Outside the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion, the people from the Heavenly Court and the Underworld had already assembled their forces at different locations, ready to enter the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion.
The Underworld's main base was in Jiangnan Circuit, so quite a few of its people had come this time. Excluding Su Xin, there were nine of them in all, every one at the Soul Fusion Realm or above.
Though they had far fewer people than the Four Sword Sects, neither the Heavenly Court nor the Underworld relied on numbers to get by.
With just these nine members of the Underworld, sending any two of them would be enough to wipe out one of the Four Sword Sects. That was no exaggeration.
More importantly, Meng Po wasn't the only Yang Spirit Realm expert among the nine. King Qinguang Mie was here as well.
Meng Po raised her brows in surprise. "I thought Houtu would be the one coming. I didn't expect it to be you. You must have a lot of free time lately."
King Qinguang Mie didn't answer, but Meng Po didn't mind. The other members of the Underworld reacted the same way. They all knew his temperament well.
He was second only to Ksitigarbha in the Underworld, but he disliked handling affairs. That was why Meng Po and Houtu helped Ksitigarbha manage the Underworld.
"By the way, are Lord Ksitigarbha and the Heavenly Emperor both staying out of this?" Meng Po asked.
This time, King Qinguang Mie finally replied. In his stiff voice, he said slowly, "The might of a True Martial Realm expert's attack is too great. If they make a move, the other factions will do the same.
"Besides, their involvement would be useless. The Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion has rules of its own. Even in ancient times, Land