First Prince Li Cunren said, "Madam Zhou, lead the way."
Zhou Tianhua answered and drifted to the right.
Their group soon stopped atop a mountain peak, from where they could overlook several miles in every direction.
The mountaintop was blanketed by a bamboo grove. Within it, there was only the soft rustling of bamboo.
A gust swept through, and waves of emerald surged.
Chu Zhiyuan and the others clung to the bamboo tips, blending into the green bamboo and swaying with the wind.
They looked out into the distance.
Everything within several miles fell into view.
A group of men in black robes was darting through the distant woods, their robes appearing and vanishing amid the branches and leaves.
Li Cunren said softly, "Their lightness skill is decent, but nothing more."
Chu Zhiyuan looked thoughtful.
Under Super Sensation, he had already seen through all eighteen of them, inside and out.
There were four powerful experts in all.
Two Venerables revealed their outward signs, while the other two experts showed none, appearing no different from the rest.
Yet strange power dwelled within their bodies, deep and pure, like an abyss or a vast sea.
The instant his awareness settled upon those two, an inexplicable palpitation seized him, and his Super Sensation immediately turned away.
He suddenly used Sound Transmission, his voice exploding beside everyone's ears: "Get down!"
"Hm—?" Li Cunren and the others looked over.
Chu Zhiyuan drifted down, his lips moving. "Come down, quickly."
Fu Zheng floated down.
After a brief hesitation, Li Cunren descended as well.
Zhou Tianhua and the others followed them down.
The two elderly men who had been walking suddenly stopped.
The sixteen middle-aged men in black robes who had been speeding along came to an abrupt halt and returned to their sides.
The two