Castle of Black Iron

“Weren’t four sage freaks ready to have a duel with the major sects? Why did they change their mind all of a sudden? How could they show their achievements to you…”

The moment they returned to their camp, Bai Suxian had asked Zhang Tie.

The tents of Lord Guangnan’s Mansion and the other major sects here were not ordinary. Besides being waterproof and fire-resistant, these tents had two layers of special lead cloths in the middle, which were applied with special runes. The moment people entered the tents, their talks inside would not be eavesdropped by outsiders who tried to scan and sense the situation inside tents using spiritual energy. Therefore, their tents were very good at privacy.

Zhang Tie found that Bai Suxian was very smart and able when she was not alongside with him; however, as long as they were together, Bai Suxian would not think too much anymore.

Facing Bai Suxian’s spoiled, tender eyesight, Zhang Tie scratched her nose shortly.

“If they could survive, who would choose to die? In the beginning, the four sage freaks could only make a sole choice between dignity and duel. As heroes prefer to die than being humiliated. Facing the domineering major sects, they could only choose to have a duel with them. However, I provided a chance for them. Zhu Daqian was brave and smart. He made a decision right away and showed his achievements to me which provided a leeway for themselves on the premise that their dignity was preserved. If Zhu Daqian didn’t do that, they might have already died when we heard of them next time.”

“Aah, really?”

“Yup.” Zhang Tie reaffirmed it with a smile, saying, “Even though we could save them and have them leave here under the eyes of the other major sects today, if they didn’t clarify their innocence in the public that they didn’t gain the Great Wilderness Sutra, they would also be killed secretly by those major sects or the other forces that cast greedy eyes on the possible Great Wilderness Sutra . With my help, they gained the others’ trust by showing all that they’ve achieved here to me and the other three heavenly knights. Now that I’ve decided to help them, I should help them until the end. As they’re good people, I am willing to give them a favor again…”

“Now that you’ve long known that, why not remind them in advance?”

“If I opened my mouth, I would be no different than the other three major sects. Because it means humiliation to them and would lead them to a real dead end. I just let them comprehend it themselves and they didn’t let me down!”

“Don’t you worry about fighting the heavenly knights of Taiyi Fantasy Sect and Heavens Holding Pavilion today?”

“Of course, I worry about it too much. As I’ve not fully recovered my battle strength and spiritual energy, if I have to fight them, I would be disadvantageous…”

“If so, why…”

“You want to know why I was so insistent today?”

Bai Suxian nodded.

Zhang Tie smiled as he touched her head, “Which one do you feel is greater in battle strength, me or the heavenly knights of the other major sects?”

“Needless to say, you could even kill a heavenly demon knight with a rod by striking it nine times at the bank of Weishui River, how could ordinary heavenly knights defeat you? In others’ eyes, you could almost match a semi-sage knight or a sage knight as a divine dominator!” Bai Suxian said without demur.

“Hmm, now that I’m so powerful, think about it, why did the three immortals of Taiyi Fantasy Sect, Heavens Holding Pavilion and Qionglou Pavilion pretend to not have noticed me at the beginning? In the world of knights, battle strength counted most instead of age. Now that I could kill a heavenly demon knight so easily, it would not be difficult for me to kill any of them. How dare they put on their airs and always constrain me? After reviewing the copper map plate left by Great Wilderness Sect, they didn’t even show it to me. Do you think such an unscrupulous manner is normal in front of a divine dominator?” Zhang Tie said with a smile as his eyesight turned profound.

Bai Suxian became stunned. After considering it carefully, she abruptly changed his face as she asked, “You mean they were actually performing to probe you…”

“Not exactly. As top figures of top sects of Taixia Country which were superior to numerous sects across the country, their mindset and mentality had long been different than ordinary people. Being like emperors, it was reasonable for them to be unscrupulous and domineering. In their eyes, commoners were as trivial as ants. Even though knights, without great backgrounds, would be looked down upon by them. Therefore, their performance was half true. They were actually performing it in front of me so as to probe and stimulate me. They wanted to verify whether I’ve recovered my power and was as brilliant as the very one at the bank of Weishui River…”

With cold eyes, Zhang Tie revealed a sneer as he said, “If I don’t respond to their action by offering my concession to them or remaining silent, they might get some key information and judgment from me. In this Dongtian or after leaving this Dongtian, they might do harm to me and Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. They probably pose some requests on fiery oil and all-purpose medicament like enjoying the same special treatment as Lord Guangnan’s Mansion…”

“Wha for?” Bai Suxian exclaimed out of fury.

“Because I’ve not recovered my power and the three top sects could join hands to stress me and the profits of fiery oil and all-purpose medicament!” Zhang Tie listed three reasons as he added, “Do you think that I was qualified to negotiate with them by then? If I lost the power as a divine dominator, I would only be a tray of a dish in front of them…”

“How dare they probe you?”

“The major sects must have studied the destructive weapon the thunder of nirvana which could even destroy sage-level knight, and have known its terrifying effect. They guessed that I couldn’t recover so fast. Plus that I disappeared for a period which reminded them that there might still be some problem with my power. Therefore, they reunited today and played a performance in front of me in order to figure out my bottom line and real power through subtle means. Do you think that four sage freaks were really their target? Don’t you think that they didn’t know that the four sage freaks could barely acquire Great Wilderness Sutra on the first floor of Dongtian? You’re wrong. They were targeting me in fact.” Zhang Tie explained with a weird smile, “Now that I’ve already known their purpose, how could I be scared of them? Of course, I should be more unscrupulous than them by slapping their face forcefully…”

“That’s too perilous…” Bai Suxian quivered all over in a split second as she realized such peril in the boisterous scene.

“War is about the ruse. This is how military tactics go. When you’re weak, you should show a strong point to your enemy; when you’re strong, you should show your weakness to your enemy. If I insisted on watching the fun silently, they would definitely continue to find me trouble by stressing me or probing me in other tricks until I stood out when would be the real perilous moment for me…”