Xiao Yu gazed quietly at the stone city for a while, then put away the Thundercloud Vulture. With a shift of his body, he became a golden streak of light and carried the women straight toward the city gate.
Three Core Formation Cultivators and a dozen or so Foundation Establishment Cultivators stood guard at the roughly built gate. When an elderly man at the Core Formation Stage saw Xiao Yu's dazzling golden light shooting toward them, his expression tightened. He swept his divine sense over the golden streak, and his expression immediately changed.
"Welcome, Senior. Thank you for coming to aid us in battle. May I ask your honored name? My duties require me to register your arrival." Once the golden radiance faded, revealing five figures overhead, the elderly man immediately bowed deeply and addressed Xiao Yu with respect.
"Xiao Yu of the Falling Cloud Sect, Yue Alliance!" Xiao Yu glanced at the elderly man and answered expressionlessly.
"So it is Senior Xiao. Please enter the city!" The elderly man froze upon hearing Xiao Yu's name, then gave a start. He hurriedly stepped aside, his expression growing even more respectful.
Xiao Yu nodded and descended from the air, then led the four women into the city at an unhurried pace.
Only after Xiao Yu disappeared from sight did the elderly man straighten up.
"So that was Senior Xiao? His bearing truly is extraordinary..." The two Core Formation Cultivators beside him could not help remarking.
"Silence! How can people like us presume to discuss a senior's affairs? If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!" The elderly man immediately snapped at them.
Though displeased by the scolding, both men felt a chill in their hearts and inwardly blamed themselves for their carelessness.
The fault lay with Xiao Yu's