When Senior Brother Blackwater, who led the group, saw the Seventh Elder, he barked coldly, "Ming Jing! This Demon-Subduing Path belongs to all Four Sects. You entered without permission! What are you up to?!"
As he spoke, an astonishing black-and-gray aura erupted from his body. He fixed the Seventh Elder with a piercing gaze, yet inadvertently revealed a trace of wariness.
The bearded man also said coldly, "You even dared attack members of our Black Water Sect. Are you trying to fall out with us and start a war?"
As he spoke, he slapped the back of his head, opened his mouth, and spat out a Bloodlight Long Saber with a suffocatingly sharp aura. The saber brimmed with a terrifying aura of bloodshed and slaughter that warped the air itself.
Yet his gaze remained full of vigilance as he watched the Seventh Elder.
The sword intent, sword qi, and spell power the Seventh Elder had unleashed with a casual sword strike were far stronger than before.
Clearly, the Seventh Elder had made extraordinary progress over the past few decades, enough to leave them all astounded.
The Seventh Elder smiled faintly. "What a fortunate coincidence to meet you all here! But Fellow Daoist Blackwater, you're mistaken. I never went to Demon-Subduing Island! I merely came out to travel overseas."
At those words, Old Blackwater Ghost's face darkened. "Ming Jing! Stop spouting nonsense. I clearly...!"
Before Old Blackwater Ghost could finish, the Seventh Elder retorted, "Demon-Subduing Island is merely a blood trial ground for the Four Sects' Qi Refining Realm cultivators. What would a Golden Core cultivator like me go there for?"
Hearing the Seventh Elder deny it outright, the bearded man could not help saying, "Ming Jing! We clearly saw you taking Qingling into the island...!"
The Seventh Elder glared at