After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 279 Misunderstanding
"Is this related to the Eighth Prince of Dali?"

After hearing Shangguan Qingqing's guess, Bai Zihua and the other two all looked surprised and doubtful.

According to Shangguan Qingqing, all of this does indeed make sense.

However, it seems somewhat unreasonable that a mere prince of the Great Li could frighten the unruly and highly skilled Huo Linfei into abandoning such a favorable situation and retreating.

"To truly understand the reason behind this, the key lies in the message that the Heavenly Alliance sent to Huo Linfei."

Bai Zihua opened his mouth in a deep thought, and the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect nodded slightly.

They did not deny Shangguan Qingqing's guess, but confirming it would be difficult to do so in a short time.

"In any case, now that the World Alliance has retreated, the sect has been saved."

The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect spoke in a deep voice, but at this moment, his injuries flared up, causing him to suddenly cough violently, with streaks of blood spilling from the corners of his mouth.

He had been barely holding on, but now that he saw the sect was safe and sound, he could no longer muster the courage to continue.

Upon seeing this, Bai Zihua's expression changed immediately, and he hurriedly channeled his true energy into the injured person to heal the injury.

However, the sect leader of the Heavenly River Blade Sect waved his hand and said:
"It's alright. My injury will be mostly recovered after a few months of recuperation. Let's go back to the sect first. There are still many things to take care of."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zihua glanced at the other person with concern, but still nodded slightly.

Meanwhile, the tall, thin old man and his entourage, who had left the back mountain of the Tianhe Blade Sect in a grand procession, intending to fight the Tianxia Alliance to the death, finally filed out of the sect's protective array passage opened by the guardian elder.

They had all witnessed the shocking scene caused by the battle between the Tianhe Blade Sect Master and Huo Linfei and the Golden Armor Sect Master.

In an instant, everyone rushed aggressively onto the training ground, which had long since turned into a deep, rocky crater and was completely unrecognizable.

The next moment, while they were shocked by the terrifying scene of the battle before them, they immediately scanned their surroundings with murderous intent, trying their best to find the figures of the World Alliance.

The World Alliance has ruined a perfectly good sect like this, so naturally they want to vent all their anger on the other side and tear the people of the World Alliance to pieces!

However, after the elders, hall masters, and disciples searched the surrounding area thoroughly, they still couldn't find a single member of the World Alliance.

Seeing this, the angry crowd felt as if they had punched a cotton ball. At this moment, they were both furious and extremely confused, wondering what was going on.

At this moment, the tall, thin old man and several elders and hall masters exchanged glances, and then they all moved and came to the ruined martial arts arena not far away, where several disciples of the sect were silently sitting cross-legged and circulating their internal energy to heal their injuries.

Where are the members of the World Alliance?

The tall, thin old man spoke up to the group and asked them a question.

Several disciples slowly opened their eyes, looked at the elders and hall masters before them, then frowned and shook their heads, saying:
"I don't know? Just now, in the middle of the fight, the people from the World Alliance were suddenly called away and all went down the mountain."

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin old man and several elders and hall masters all frowned.

"They've come down the mountain?"

"How can we go down the mountain? We haven't even started yet!"

"Why don't we just charge down the mountain and slaughter everyone from the Heavenly Alliance!"

……

The elders and hall masters all spoke up, their anger still burning.

At this moment, everyone was filled with rage and wanted to fight the people of the World Alliance to the death!

However, at that moment, Bai Zihua and the Tianhe Blade Sect Master returned with Shangguan Qingqing and met a group of elders, hall masters and disciples.

"Let's all go back to our sects first. The people from the World Alliance have already retreated back to Shanhai City!"

Bai Zihua naturally heard the discussion and spoke up immediately.

However, upon hearing this, the tall, thin old man and the others were all taken aback, almost thinking that Bai Zihua was joking.

Why would the World Alliance withdraw without a reason?
The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect had no chance against the fifth vice leader of the Tianxia Alliance and the sect leader of the Golden Armor Sect.

The Tianhe Blade Sect is far from being a match for the Tianxia Alliance, one of the four top forces in the martial arts world.

"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourselves!"

Bai Zihua snorted coldly, glanced at the tall, thin old man, and then continued to help the Tianhe Blade Sect Master back to the sect to heal his injuries.

The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect waved his hand at the crowd and said helplessly:
"After confirming the situation, return to the sect as soon as possible."

After saying that, he returned to the sect's protective formation with Bai Zihua.

The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect naturally understood the personalities of these elders and disciples. If they didn't witness the retreat of the Tianxia Alliance firsthand, no matter how much he explained, they would still question the truthfulness of his words.

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin old man and the others frowned and exchanged glances.

Immediately, he grabbed Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, who were about to follow Bai Zihua and the other person back to the sect.

"Qingqing, what exactly is going on? Could it be that the sect leader and the others don't want us to take action and are deliberately deceiving us?"

The tall, thin old man lowered his voice and asked, while Shangguan Qingqing waved her hands repeatedly, saying earnestly:

"Uncle-Master, it's true. If you don't believe me, you can go down the mountain and see for yourselves. The people from the World Alliance have indeed been scared away!"

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin old man and several elders and hall masters all had slight changes in their expressions, and immediately sent their disciples to check on the situation of the World Alliance.

However, at this moment, one of the elders suddenly changed his expression, looked at Shangguan Qingqing with a strange gaze, and asked in confusion:

"Qingqing, you just said that the people from the World Alliance were scared away. What exactly happened? Could you tell us, your senior uncles and elders, in detail?"

Upon hearing this, not only the tall, thin old man and other elders and hall masters, but also some of the younger disciples around them immediately gathered around.

A group of people surrounded Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, all extremely curious about what had happened that could make the people of the World Alliance retreat!
Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao were stopped by the crowd and could not follow their master back to the sect for the time being, so they could only look at each other.

Qin Hao shook his head; he had no idea how to answer everyone's questions.

However, at this moment, Shangguan Qingqing glanced around at everyone and suddenly nodded, saying:
"Naturally, it's because of His Highness the Eighth Prince."

As she spoke, she took out the Heavenly Guard token from her bosom, displayed it before all the elders, hall masters, and disciples, and said with slightly narrowed eyes:
"That day, Huo Linfei, the fifth vice leader of the Alliance, was so frightened by the token His Highness gave me that he immediately ran back to Shanhai City without hesitation."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised and turned to look at the token in Shangguan Qingqing's hand.

Qin Hao, standing beside her, looked at Shangguan Qingqing with a shocked expression. He seemed to recall that the sect leader and his master hadn't reached a conclusion earlier, saying that the Eighth Prince and the Tianjin Guards were the reason the Tianxia Alliance withdrew.

Did he remember it wrong?
impossible!

At this moment, the tall, thin old man looked at the Tianjin Guard's token, pondered for a moment, and also expressed some doubt about Shangguan Qingqing's words.

After all, it seems unlikely that a single Tianjin Guard and a prince of Dali could scare away the people of the World Alliance.

"Qingqing, is this a reliable plan?"

An elder from the sect shared the same doubts as the tall, thin old man and immediately asked.

Shangguan Qingqing nodded, her face solemn as she said:

"Of course, how could Qingqing possibly lie to all of you senior uncles and masters?"

"Think about it, if Huo Linfei hadn't been afraid of the token bestowed by His Highness the Eighth Prince, how could the people of the World Alliance have obediently retreated?"

Upon hearing this, the elders and hall masters exchanged glances and frowned in thought.

Just then, the disciple who had been sent out to scout the situation suddenly rushed back in a great hurry, shouting from afar:

"They've retreated... The entire Tianxia Alliance has really retreated!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions brightened, and the tall, thin old man's face shifted several times before he couldn't help but mutter:

"The sect leader and Old Man Bai weren't lying after all; the World Alliance really has retreated!"

At this moment, the elders, hall masters, and disciples were at a loss for words to describe their feelings.
Originally, everyone thought that the destruction of the sect was almost inevitable, and they were all determined to fight to the death against the world alliance.

But now, they suddenly learn that the people from the World Alliance have retreated, and the sect's crisis has been averted.

They felt a strange sense of disbelief, yet were also genuinely happy that their sect was safe and their fellow disciples would not die in battle.

"What a pity, those scoundrels from the World Alliance ran too fast. My blade hasn't even tasted the blood from their heads yet!"

"They've lived long lives. I'll remember this grudge for now. When I've mastered the art of the sword, I swear I'll kill the Heavenly Alliance and make them pay for their blood debt!"

……

Some disciples spoke out fiercely, unable to fight against the people of the World Alliance, and had nowhere to vent their anger. They all appeared somewhat agitated!

At this moment, the tall, thin old man and several elders and hall masters all looked at the token in Shangguan Qingqing's hand.

"Qingqing, your senior uncles were wrong just now. They were making a fuss over nothing. Now we all believe what you said."

The tall, thin old man quickly spoke up, and another elder from the sect nodded in agreement:
"I never expected that the people of the World Alliance would be such cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong. Just one of the Great Li Tian Jin Guards was enough to scare them so much that they wet themselves."

"It was thanks to Qingqing having the token of the Heavenly Guard that the sect was saved from danger!"

After it was confirmed that the World Alliance had indeed withdrawn, everyone subconsciously assumed that what Shangguan Qingqing said must be the truth.

However, the tall, thin old man and others attributed the reason for the withdrawal of the World Alliance to the fact that the people of the World Alliance were a bunch of spineless cowards.

He even mocked that as one of the four great sects of the martial arts world, they were actually intimidated by the Dali Tianjin Guard!
Shangguan Qingqing naturally realized that the elders and hall masters had misunderstood something, and immediately spoke up to clear her idol's name.

After all, in her opinion, only Li Musheng, who could be called the best in the world, could make the Tianxia Alliance retreat obediently. The Dali Tianjin Guard was only benefiting from Li Musheng's influence. How could they suppress the Tianxia Alliance?

However, no one listened to Shangguan Qingqing's explanation. Instead, they all hurriedly returned to their sect to tell the others in the sect the good news.

Seeing this, Shangguan Qingqing had no choice but to look at the backs of the group and shake her head, saying:
"When His Highness's reputation as the best in the world spreads throughout the martial arts world, you will all know that only His Highness is the benefactor who saved the Heavenly River Blade Sect!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao glanced at Shangguan Qingqing and sighed inwardly.

As the novels and stories of the martial arts world say, once a woman falls in love, she loses her mind. My junior sister is clearly bewitched by that Eighth Prince of Dali!
Thinking of this, Qin Hao pursed his lips and thought to himself:
"He's just a prince, a handsome one at that, and he has a group of extremely skilled fighters under his command..."

However, as he thought about it, Qin Hao suddenly realized that if he were Shangguan Qingqing, he might also fall for such a second-generation prince.

"hiss!"

Qin Hao was suddenly jolted awake, somewhat frightened by his own thoughts, and immediately dared not think any further.

At this moment, he saw that Shangguan Qingqing had already returned to the sect with the others, so he immediately followed.

Before long, the news of the Tianxia Alliance's retreat spread throughout the Tianhe Blade Sect.

In an instant, the entire sect was swept away from the gloomy atmosphere and seemed to return to its former state.

However, after experiencing the siege by the World Alliance, the elders and disciples of the sect have clearly changed their mindset without realizing it, and have begun to pay more attention to martial arts cultivation and improving their own strength.

Everyone wanted to avoid being just as helpless when faced with a similar situation again.

"From now on, I must practice my sword diligently and not be lazy like before, otherwise how can I protect my weak junior brothers and sisters?"

"What Senior Brother says makes sense. This time, we were able to scare away the Tianxia Alliance with the token of the Tianjin Guard thanks to Senior Sister Shangguan. But we may not be so lucky next time. The only way for us to improve our own strength is to do so!"

"Then let's start by studying the Heavenly River Blade Stele. Once we comprehend the Heavenly River Blade Intent, perhaps we can defeat the Heavenly Alliance and wipe away our shame."

……

Several disciples of the Tianhe Saber Sect walked towards the back mountain of the Tianhe Saber Sect while talking.

Although the crisis in their sect had been resolved, they did not slack off in the slightest. On the contrary, they became even more diligent, all choosing to continue to comprehend the essence of the sword.

At that moment, Linghu Yue, who had been staying in the back mountain with the Heavenly River Sword Stele, had a gloomy expression.

After the elders, disciples, and the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect rejected his conditions, he waited for the moment when the Tianhe Blade Sect would be breached by the Tianxia Alliance.

He believed that whether it was the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect or the elders and disciples, they would surely kneel before him, begging him to save the sect and to take the position of sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect.

However, to his surprise, he overheard several groups of disciples talking and learned that the Heavenly Alliance had actually retreated back to Shanhai City. At this time, the Heavenly River Blade Sect was no longer in danger of being destroyed!

All of this happened because of one person.

A woman he had never taken seriously, who had previously been bound hand and foot and forced to kneel before the Heavenly River Sword Stele, where she had made a complete fool of herself in front of the sect disciples!

(End of this chapter)