Then, one by one, their eyes lit up as though they had discovered a rare treasure. Uncontrollable delight surged in their gazes.
"I am Qi Zhentian, Grand Elder of the Mountain-Shaking Immortal Sect's Inner Sect. Greetings, fellow cultivators of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea from the Southern Endless Sea."
"Forgive us for failing to welcome you sooner. I hope you won't take offense!"
The leader's temples were streaked with gray, and he looked advanced in years, yet the vigor he displayed seemed entirely at odds with his age.
Though his words sounded like a greeting to everyone present, his gleaming eyes never strayed from Luo Yi for a moment.
Liu Yiyi had no idea what this old man was up to. Her brows drew together slightly.
He gave her a distinct sense of danger. At least in the Southern Endless Sea, she had rarely felt anything like it from another cultivator of the Great Vehicle Realm.
His strength seemed to lie somewhere between the Great Vehicle Limit and a First-Tier Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortal who had survived one Heavenly Tribulation.
The long saber at his waist shimmered with brilliant colors. One glance was enough to tell it was no ordinary weapon.
Coupled with the old man's devilishly muscular physique, he had clearly cultivated one or perhaps several methods for strengthening his body.
But if they fought to the death, she still reckoned her chances of winning were at least sixty percent.
After roughly comparing her current strength with the old man's, Liu Yiyi stepped forward without hesitation.
When she stopped, she had silently taken her place behind Luo Yi. Her long, fair hand settled unconsciously on the sword at her waist. Her meaning was clear enough.
"No need to be nervous, fellow cultivator of the Heavenly Pill Sect. This old