more he thought about it, the more terrified he felt.

To be able to bring out twelve Peak Great Emperor Realm Experts to the gates of the Chiyuan Sect all at once—without needing to think, he knew that there must be even more Powerhouses guarding the other party's Sect.

Otherwise, they would absolutely not dare to let so many Powerhouses leave so easily.

The entire Chiyuan Sect currently had nearly 30 Great Emperors, but only a mere three Peak Great Emperors.

If a fight truly broke out, they would inevitably be at a significant disadvantage.

At this moment, Crimson Gold's brain was running wildly. If the Heavenly Profound Sect had so many Powerhouses, how could they have been wiped out by evil cultivators before?

Had the Heavenly Profound Sect been hiding their strength or secretly cultivating their power all along?

No matter what, he couldn't figure out the logic behind it. That massacre had truly happened; if they really had so many Powerhouses, why didn't they use them at the time?

Just as Li Haotian was preparing to demand the person directly, Crimson Gold ran into the hall, gasping for breath, his Face full of a fawning smile.

"Sect Master Li has arrived! Hurry, hurry, how are you guys receiving him? You don't even know to pour a cup of hot tea? Go and get that spiritual tea I've cherished for over 40 years and obtained with such difficulty!"

While scolding the Elders below, Crimson Gold walked quickly forward.

A faint, imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of Li Haotian's mouth. The other party's attitude was naturally because he had just transmitted his voice to the few people in the sky, telling them to release their aura.

If they hadn't released their aura and caused a celestial phenomenon, this guy probably wouldn't have chickened out so quickly.

Crimson Gold had originally intended to let him taste what being shut out felt like; once no one paid attention to him, Li Haotian would naturally leave on his own.

Now, however, the combat power of both sides was equal, and the other party's combat power even exceeded that of their Chiyuan Sect, so they had to take it seriously. If they didn't entertain them well, it could very likely bring a catastrophe upon the Sect.

"Sect Master should know why I have come. I hope you can restore Crimson's status to allow her free movement, or simply hand her over to me to take away."

Li Haotian did not intend to waste a long time here and went straight to the point.

Crimson Gold's expression was slightly ugly, but he had no way to rebuke the other party, so he could only force a smile.

"Sect Master Li, look, this Crimson is my daughter. She should remain in the Sect. Recently, I have been planning to let her cultivate properly..."

"Cultivating requires sealing her Cultivation and keeping her under house arrest?"

Li Haotian's gaze gradually turned cold and fierce.

"How insolent! Who allowed you to speak to our Sect Master like that? You brat, are you..."

An Elder stood up and pointed at Li Haotian to rebuke him, but was slapped across the Face. The moment Crimson Gold heard this Elder speak, he transformed into a streak of red light and rushed in front of the other party.

At the same time, cold sweat broke out all over him.

Those twelve Great Emperor Powerhouses were like a sharp blade hanging over his head. Everyone present was aware of what this brat had done in the Fissure before.

If he got annoyed and suddenly erupted here, using some special means to make his own combat power comparable to a Peak Great Emperor, and paired that with the 12 Great Emperor Powerhouses outside, they could wipe out the Chiyuan Sect in almost less than a day.

Wasn't that Peak Great Emperor Powerhouse from the Emerald Bird Pavilion beaten up by him just like that, and then tossed onto the city wall of the Fissure without any Face?

It is said that it took over a month for the bruises and purple marks on that guy's Face to gradually fade. When he was ambushing the alien race at the Fissure passage in the Heavenly Domain, he still had a bruised nose and a swollen Face.

Even a Peak Great Emperor was no match for Li Haotian; the other party couldn't break free from Li Haotian's restraint even when fully erupting with power. For them to dare to provoke the other party now was simply an act of courting death.

Although he didn't know what means Li Haotian used to achieve this step, they didn't need to know the process; they only needed to know the result. When the other party really got ruthless, he possessed the strength to crush a Peak Great Emperor.

"Alright, alright, I will go immediately to unseal her Cultivation and bring her to see you."

Crimson Gold's expression was extremely nervous. Although his mind was full of questions, he knew that now was not the time to ask them.

The people the other party had brought were already enough to shock him.

He felt extremely humiliated now, but he had no way to make any resistance; this was life-threatening.

Even now, he couldn't figure out where the other party had gotten those Great Emperor Powerhouses.

Crimson Gold soon brought Crimson over. Li Haotian chose to take out a portion of resources to gift the other party as his bride price, intending to take Crimson away.

When Crimson saw Li Haotian, a smile immediately appeared on her Face, and she threw herself at him in pleasant surprise.

After a brief discussion, Crimson Gold intended to settle the matter. Since the other party still possessed such formidable strength, they would continue to treat the other party as one of the Ten Great Powers. In this way, the relationship between the two sides eased up quite a bit.

Now, coupled with the appearance of a marriage alliance, it immediately caused the entire Sect to begin celebrating.

Originally, there were still some Elders who were relatively opposed to this marriage, as they still believed the Heavenly Profound Sect had already been wiped out and simply was not worthy of being one of the Ten Great Powers, but when they saw those Powerhouses in the sky, everyone shut their mouths.

If they had really been wiped out, how could they still have so many Powerhouses? Could everything that had been rumored before be a lie?

A portion of people felt that the matter of the Heavenly Profound Sect being wiped out before was true, and these people were secretly cultivated Powerhouses. Another portion believed these people were just invited to hold up the facade. The last group believed that this was all a conspiracy; the Heavenly Profound Sect had intentionally released the news of being wiped out, likely having some scheme.