Became the Key Figure

As soon as those words were spoken, Su Wanwan and the plainly dressed old woman both changed expression.

At that moment, spiritual light suddenly flickered across the face of a Foundation Establishment Realm female disciple from Tianyin Pavilion. Then, her features slowly transformed into those of an elegant middle-aged woman.

The Spiritual Pressure around her also surged wildly. In the blink of an eye, it reached the Peak Early Nascent Soul realm, surpassing both Fairy Miaoyin and the plainly dressed old woman opposite her.

"First Elder!" The previously despairing Tianyin Pavilion members immediately cheered, their faces filled with the feeling of having survived a desperate ordeal.

The woman looked at the people opposite her and let out a soft sigh. In a hoarse voice, she said, "Su Wanwan, why must your Demonic Sound Sect exterminate us to the last?"

Ning Fa could not help but look astonished.

He had long heard that Tianyin Pavilion had two Nascent Soul Cultivators. Fairy Miaoyin, as the Pavilion Master, usually handled the sect's affairs herself.

Yet there was actually another Nascent Soul Cultivator named True Monarch Xuejiang.

However, because she was nearing the end of her lifespan, she rarely showed herself. She remained in secluded cultivation, attempting to break through to the middle stage.

Ning Fa had not expected that when Tianyin Pavilion's members set out this time, she had come along as well—and had done so in such secrecy.

Clearly, either Fairy Miaoyin had sensed something in advance, or Ji Chengxuan's anonymous warning had put her on guard, prompting her to prepare early.

Ning Fa relaxed considerably. Although their strength was still far inferior to that of the opposing side, they now had another Nascent Soul Cultivator. That gave them far more room to maneuver.

A flicker of astonishment flashed through Fairy Ningxiang's