When Yunxi and Xun Kun appeared above Jihan Sect's large white Flying Ship, Han Lian and Buddha Son Yunchen appeared on the deck at the same time.
"Ranxi, Xun Kun, you're here!"
Once Han Lian confirmed that they were the people she had been waiting for, she flicked her sleeve and opened the Flying Ship's defenses, inviting the two aboard.
After Yunxi and Xun Kun landed on the deck, the two sides exchanged a few pleasantries before the pair were invited into the cabin.
Only after all four figures had disappeared did the Jihan Sect disciples on the deck begin whispering among themselves.
"Did you see them? That woman in the red robe is Venerable Ranxi of Haoran Sect. The man beside her, wearing a black robe and a mask, should be Venerable Xunkun of Kunmo Sect. They both became newly advanced Spirit Transformation Venerables through this Grand Competition!"
"I saw them! I saw them! Their bearing alone was extraordinary. But something went wrong during this Nascent Soul Realm Grand Competition. How did they advance to Spirit Transformation in such a short time?"
"I don't know either. I only remember that all the Nascent Soul True Lords taking part in the competition were sucked into the Scroll of Mountains and Rivers. No one knows what happened afterward. Still, that explosion remains fresh in my memory. If the Spirit Transformation Old Ancestors of the various regions hadn't acted, Huaxian Sect would probably have been destroyed."
"You're terribly ill-informed. I'm on good terms with a Nascent Soul True Lord from Huaxian Sect. I heard that an Evil Cultivator had set a trap in advance, intending to wipe out the Nascent Soul True Lords of the Five Regions. The only ones who survived were these cultivators who advanced to Spirit Transformation within the