This City, Defended by the Immortal Alliance

"Xuanling, you're here too... Thank goodness!" Xu Yuanqing hurried to her side and immediately checked on his daughter. "You weren't hurt, were you?"

"Father, I'm fine. Don't make such a fuss." Though Xu Xuanling looked somewhat drained, she still resisted her father's excessive concern.

"Thank you, Sect Master Chen, for looking after Xuanling." Xu Yuanqing clasped his hands in salute.

"No need for courtesy. How is the Immortal Alliance doing?"

At those words, the governor's expression instantly grew much graver. "There haven't been many casualties, but the Immortal Alliance's reputation has been ruined. The people here always believed we could protect Chang'an, yet when a Cave Heaven disaster truly struck, we could do nothing."

Chen Xuan noticed that he had mentioned a Cave Heaven disaster.

Clearly, Xu Yuanqing knew something about Erosion.

But that was hardly surprising. A major sect like Ascension Terrace possessed its own Cave Heaven, and Cultivators entering and leaving it daily would cause Erosion Points to fluctuate and expand. Such changes were generally controlled, however. If left alone for a while, the Erosion Points would return to normal, or even shrink until they could no longer be entered.

Since they understood the cause of the disaster, Chen Xuan did not need to waste time explaining. "How did you find this place?"

"There was such a serious earthquake here. Of course I had to bring people over to investigate. Besides, that seven-colored radiance from your sword strike was so conspicuous that we could hardly have missed it." Xu Yuanqing looked toward Liu Shuyue, a trace of respect in his eyes. "May I ask who this is...?"

"The deputy sect master of my sect, Liu Shuyue. She is also our disciples' instructor."

"Could it be that my daughter has taken her as her master?" Xu Yuanqing was both