Ruins of the Four-Step Dao Lord

As if to confirm Chu Ming's thoughts, the gray mist formation barrier behind them suddenly began to churn violently once more!

And not in just one place!

From the left and right came the tremors of the formation being forcibly assaulted, almost at the same time!

Though it lacked the ingenuity of Qingwei opening the "Gate of Life" with vitality, the intruders were clearly powerful enough to tear open the formation by brute force! "Someone's coming! And it's more than one group!" Haoqing's expression darkened as he gripped his sword hilt.

Venerable Lingfeng's gaze sharpened as well. "Prepare for battle! It's very likely people from Heaven-Burning Valley and Corroding Bone City! They were watching from nearby earlier!" No sooner had he spoken than—

The gray mist on the left was forcibly burned open by blazing golden-red flames, and five figures filed inside. It was the Heaven-Burning Valley's Flame Leopard Squad! However, Flame Leopard was no longer leading them. In his place stood a red-haired middle-aged man with an even fiercer aura, a dark-gold flame mark between his brows, and mid-stage Third Step cultivation. His eyes were filled with arrogant disdain.

Flame Leopard followed behind him. The moment he saw Chu Ming and the others, his expression visibly changed, and a trace of fear flashed through his eyes. He murmured something to the red-haired middle-aged man. On the right, the gray mist was corroded into an opening by dense, deathly black nether aura, and Corroding Bone City's group entered as well.

There were around seven or eight of them. At their head stood two mid-stage Third Step cultivators: Elder Yinbone, and that Old Woman holding a bone-white staff, ghostly green flames dancing within her eye sockets.

The moment the Old Woman entered, her ghostfire-like eyes landed on Qingwei. Her shriveled lips