Chen Fan was slightly taken aback. This young and beautiful woman was none other than Xiao Si Qing, whom he had met in the Southern Continent years ago—the daughter of Heartless Valley's Valley Master. She had now returned to the Xiao Family of the Eastern Wasteland with Xiao Tianfang.
Chen Fan simply had not expected Xiao Si Qing to have taken a Youth-Preserving Pill as well. She had retained the same appearance from years ago, her youth eternal, while her cultivation had leaped from Golden Core Realm Late Stage to Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Her strength had increased considerably.
Only then did Chen Fan realize that the aura of the Spirit Refining Stage Late Stage expert within the Ancient City's City Lord's Manor felt quite familiar. Without question, it had to be Xiao Si Qing's father, Xiao Tianfang.
It seemed this Ancient City had also fallen under Xiao Tianfang's control. No wonder Xiao Si Qing had stepped out to stop them after seeing this. After all, an Ancient City was inhabited not only by cultivators; the majority were ordinary mortals. The two were not of the same kind. If cultivators flew through the air above such densely packed crowds, the true qi they stirred up could easily injure the mortals.
Yet although Xiao Si Qing had already issued a warning, the several Immortal Palace disciples had no intention of stopping. They merely slowed down slightly.
"We are disciples of the Immortal Palace. By order, we have come to recruit a few capable Rogue Cultivators as helpers to explore the way ahead. The matter is urgent, so I hope this fairy sister can make an exception," said one White-Robed Woman at Foundation Establishment Late Stage to Xiao Si Qing. The group continued flying through the air.
Xiao Si Qing's expression turned