"Junior Brother Su?"
Ren Yunzong's pupils contracted slightly.
Though he had long harbored some suspicions, seeing Su Shi'er return to his original appearance with his own eyes still brought a look of surprise to his face.
"So it truly is you!"
Ren Yunzong chuckled softly, his gaze traveling up and down Su Shi'er.
"After not seeing you for several hundred years, Junior Brother Su, not only have you entered the Tribulation Crossing stage, but your attainments in the Array Dao have also advanced to such a degree."
"If you had not arrived in time just now, I fear it would have taken me considerably more effort to suppress this upheaval."
Su Shi'er smiled faintly.
"I merely acted according to Sect Master Senior Brother's guidance. On the contrary, it is Sect Master Senior Brother whose cultivation and Array Dao have changed so greatly that it truly comes as a surprise."
As he spoke, radiance flashed over Su Shi'er's body again. In the blink of an eye, he had resumed the appearance of a burly middle-aged man.
"At present, I go by the alias Hou Sihai, borrowing an old friend's name as I travel abroad. In today's Cultivation World, there are no few who seek my life."
Su Shi'er spoke calmly.
Ren Yunzong nodded slightly, unsurprised by this. In the Cultivation World, countless cultivators concealed their identities and names while traveling abroad, and Su Shi'er was among the finest at doing so.
Back in the region of Cang Mountain, when his cultivation was still shallow, Ren Yunzong had already understood Su Shi'er's character and way of handling matters.
Had Su Shi'er come here under his true identity this time, Ren Yunzong would instead have become suspicious.
The smile on his face faded, and his expression turned solemn.
"The warning I sent back