Zhang Yuan looked down. The speaker was a young woman dressed in green whom he had met a few times in Heaven-Reaching City.
Tong Ke, a True Disciple of the Azure Talisman Grotto-Heaven.
When Tong Ke saw Zhang Yuan looking over, she waved and greeted him enthusiastically.
After a moment's thought, Zhang Yuan put away the Primordial Form-Converging Sword, descended from midair, and landed on the Jade Bridge leading into the Azure Talisman Grotto-Heaven, keeping three meters between himself and Tong Ke.
"Junior Sister Tong, be careful. This man belongs to the Demonic Dao of the Dust-Dyed Realm."
Senior Brother Chen warned her when he saw this.
Tong Ke waved a hand. "You've misunderstood, Senior Brother Chen. Guard Zhang is a very good person. Those are all rumors spread outside. You can't take them seriously."
Senior Brother Chen's brows drew together slightly.
After thinking for a moment, Tong Ke added, "I can vouch for Guard Zhang as a True Disciple. You can rest easy, Senior Brother Chen. I believe Guard Zhang certainly hasn't come here to make trouble for our Azure Talisman Grotto-Heaven. Isn't that right?"
Having said that, Tong Ke winked twice at Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan nodded. "That's right."
"Junior Sister, you... ah, fine. Have it your way."
Senior Brother Chen paused for a while, then sighed helplessly.
Although he was in the late World-Raising Realm and possessed considerable cultivation, he was only an inner disciple of the Azure Talisman Grotto-Heaven. Tong Ke, however, was one of its few True Disciples and held a very high position.
With Tong Ke vouching for him as a True Disciple, even an elder would have to show her some respect, let alone an inner disciple like him.
That said, Zhang Yuan's arrival at the Azure Talisman Grotto-Heaven still had to be