"Whoever's coming means trouble. Prepare for battle!" Yunxiao lowered his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice.
Among the newcomers was a Golden Core cultivator, and a Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator at that. Yunxiao did not know this person. The reason why he said they meant trouble was because the other side had not come with only a Golden Core cultivator, but also a dozen or so Foundation Establishment Cultivators—and they were clearly heading straight for them.
If the other side had come with goodwill, they would not have brought so many people. Since they had brought so many, there was a high chance they had come with malice.
Kou Ta's expression shifted. He immediately waved toward the rear, and very soon, quite a few people poured out of the ship cabin.
In truth, there were not many of them—fewer than two hundred in all.
Although they were transporting a great deal of cargo on this trip, they were not transporting flying boats, so naturally they did not need that many people.
At this moment, aside from Yunxiao and Kou Ta, everyone else on the Flying Boat was either a Golden Body Realm Martial Artist or a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Yunxiao and Kou Ta were responsible for escorting the cargo; the rest were merely following along to do chores, and to broaden their horizons while they were at it.
Seeing the other side bearing down on them with fierce momentum, Yunxiao hugged his sword and flew out of the cloud boat.
"Who goes there?"
He shouted the question loudly.
A dozen streaks of flowing light stopped in front of him. The one leading them was a white-haired elder in a gray robe, with a long beard and a kindly smile on his face. He did not look