However, after standing dazed for only a moment, the cultivators came back to themselves. Joy colored every face, and one after another they bowed deeply to Lin Xuan in formal salute.
Although the five branches of Cloud Hidden Sect had always been somewhat at odds, now that the sect faced a matter of life and death, everyone could still share the same hatred and fight the same foe.
"All right, there's no need for so much ceremony. What exactly is the enemy's background, and why are they besieging the main altar of my Cloud Hidden Sect?" Lin Xuan said, going straight to the point. He had never much liked dealing with empty formalities.
"We don't know either." Everyone's answer made Lin Xuan turn pale with shock. He could not help but turn his head in some astonishment and look toward Chang Hu.
Although the two of them differed greatly in status, their relationship was anything but ordinary. Back then, when Lin Xuan had been swept by the lingering might of a True Spirit and every bone in his body had been shattered, it had been Chang Hu, Su Ru, and Jingxu who had rescued him.
"Reporting to Grandmaster, we truly do not know. The enemy suddenly appeared near Cloud Hidden Sect this morning. Their strength is extraordinary. In a very short time, they broke through the Sect Protection Array. The disciples of the sect had to respond in haste and were caught completely off guard. On top of that, the enemy's numbers are great, so we could only struggle to cope. As for the enemy's identity, we are still muddleheaded and do not know much at all," Chang Hu said with a bitter smile, though his expression was respectful to the extreme.
"So that's how it is."
Lin Xuan rubbed