When all the black mist vanished, only a small knife remained floating in the void beyond the light barrier.
The small knife gleamed beneath the sunlight, faint strands of golden radiance glimmering from it.
It traced a beautiful arc through the air, suddenly wheeled back, and darted into the light barrier again. Under the gazes of the disciples, it drifted into Chu Zhiyuan's sleeve and vanished.
Dong Muyu gave his shoulder a hard slap. "Well done!"
The two women surnamed Lu and Huang also stared at him in amazement, feeling that everything before them was far too bizarre.
Let alone a Grandmaster who had just ascended, even a Ninth Turn Venerable could not kill a Black Sparrow Demon with such clean efficiency.
Black Sparrow Demons were exceedingly troublesome and difficult to kill. They could shift between substance and illusion at will. Not only were blades and swords ineffective against them, even a Venerable's divine intent did not work so well.
The power of Chu Zhiyuan's Flying Dagger was simply inconceivable.
Facing everyone's astonished gazes, Chu Zhiyuan smiled and clasped his fists.
Dong Muyu said bluntly, "Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, this is Junior Brother Chu Zhiyuan, who has just ascended from the Lesser Beyond the Heavens. This is Junior Sister Li Hongzhao. Both are prodigies—prodigies stronger than all of you."
Chu Zhiyuan immediately laughed. "Senior Sister Dong, don't harm me."
"Heh, I'm only speaking the truth," Dong Muyu said. "It saves them from thinking they can put on airs as senior brothers and sisters before you."
"Junior Sister Dong!" the oval-faced girl said reproachfully. "Say a little less, will you?"
Dong Muyu snorted. "Was I wrong? The moment they hear you ascended from below, they'll definitely look down on you."
The oval-faced girl hurriedly leaped to Dong Muyu's side and