I have the face of a great demon.

When faced with He Taichou's invitation, Tiezhu's reply was a simple two words.

"No."

He Taichou looked surprised and asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Tie Zhu took a deep breath, his eyes revealing a mixture of determination and sorrow.

"Because your Tianhe Sect killed my master."

He Taichou's eyebrows furrowed into a big question mark as he asked in surprise, "Who is your master? When did we kill him?"

"My master is Hua Wufeng, the leader of the Wuhua Sect."

Upon hearing this name, both He Taichou and Liu Qingfeng felt completely unfamiliar with it, having never heard of it before.

Everyone present shook their heads, indicating that they had never heard of this name before.

But Ye Sisi, who was far away, trembled. The name Wuhuamen had clearly touched her.

The Wuhua Gate ceased to exist a thousand years ago, and she didn't think the current Wuhua Gate had anything to do with it; it was probably just a coincidence of names.

Liu Xingchen was afraid that Tie Zhu would reveal their relationship with the Wuhua Sect, since the Tianhe Sect was still coveting the treasures in the Wuhua Sect's secret realm.

It would be terrible if they knew they had been to the secret realm of Wuhua Gate.

He quickly explained to them, "Our master, Hua Wufeng, was a rogue cultivator. He later founded a sect called Wuhua Sect."

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of understanding.

It turns out that a rogue cultivator had set up a sect out of boredom, which is not uncommon in the cultivation world, so it shouldn't be taken seriously.

"Oh, I see." He Taichou nodded, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

"It seems to be a misunderstanding. How could our Tianhe Sect provoke a sect established by a rogue cultivator?"

But Tie Zhu firmly said, "No, it's your Tianhe Sect."

"That day, my master received an invitation from the Tianhe Sect to join forces against one of their enemies. My master and I went to the Yuqing Temple..."

Liu Xingchen, fearing he might let something slip, immediately interjected:

"Yes, yes, Master and Tiezhu went to Yuqing Temple and never came back. Later I heard that a tragedy happened at Yuqing Temple and everyone inside died."

"I lost my master and Tiezhu, which is why I wandered around and eventually came to Tianhe Sect."

He patted Tiezhu on the shoulder, a relieved smile on his face: "Fortunately, Tiezhu is alright. We brothers have finally reunited."

Liu Xingchen concealed his presence at Yuqing Temple, otherwise there would be no way to explain it.

Everyone understood why Liu Xingchen didn't go to Yuqing Temple, since he lacked cultivation and wasn't qualified to participate in the battle at Yuqing Temple.

After hearing this story, He Taichou finally understood what had happened.

After hearing the story, He Taichou finally understood the cause and effect of the matter.

He nodded, a kind smile appearing on his face: "Tiezhu, your master's matter shouldn't be blamed on our Tianhe Sect."

“That’s right. This incident was caused by our Tianhe Sect, but it was not our Tianhe Sect that killed your master, but the great demon.”

"Many elders and disciples of our Tianhe Sect also perished in the battle at Yuqing Temple. We have an irreconcilable hatred for that great demon, and we should unite against him and work together to defeat him."

"Therefore, you should join the Tianhe Sect. Once you have achieved success in your cultivation, you can avenge your master."

Seeing that Tie Zhu still looked unhappy, Liu Xingchen said to He Taichou, "Let me try to persuade my brother."

After saying that, he whispered in Tie Zhu's ear:

"Tiezhu, I came to the Tianhe Sect to avenge my master. Join me, and let's find an opportunity together to destroy the Tianhe Sect and avenge our master."

Upon hearing this, Tie Zhu no longer hesitated and accepted He Taichou's invitation to join the Tianhe Sect.

He Taichou was overjoyed and immediately arranged for Tiezhu to join the clan.

With Tie Zhu's strength, he directly became an inner disciple.

This time, the top four became five, and Tie Zhu defeated three of them. Although he hasn't fought Ye Sisi yet, he's unlikely to be inferior to her.

He became the strongest inner disciple.

This time, Liu Xingchen and Tie Zhu are together again.

Although one was a menial disciple and the other an inner disciple, and they were in different places, they could meet up after finishing their own work and have a good chat about what had happened since they parted.

As dusk settled, the afterglow of the setting sun bathed the earth in a golden glow, casting everything around it with a golden radiance.

Zhou Tianyi and his group, along with the accompanying elders, walked dejectedly on their way back to the sect.

They searched the town for ages, asking around everywhere, but they still couldn't find the big guy who had beaten them up.

"How useless! They can't even find a single person!"

Zhou Tianyi was indignant, and his hatred for Tiezhu deepened.

He imagined that if he could find Tie Zhu, he would make him pay the price.

However, they did not know that the person they were searching for was safe and sound in the sect, and had even become a member of the Tianhe Sect.

As soon as Zhou Tianyi and his group entered the courtyard where the inner disciples lived, they ran into Tie Zhu.

Their mood was already terrible, and when they saw this big, burly handyman disciple, Zhou Tianyi's anger flared up even more.

Tie Zhu should have changed into the inner disciple's clothes after joining the Tianhe Sect.

But his physique was far too large; the sect simply didn't have clothes that big.

Liu Xingchen didn't have any suitable clothes when he first came in; his clothes were made to order later.

Therefore, Tie Zhu had no choice but to wear Liu Xingchen's menial disciple clothes for a few days until the new clothes were ready.

Zhou Tianyi had been searching for Tiezhu outside, unaware that Tiezhu and Liu Xingchen were actually two different people. Upon seeing Tiezhu dressed in the clothes of a menial disciple, he naturally assumed it was Liu Xingchen.

He angrily shouted, "Liu Xingchen, what are you doing in the inner disciples' quarters, a menial disciple like you?"

Old Lu chimed in, "Right, right, don't give me any excuses like coming to work. It's almost dark, there's no work to be done. You're not here to steal anything, are you?"

Zhou Tianyi secretly cheered. Old Lu really knew how to find excuses. Now he could legitimately teach this kid a lesson and vent his anger.

Tie Zhu knew they had made a mistake again, and he was about to explain, "No, I didn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Tianyi's fist came flying at him.

In response, Tie Zhu didn't hold back, swinging his massive fist and colliding it with Zhou Tianyi's.

With a muffled thud, the two men's fists collided in mid-air, unleashing a powerful shockwave.

Zhou Tianyi felt as if his fist had hit a hard iron plate, the pain making him gasp and involuntarily take a few steps back.

Zhou Tianyi was not surprised but delighted: "Good, you said you had no cultivation, now you've shown your true colors."

"Let's all go together, don't be afraid of him. We have backup within the sect."