"All right, we're getting on in years, and we've been friends for so many years. Why make snide remarks behind each other's backs...? Cough, cough. Besides, being able to invite the two of them to lend us a hand is excellent. At the very least... it'll give us a lot more confidence..." Ziyang Zhen gave a light cough.
Yu Youfeng quipped, "With our group of old fellows plus the Dingxian Pearl, we can stand against the Heavenly Dao realm. Was there really any need to invite them? Brother Ziyang, you're old now. You've lost all your former prestige."
"Nonsense. In the battle at Cold Immortal Mountain, the Stumbling Sword made a name for itself and won some face for our Eight Swords!" Ziyang Zhen said unhappily.
Yu Youfeng laughed heartily. "Our Eight Swords don't have just one Stumbling Sword. Whose sword isn't formidable? If everyone hadn't seen that child Hua Ran needed that fruit, the Good-Corruption Pill wouldn't have been given to you. So tell me, whoever went would have made the rankings, wouldn't they? Was it only you who could do it?"
"You! That's a nasty thing to say!" Ziyang Zhen said angrily. Just then, Shangguan Zhuojia slowly raised her head and looked toward the sky. "They're here."
"Mm, they're here indeed." Chu Yutang followed suit. I didn't need to look up; I soon sensed three auras rapidly descending through the air. They weren't exactly fast, but they certainly weren't slow.
One of those auras was exceptionally fierce. For a moment, I actually felt suppressed by it, so I couldn't help saying the three words, "Heavenly Dao realm."
The others all wore solemn expressions. Without a doubt, they were astonished by the same judgment.
"Qian Daoist really broke through the Heavenly Dao barrier?" Chu Yutang's expression shifted slightly.
"Could