In the Yan Army's camp.
With a Breath-Warding Spirit Leaf affixed to himself and his appearance transformed into Zhen Yuanzi's, Xiong Zhan strode out of the tent and walked openly up to Zhu Gaochi.
"Who might you be?" Everyone around them had been forced to their knees by the aura of a three-corpse quasi-saint, yet for some reason, Zhu Gaochi felt nothing at all. Watching "Zhen Yuanzi" approach, he swallowed and asked somewhat nervously.
"Zhen Yuanzi" stopped two meters away from Zhu Gaochi, then cupped his hands and bowed. "I am Zhen Yuanzi of the Five Villages Monastery on Longevity Mountain. I have come today to ensure your safety."
"Zhen Yuanzi? The Ancestor of Earth Immortals!" Hearing the name he gave, Zhu Gaochi was utterly astonished and immediately moved to kneel.
"Zhen Yuanzi" reacted swiftly, teleporting over and catching him before Zhu Gaochi could sink to his knees.
"Great Immortal?" Zhu Gaochi looked at the man before him in confusion.
"You must not kneel to me," "Zhen Yuanzi" said.
Another one who won't let me kneel. When I met those two Iron-Eating Beast immortals, I wanted to kneel and pay my respects, but neither would let me. Now even the illustrious Immortal Zhenyuan, the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, says the same thing. Could it be... I'm actually the reincarnation of some great figure?
Zhu Gaochi entertained the thought with some uncertainty.
After hesitating for a while, he realized the other man was too strong for him to force his way down onto his knees. Helpless, he could only straighten up and lower his head slightly. "Yes. Thank you, Great Immortal."
Then he asked "Zhen Yuanzi," "Great Immortal, why did you come out of the two immortals' tent? Where are those two Iron-Eating Beast immortals?"
"They detected demons approaching and feared