Five Elders Pool, Stored Swords Grounds.
As they gazed at the black clouds dotting the sky like ink and the demonic beasts constantly trying to force their way out of them, everyone at the Stored Swords Grounds wore a grave expression.
By then, large numbers of Qingxuan disciples, led by several Peak Lords, were already using sword flight to try to drive the demonic beasts back.
But there were simply too many. Some always slipped through the net.
For a time, cries of alarm and the sounds of fighting erupted throughout the Azure Profound Sect.
"So these demon cultivators had prepared for both eventualities long ago. They knew the Sect Master had failed in his sword inquiry and that no one in Qingxuan could control the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. That was why they all invaded together."
After listening to Huang Que and the others explain, Xu Taiping finally understood the whole sequence of events.
"Cough, cough, cough... Without Jin Hezhi's collusion, they couldn't have breached Qingxuan's Mountain-Guarding Grand Array so quickly."
Peak Lord Zhao Qian sighed after a fit of coughing.
Though he had known Jin Hezhi had betrayed them, his priority at the time had been to challenge the Sect Master in a sword inquiry. He had had no time to consider the matter carefully, much less make preparations in advance.
"Master, I'll go ask Grand Martial Uncle for help right now."
Without further hesitation, Xu Taiping turned to head toward the Stored Swords Grounds and make his way to Forget-Me-Not Peak.
But just as he took a step, he suddenly sensed an extremely familiar fluctuation of aura.
Looking toward it, Xu Taiping saw a familiar figure walking toward him.
"Elder Sansan?!"
Xu Taiping looked astonished.
What surprised him even more was that, when he called out that name,