"What was going on? Why had Venerable Qingyun intervened?"
Ji Mingfeng looked at Senior Brother Zhai with puzzled eyes.
A gleam of wisdom flashed through Senior Brother Zhai's eyes. "I had a feeling True Monarch Qingshui had left Venerable Qingyun behind for a reason. It seemed my instincts were right. Perhaps the Secret Realm had not given up on Fang Mo!"
Ji Mingfeng's eyes lit up sharply at those words, and he exclaimed:
"The Secret Realm! So that was it! I knew it! No wonder Venerable Qingyun helped us hold back Venerable Gu last time—it was because of this. Let's see what those people have to say now. I said we should wait, but every last one of them wanted to give up. We've already taken ninety-nine steps—why give up at the final step?!"
Senior Brother Zhai said gravely:
"Mingfeng, don't celebrate too soon. That depended on how determined Imperial Sky Peak was. If they truly made up their minds, Venerable Qingyun might not be able to stop them. Imperial Sky Peak held great influence not only among the Five Peaks, but within the Secret Realm as well!"
"Surely not! Are you saying Imperial Sky Peak still intends to act?"
Ji Mingfeng's expression turned solemn as well.
"I believe so. Look—they've come!" Senior Brother Zhai's gaze shifted toward the void, his face grave.
"What a bold claim!"
At that moment, a deep voice rang out before Fang Mo's residence.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Streams of light descended as several powerful cultivators landed before Chi Yu and Nangong Aonan.
The leader was none other than Shi Yuanhao, accompanied by Xu Ying and several late-stage or peak Transcendent Realm experts. Every one of them radiated immense auras, their true essence blazing like fire as it swept toward the two women like a rolling