The messenger's words stunned everyone, even the eighth elder of the Thief Immortal Gate forgot to resist.

It wasn't until he was dragged out that he reacted, "You... you... you're saying our Thief Gate... is inferior to Liangjie Tang?"

The messenger said coldly, "The Chess Master has never taken you seriously. Li Po certainly doesn't."

"If you had even a shred of ability, you wouldn't have been played around by Li Po."

The messenger roared, "The Chess Master gave the Nine Star Chess to the Thief Gate. Not only did you fail to find the person of destiny, but you also lost the Nine Star Chess."

"The blood chess piece that four generations of you couldn't retrieve was taken by Liangjie Tang in four days."

"Tell me, what use does the Chess Master have for the Thief Gate? And what makes you think you can deal with Liangjie Tang?"

The eighth elder of the Thief Immortal Gate was speechless for a moment.

But Lao Liu said nonchalantly at this moment, "If someone from the Thief Gate is loyal to Liangjie Tang, this Tang will guarantee your survival."

The messenger was furious and said, "Liu Bao, are you not afraid of death for defying the Chess Master?"

Lao Liu smiled slightly, "Do you want another beating? I'm telling you plainly, Liangjie Tang is determined to slap the Chess Master's face. What can you do to me?"

The messenger was so angry that his face turned pale, but he didn't dare to say another word.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Don't believe him, if we beg the Chess Master, we might still have a chance to live. Joining Liangjie Tang is certain death!"

Lao Liu laughed, "Good! Heroes are brave and unafraid of death, I admire that! Then please, the one who spoke, come out and beg the Chess Master for forgiveness! I won't interfere!"

"Oh, right!" Lao Liu paused, "I think there should be quite a few friends in the Thief Gate as well. You can try begging those martial world bigwigs, and see if anyone dares to protect your Thief Gate besides Liangjie Tang?"

As soon as Lao Liu finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

After a long while, a middle-aged man walked out from the crowd, "The Thief Immortal Gate is willing to serve Liangjie Tang as their master, and will never betray them."

"Very good!" Lao Liu waved his hand and threw out a handful of pills, "Eat these, and you'll be a member of Liangjie Tang. Messenger, what do you have to say?"

The messenger's face turned green with anger, but he couldn't say a word.

The members of the Thief Gate all knelt down at once, "We are willing to pledge our loyalty to Liangjie Tang."

Lao Liu glanced at them and said, "Liangjie Tang only wants the Thief Immortal Gate and the Stealing Heaven Gate, the other sects can fend for themselves!"

Someone jumped up on the spot, "Just now you swore that you would protect anyone who joined Liangjie Tang. Are the words of Liangjie Tang people just farts?"

Lao Liu smiled, "We make the rules in Liangjie Tang. Right now, I don't want to accept you, what can you do about it?"

The person who spoke revealed a fierce look in his eyes, "If you don't keep your promise, don't even think about leaving today. Brothers, let's go! Liangjie Tang has offended the Chess Master, if we kill someone from Liangjie Tang, maybe the Chess Master will be generous and spare our lives."

Lao Liu smiled, "Thief Immortal Gate, Stealing Heaven Gate, now is the time for you to prove your loyalty."

The master of the Thief Immortal Gate gritted his teeth, "Members of the Thief Immortal Gate, follow me and kill the enemy!"

As soon as the master of the Thief Immortal Gate finished speaking, he was the first to pounce on the Thief Gate.

In the distance, a thin old man with a goatee, after hesitating a few times, also drew his knife and shouted shrilly, "People of the Stealing Heaven Gate, kill the messenger!"

The two sides immediately engaged in a chaotic battle, and Lao Liu, standing in the crowd, remained an indifferent bystander, waving his fan.

Lin Zhao whispered, "Li Po, should we go up and help?"

"No need!" I shook my head, "That's Lao Liu's final test for them. If we go up, we'll only be helping them in the wrong way."

"The Thief Immortal Gate has two Xiantian (Pre-heaven) experts, the Stealing Heaven Gate has one Xiantian, and one half-step Xiantian. They can control the situation."

Lin Zhao said, "But, those two sects have just joined us, and if they suffer heavy losses, won't they become disloyal?"

"Lao Liu will take care of it!" I said in a deep voice, "This Thief and this Stealer will never sincerely submit to Liangjie Tang, nor will they become brothers with us. We don't need to pay too much attention to the forcefully subdued outer circle."

In my heart, I didn't actually have the idea of subduing them. If it wasn't for needing the help of the Thief Gate and the Empty Gate to find Feng Ruoxing, I wouldn't have bothered dealing with them.

Whatever Lao Liu wants to do is up to him.

Ye Yang whispered, "Lao Liu is removing the dross and retaining the essence. The only people he values are elite soldiers and strong generals. Those who survive a battle will be the elites."

Ye Yang could see that Lao Liu, standing in the middle of the field, had already taken action. Every time his fan waved, someone in the field would die violently.

Or their bodies would be held by someone, unable to move, and they would die under their opponent's blade.

Lao Liu was preserving the strength of the two sects to the greatest extent possible, and he was also testing the mood of the two sects' disciples.

People's hearts can only be seen most clearly in times of life and death, in desperate situations. Lao Liu would not hesitate to save those who were willing to fight for a chance of survival for their comrades.

Those who wanted to sacrifice their comrades to save themselves, or those who hid in the corners to watch, were quietly sent to the road to the Yellow Springs by Lao Liu.

That old thing has sharp eyes and a dark heart.