Li Qingyun, seated cross-legged in the hall, suddenly frowned slightly.
"This man left only to return. He really can't keep his cool?"
In his divine sense, three Heaven Master figures abruptly appeared in the distance beyond the divine mountain—two in the Late Stage of the Shore Reaching Realm, and one at the Perfection of the Shore Reaching Realm.
That aged figure at the Perfection of the Shore Reaching Realm was none other than Qingping Tian, the former owner of the Azure Stone Heavenly Palace.
The three coordinated remarkably well. The instant they appeared, realizing Li Qingyun might detect them, they immediately spread apart and formed a triangular encirclement, slowly pressing toward the Azure Stone Heavenly Palace at the center.
Bai Yutian had only just returned from luring monsters, with a massive headless aberrant thought trailing behind her, nearly half again as large as her Heaven Master Divine Body. Seeing Qingping Tian and his companions approaching with hostile expressions, she was instantly both shocked and enraged.
She shouted, "Qingping Tian, why have you brought people here to surround us?"
Before Qingping Tian could answer, the middle-aged long-bearded Heaven Master closest to her cast her a sidelong glance and coldly rebuked, "A mere Early Stage Shore Reaching Realm cultivator—do you not know what reverence is?"
As he spoke, a terrifying pressure from the Late Stage of the Shore Reaching Realm bore down horizontally upon Bai Yutian.
Bai Yutian could only flicker sideways, dodging somewhat awkwardly.
Seeing that her strength truly was lacking, Qingping Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he throw back his head and laugh twice before looking toward the Azure Stone Heavenly Palace atop the mountain and declaring loudly, "Several days ago, you master and servant relied on your superior numbers and used a mere two