Su Yun threw back his head and laughed. Turning around, he said leisurely, "A sorry state? Not necessarily. I am brimming with vigor, fierce as a dragon and tiger. Today, I traveled here incognito, never expecting that you, a Rebel from the former dynasty, would be living in seclusion here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the clouds and mist suddenly dispersed. A stretch of Daoist temples appeared before Thousand Caves. Yan Ziqi stood before one of them, Fly Whisk in hand, carrying himself with the immortal bearing of Dao Bone, looking down upon Su Yun and the others from above.
Su Yun raised his head and met his gaze with a smile. Though he could not muster even a shred of cultivation, he refused to show weakness.
Yan Ziqi, Grand Tutor of Di Feng's Imperial Court, was the foremost of the Four Grand Tutors. Back when Di Feng raised his armies to invade the Seventh Immortal Realm, he split his forces into two. Grand Tutor Yan Ziqi led troops to attack the Imperial Court, forging deep grudges with Su Yun.
The two sides fought several tug-of-war battles amid the immortal cities of the Imperial Court, suffering grievous casualties on both sides. Yan Ziqi had fought his way to the foot of the Imperial Capital several times, nearly wiping out the Imperial Court!
Later, Di Feng could no longer hold out in Gouchen Grotto-Heaven and ordered Yan Ziqi to provide reinforcements. Only then was the Imperial Court's crisis resolved.
Afterward, Su Yun pursued Yan Ziqi relentlessly, and the two sides fought until all civility was torn to shreds. Upon reaching Gouchen Grotto-Heaven, Su Yun had joined forces with Qiu Shuijing to scheme against and kill Yan Ziqi's close friend, Grand Tutor Wan Guchen. Their enmity grew even deeper.
Yet after