Apart from the Orange Guard, Qin Fengming had learned from Si Rong that the Fengyang Clan possessed an even more terrifying defensive force: the Black Guard, which answered directly to the Council of Elders.
The minimum requirement for joining the Orange Guard was the late Spirit Severing stage, while the Black Guard required the early Profound Spirit stage.
Although the Black Guard had only ten squads of thirty-six members each, the terrifying power unleashed when thirty-six Profound Spirit cultivators activated their Combined Attack Formation would certainly rival an attack from a Mahayana Existence.
The Combined Attack Formations of the Black Guard and Orange Guard contributed considerably to the Fengyang Clan's standing among the foremost of the Cang Yan Realm's seven great clans.
Qin Fengming had never seen the Black Guard. They would only appear when the Fengyang Clan faced the threat of annihilation.
Although the Fengyang Clan now sensed danger, it had not yet reached a true crisis, so it was only natural that the Orange Guard alone was patrolling.
"Is that Pill Sovereign Qin up ahead?"
The five were flying through the mountains when a booming shout suddenly rang out in the distance.
Qin Fengming turned to look, and delight immediately appeared on his face. Five figures were speeding toward them, led by a vigorous, distinguished-looking elder.
This elder was none other than Ni Wenshan, who had once stepped forward out of righteousness to defend Qin Fengming during his conflict with a disciple of one of the Fengyang Clan's Highnesses.
Ni Wenshan was not originally a member of the Fengyang Clan, but had married into the Heavenly Phoenix Tribe. Moreover, he was one of its six commanders, with five hundred Orange Guards under his command, making him a figure of real authority within the tribe. Qin Fengming thought highly