At first, True Monarch Jiuqi had not focused his attention on the True Venerables at all.
The two True Monarchs opposite him were already enough to make him take them seriously. The True Venerables were purely juniors.
Besides, the Wuya Realm had True Venerables numbering in the triple digits, and they were right outside his own doorstep. He had absolutely no need to care about these minor Out-of-Body cultivators.
True Monarchs did not tell wild lies. Since Wuchen said these True Venerables came from Houde, then there was no problem. It was merely a barren world.
But after taking a closer look, he discovered the spider on Qu Jianlei's shoulder.
More importantly, the aura on this True Venerable was also somewhat strange. "Incense Divinity... what bizarre combination is this?"
Qu Jianlei looked at him calmly, without the slightest reaction.
In the other party's eyes, he did not see much awe... True Monarch Jiuqi felt more and more that something was wrong. Not even much excitement?
It was a kind of indifferent calm without much emotion, as if saying: I've seen plenty of Great Monarchs!
However, could one Great Monarch be the same as another? True Monarch Jiuqi asked calmly, "Are you from Houde as well?"
Qu Jianlei remained calm and nodded slightly. "Reporting to Senior, yes."
"Don't join the commotion," True Monarch Jiuqi said lightly. "Leave at once. I once attended Dao Discussion at Taiyuan, so I'll give her some face."
In the past, he would not even have bothered saying so much to a True Venerable—did they really think Great Monarchs had that much free time?
"Rare that you still remember me," Little Sister's voice suddenly rang out. "Does the Wuya Realm now extend its jurisdiction beyond its domain?"
"Greetings, Senior Taiyuan," True Monarch Jiuqi said, his gaze turning