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Li Xiaoya was indeed deeply worried about Liu Xian'er. His cultivation had already reached the Heaven-and-Earth Realm. Truth be told, in the eyes of ordinary mortals, his Divine Abilities already made him as powerful as a legendary Immortal. It was perfectly normal for him to possess certain extraordinary senses and perceptions. After all, he had already comprehended a sliver of the laws of the Heaven-and-Earth Dao...
"Clack!" As those thoughts ran through his mind and he worried about Liu Xian'er, the ascending room carrying Li Xiaoya reached its destination. With a clack of machinery, he arrived at the exit.
"Xian'er!" Li Xiaoya snapped out of his thoughts, murmured her name, and walked out...
Indeed!
At that moment, in the skies above the Immortal Reception Platform, an unknown distance away!
"Don't you dare!" Dong Santong let out a heaven-shaking roar. Rings of astonishing, suffocating white light rippled wildly in every direction as he hurtled toward Elder Qianling with everything he had. His fingers jabbed rapidly, turning the Moonlight Crescent Saber into countless white Light Blades that shot toward Elder Qianling...
But!
How could he possibly make it in time?
There!
"Boom!" An enormous hand of azure light snatched down at the fleeing Liu Xian'er. Amid thunderous booms, the giant azure hand moved at a terrifying speed. Almost in an instant, it was already closing in behind her...
Elder Qianling possessed a Variant Immortal Root-a Wind Immortal Root-and his cultivation was in the Heaven-and-Earth Realm. Wind Spells were known for their speed to begin with. Dong Santong's eyes nearly split with fury as he hurtled forward with all