Clouds churned like a sea beside the cliff.
Three figures with their auras drawn inward parted the mist and silently descended onto a protruding rock platform.
The moment she landed, Long Zhi was about to conceal her aura and investigate when her body suddenly paused, her gaze fixing on the distance.
Chen Zheng and Wang Changyuan sensed something as well and looked over in unison.
When they saw the white-clad figure standing with her hands behind her back, all three of their expressions froze.
"This is..."
Long Zhi's eyes widened as she let out a startled, uncertain cry.
"Little Friend Jiang?"
She truly had not expected to run into this girl in such a barbaric land, so far from the Nine Provinces and beyond the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction.
Alongside her surprise, waves of doubt rose in her heart.
What was she doing here?
Could it be that she had also accepted a task from the Sky-Patrol Bureau and come for the Azure Firmament Grotto?
But the problem was... the Azure Firmament Cave Master was a genuine Wandering Void Sea Perfection cultivator.
No matter how bold this girl was, she would not come here alone just to throw away her life, would she?
As her thoughts raced, Long Zhi suddenly recalled what had happened at the Water Marsh Sect... Back then, this girl had dared to confront a Wandering Void Sea cultivator head-on while still at the Inkfall realm.
Now that she had come to the Azure Firmament Cascade, it did not seem so strange... did it?
With that thought,
she shook her head, dispersing the clutter in her mind. Then her figure flickered, turning into a streak of light as she shot straight toward the cliffside.
After a few leaps, she landed steadily beside Jiang Yuechu.
"Little Friend Jiang."
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