Cloud Purity Palace was the oldest sect on the Heavenly Heart Continent, without question. Every Cloud Purity Palace cultivator who traveled the Heavenly Heart Continent was an outstanding talent of their era, never inferior to any other force—not even Tianyang Kingdom's imperial family, though the latter's power had now far surpassed that of Cloud Purity Palace.
Although this was Yan Chihuo's second visit to Cloud Purity Palace, his heart was still tense beyond measure. Nothing showed on his face, however.
Cloud Purity Palace was now facing the most perilous situation it had encountered in tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. Under such circumstances, "better to kill wrongly than let one slip through the net" was the approach adopted by many forces.
Thus, Cloud Purity Palace might very well not care who he truly was and simply kill him on sight. Yet Yan Chihuo vaguely sensed a voice within Cloud Purity Palace calling to him. That was also one of the reasons he was determined to infiltrate Cloud Purity Palace.
The flying shuttle stopped before Cloud Purity Palace, and Yan Chihuo emerged alongside Yi Fan's group. Two young Cultivators came forward to greet them, both at the Dao Integration Stage.
One of them bowed to Yi Fan. "Martial Uncle Yi, you've finally returned. Everyone has been waiting for you."
The other spotted Yan Chihuo at once and asked, "Martial Uncle Yi, who is this senior?"
Yi Fan said, "This is Senior Wu Hen, a friend of your Martial Uncle Hundred Bones. He saved Yuan Yangzi and his wife, and has come with me to seek refuge in our sect. Something happened on the road as well—we were ambushed. Even with his help, we still lost several people."
Yan Chihuo watched coldly from the sidelines. It was perfectly natural for