The faces of everyone present changed at the sight of this suddenly appearing refined man. Judging by the aura emanating from him, even among the many Tribulation Transcendence cultivators, he stood at the very pinnacle. Even Prince Jin and Venerable Shangyuan could not compare to him.
One had to know that these two were publicly recognized as peak existences on the Central River Continent. Yet now, they had been overshadowed by an expert unknown to most of them. Their shock was easy to imagine.
"This person is..." Mu Chen frowned. He had immersed himself in alchemy and did not know much about certain matters on the Central River Continent.
"Peony Fangshi. You should have heard of him," Mu Yunshu said gravely.
"It's him!" Mu Chen's expression immediately changed.
He had indeed heard of Peony Fangshi, but he had never seen him before.
Legend had it that the Central River Empire had an Imperial Preceptor known as Peony Fangshi. No one knew his true name. Within the Empire, he was second only to the emperor, Zhongchuan Xian, and his status was even higher than that of Prince Jin, the foremost of the Nine Princes.
Now, it seemed that his cultivation was indeed formidable—at the very least, above Prince Jin and Venerable Shangyuan.
As Lin An and Mu Li looked at the figure before them, a cold glint flashed through both their eyes.
Back then, it was this man who had plotted against Lin Chuan and the other two, resulting in their being sealed within the Longevity Realm. Because of that incident, the two of them knew of Peony Fangshi's existence. Lin Chuan had also warned them to be wary of this man.
At that moment, Lin An had yet to put away the Eye of Creation. As its light flowed, he