The sudden voice was like a basin of ice water dumped over their heads, instantly putting everyone on guard.
Jiang Tian stopped what he was doing and darted out of the Refresh Point. After a few bounds, he landed beside Zhu Zhantai and the others.
Following the sound, he saw several figures dressed in White Lotus Sect robes emerging from beneath the crimson sky. Unconcealed sneers hung on their lips.
One, two, three, four, five.
Five of them.
And every one was at Foundation Establishment Perfection!
Jiang Tian's gaze swept quickly over their heads. Panels appeared, and their entries flashed before his eyes.
Without changing expression, he extracted their entries one by one, then quietly moved closer to Zhu Zhantai and the others, forming a tight defensive formation.
"White Lotus Sect fiends!" Zhu Zhantai said, her face cold and her expression grave.
This was the last situation she'd wanted to face, and yet here it was.
Five Foundation Establishment fiends from the White Lotus Sect, and judging by the surging auras around them, every one had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection. They weren't recent breakthroughs with unstable auras, but seasoned experts with solid foundations and auras as deep as an abyss.
Four against five.
They were already outnumbered, and every opponent had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection. As for their own side... Zhu Zhantai couldn't help glancing at Jiang Tian.
Although he'd made it to the third level with a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation base, he was surely no ordinary opponent. But the gap between Foundation Establishment Early Stage and Foundation Establishment Perfection couldn't be bridged by being "no ordinary opponent" alone.
Especially when their enemies were White Lotus Sect fiends, whose methods were bizarre and whose attacks were ruthless.
What should they do?
Zhu Zhantai's thoughts raced.
Jiang Tian was