Husband and wife

"Daoist Friend Qi."

With the battle raging, Immortal Venerable Yu Ming arrived belatedly with Heavenly Venerables Yu Cheng and Shan Hua.

Outside the Immortal Gate, all nine Immortal Venerables had gathered, making for an unprecedented spectacle.

Immortal Venerable Yu Ming approached Chen Jichuan and said, "Lunar Yin and the others kept this secret. I came as soon as I heard. I hope I'm not too late."

He was already tied to Chen Jichuan and Wang Yan's chariot. Indeed, he had been the first to seize onto their powerful legs, earning the envy and jealousy of countless Heavenly Venerables and Immortal Venerables in the Ninth Heaven.

Naturally, he knew whose side to take now.

After greeting Chen Jichuan, Immortal Venerable Yu Ming turned toward the battlefield. He saw Yongye, Myriad Shadows, and six other Heavenly Venerables sitting cross-legged to one side, eyes closed as they stabilized their injuries. Their Immortal Light trembled; clearly, they had suffered grievous wounds.

Then he looked at the ongoing battle.

One streak of sword light shone brightest. At first glance, five Immortal Venerables appeared to be besieging Wang Yan alone. On closer inspection, however, it was clearly Wang Yan who was effortlessly suppressing all five with a single sword.

"Daoist Friend Dongning possesses such divine abilities?!"

Immortal Venerable Yu Ming was both astonished and delighted.

He was close to the married couple, Chen Jichuan and Wang Yan, and often discussed swordsmanship and sparred with them. But they had always stopped short of doing real harm. This was his first glimpse of Wang Yan's true strength.

He was stunned.

He was delighted.

"Yuming Daoist Friend."

Chen Jichuan had been about to join the battle. Seeing Immortal Venerable Yu Ming arrive, he smiled. "Please watch over the battle for my wife and me. I'll go meet Immortal Venerables