Jiangnan, Extreme Heaven Cliff of the Sword Pavilion.
Lu Yang's voice rolled across the land. Wherever it passed, all things rang in response, as though heaven and earth themselves were speaking for him. Nothing could stop his words.
For a time, wind and thunder rose together.
Before the cliff, the Great Sword Sect sat cross-legged. A small table stood before him, with a teacup placed on either side. The tea within lay smooth as a mirror.
Boom!
Startling thunder resounded through the clouds. Lightning flashed, and heaven and earth turned stark white. Only after the light faded did a figure appear on the other side of the table. He wore green robes and possessed a handsome face, yet carried an inexplicable air of ethereality. He picked up the teacup on the table and drained it in a single gulp.
The Great Sword Sect shook his head at the sight. "Are you going to join the battle, fellow Daoist?"
"No."
Ling Xiao shook his head. "Since that person has not summoned me yet, it means it is not time for me to emerge. Since that is the case, I will not go join the excitement."
The Great Sword Sect frowned deeply at this.
"Too early."
"He has already occupied Jiangxi and overseas. His best target should not be Jiangbei, but Jiangdong. Why is he not advancing there?"
Among the four powers of the Immortal Pivot, only Emperor Cang of the Jiangdong Dao Court remained an Immortal Bridge Realm Great True Lord. Though he possessed one body transformed into three, and all three had Immortal Bridge Realm cultivation, before a Heaven-Treading Realm expert, they were still the sort to be kicked to death with one foot. Even with the empowerment of the Immortal Kingdom Dao Law, it would be difficult to bridge