"Many thanks to Ling Yuan True Lord for saving me."
Having shed all her shackles, Suqin Fairy gave Jiang Sheng a graceful bow.
Jiang Sheng hurriedly helped Suqin Fairy up. "Fairy, you suffered this calamity because of our Penglai. How could we stand by without saving you?"
"Rescuing you from danger is the duty of us Penglai disciples. If we must trouble you to thank us for it, then we would be the ones lacking in courtesy."
As he spoke, Jiang Sheng introduced Xuanyi and Ming Xian to Vermilion Ibis Demon Lord and Suqin Fairy. "Demon Lord, Fairy, this is Xuanyi True Lord of the Qinghua Dao Sect, and this is Ming Xian True Lord of the Tianhe Dao Sect."
"They came with me this time to help the two of you escape your predicament."
Upon hearing this, Vermilion Ibis Demon Lord and Suqin Fairy looked toward the two Daoists beside Jiang Sheng. Sure enough, both possessed immortal bearing and jade-like bones—extraordinary figures indeed.
Qinghua's Xuanyi, Tianhe's Ming Xian—these were the current chief disciples of the Shanhe Daoist Sect. Since these two had personally acted, Vermilion Ibis Demon Lord and Suqin Fairy naturally had to offer their thanks.
After everyone had learned one another's identities, Jiang Sheng said, "Now that you two have escaped, we should not delay. We must leave Yanzhou at once, lest further twists arise."
The group nodded. After following Jiang Sheng away from the ruins of North Heaven Pass, they sped directly northwest.
Before leaving, Vermilion Ibis Demon Lord and Suqin Fairy deliberately cast a glance back at North Heaven Pass. Seeing the unbroken stretch of ruins and the biting sword aura still lingering between heaven and earth, their hearts tightened at once. Ling Yuan True Lord's cultivation seemed to have advanced again.
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