"You're here."
Just as Ye Lin steadied himself, a voice rang out. The moment he heard that familiar voice, Ye Lin immediately knew who had arrived.
Sure enough, Li Longevity, dressed in green robes, was walking over from the distant starry sky with his hands clasped behind his back.
Li Longevity was different from last time. Back then, his aura had been restrained, making him utterly unreadable and giving off an unfathomable air.
But now, Li Longevity was releasing his aura without the slightest restraint. It was incomparably heavy.
Every step he took seemed to tread upon everyone's hearts. Before he even arrived, the expressions of those on Ye Lin's side had already changed slightly, as though a massive boulder were weighing on their chests.
"The front-line battlefield welcomes you all, fellow Daoists."
When Li Longevity's final step fell, everyone retreated a step in unison, their faces flushing red. Among them, only a few retained unchanged expressions.
Ye Lin, however, remained utterly motionless, his eyes fixed on Li Longevity.
Establishing authority? Or a show of force?
"We merely came ahead of time to familiarize ourselves with the place. Why trouble Fellow Daoist Longevity to personally welcome us?"
Ye Lin smiled and took a step forward. At once, everyone behind him felt their bodies lighten, the indescribable pressure from before vanishing abruptly.
They all looked up, only to see Ye Lin standing alone before them with his hands behind his back.
Ye Lin had taken all the pressure upon himself. Alone, he was withstanding Li Longevity's overwhelming might.
"You are too modest, Fellow Daoist Ye Lin. You are all meritorious figures of this age. It is only right that I personally come to welcome you."
Li Longevity narrowed his eyes and took another step. Ye Lin's body immediately swayed slightly, and