Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

Of course, the strength of the Fire Cloud Palace is also formidable, the dominant sect in Qing Province. At that time, the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance couldn't compete with the Fire Cloud Palace.

According to common sense, although there would be friction between the two sects, there shouldn't be a brutal war.

But due to an accident at the border of Qingzhou and Qing Province, a loose cultivator unexpectedly discovered an ancient great one's cave, becoming the catalyst for Fire Cloud Palace and Guan Chao Pavilion's war.

To seize this cave, the war between both sides lasted three years, countless cultivators fell, corpses scattered everywhere; not only Secret Realm Elders, even Daoist Platform Realm cultivators had fallen, nine in total.

The Purple Mansion Realm Sect Master of Fire Cloud Palace died in battle, while the Purple Mansion Realm Sect Master of Guan Chao Pavilion suffered grave injuries and was rumored to have already passed away in seclusion.

In the end, Guan Chao Pavilion slightly gained the upper hand; the cave eventually fell into the hands of Guan Chao Pavilion, leaving Fire Cloud Palace begrudging.

Since that great war, the relationship between the two sects has remained as hostile as fire and water.

Guan Chao Pavilion fell into decline because of this war, giving Ghost Ridge Palace a chance to catch its breath and slowly develop.

The Ten Thousand Sword Alliance also rose in Qing Province, occupying many spiritual material resource-sites from Fire Cloud Palace, becoming the second righteous sect in Qing Province.

Upon hearing Su Jie's words, Qin Mengying naturally knew about this history.

After all, eighty years ago is just a lifetime for ordinary people, but for cultivators, their lifespan far exceeds that of mortals. Many elders within Fire Cloud Palace have experienced that ruthless war.

"Furthermore, I remember, your Fire Cloud Palace doesn't get along well with the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance, I take it I wasn't mistaken."

Su Jie continued, mentioning the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance, Qin Mengying's face immediately turned unpleasant.

"Humph, the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance, back when we fought Guan Chao Pavilion, if not for the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance taking advantage of the situation, stabbing us in the back, our Fire Cloud Palace might not have lost."

Qin Mengying said fiercely. The Ten Thousand Sword Alliance played an unsavory role, secretly allying with Guan Chao Pavilion, stabbing Fire Cloud Palace in the back, leading to the loss in the war, seizing many spiritual material sites belonging to Fire Cloud Palace, including several vital Spirit Stone Mines, eventually developing into the second sect in Qing Province, rivaling the strength of Fire Cloud Palace.

As an Immortal Seed from Fire Cloud Palace, Qin Mengying feels a strong sense of identity with Fire Cloud Palace, almost regarding it as her own home. Even though she didn't experience the past battlefield, she empathizes deeply, filled with righteous indignation.

"Now, Guan Chao Pavilion is my enemy, and the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance happens to be my enemy too. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, this is our natural basis for cooperation."

Su Jie finally voiced his true intention, wanting to unite with Fire Cloud Palace for a joint venture.

Su Jie is aware that with his current strength, directly facing and resisting Guan Chao Pavilion, a dominant power in Qingzhou, is almost impossible. Even without a Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse in Guan Chao Pavilion now, it's not something his Taoist Platform Realm Second Level cultivation could overthrow.

At this time, external power becomes one's leverage.

What of the righteous sect? Su Jie doesn't care about collaborating with the righteous sect.

As long as the goals are achieved and profits earned, conflicts of allegiance can be set aside for now.

For Su Jie, war is something he relishes. To obliterate a righteous sect and earn massive gains is incredibly rewarding.

Consider the Purple Mist Sect; one battle provided Su Jie with tens of millions of Spirit Stones, that kind of accumulation through regular management would take years.

Moreover, Su Jie would eventually claim leadership of Ghost Ridge Palace, commanding this Demon sect. Guan Chao Pavilion, as the leader of Qingzhou's righteous sects, poses a significant threat. Weakening Guan Chao Pavilion's strength is a welcome prospect for Su Jie, not to mention profiting from it.

"This... this...."

Qin Mengying was conflicted; she saw Su Jie's eyes full of ambitious flames.

"You can't make decisions, just relay my words to your Sect Master. I'll meet with your Sect Master at the appointed time and place."

Su Jie turned around, opened the window, and pointed outside, saying, "This is our sincerity."

Qin Mengying looked toward the sound, her pupils instantly dilating.

Below the Flying Magical Boat lay a lush forest.

Amidst the embracing mountains, a spiritual material mining site shrouded in mist was concealed. Its surrounding stone walls were filled with dense runes, shimmering with faint light. Occasionally, low-level cultivators traversed the area, wearing bamboo hats, wielding tools, sweating profusely as the sounds of rock chiseling echoed repeatedly.

Occasionally, pieces of spirit-infused ores were cautiously mined, exuding a faint golden glow; they varied in size. When the wind occasionally blew, the tiny stone debris drifted in the wind, reflecting the sunlight, seemingly igniting golden flames.

Elsewhere in the mining site stood small mountains of mined ores, awaiting transport to the outside world for cultivators to use in Artifact Refining.

Around the mining site, patrolling disciples wearing Guan Chao Pavilion's attire were everywhere, flags of Guan Chao Pavilion erected.

This mining area was a spiritual material mining site of Guan Chao Pavilion, where a kind of spiritual material called Sunflame Stone was found in the mountains, used for Magic Artifact refining to effectively enhance the fire power's potency.

However, this long-standing serene and harmonious mining area was now engulfed in flames of war.

The Little Thousand Flying Sky Magic Boat's continuous Attack Formation fell down relentlessly, with many Guan Chao Pavilion cultivators, under the Array Radiance, blown apart by Strong Wind, ignited into burning men by Heavenly Fire, struck by lightning into human-shaped charred remains, and scorched earth everywhere.

On the Magic Boat, a thousand Ghost Ridge Palace Disciples, accompanied by Thousand-Handed Centipedes led by several Secret Realm Elders, charged into the mining site with thrill and wildness.

Guan Chao Pavilion stationed at the Sunflame Stone mining site had the highest combat strength with only one Secret Realm Elder.

"Oh no, it's Evil Su."

Seeing the Flying Magical Boat appear, the Guan Chao Pavilion Secret Realm Elder's face changed drastically, immediately choosing Sword Control flight, completely ignoring the cries for help from the sect disciples, having no intention or thought of resistance against foreign enemies.

Yet, his escape was futile against the Thousand-Handed Centipede's Purple Light Ray, while flying a few miles away, was pierced through by rays of purple light, turned into a beehive, left only a severed head dropping down, carried by the Thousand-Handed Centipede, delivered to Su Jie.

Other Ghost Ridge Palace cultivators also swarmed into the Sunflame Stone mining site, killing Guan Chao Pavilion disciples, seizing the site's resources, taking away everything movable to the Flying Magical Boat.

The entire mining site was filled with smoke, echoing with the excited howls of demon cultivators and the screams of Guan Chao Pavilion disciples, like a symphony of war, saturated with death and blood.

Qin Mengying breathed rapidly; though she was a righteous sect's Immortal Seed, she hadn't experienced such brutal and unscrupulous warfare, purely aiming for killing and pillaging.

"This is my sincerity, Qin Mengying. Once you return to your sect, accurately recount everything you've seen here."

Su Jie chuckled softly, handing the Guan Chao Pavilion elder's head to Qin Mengying.

Qin Mengying's expression was wooden as she accepted the head, her face showed complex and indescribable emotions, gaining further understanding of Su Jie's character.

This is a ruthless magnate of the demon path, who, between laughter, destroyed a spiritual material mining site, killed hundreds of cultivators, all merely to demonstrate sincerity.

The cruelty of his methods sent a chill down Qin Mengying's heart, difficult for her to fully endorse Su Jie's approach. Yet, wisely, she refrained from speaking too much, unable to make decisions on the sect's major issues whether to collaborate with Su Jie; only the Fire Cloud Palace Sect Master could decide.

Qin Mengying didn't know that compared to the Tianyuan World, on Blue Star, the number of people indirectly killed by Su Jie was exponentially more in the Tianyuan World; her level of insight was still too low.