Huang Tiangong hesitated for a long time before saying, "As long as you can break through Tian Guan, the entire Aoxue Sect will recognize you as their Supreme Elder."

Xuan Yue panicked immediately, "Sect Master, we can't do that. The Supreme Elder's position..."

Huang Tiangong waved his hand slightly, and I cut in, "I don't want to be any Supreme Elder, I only care about money. Understand?"

Xuan Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and Huang Tiangong also showed a clear smile, "Good! After this is done, the entire Aoxue Sect will regard Liangjie Tang as an honored guest and grant you thirty percent of the Aoxue Sect's net profits."

"Deal!" I knew this was the best outcome.

The martial world is not just about swords and shadows; there are also negotiations and compromises. The current situation between me and the Aoxue Sect is one of mutual apprehension. If either side pushes the other too hard, it could easily cause variables to arise in the Tian Guan endeavor.

Xuan Yue, however, said at this moment, "Sect Master, I am not comfortable entrusting the fate of the sect into the hands of such a young man. I want to go with him!"

Huang Tiangong hesitated for a long while, then said, "Very well! Then we'll follow the original plan. You and twenty disciples will excommunicate yourselves from the sect and become warlocks, following Mr. Li's side."

Huang Tiangong solemnly added, "You must obey all of Mr. Li's arrangements. Mr. Li can act on my behalf and directly deal with you. Understand?"

Xuan Yue wanted to say something more, but Xuan Su glared at him fiercely, and the former finally stopped speaking.

I then said, "If you want me to remove that Corpse Demon, you should at least tell me the truth about it, right?"

Huang Tiangong said, "There is a suppressing stone under this sect. This stone has been here since the day this sect was founded. The suppressing stone cannot be opened from the outside. Even the past Sect Masters do not know what is hidden beneath it."

"The Aoxue Sect is like a barrier, separating the Corpse Demon from the suppressing stone. The Corpse Demon attacks the sect every once in a while. Sometimes it's a direct attack, sometimes it's a hidden assault."

"Naturally, our Aoxue Sect won't just defend without attacking. We frequently send disciples to find the Corpse Demon's true form, hoping to kill it and eliminate future troubles."

Hearing this, I interjected, "In other words, the Aoxue Sect and the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon have been entangled for hundreds of years, and neither side has been able to break this stalemate?"

Huang Tiangong nodded, "That is indeed the case! It is shameful to say, but the Aoxue Sect has never found the location of the Corpse Demon's true form."

I couldn't help but frown again, "The scope of the Snow Mountain is not small, but it's not so large that it can't be fully explored in hundreds of years. What does the Sect Master think is the reason why the Aoxue Sect has never been able to find the Corpse Demon?"

Huang Tiangong said bitterly, "Every Sect Master has been searching for this answer. We've thought of all sorts of absurd and inconceivable ideas. We've even conducted several investigations within the sect! But we have no clues at all!"

I nodded and said, "The Snow Mountain Corpse Demon's affairs started after you acknowledged me as your teacher. Furthermore, I don't need those Aoxue Sect disciples to follow me. I want your Law Enforcement Hall, or rather, your Dark Guards."

When Huang Tiangong heard that I didn't want Aoxue Sect disciples to accompany me, he frowned. But when I said that I wanted disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, Second Uncle, take the Dark Hall with Mr. Li! Listen to Mr. Li's advice in everything."

The Dark Hall is often the strongest fighting force in a sect, second only to the Martial Hall. In some ways, the true destructive power of the Dark Hall is even greater than that of the Martial Hall.

More importantly, the lives of the Dark Hall disciples have always been bound to the sect, making them the least likely to betray the sect. Bringing them along is more reassuring to the Aoxue Sect than bringing other disciples.

As for Huang Tiangong acknowledging me as his teacher, naturally it couldn't be done ostentatiously. He closed the door and kowtowed to me like a thief, offered me wine, and I accepted him as my godson.

The leader of the Aoxue Sect's Blood Plum Dark Guards surprised me. It turned out to be a girl about my age. She nodded lightly at me and said, "My name is Shen Qingbai," before falling silent.

I only glanced at Shen Qingbai a few more times before Xuan Yue said coldly, "Don't get any ideas about her. She can only belong to the Aoxue Sect."

I looked at him coldly, "If your purpose in coming here is to constantly obstruct me, then please stay away from me."

"I'm now taking on the Aoxue Sect's business. If I fail, I will indeed lose my life, but your entire Aoxue Sect will have to accompany me. Obstructing me is obstructing the fate of your Aoxue Sect."

I hadn't vented my anger after blocking Xuan Yue, so I continued, "I say, you've lived for quite a few years. Have you never interacted with people in your life, or has your cultivation damaged your brain? Don't you know that some things need to be prioritized?"

"I'm here to help your sect solve its problems, not to fight with you. If you think that suppressing me can solve the Aoxue Sect's crisis, then we don't need to go anywhere. We can just fight to the death right here."

Xuan Yue's old face turned red and white from my scolding, and he couldn't find a word to retort. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said, "This old man was wrong. However, there are things about you that I don't understand, and I still have to say them."

Xuan Yue was an interesting person: right is right, wrong is wrong, at least he doesn't try to deny it.