A Command Given, None Dared Disobey

A terrifying pressure swept down from the heavens, shrouding the entire mountainside.

Everyone felt their shoulders sink, as if an invisible mountain had settled upon them.

Even breathing became difficult. Those with weaker cultivation trembled so badly that they dropped to their knees without meaning to.

Li Jiheng, the Yao County Magistrate, and the other Qi and Blood Realm Cultivators barely managed to stay on their feet, but their hearts still shook with terror.

They hurriedly raised their heads to gaze up at the heavens, their eyes widening at once.

Three figures stood in the sky, though no one knew when they had appeared.

One wore purple robes, while the other two wore red.

The purple-robed man in the middle was an old man with slightly graying hair and beard. His face was solemn, and he radiated authority without needing to show anger.

The red-robed man on the left was a young man with a composed face and sharp eyes.

The red-robed man on the right was also young, but his eight-foot stature, like a small mountain, made him stand out. He exuded an immense sense of oppression.

"F-flying through the air... an Innate True Person?"

The Yao County Magistrate cried out.

"Elders from the Ancestral Land?"

Li Jiheng recognized the three at a glance. He had seen them from afar when he accompanied the Yao County Li Family's juniors to the Ancestral Land for the tournament.

He wiped the cold sweat beading on his forehead with his sleeve, and a sudden, ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Why had elders from the Ancestral Land suddenly come to Yao County?

And from their tone, they had clearly come with hostile intent.

Though he was shocked and afraid, Li Jiheng forcibly suppressed his fear and hurried forward, bowing deeply to the