Before that, Empyrean Sword Sect had treated Tianming and Yu Ziqian rather well even though they sided with Long Wanying, either because they wanted to get on the Sky Palace's good side or because they wanted to try to recruit them. Shi Yan didn't even have anything to say when Tianming defeated Li Haochen and got the divine herb for himself. However, among the first things the Wind and Rain Swordlords had done upon their arrival was to give Tianming trouble, much to Gujian Qingshuang's surprise.

Does their arrival represent a change in the attitude of the Empyrean Sword Sect? he wondered. He was now under Tianming's control, so he had to take his side no matter what. Thus, he lowered his voice and asked, "Swordlords, are you absolutely sure?" Glancing at Shi Yan, he noticed that she didn't seem to know what was going...