Zhao Pu smiled warmly, his words sincere. He showed none of the wild arrogance he had displayed in front of Zhang Cheng.
Yet from time to time, his gaze drifted toward Xu Yi. He looks utterly ordinary, with only a Fourth Realm cultivation. I truly can't imagine what ability he has that let him cross that heavenly chasm and defeat Zhu Tongming.
As it turned out, Xu Yi had concealed his cultivation with Huang Mei's corpse-burial technique. After all, in everyone else's eyes, he should have spent the past year or so laboriously crossing the True Gang Void Domain. If he had suddenly become an Earth Immortal, he would have had no end of explaining to do.
While Zhao Pu sized Xu Yi up, Xu Yi was sizing Zhao Pu up in turn. Contrary to the rumors, Zhao Pu was no Point-Eyed powerhouse. He was an Earth Immortal with a powerful aura.
Still, Xu Yi could understand. The information he had received had come from the Central Underworld Lord, and even the Central Underworld Lord had said that the information about Base Number Three was already three years old.
Three years was not a long time for a cultivator, but it was only natural for things to change.
Xu Yi replied respectfully, "Thank you for your concern, Deputy Commander. I'm holding up quite well..."
Xu Yi only wanted a place to stay, where he could live quietly for a while. Once he had accumulated enough Incense Spirit Essence in his message talisman, he would go out and seek opportunities. He had no desire to stir up trouble. As a newcomer, he would do best to keep his head down and behave.
After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Pu had someone take care of the formalities for him.
The so-called formalities were almost