Eighteen cultivators at the Peak of Golden Core. This was a force comprised of the powerhouses from the very apex of the Moon Clan's pyramid, an alliance strong enough to chill any faction to the bone.
Even the Three Sects and Nine Pavilions would not dare to underestimate them in the slightest.
As a certain great man once said, it is good to despise your enemy strategically but respect them tactically. Although Qi Wanhai was having a grand time cursing them out, he remained ever vigilant toward the Moon Clan, not daring to be careless for a moment. His goal was to infuriate them. Only when their opponents lost their reason could they, with their inferior numbers, stand against a greater foe and buy enough time for the old master of Tian Ce Pavilion to use his forbidden art.
Unfortunately, his provocation went a bit too far.
