True Lord Xuanlin was about to order an encirclement when he suddenly felt a ripple in the void behind him.
He instinctively turned and saw eleven figures emerge from a spatial rift.
At their head was a young man dressed in blue.
True Lord Xuanlin frowned.
Another group?
He swept them with his divine sense and found that all the newcomers were in the Fusion Dao Realm.
He immediately relaxed.
They must be rogue cultivators passing through.
"Fellow Daoists," True Lord Xuanlin said, cupping his hands.
"We have some business to attend to here. Please keep your distance for a while."
"Once it is settled, I will reward you generously."
His words were polite, but his tone carried a hint of authority that brooked no refusal.
Hongchu nearly laughed aloud at that. This fellow truly had no eye for quality.
He actually wanted us to keep our distance?
Zhou Ming ignored True Lord Xuanlin.
His gaze settled on the surrounded Taishi.
Taishi also spotted Zhou Ming and the others.
He froze for a moment, then a flash of delighted surprise crossed his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming?"
"It's me." Zhou Ming nodded.
"Fellow Daoist Taishi, sorry for the wait."
"You know each other?" True Lord Xuanlin's expression darkened at their exchange.
"So you're Returnees too."
"Perfect. You can all stay here together."
He waved a hand, and the six Great Luo True Realm cultivators behind him immediately turned to surround Zhou Ming's group as well.
At this, Hongchu could not help cursing.
"You old bastard, you really don't know a favor when you see one."
"You were given a chance to leave, but you refused."
"Now you couldn't leave even if you wanted to."
True Lord Xuanlin sneered.
"Arrogant fools."
"There are barely a dozen of you, and your strongest