Yet just then, an incomparably sharp aura suddenly spread out from the entrance, as though a peerless blade were stabbing up from below.
Even the four of them felt a secret chill at that sharpness.
A figure emerged from the entrance and stood before them.
Dressed in azure robes, he stood tall and straight, with black hair and black eyes. His gaze was brilliant, and like the aura around him, it gave off an exceedingly keen impression.
He had come up from the level below and simply stood there, a long saber hanging at his waist, his left hand resting on its hilt. Every glance and movement of his carried a lofty, disdainful air.
"Lu Ye!" The Dao Harmony cultivator at the front froze for a moment before letting out a furious shout.
Though he had never met Lu Ye, Green Mantis and Xue Ni had long since distributed some basic intelligence on him.
A Human Race Weapon Cultivator, with a long saber at his waist, appearing here—who else could he be but Lu Ye?
What puzzled him slightly, however, was that the opponent's aura was clearly far stronger than the intelligence had indicated. He looked as though he had only just advanced to Dao Harmony. His Sharpness Dao Intent could not be suppressed at all, which was why it bloomed so wantonly.
But who had the time to think now? The four of them had been heading to the tenth level to search for Lu Ye's tracks. Now, this immense fortune had suddenly fallen right before their eyes—who could resist such temptation?
Thus, even as that Dao Harmony cultivator shouted, all four made their moves.
One of them drifted like the wind and swiftly retreated. He summoned a pagoda-shaped Dao Soldier, which spun rapidly as multicolored lights flickered within