The three Spirit Transformation cultivators who had watched the entire affair now had a certain understanding of Yunxi's strength.
Only then did Hao Yan cup her hands toward the white-robed, white-bearded cultivator beside her.
"Fellow Daoist Huabai, my apologies. A small conflict between sect disciples disturbed you. I apologize on their behalf."
Huabai glanced at Hao Yan, then at Xiang Sizi, who was watching the excitement nearby, before speaking.
"Fortunately, it did not cause too great a disturbance. The Grand Competition of the Five Regions is imminent. You had best keep your disciples in line. It would be troublesome if evil cultivators took the opportunity to stir up trouble."
"Fellow Daoist Huabai is right."
Hao Yan immediately agreed. The man was not wrong; what needed to be heeded still had to be heeded.
Seeing Hao Yan's agreeable attitude, Huabai did not press the matter. After all, this was an internal conflict within the Haoran Sect and had caused no substantive harm, so he left it at that.
After Huabai's figure vanished, Hao Yan cupped her hands toward Xiang Sizi in thanks.
"Many thanks for your assistance, Fellow Daoist Xiang Sizi. Otherwise, it truly would not have been easy to send off Fellow Daoist Huabai."
Xiang Sizi waved a hand.
"This Venerable did not do anything. I merely came to watch the excitement and have a little fun."
Hao Yan's phoenix eyes lifted slightly.
"With Xiang Sizi standing at my side, the Western Regions have their backbone."
Hao Yan was not exaggerating in the slightest. Xiang Sizi was one of the rare poison cultivators in the Weiyu Realm.
There had once been a third-rate sect leader in the Central Domain who had taken a fancy to Xiang Sizi shortly after she formed her Nascent Soul. He wished to recruit her into