The Five Elements Sect, south gate.
Mo Yun looked at the teammate standing beneath the cypress tree.
He had delicate features and a tall, slender build, and held a gleaming Ring-Pommel Broad Saber. His eyes were crimson as fire, and even his hair blazed wildly like dancing flames.
Mo Yun's face twitched at the sight of him.
The last time he had seen this man in the outer sect, his hair had not been red. Now that seaweed-like mane looked exactly like a cluster of flames billowing in the wind.
Indeed, this was Xu Wudi, the former number one on the Earth Ranking.
What surprised Mo Yun, however, was that Xu Wudi seemed to have lost the drive he had possessed at their last meeting. He looked listless, as though nothing could interest him anymore.
Seeing Mo Yun approach, Xu Wudi mustered a little energy and instinctively greeted him. "Are you the senior brother heading to the Blazing Fire Sect in Yongzhou with us?"
Mo Yun nodded. "I am."
Xu Wudi considered his words before asking, "May I ask your name, senior brother, and your current cultivation level?"
Mo Yun answered succinctly, "Yun Mo. Early Core Condensation."
Hearing "early Core Condensation," Xu Wudi immediately lost interest again. He merely took Mo Yun for someone who had gotten lucky enough to pick up this mission and was tagging along for merit points.
"Senior Brother Pan really should have set a cultivation requirement."
Shaking his head, Xu Wudi said nothing more. He nodded at Mo Yun, then closed his eyes to rest.
Mo Yun did not mind either. He stood off to one side, preparing to do a little visualization to restore his mental energy.
So far, only he and Xu Wudi had arrived. Barring any surprises, four more had yet to