At the Burly Man's furious shout, the dozen or so people on the official road immediately moved in orderly formation.
These people belonged to the Bright Sun Escort Agency!
They seemed to be escorting something and were pressed for time, which was why they had risked taking the route through Dragon Refining Mountain.
Among the dozen or so people, one was at the true martial third layer and two were at the true martial realm first layer. All the rest were at the meridian opening ninth layer!
Even in the Great Scarlet Reach, such a group would have ranked among the finest.
But now...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Five Black-Clad Men moved with incredible speed, reaching the official road in the blink of an eye.
As they drew closer, everyone sensed their cultivation levels.
"One at the true martial realm sixth layer!"
"One at the true martial realm fifth layer!"
"Three at the true martial realm fourth layer!"
"Damn it! Why are there so many true martial realm experts?"
The Burly Man, whose cultivation was the highest, paled dramatically. Behind him, everyone else's faces instantly turned white.
Five true martial realm experts, and even the weakest was stronger than their escort captain.
They were powerful enough to sweep through the entire group!
"My lords!"
The Burly Man serving as escort captain tightened his grip on his great saber and said respectfully, "We were merely passing through. If we have offended you, please forgive us. We will withdraw immediately. Please show us mercy!"
The Burly Man adopted an extremely humble posture.
Faced with such an absolute disparity in strength, he had no other choice.
The leader of the Five Black-Clad Men, a man at the true martial realm sixth layer, seemed not to have heard the escort captain. His gaze swept