A day later, a streak of red light appeared on the distant horizon, swiftly flying toward the Heavenly Sound Ruins.
Before long, the red streak came to a halt, revealing a flying boat flickering with red light. Three men and one woman stood aboard, all Grand Ascension cultivators. At their head was a tall elderly man in red robes with a face like a red date.
The red-robed elder was tall and broad, with a wisp of goatee. His eyes carried an imposing majesty even in angerlessness. Judging by his aura, he was at the middle stage of Grand Ascension—Master Departing Fire.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, how did you know their route map? There is every chance they might change their route."
A voluptuous young woman in a purple dress asked doubtfully.
Master Departing Fire said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, there is no need to keep hiding. Come out and let the other fellow Daoists have a look at you."
The moment those words were spoken, the purple-robed woman and the other two were shocked. There was a Grand Ascension cultivator nearby, yet they had failed to notice him?
A mound rose from the ground, and a short, plump young man in yellow robes drilled out from underground. He had a round face and tiny eyes narrowed into slits. Judging by his aura, he too was a Grand Ascension cultivator.
"Earth Spirit, it's you? Didn't they say you offended Madam Mu of the Morning Sky Star Domain and were hunted down by several Grand Ascension cultivators of the Mu Family, meeting death and dissolution of the Dao?"
Seeing the yellow-robed young man, the purple-robed woman was astonished.
"Only my false body died. My true body escaped that calamity. If Fellow Daoist Xu had not invited me, I would not have come."
Earth