Jieyin's heart pounded as well. His gaunt body stumbled back several steps, and he looked around in terror at the collapsing void.
How was this possible?!
Hadn't Qin Mu just gone to Zixiao Palace? How could he have noticed the upheaval in the Western Heavenly Court so quickly?!
Under the horrified gazes of the two Saints, the green Protective Jade Talisman hanging at Haotian's chest suddenly erupted with a pillar of green Dao light.
The light gathered. The Five Elements Laws flowed without cease, and the myriad Daos of heaven and earth hummed in submission.
From the depths of the light, a slender figure in green robes slowly took shape, his hands clasped behind his back.
He was handsome, with eyes as deep as a bottomless starfield in Chaos. Not a trace of worldly presence clung to him, yet the faint pressure of the Primordial Chaos Non-polar Realm brought the Heavenly Dao's laws throughout the Western Lands to a complete halt.
It was the Senior Brother of the Sect of Interception—Qin Mu's Divine Sense Dharma Body!
"Senior Brother!"
At the sight of Qin Mu's Dharma Body, Haotian let out a long breath, put away the Haotian Sword, and bowed deeply. The joy of surviving a calamity spread across his face.
I knew it. As long as I stick close to the Interception Sect, no one in the Primordial World can touch me!
Qin Mu's Dharma Body turned and gave Haotian a slight nod.
"Well done. You haven't disgraced the Interception Sect."
After that casual word of praise, Qin Mu slowly turned his gaze on the wary Jieyin and Zhunti.
His eyes were perfectly calm, but that utter indifference chilled the two Saints to the bone. Even breathing became a struggle.
"Jieyin. Zhunti."
With his hands behind his back, Qin Mu