Xiao Hua scratched his head and said with an apologetic smile, "I don't understand this either. What Terrifying Phoenix? I've never even heard of it! Who knows what madness those sword cultivators came down with?"
"Hehe, perhaps." Li Zongbao neither confirmed nor denied it. In truth, he was deeply doubtful as well. Someone capable of frightening several hundred sword cultivators into fleeing had to be at least a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, perhaps even a Nascent Soul cultivator. Though Xiao Hua's cultivation was formidable, he was still far from being able to scare off sword cultivators!
"Let us leave first!" Li Zongbao called out from on high and took the lead in flying away. The other cultivators did not dare delay and hurried after him, flying toward the direction from which Li Zongbao and Xiao Hua had come.
Xiao Hua naturally flew alongside Li Zongbao, with more than a dozen Joyful Sect disciples nearby. The other cultivators kept some distance from them, especially as they looked respectfully and curiously at this exceptionally young cultivator!
A cultivator who could frighten so many sword cultivators away alive... how had they never heard of such a person before?
"Terrifying Phoenix? Was it this young Foundation Establishment cultivator?"
Of course, some cultivators had already begun thinking along the lines Xiao Hua intended, believing that the sword cultivators must have made a mistake!
After flying for most of the day, they arrived near an icy lake. The mountains here rolled on continuously and appeared suitable for concealment. Several cultivators took out the items needed to set up an array. Once the formation had been laid down and everyone had hidden within it, a flash of radiance passed, and all of them vanished from sight.
"Phew." Everyone except Xiao Hua let out a breath of relief.