"That's right!" A flicker of surprise crossed Li Xiaoya's eyes as he glanced at the Purple-Robed Scholar. He had heard that the scholar was one of the few outstanding talents to emerge after him, and he certainly lived up to his reputation! With that thought, he gave an affirmative answer.
"Oh! So that's how it is!" The Purple-Robed Scholar looked enlightened. "I heard that you encountered a heavenly tribulation during your last visit to the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Sea, Fellow Daoist Li. It seems that was the cause?"
"That's right!" Li Xiaoya did not hide it from him, answering calmly.
"Ah! Do you mean that the high-ranked cultivators coming from the Demon Realm will face heavenly tribulations, Fellow Daoist Purple-Robed Scholar?" His words reminded everyone of how Li Xiaoya had encountered a heavenly tribulation while using a divine ability shortly after emerging from the Mysterious Place, and had even been ambushed because of it. Hehuan Fairy's eyes flickered as she asked.
"Exactly! And I'm certain that the commander from the Demon Realm is a Great Void Stage cultivator-and has already arrived in our Human Realm!" the Purple-Robed Scholar declared confidently. Everyone was startled. This Purple-Robed Scholar really does have a few tricks up his sleeve. To avoid causing panic, only a handful of cultivators had been told that the Demon Realm's commander was at the Great Void Stage, and the Purple-Robed Scholar was not among them. Their expressions grew solemn as they looked at him. Seeing their reactions, the scholar knew his guess was right and continued, "Having only just arrived, this commander must be in a weakened state, afraid of triggering a heavenly tribulation. This is an excellent opportunity for us to strike. If we can defeat the Demon Realm's commander in one stroke, humanity will have a much greater