True Self

Heavenly Venerable Yu Cheng came and went.

Outside the mountain, silence fell. The atmosphere turned strange.

The leaders of their three Immortal Courts had come out in full force, marching to Fierce Bird Mountain with great fanfare. Yet before they had accomplished a thing, one ally had defected?!

"Shameless!"

Veins throbbed on Golden Radiance Immortal Venerable's forehead.

"Yuming Daoist Friend acted far too rashly!"

Lunar Yin Immortal Venerable was displeased as well.

He could understand Immortal Venerable Yu Ming's reluctance to oppose a friend, but surely he should have come out and explained himself in person.

Instead, he had sent Heavenly Venerable Yu Cheng to dismiss them with a few casual words. What was that supposed to mean?

"Who exactly is this 'Wind-Thunder Immortal'?"

They were furious and baffled. None of them knew how Immortal Venerable Yu Ming had become involved with the Wind-Thunder Immortal, much less why he would go so far to protect him.

But they knew Dongning Heavenly Venerable had already been hard to deal with when she acted alone. Once she retreated into Fierce Bird Mountain, even their three Immortal Courts' strongest fighters together would struggle to touch her.

Now, with Immortal Venerable Yu Ming and the Yu Ming Immortal Court backing her, her position was as steady as Mount Tai.

"We'll need to consider this carefully."

"Let's head back first and discuss it at length."

Immortal Venerable Guangmu sighed helplessly and was the first to propose leaving.

Golden Radiance Immortal Venerable and Lunar Yin Immortal Venerable were seething, but they, too, were out of options.

Lingering outside Fierce Bird Mountain would only make them look foolish.

"Damn it all!"

Golden Radiance Immortal Venerable could not contain his anger. It was unclear whom he was cursing as he stormed off first.

"We'll speak another day."

Lunar