"Take her away? You should worry about yourself first."
The deputy sect master drew the blunt-edged heavy sword beside his chair. "Everyone, attack together. There's no need to talk about martial-world honor when dealing with an outsider Grandmaster."
"Huo Yuanhong? So you're Huo Yuanhong. What a stroke of luck—we found you without lifting a finger. If you retreat of your own accord, we can guarantee that we won't kill you."
The elders nearby also breathed sighs of relief.
Grandmasters were indeed powerful, but Grandmasters from the Celestial Empire were another matter.
Here, Celestial Empire Grandmasters could at most use physique strength at the level of Marrow Cleansing and Blood Changing. Even counting their Gang Strength techniques, they were only about as strong as ordinary Elixir Strength experts.
And among those present, there were more than five Elixir Strength practitioners!
Besides, everyone knew that the martial traditions of the Celestial Empire had declined. When it came to life-and-death combat experience, most experts of the True Realm could suppress those of the Celestial Empire.
Thus, upon learning that the intruder was the Grandmaster the Lu Family was seeking, not only were they not afraid, they were relieved.
As he spoke, the deputy sect master had already placed his hand on a mechanism.
Click! Click! Click!...
Mechanisms throughout the main hall activated one after another. Under the control of several elders, a huge iron cage descended toward Huo Yuanhong and Yu Qinghan. At the same time, the floor beneath them suddenly flipped open, revealing a pitch-black hole.
Yet, in the instant before the mechanisms activated, Huo Yuanhong seemed to foresee it. Internal Force burst beneath his feet. With one hand, he grabbed the bundled handwritten notes; with the other, he seized Yu Qinghan beside him and slid sideways to the left.
He then