Before long, several Body Integration Realm cultivators of the Ye family sensed that something was amiss.
From above the Nether Chasm, they could occasionally hear thunderous explosions, yet their spiritual senses were blocked, leaving them unable to perceive the situation overhead.
"It seems they came prepared. Delay breeds change; let's act quickly," one of the Ye family elders said.
As soon as he spoke, all four attacked at once. With four Body Integration Realm cultivators making their move, the entire Nether Chasm began to tremble violently.
Mountains of rock collapsed, and the North Cold Gang Wind within the Nether Chasm grew even fiercer. Gale-force winds tore through the gorge, seeming to erupt with booming roars.
Yet to Body Integration Realm cultivators, the North Cold Gang Wind had truly limited effect.
They had come to handle business, not to bully anyone, nor to put on a show. Surely they had not come for a one-on-one duel.
Facing the spiritual energy sweeping toward him like a canopy over heaven and earth, Ye Yu clenched his fists. The spiritual energy within him circulated at its utmost limit, yet he still made no move.
The next instant, a dazzling bolt of lightning struck. Accompanied by a clap of thunder, it blasted the tidal wave of spiritual energy surging at Ye Yu into fragments.
Immediately afterward, brilliant light flooded the Nether Chasm.
Lightning, blood, and white light—three-colored radiance erupted, nearly filling the entire Nether Chasm.
Then three figures slowly emerged. They were none other than three Human Dao Sages.
"Projections of the sages!" The Ye family members cried out in astonishment at the sight of the three figures.
There was no lack of geniuses within the Ye family. Many had received the sages' blessings during cultivation, so they were naturally no strangers to the Human