Above the Cinnabar Sea.
Ji Yuan's calm gaze swept over the figures above the clouds.
With his powerful Divine Sense, a single glance told him that quite a few Nascent Soul Cultivators were present.
But only three Nascent Soul Peak cultivators truly caught his eye.
Beside him, Dan Xuzi glanced sidelong at Ji Yuan and tactfully introduced them by voice transmission. "My lord, that burly Nascent Soul Peak fellow cultivator is Duan Qianchui of Iron Sword Hall, one of the Seven Sacred Grounds on the Desolate Ancient Continent. His Daoist title is Hundred-Forging True Lord."
A note of wariness colored Dan Xuzi's voice.
"He's a notorious madman among body cultivators. Not only has his cultivation reached Nascent Soul Peak, but he has also tempered his body to the Golden Body Mystic Bone Middle Stage."
"With skin like copper and bones like iron, ordinary Dharma Treasures can't harm him in the slightest. Few cultivators of the same rank dare fight him at close quarters."
Ji Yuan's gaze settled on the man.
Sure enough, Duan Qianchui was as imposing as Dan Xuzi had said. Standing above the clouds, he towered a full head over the cultivators around him.
He stood with his hands behind his back, an unsheathed black-iron greatsword hanging at his waist.
Even standing still, he radiated an unmatched, fierce killing intent. The surrounding clouds dared not come within thirty feet of him.
"The middle-aged scholar in the dark Daoist robe is Mo Zhenzi of White Cloud Abbey. His Daoist title is Mister Nine Palaces."
Dan Xuzi continued, "He's a Fourth-Tier Formation Master whose command of formations is nothing short of miraculous. He once laid the Nine-Palace Sky-Locking Formation by himself and trapped and killed three Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators."
"He and fellow Daoist Bai Yunzi trained under the