Chapter 2204 - 2205: Reaping the Benefits

However, it seemed this was more in line with the interests of Li Hen Palace.

The Heavenly God Sword within the canyon was fake; it turned out the humans came to Li Hen Palace with a counterfeit, without any losses, and found out the real location of the Heavenly God Sword.

Now, humans are attacking the Supreme Divine Palace, presumably with heavy casualties, and both sides lack combat strength. When the time comes, the people of Li Hen Palace will appear and reap the benefits.

Ling Zhenfei looked at the old man and couldn't help but marvel at how incredibly insidious he was.

The old man walked in at this moment and, upon seeing Ling Zhenfei, smiled and said, "Kid, are you Ling Zhenfei?"

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback and found it unbelievable how this person knew him.

But then it dawned on him; many people under this man knew of him.

Moreover, they wanted to recruit him. Surely, someone recognized Ling Zhenfei during the battle and informed the Master of Li Hen Palace.

Ling Zhenfei replied, "I am Ling Zhenfei."

The Master of Li Hen Palace said, "I know some things about you. Your strength has improved very quickly, and I have always admired you. Would you be willing to come to our Li Hen Palace?"

Ling Zhenfei was truly surprised that the Master of Li Hen Palace personally came to invite him.

However, the insidiousness and cruelty of Li Hen Palace were not to Ling Zhenfei's liking. When people tried to recruit him before, Ling Zhenfei felt the sect was somewhat like a pyramid scheme.

Later, he also learned that the Li Hen Palace even provided wives, which astonished Ling Zhenfei further, making him feel that Li Hen Palace was akin to a cult.

Hence, he had no favorable impression of the people from Li Hen Palace.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Sorry, Palace Master, I'm not interested in joining any sect."

The Master of Li Hen Palace said, "Ling Zhenfei, don't think just anyone can join our Li Hen Palace. If I didn't see you as talented, I wouldn't actively invite you."

Ling Zhenfei asked, "Why should I join Li Hen Palace?"

At this moment, Jinying said, "If you don't join, you'll be a dead man."

Ling Zhenfei chuckled and said, "Aside from the death threat, is there anything else? I'm really not someone who can be threatened."

Then the old man spoke, "Of course, we won't force anyone to join Li Hen Palace; that would be pointless. But I must say, Li Hen Palace can give you everything.

You can achieve everything you want here. If you wish to cultivate, various cultivation techniques are available, and there will be people to assist you.

If you like beauties, our sect has plenty. You can have any type you desire."

The old man glanced beside him at Anna and said, "You risked your life to save this woman; you probably like her very much. If you do, I'll give her to you, along with the woman who just escaped. How about gifting you these two Foreign Land women?"

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback by the substantial temptation; Li Hen Palace's power had indeed reached the point where they could have anything they desired.

Moreover, from his earlier words, it was clear that the people of Li Hen Palace had long understood Ling Zhenfei, knowing he was surrounded by women, which was why they used Anna to tempt him.

Ling Zhenfei laughed and said, "Palace Master's offer is indeed very tempting. But not everyone likes these things, and I don't want to join any sect."

The Master of Li Hen Palace smiled slightly and said, "You might have certain goals in this Foreign Land, like seeking more powerful cultivation techniques, a higher realm, or perhaps you're here for the Heavenly God Sword, which is something I also want. Apart from that, anything you desire, I can provide.

If you agree, I will accept you as my direct disciple, granting you all rights and status. If you don't agree, then I'll send you to hell."

Ling Zhenfei's heart was like the sea in a typhoon, continually tumultuous, unsure what to do. Judging by today's situation, not agreeing to join Li Hen Palace could really result in death here.

Today's circumstances differed from usual; escaping seemed nearly impossible.

But does he really want to join such a cult? Truly want to become this person's disciple? Ling Zhenfei didn't want to.

Ling Zhenfei glanced at Anna, who was also looking at him with incredibly gentle eyes, void of fear.

Ling Zhenfei was very surprised at what kind of girl Anna was to remain so calm under such circumstances.

At this moment, they heard the Master of Li Hen Palace say, "If you don't join Li Hen Palace, I promise to kill you and the girl beside you, letting her accompany you on the path to hell."

Ling Zhenfei was shocked upon hearing this; facing a formidable enemy, the thought of dying didn't scare him. But Anna supposedly accompanying him in death was not right.

Though Anna had been captured before, and her future fate was uncertain, perhaps death, it was different now. If she were to die because of this, it felt as if he had harmed Anna.

Then Jinying said, "Such a beautiful Foreign Land girl, it would indeed be a waste to kill her directly. But before killing, we'll let her experience extreme pleasure, haha."

Ling Zhenfei felt a surge of anger; joining Li Hen Palace would mean becoming part of these shameless people, which made him feel nauseous just thinking about it.

Originally, Ling Zhenfei was hesitant about whether to temporarily endure and join Li Hen Palace to keep his life first. But now it seemed that even joining for a minute was disgraceful.

Ling Zhenfei asked Anna, "Princess Anna, are you afraid?"

Anna smiled at Ling Zhenfei and said, "I'm not afraid; I'll listen to whatever you say."

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "But if I die, I might not be able to protect you."

Anna said, "I am already very grateful to you. If I can die with you, I will feel fulfilled."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback; from the first time he saw Anna, she didn't have the prejudice against humans that Foreign Land People usually did.

At the time, Alice harbored a lot of prejudice, even after so much time, it still lingered, whereas Anna had none.

Talking with Anna felt like being under Spring Breeze, which was incredible to Ling Zhenfei. Was it because Anna was too beautiful?

But many girls are beautiful, like Alice, also a foreign race, and a standard beauty. Yet, talking with Alice didn't feel this way.

Ling Zhenfei nodded at Anna, then turned to the Master of Li Hen Palace and said, "Palace Master, I believe the conditions you've offered are irresistible to anyone; I can agree. Becoming your disciple should allow me to learn many useful things, right?"

Upon hearing Ling Zhenfei agree, everyone around smiled.

The Master of Li Hen Palace also said, "Those who recognize the situation are wise."

Ling Zhenfei then said, "But there's one thing I want to mention; I'd like to spar with the Palace Master, to see your power. As my teacher, you naturally should have absolute strength."