Before the mountain gate.
A stone stele stood there, bearing the words "Origin Sect."
Beside the stele at the mountain gate sat a black-robed man, his legs crossed.
At once.
Gong Mingze's expression grew grave.
Heavenly Corpse Jiang Feng!
These days, any cultivator with even a little knowledge knew that a Heavenly Being sat at the Origin Sect's mountain gate.
As for this Heavenly Being's origins.
He was Jiang Feng, the former Sect Master of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.
Although Gong Mingze was a great cultivator in the late Divine Martial Realm, he still felt an intense threat when facing a Heavenly Being.
Especially from the Black-Robed Man.
Gong Mingze could sense the savage aura concealed beneath those black robes, and it filled him with apprehension.
"A Heavenly Being guarding the gate. The Origin Sect certainly spares no expense!"
He could not help marveling.
That faintly discernible aura alone told Gong Mingze that he was absolutely no match for Jiang Feng.
Meanwhile.
When Ning Xuan saw Jiang Feng sitting cross-legged, he was about to step forward and pay his respects, but Gong Mingze pulled him back.
"Don't be rash!"
"Senior?"
"This Black-Robed Man isn't the Origin Sect expert you think he is. Don't disturb him without permission, or even I might not be able to save you," Gong Mingze said gravely.
If Jiang Feng truly went berserk.
Never mind saving Ning Xuan—whether Gong Mingze himself could escape would be another question entirely.
Such was the strength underlying a top-tier great sect.
Divine Martial Realm cultivators were powerful enough to hold sway over an entire region of the cultivation world, yet they still fell somewhat short before sects like these.
Hearing this.
Ning Xuan could only stop what he was doing. Then he looked at the mountain gate, where there was