The third-ranked Inexorable Slasher had made some dramatic accusations toward Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit, and was clearly trying to put her in her place.

In response, she smiled coldly. “So, the God-Slashing Sword Sect has already picked sides?”

Inexorable Slasher snorted coldly. “Picked sides? How dare you say something like that! The God-Slashing Sword Sect is the leader of the eighteen swords sects. We have the power and authority to enforce the law, and you abandoning your post has nothing to do with the Emptydeath Sword Sect. If something bad happens at Castle Heaven-Devil, you’ll be at fault. You know full well how we handle people like you. Offer an apology to Sectlord Emptydeath immediately, and maybe we can let you off the hook for your other crimes. Otherwise I'm going to punish you for breaking the rules set by our sect alliance.”

“The exalted Inexorable Slasher is absolutely correct,” Sectlord Emptydeath said. “And he's talking about a formal apology, not just...