The three cultivators arrived in a streak of light not long after, two men and one woman.
She was called a female cultivator because she wore a palace dress meant for women and had the hairstyle typical of female cultivators in the Cultivation World. However, this female cultivator was plump, her eyes were blood-red, and her appearance was even harder to compliment.
In terms of looks alone, she was far too ugly—even compared with Si Kong Yining.
Although her appearance was difficult to describe, this female cultivator was not very old. She seemed to be only thirty or forty, yet her cultivation had reached the late Integration stage realm.
Of the two male cultivators, the old man looked almost no different from a human. Only a hint of sinister, vicious cruelty lingered at the corners of his eyes and brows. His cultivation was at the peak Integration stage.
As for the Burly Man, Qin Fengming had encountered him once before. He was precisely the one Qin Fengming had seen guarding the Azure Dragon Pool when he first left Myriad Immortals Cave and arrived at its shore.
From the old man's tone, he was clearly someone of considerable standing in Ten Thousand Spirits Valley.
Although the man surnamed Qing was also at the peak Integration stage, he was clearly two parts more respectful toward the old man.
The moment he arrived, he heard the old man's words and immediately bowed in salute, hurriedly explaining.
But when he reached the end of his explanation, his mouth suddenly fell slightly open. Brilliant light flashed in his eyes, and his expression abruptly changed, as though he had thought of something in an instant.
"Brother Qing, could something else truly have happened inside—something difficult to resolve?"
Seeing the Burly Man's expression change so suddenly, the