The man's voice was deep and clear, while the woman's brimmed with martial vigor.
Hearing these voices, the cultivators below erupted in an uproar.
Ordinary spirit weapons could develop sentience, but only immortal weapons could nurture sword spirits with self-awareness.
These two flying swords were clearly immortal weapons that had given rise to powerful sword spirits.
"M-may I ask whose orders brought you here?"
Liu Bai asked, trembling.
After confirming that these were two immortal weapons with sword spirits, he clearly felt twice the pressure.
"We came at the command of our lord, Lü Daoxuan of the Azure Profound Sect."
Longyuan answered in a ringing voice.
At the name "Lü Daoxuan of the Azure Profound Sect," all the cultivators, including the six guest retainers, looked aghast.
Although the Azure Profound Sect ranked last among the Nine Prefectures, the cultivators present were no strangers to the name Lü Daoxuan.
Indeed, many of them had once admired and looked up to that name in their youth.
Once he confirmed that the two swords had come on the orders of Junior Martial Uncle Lü Daoxuan, Liu Bai was completely reassured.
Junior Martial Uncle was open and upright; he would never do anything detrimental to the Nine Prefectures.
He discreetly wiped the sweat from his forehead, then cupped his hands respectfully toward the two flying swords once more and asked, "May I ask, Lord Longyuan, Lady Chengying, what business has Junior Martial Uncle sent you to Yunmeng Marsh for?"
"We have come this time."
"First, to bring all the Qingxuan disciples home."
"Second, to slaughter every last member of the Nine Nether Demon Army within the ruins."
Longyuan and Chengying spoke in turn, their voices like great bells ringing across all of Yunmeng Marsh.
The words "slaughter every last member of the Nine Nether