Wu Xuanzun's first instinctive judgment was that the people of Upper Firmament Heaven were making a move. But he quickly discovered that this time, the intruder was targeting Lu Xingjie.
He examined the matter carefully. The newcomer's identity was unknown, and their aura was utterly unfamiliar. He could be certain that this was not a Celestial Xia cultivator he knew.
The cause of this conflict was likewise unclear. Yet, to ensure nothing went amiss, he immediately descended in his true body from his secluded cultivation site in the Upper Layer. Releasing his magic power, he first secured the Earth Star of Wing Lodge.
At that moment, two flashes of brilliant light streaked across the sky, and Zhu Feng and Mei Shang, the two newly appointed Guardians of Rectitude, appeared together upon Sky City's ritual platform.
The two had been keeping watch there all along. Seeing the disturbance ahead, they exchanged a few words with Wu Xuanzun, then took the initiative to rush forward, intending to stop the battle.
Lu Xingjie was an envoy sent by Upper Firmament Heaven, as well as an Xuanzun. If he died here, it was highly likely to trigger a direct war between the two sides.
Celestial Xia did not fear fighting Upper Firmament Heaven, but it should avoid igniting war for some meaningless reason.
Even setting that aside, regardless of whether this affair had been concocted by the other side, they could not allow them to freely make trouble on Celestial Xia territory.
As soon as the two reached the front, they closed in from the left and right, preparing to intervene in the fight.
Yet at this moment, they discovered that in only a brief span of time, Lu Xingjie had already fallen into a disadvantage. The reason was not that he himself was