At that moment, a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator dressed in Azure Cloud Sect robes came up to her.
The woman frowned and said bluntly, "No. You're not strong enough."
"Not good enough?"
The Azure Cloud Sect cultivator laughed in disbelief. His expression darkened. "I'm at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion Realm. How am I not good enough? That man is badly wounded. I can surely take him down!"
"I said no, so no."
"Hmph! Is everyone in the Beast Taming Sect this domineering?"
The woman narrowed her eyes, thinking of how to get rid of him.
"Fellow Daoist, could you let me take this mission?"
A warm voice came from nearby. It was unhurried, yet the air seemed to stiffen for a moment.
The Azure Cloud Sect cultivator's brows instantly knitted together. Without even turning around, he blurted, "Who do you think you are? Why should I let you have—"
He turned around halfway through his sentence.
The rest of his words seemed to catch in his throat, as if someone had grabbed him by the neck. His impatience froze on his face, then gave way to unmistakable panic.
The newcomer wore a blue robe, his face calm. Who else could it be but Jiang Tian?
The very Jiang Tian who, at the early stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, had wounded a top-tier cultivator at Purple Mansion Perfection!
Wait—his aura...
Why did it seem as if he had already reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion Realm?
Jiang Tian swept his gaze across the room, taking in the status-panel entries of the two people inside. A faint smile played at the corners of his mouth as he looked at the Azure Cloud Sect cultivator called Bai Yu. His tone was so courteous that it hardly seemed to belong