Cui Shouzhuo carried an aloof, cool temperament, yet possessed the bearing of a gentleman. Every gesture was warm and polished like jade; even when speaking with a notorious Devil Sect cultivator like Yan Wugui, he never overstepped propriety.
Compared with Diwu Lun, the Eastern Sea swordsman whose tongue never spared anyone, he truly stood head and shoulders above him.
"We have paid too little attention to the Central Land these past few years. Who would have thought someone would commit such beastly deeds?"
Lin Xiu, the disciple sent by the Divine Firmament Sect, wore Daoist robes and looked remarkably easygoing, but his temper was fiery and he hated evil with a vengeance.
As he spoke, his eyes turned toward Xue Qingluo and Yan Wugui in the distance.
The Divine Firmament Sect was the one among the Daoist School's three great clans that had preserved the most Divine Presence from the Ancient Heavenly Court. Its disciples were assigned to various offices, such as the Three Heavens Office of Fate, the Nine-Heavens Responding Origin Palace, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Court.
Lin Xiu was listed as the Seal-Wielding Thunder General of the Nine-Heavens Responding Origin Palace, proving that he was one of the core disciples of the Divine Firmament Sect.
"Senior Brother Cui, there is no need for pleasantries like wishing the Six Desires Devil Lord seven orifices bleeding. Today, you and I shall join forces. There is no need to speak of morality with these demons and monsters—first rid Heaven and Earth of a hidden scourge, then settle the blood debt here at the Myriad Spirits Sect."
A layer of dark clouds gradually stained the heavens above. It was precisely Heaven-Human Resonance; his Thunder Arts were already like an arrow fitted to the bowstring, drawn but not yet released.
"Fine. Lin