Most likely, Chen Qingbei had gotten people in the Southern Heavenly Court's central hub to act. They had withdrawn the forces Hong Tianming had arranged and leaked the news to Wu Xiuxian. Wu Xiuxian had devoured Xiongchu Heavenly Monarch and seized his power, then mobilized a powerful force to launch a surprise attack.
It had all happened so suddenly that they could only hastily use a restriction to cut off communication through the Ruyi Pearl. Once they reported to Wu Xiuxian, he had used the situation to hold Xu Yi hostage.
None of that was what Xu Yi wanted to focus on. He was curious about the force that had rushed in to save the two women at the critical moment.
"Two groups came. The first was led by a cloaked figure. They were all willing to die for the cause. Their cultivation wasn't high, but they formed a peerless formation together and fought fearlessly. The cloaked leader was especially formidable, wielding a Ghost-Head Flame Blade. She seemed badly wounded while protecting us, and when we tried to thank her, she left without a word."
"Later, when things were at their most dangerous, Qiu Wa detonated the Five-Colored Bead. It wasn't long before another group arrived. There were only three of them, but their cultivation was powerful. Two were especially strange. One was a young man whose forehead opened a third eye that shot out a frigid, mysterious radiance of immense power.
"The other was a cultivator as withered as a dead tree, whose body was so powerful it beggared belief. Almost no attack could hurt him..."
After hearing the two women's account, Xu Yi waved his hand. A sheet of white paper appeared in his palm, and with a few quick strokes, portraits of three people sprang to life.