"You were awaiting our arrival? Yuwen Yanhong, is this how Yuwen City welcomes its guests?"
The Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa gazed at the magnificent golden protective barrier that pierced through heaven and earth, stretching endlessly in every direction.
"The Villa Master came with such imposing momentum that I, Yuwen Yanhong, was somewhat panicked, so I made some preparations. I hope the Villa Master won't take offense," the City Lord of Yuwen City said.
"Yuwen Yanhong, enough with the act. You already know why we've come, so why don't you surrender yourself right now?" Ma Changchun said angrily.
"As I suspected. You've come because of this matter."
"However, Villa Master, I only killed a disciple of your Holy Alchemy Villa. Surely that doesn't warrant you annihilating my entire Yuwen City?"
"True, my Yuwen City may not compare to your Holy Alchemy Villa, but we are certainly not a force that can be bullied at will. If it truly comes to war, even if my Yuwen City were to fall, your Holy Alchemy Villa would still have to pay a considerable price," the City Lord of Yuwen City said.
"Yuwen Yanhong, are you trying to threaten me?" The Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa furrowed his brows slightly, and a strange smile curled at the corners of his lips.
That smile was exceedingly dangerous. Chu Feng noticed it, and the City Lord of Yuwen City noticed it as well.
He hurried to explain.
"I, Yuwen Yanhong, absolutely did not mean it that way. It's just that there are other circumstances behind this matter. Please, Villa Master, hear me out," the City Lord of Yuwen City said.
"Hear you out? What is there to hear out? A life for a life — do you dare to do the deed but not own up to it?" Ma Changchun questioned angrily.
However, at that moment, the Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa waved his hand, signaling Ma Changchun to stay silent.
Upon seeing this gesture, Ma Changchun immediately shut his mouth.
Though Ma Changchun held a certain standing within the Holy Alchemy Villa, that was only among Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators. Facing their Villa Master, he dared not show even the slightest disrespect or disobedience.
"Go on, let's hear it," the Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa said.
"This Chu Feng crippled the cultivation of both my son and my disciple. They are both successors of my Yuwen City. Tell me, Villa Master — should I take revenge for this or not?"
The City Lord of Yuwen City glared with murderous intent as he pointed at Chu Feng and shouted his question.
"You should."
"But from what I know, Young Friend Chu Feng had valid reasons for crippling the cultivation of both Yuwen Tingyi and Yuwen Hualong," the Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa said.
"I know the reasons as well. But they are my son and my disciple — how could I not stand up for them when their cultivation was destroyed?"
"If it were you, could you simply stand by and do nothing?" the City Lord of Yuwen City asked.
The Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa shook his head with a smile. Though he gave no verbal answer, that was answer enough.
"But your Holy Alchemy Villa's elders shielded Chu Feng. If I hadn't dealt with them, how could I have killed Chu Feng?" the City Lord of Yuwen City said.
"With your strength, they couldn't have stopped you," the Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa said.
"True, if I had forced my way through, they couldn't have stopped me. But the reason I was ultimately able to locate Chu Feng and the others was that Shi Fufang passed me the information."
"However, before revealing their location, Shi Fufang demanded a trade with me. I had to agree to give him an Immortal Armament and eliminate Ma Changchun and the others before he would go through with the deal."
"It was a transaction. I had no choice, and once I agreed, I had to follow through. I cannot go back on my word."
"Since you've come here, you've surely investigated the matter thoroughly. You should already know that I offered an Immortal Armament as payment in exchange for Shi Fufang's information."
"I, Yuwen Yanhong, am a man whose word is absolute. Once I gave Shi Fufang my promise, I had to see it through."
"That is why I not only gave him the Immortal Armament, but I also had ample justification to kill Ma Changchun and the others," the City Lord of Yuwen City said.
"You have your reasons. But I have come to punish you today, and I have my reasons for doing so."
"No matter what your reasons are, they cannot change the fact that my Holy Alchemy Villa has every justification to wage war against your Yuwen City," the Master of the Holy Alchemy Villa said.