After hearing the voice transmission from the Jade Slip, Xu Taiping, Yun Ye, Lin Qingnu, and the others mostly looked puzzled.
But Cui Tiegu's expression changed on the spot upon hearing those words, and he anxiously asked A Meng for confirmation:
"Brother A Meng, who was that speaking? Can he be trusted?"
A Meng glanced toward the Sword Platform, then nodded.
"The one who sent me the message was Wuyazi of the Xiaoyao Sect."
At that name, Cui Tiegu immediately knitted his brows and slapped the back of his head hard.
"If he was the one who sent the message, then it's almost certainly true."
At this point, Cui Tiegu looked toward Liu Gu on the Sword Platform and continued:
"That old madman from the Xiaoyao Sect just had to show up today, of all days. Before the external threat is dealt with, another worry comes along. What a headache."
His brows likewise furrowed, A Meng kept his gaze fixed on Liu Gu on the Sword Platform as he raised the Jade Slip and transmitted his voice to Wuyazi on the other end. "Senior, if you had been a little quicker, I might have been able to keep him here. But now that he's on the Sword Platform, there's nothing I can do."
At this point, he seemed to remember something and immediately added in another transmission:
"If the Xiaoyao Sect has a sacred relic like the Sword Chief Ranking, one containing a Heavenly Dao Edict, it might be able to hold him back somewhat."
Before A Meng could lower the Jade Slip, Wuyazi's voice came through from the other end-
"It's not as though you don't know, brat! The Xiaoyao Sect's sacred relic capable of opposing a Heavenly Dao Edict was destroyed over ten thousand years ago!"
"Forget it,