Duan Tianya said nothing. He merely grinned, reached out, and lightly flicked the Jade Gourd.
With a single "ting," the Jade Gourd abruptly shattered, and two wisps of green smoke drifted out.
"This..."
By the time everyone came to their senses, the two wisps of green smoke had already transformed into two figures, one large and one small.
Xu Taiping's eyes suddenly lit up when he made out the two figures.
"Shang Jiu? Little girl?"
Fairy Lingyue recognized them as well, and asked with a look of curiosity:
"You two are actually still alive?"
These two were none other than Shang Jiu and the little girl beside him, who had once caused Xu Taiping considerable trouble in the Thousand Buddha Kingdom and had later fallen victim to the Yin God in Youyun Heaven.
The little girl folded her arms across her chest and said unhappily:
"My name is Nangong Yu, not 'little girl'!"
Shang Jiu, who looked like a young scholar, turned a wary gaze toward Duan Tianya and asked:
"Master, if we come out now, are you sure Su Chan won't set his sights on us?"
Duan Tianya shook his head and said lightly:
"The Nine Abysses Demon Mother has been slain. The hands of Su Chan and Taiqing Paradise can no longer reach into Shangqing."
At these words, Shang Jiu immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
When his gaze fell on Xu Taiping, however, shock suddenly flared in his eyes, and he said in utter astonishment:
"Xu Taiping, your cultivation has... has actually reached the same realm as Master's!"
Xu Taiping did not answer. Instead, after sweeping his gaze over Duan Tianya and his two disciples, he finally settled his eyes on the little girl.
At that moment, the little girl was enveloped in a ray