"You flatter me, Fellow Daoist Yu." Chen Xun nodded with a smile. "I heard that the Yu Clan defied its ancestral precepts to fight alongside me. No matter the reason, I only look at the result. The Yu Clan and my Five Aggregates Sect shall forge an everlasting bond of Dao friendship."
At those words, Yu Chenyu's white beard trembled slightly, and a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes. "I shall not beat around the bush, old as I am. The Yu Clan is willing to emerge for the sake of our junior, Meng Sheng."
"He follows the Dao Ancestor, and my Yu Clan is willing to lend him our aid."
"Oh?"
Chen Xun's voice carried a hint of surprise as he looked toward Meng Sheng, whose face was solemn yet faintly nervous. "Kid, I never expected that after our parting in the Great Sea Region, you'd done quite well for yourself."
"Senior...!" Meng Sheng jolted, letting out a deep breath at last. He had finally seen him. "This junior... had no other choice."
"Dao Ancestor, Meng Sheng is no ordinary man. Even at the Great Vehicle Stage, he bears the mien of an Immortal, and his Spiritual Root is unparalleled."
Yu Chenyu interjected with a sigh, his eyes filled with gratification. "Back then, to save an old friend, he crossed the Ascension Immortal Platform for ten thousand li. His temperament is exceptional, and his Dao heart is as firm as a boulder, fearless before hardship and suffering."
"Though this old man's words caused him some trouble, they also tempered his iron-blooded fighting spirit. If one wishes to ascend the Immortal Gate, how can one avoid battling the heroes of all directions and facing the prodigies of every race?"
"His nature is overly cautious and suspicious. That might have been