But when the other party deliberately gave them a reassuring look, Chen Tai and the Lion Camel Divine Appearance finally let their hanging hearts settle.
They hadn't mistaken him for someone else. It was just that while he'd been away from the Great Qi Dynasty, he'd mastered many new methods they could scarcely understand.
"Rogue Cultivator?"
At that, a trace of disdain crossed the tall, lean Fox Ancestor's face.
Rogue Cultivators were often unremarkable in their methods, with no status or backing.
Even if someone like that managed to raise their cultivation to a sufficiently high level, their limited horizons and experience meant they were still considerably weaker than other martial artists of the same rank.
If it and its second brother joined forces, then even if the newcomer's cultivation was a little higher, they'd have a chance to keep him here. It would simply take a bit more effort.
Besides, Rogue Cultivator had another implication: fear of death.
When faced with a life-or-death crisis, Rogue Cultivators had nothing to fall back on to preserve their own lives.
Though that was what it thought, all it could sense from the young man was the aura of the Heavenly Human Realm.
But with such an imposing presence, he hardly seemed like an ordinary Heavenly Human Realm Rogue Cultivator.
After hesitating for a while, it didn't rush to decide. Instead, it lifted its gaze to its elder brother in the Heavenly Firmament, intending to wait for him to decide what they should do.
The nine-tailed fox demon in the Heavenly Firmament immediately understood what its second brother meant. It let out a smirk and asked, "True Person Fufeng, I wonder where that Rogue Cultivator came from. He has no restraint at all and doesn't understand the rules."
"Shall I have the Fox