At that moment, a crimson communication talisman flew out from the mist within the mountains and landed right before Ling Zhengyi!
"Eh? Who has come to visit?" Pu Jianyuan froze, vigilance rising in his heart. Yet when he looked at Zhan Yu and Qian Yuming beside him, he relaxed again. He knew perfectly well that Misty Mountain and Flying Phoenix Ridge were both small Cultivation families, with very few Foundation Establishment cultivators they could befriend. He had expended tremendous effort to win over these two, and paid an enormous price to obtain their assistance. How could Ling Zhengyi possibly have a cultivator of even higher cultivation come to visit?
Ling Zhengyi looked at the communication talisman before him, joy stirring in his heart as he realized help might have arrived. Yet his face showed even greater worry. His eyes turned toward Pu Jianyuan, but he remained still and did not crush the talisman.
"What? Fellow Daoist Ling, do you wish for this poor Daoist to burn your son to death?" Pu Jianyuan glanced at the motionless Ling Zhengyi and asked coldly.
"Fine... fine!" Ling Zhengyi rejoiced inwardly, though his face wore a helpless expression. Gritting his teeth, he extended his hand and "reluctantly" crushed the communication talisman.
"Uncle, I'm back!" Xue Xue's irrepressibly delighted voice came from within!
"Hahaha!" Pu Jianyuan threw back his head and laughed. "Excellent, excellent! This truly is a fine chance to pull up the weeds and dig out the roots!"
"Hmph!" Ling Zhengyi was initially thrown into great panic. He had never expected Xue Xue to be the one arriving, but he immediately sneered. "Xue Xue is now a disciple of the Thunder Control Sect. She must have come out to gain experience this time. You actually dare take her life? Do you still expect