Within Reach, Within Thought

In Droughtfiend Soul City's plaza, dawn had only just broken, yet forces from every side had already gathered. Faint, looming pressure spread through the air, stirring the spiritual energy of the entire space into a boil.

Bai Yu swept his gaze around at the powerful figures, unable to suppress his amazement. So many Composite Body and Void Refinement Realm experts had assembled here—such a sight was rarely seen.

Since the Myriad Treasures Sect was not participating in this demon-hunting operation, Bai Yu had naturally been counted among the Royal Court's camp.

From the moment he appeared, countless gazes had converged upon him.

Those who could come here, aside from a number of formidable Rogue Cultivators, were mostly sect prodigies, even figures like Supreme Elders.

Although the Royal Court had deliberately concealed some information, their own intelligence network was immensely powerful. They more or less knew what had happened in Droughtfiend Soul City.

The young man beside the Sacred Empress was the peak eighth-rank Great Apothecary who had resolved the incident in Droughtfiend Soul City!

Such an identity was an utterly terrifying one even across the entire Upperstream, not to mention the scene of Bai Yu refining medicine in the plaza.

Yet beyond that, the one who shocked everyone most was Fei Jingxin!

After all, the Sword Burial Sect's kill order had already spread throughout the Upperstream. This woman had become prey through and through, yet now Fei Jingxin had appeared here openly and without restraint. It seemed she had gained the protection of that young Great Apothecary.

At this thought, everyone felt inexplicably puzzled. If Fei Jingxin had known such a person long ago, why would the Sword Burial Sect still issue such an order?

Offending a peak eighth-rank Great Apothecary was not a wise move no matter how one