In the empty air behind him.
A middle-aged man with half-gray hair and beard stood in midair, a longsword cradled in his arms.
His cloth shoes rested upon the astral winds, his figure steady as a mountain. His bearing was as deep as an abyss and as imposing as a towering peak, and an unrivaled, chilling sharpness radiated from him, like a peerless divine weapon still waiting to leave its sheath!
Yue Lingsong recognized him at a glance. His pupils shrank to pinpoints, and even his breathing faltered:
"You... you... you're Liang Guhong!? You intend to interfere in the Baleful Yin Sect's affairs!?"
This middle-aged man was none other than the patriarch of Xinyi Prefecture's Ancient Sword Sect, a Heavenly Dipper expert known as the Lone Goose Hero!
Liang Guhong!
Liang Guhong fixed Yue Lingsong with an icy gaze. The Spirit Artifact in his arms, the Long Goose Sword, let out a clear, ringing cry.
Clang!
The longsword abruptly left its sheath!
Chilling lone goose sword essence instantly spread in every direction, accompanied by an icy shout that rang through the night sky:
Elsewhere.
Feng Buting and Shen Cang locked onto Bao Yuanxiu and Yu Ci's streaks of escaping light and pursued them southward.
Although Bao Yuanxiu and Yu Ci were both in the Astral Realm, they possessed only early-stage outer astral force cultivation. In moments, their pursuers were right behind them!
Feeling the undisguised killing intent at his back, Bao Yuanxiu's eyes filled with panic. He shouted urgently as he fled:
"Elder Feng!"
"We share the same lineage as you, Elder! Why must you press us so mercilessly?"
"I swear we'll withdraw today and never set foot in South Township again! Please show mercy, Elder, and spare our lives!"
Before Feng Buting could answer.
Beside him, Shen Cang,