Neither Side Knew Its Own Strength

"That's the Eastern Victory Immortal Division. Three Heavenly Immortals came this time. Eight-armed Lao Wushang must be in charge."

"The Northwatch Immortal Division, the Western Foray Immortal Division..."

"Not all the Immortal Court's departments are here. Some probably went to Great Jin ahead of time, or have little schemes of their own. Night-Watch God Lü Zhun of the Justice Department commands the most respect, so it should be him. I know him, hehe."

"..."

The Mortal World Immortal was well informed as ever. Inside the Peerless Hall, Li Xinnian soon learned about these immortals from her.

Looking down at the Heavenly Immortals on Moon Dragon Sacred Mountain, Li Xinnian inwardly seethed. Why did the other three immortal divisions send so few Heavenly Immortals? If I'd known, I would have brought only the Mortal World Immortal!

Having spent so long in the south, he had assumed that tracking down the emperor of Great Jin would spark a fierce struggle, drawing terrifying figures. Even his elders had thought so. Thus, Li Xinnian had judged both his companions and his enemies this time by those he had encountered in the Southern Immortal Division.

Yet now that he looked, among all the immortals on the summit, those who stirred any wariness in him could be counted on one hand!

Most could not even compare to Watchdog, an immortal nascent soul, let alone Paradise Sparrow, the Heavenly Immortal he had once fought...

"Could they be hiding their abilities? Are the true experts lurking in the shadows?"

Wary, Li Xinnian sent the Mortal World Immortal a secret voice transmission. "There may be immortals lurking in the shadows. I haven't been able to divine the reason, so you had best be cautious, exalted immortal."

The Mortal World Immortal, riding her donkey, even forgot to shift her shadow