228: acquaintance

"Oh, which Sect are these Disciples from? Why are there so few of them? Did they all die?"

A highly mocking voice rang out. A group of Cultivators dressed in green robes appeared not far from them at some unknown time, looking at the people of the Heavenly Profound Sect with mocking eyes.

All of their hundred-plus contestants were at the Heavenly Monarch Realm.

Li Haotian's expression became a bit strange; these guys were really rushing to their deaths.

From their attire, it was easy to tell they were Disciples of the Lüluo Sect.

"Isn't the Heavenly Profound Sect one of the Ten Great Powers? Why have they fallen to such a state that they can't even gather enough people for their team?"

One of the two Green Silk Sect Elders at the front spoke, a look of disdain on his face.

"Indeed. To lead a team to such a grand event, they actually sent a little brat. Have all the Elders of the Heavenly Profound Sect died?"

The other Green Silk Sect Elder was equally insolent. Both of their Cultivations were at the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and among the hundred Disciples behind them, fewer than ten were not at the Heavenly Monarch Realm.

Li Haotian did not get angry, but the Disciples behind him were furious.

Soon, the two sides put some distance between them. Two Disciples of the Divine Mirror Sect forcibly led the team away, fearing that the two groups would start fighting.

The conflict between the Lüluo Sect and the Heavenly Profound Sect had been making quite a stir recently, so naturally, they could not be allowed to get too close.

Li Haotian looked ahead with a calm expression, showing no signs of anger.

"If you encounter people from the Lüluo Sect with the same Realm, fight. If our Realm is slightly weaker, surrender. If their Realm is stronger and you fail to kill the opponent, I will hold you accountable!"

Li Haotian's expression did not change, but the tone of his voice was extremely cold.

He hadn't brought any low-Realm Disciples this time precisely because he feared the Lüluo Sect would kill them during the Grand Competition. These Heavenly Monarch-level Disciples were, of course, expected to fulfill their role.

Since they were able to survive in battle, it proved that their strength was formidable. Of these 30 Heavenly Monarchs, more than 20 had returned from the Fissure.

Their personal combat experience was extremely strong, not inferior to anyone else's.

Everyone present had a grim expression. Once they encountered Lüluo Sect Disciples, they would show no mercy and would start a massacre.

Under guidance, Li Haotian slowly landed on the square of the Divine Mirror Sect, then followed the assigned address to an area of Immortal Caves. There were a full 100 Immortal Caves here.

Li Haotian issued a Token for an Immortal Cave to each person and had his Heavenly Profound Sect Disciples settle in first. He then prepared to take a good stroll around this number one Sect under heaven to see how they taught their Disciples and to observe the Sect's facilities.

Upon entering the Sect, they sensed a dense Spiritual Qi. Before the Heavenly Profound Sect's Spiritual Qi had doubled, the concentration here was about 10-20% higher than at the Heavenly Profound Sect.

While Li Haotian was strolling around, he suddenly saw some acquaintances. People from other Sects had also been sent here, and some even recognized him, greeting him very enthusiastically as "General."

They had all retreated from the Fissure, and that golden figure on the city wall was etched into the hearts of that group of soldiers.

"On behalf of the Snow Domain Gate, I offer my greetings to Sect Master Li."

A man wearing a light blue robe bowed respectfully to Li Haotian.

Li Haotian was stunned when he heard where the person before him came from.

"I don't think I've ever seen you before? How do you know me?"

A big question mark appeared over Li Haotian's head.

"Ahem, the Sect Master has posted your portrait all over the entire Sect, saying that seeing you is equivalent to seeing the Sect Master herself."

A look of embarrassment appeared on the man's face. Li Haotian smiled and gently patted the other man's shoulder.

"Thank her for me."

Having said that, Li Haotian went to greet others. An Elder from the Chiyuan Sect also recognized Li Haotian and greeted him just as enthusiastically.

Just as the two were chatting idly, an Elder from the Azure Sea Sect ran over.

"Sect Master Li, the first batch of our Sect's aid supplies has already been delivered to the Heavenly Profound Sect."

The other person's face was filled with a warm smile. The two Sects were close friends; when they were plotted against by the Hundred Ghosts Sect last time, the Azure Sea Sect had sent people to help. This time, if not for the sudden turn of events, they would not have sat idly by either.

"Many thanks, but we really are not lacking in resources."

Li Haotian also returned a very polite smile. No matter how much he wanted to refuse this kindness, he had no way to do so, because they had already transported the resources directly to the entrance of their Sect.

Basically, all the Ten Great Powers present supported the Heavenly Profound Sect. Everyone had some degree of goodwill, had cooperated to some extent in the past, and were relatively friendly. Furthermore, the Heavenly Profound Sect was ranked low and would not affect the interests of other Sects, so everyone appeared very kind.

Except for these Sects' team-leading Elders, starting from the twelfth-ranked Lüyun Sect, the team leaders of the other Sects looked at Li Haotian with cold eyes.

They had been eyeing their positions covetously, and now that they finally had an opportunity, they naturally could not let this god-given chance slip by.

After patrolling and observing the crowd, Li Haotian slowly arrived at the conference hall, where many Powerhouses had already gathered.

Following the seating arrangement from the last ranking, Li Haotian went directly to the seventh seat belonging to the Heavenly Profound Sect.

At this moment, a strange man was sitting in the seventh seat. The person looked somewhat familiar, and after Li Haotian tried hard to recall, he remembered that it was the Green Silk Sect Elder he had encountered in the air earlier.

"You, what is the meaning of this?"

Li Haotian walked to this person's side and spoke in a cold tone. Upon hearing Li Haotian's voice, the latter stood up, glanced at him, smiled, and then vacated the seat.

"Hehe, sorry, I didn't notice. This isn't our Sect's seat, but I estimate it won't be long before it is."

This Green Silk Sect Elder's eyes were full of mockery. Li Haotian paid no attention and slowly sat down.

If it were the old him, he would definitely have been enraged and would have immediately beaten the other person down or killed him, but now, he would not do that.

Everything had to prioritize the Sect's interests. Once this competition was over, he could just go and wipe out their Lüluo Sect.

The death of any Human Race Emperor-level Powerhouse was a loss for the entire Human Race. However, if he could achieve first place in this Grand Competition, the System would reward him with twenty Emperor-level Summon Cards.

The number of these Emperors far exceeded the dozen or so Emperors of the Lüluo Sect.

Liu Chen followed beside the Divine Mirror Sect Leader and walked into the great hall from behind the crowd. The first thing he saw upon entering was Li Haotian. Li Haotian also recognized him. One month after the alien race retreated, Liu Chen had left the location of the Fissure; these generals were all on rotation.

The two could be considered comrades-in-arms, and having not seen each other for a long time, they greeted each other warmly.

A trace of a fawning smile appeared on the Green Silk Sect Elder's face.