Just as Protector Zhen and Protector Liao of the Myriad Poisons Sect joined forces to batter Shang Hua Ming's protective sect formation until it tottered on the verge of collapse, a flying shuttle concealed itself behind layers of clouds in the distant sky directly west of Huanghua Ridge, secretly watching. Within it were Jiang Jiantong and Jiang Fan of the Hundred Herbs Sect.
"Father, should we strike now?" Jiang Fan no longer wore the besotted expression he had shown before Xiao Xianrui. Staring intently at the dimming radiance over distant Huanghua Ridge, he asked in a low voice, "If we let those two Foundation Establishment experts from the Myriad Poisons Sect attack a while longer, Shang Hua Ming's formation may truly be breached!"
Jiang Jiantong was quite pleased by Jiang Fan's composure. Smiling, he said, "Not bad, Fan'er. I had thought you would be bewitched by that Xiao girl's beauty and rush to the rescue regardless of everything. But judging from how you are handling matters now, you are far beyond what I expected."
"Father praises me too highly. This is all because of your excellent teachings. We cultivators should seek to improve our cultivation and pursue immortality. Beauty and companions are merely things outside the body. Though that Xiao girl does attract me, compared to the Great Dao, she still cannot measure up. Father, please rest assured on this point," Jiang Fan said with a smile.
"Mm, then Father is relieved." Jiang Jiantong nodded, then looked into the distance. "Fan'er, do not underestimate Shang Hua Ming. Though they have only three and a half disciples, and only five people in the entire sect, their founding goes back a long way, far beyond what our Hundred Herbs Sect can compare with! According to the sect records, Shang Hua Ming has