What Su Yi and Cai Gou had not expected was—
The one coming from afar was neither Huang Hongyao nor Taihao Yun Jue and the others.
It was a man dressed in a python robe, his long hair flowing loose.
The man moved in great haste, his aura intimidating, his brows tinged with urgency.
He traversed the sky without pausing for even a moment, heading straight for the depths of Thousand-Peaked Mountain.
Boom!
The seven Dao Ancestors lying in ambush nearby struck almost simultaneously.
In an instant, all manner of treasures and secret arts crashed toward the Python Robe Man like floodwaters bursting through a breached dam.
"An ambush!?"
The Python Robe Man's expression changed drastically. Caught off guard, he was thrown into a frantic scramble, resisting and evading at once.
Even so, he was wounded, fresh blood spraying as he was left in a rather sorry state.
His face darkened with fury. "Who are you people, to dare injure me on the territory of our Karma Calamity Lineage?!"
The Karma Calamity Lineage?
The seven Dao Ancestors were startled and suspicious. Had they hurt one of their own?
Su Yi's gaze turned peculiar.
Cai Gou nearly burst out laughing. Damn, this was floodwaters washing over the Dragon King's temple—one family failing to recognize its own!
"Get out of the way!"
The Python Robe Man stood in the void, pointed at the seven Dao Ancestors, and shouted sternly, "If you delay This Seat's great undertaking, all of you will pay the price!"
The expressions of the seven Dao Ancestors shifted, yet none of them retreated.
One of them, a brocade-clothed old man, said gravely, "We have been ordered to guard this place. If Your Excellency wishes to enter, please reveal your identity and prove your innocence!"
The Python Robe Man's face