"Xugeng!"
Gu Que's astonished voice suddenly rang out in Song Wen's sea of consciousness.
"Why has he come?"
"His cultivation should now be at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage."
"Extreme Yin, I'm afraid this time... you're in serious trouble!"
Gu Que's words made Song Wen, already stunned beyond measure, sink into an even deeper dread.
Song Wen truly could not understand why Xugeng had appeared here.
Blood Skeleton Lord had actually managed to invite Xugeng?
Shouldn't an existence like Xugeng remain in seclusion year-round, unmoved by any worldly matter, focused solely on surviving the final heavenly tribulation and ascending to the Immortal Realm?
Besides, Xugeng had arrived far too quickly.
Even if, as Song Wen had guessed earlier, Six Baleful Hall possessed an ultra-long-distance communication grand formation capable of contacting Divine Blood Sect directly—
How could Xugeng have traveled from Divine Blood Sect to the Source-Qi Death Domain in Southern Nether Province within merely three days?
Not even a Tribulation Transcendence mighty cultivator could possibly accomplish such a thing.
Could it be... that Divine Blood Sect truly possessed a teleportation formation leading directly to Southern Nether Province?
While Song Wen was still shocked by Xugeng's appearance, Ying Wu had already spoken.
"May I ask how I should address you, Senior?"
"This old man... is Xugeng," Xugeng said.
A trace of confusion flashed through Ying Wu's eyes, but the next moment, she seemed to recall something. Her face filled with terror.
"You are that... Patriarch Xugeng of Divine Blood Sect!"
"Indeed, it is this old man." Xugeng smiled. "I did not expect that you, little friend, had also heard of this old man's name."
The fear on Ying Wu's face abruptly vanished, replaced by a self-mocking bitter smile.
"I never expected to alarm a senior such as yourself. I do not