Honghao Celestial Court's Nine Central City was under heavy guard outside the Zhenshan Sword Mountain Domain.
At that moment, several people rode clouds through the void. There were three men and two women, none other than Duli Qing, Feng Wushan, and the others. Each was dressed in the armor and uniform of the Immortal Army.
"Senior Xiao, how is the Sect Master's situation?" Feng Wushan and the others called out to Xiao Yu.
"We still don't know the exact situation." Xiao Yu shook her head. Her face was dignified yet alluring, and her well-fitted crimson battle armor accentuated her graceful figure. Under the setting sun, her shadow stretched a long way across the ground.
Xiao Yu was also rather worried as she gazed at the enormous sword shadow in the distant void. It was as though that sword shadow suppressed the mountains, rivers, and earth. Xiao Yu could sense the aura of the Lotus Avatar within it. Yet several hundred years had passed, and the Lotus Avatar's aura had remained in this same fluctuating state. It had neither grown stronger nor weakened. It was only natural for Xiao Yu to worry about the Lotus Avatar's condition. Ever since she had met the Lotus Avatar, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. After fusing the sword intents of the seven Suppressing Swords in particular, his comprehension of the sword dao had grown increasingly complete. Over the years, his sword-dao cultivation had gradually reached perfection, and several hundred years ago, he had already begun attempting to break through to the Celestial Immortal Realm.
Yet several hundred years had passed without the slightest sign of a breakthrough, and no one knew how the Lotus Avatar was faring. At this moment, let alone Feng Wushan, Duli Qing, and the others—even Xun Yangzi and