Xue Ping had clearly never heard the names Xunkong Shangren and Zhang Daoran, but one cultivator beside him was overjoyed to hear them. "Senior, do you mean Xunkong Shangren of Jizhou and Zhang Daoran of Jingzhou?"
"Of course. Isn't this Jingzhou? Since this old man has come, how could I not let him know?" Xiao Hua said with a smile.
"Excellent!" the cultivator praised. "This junior is a cultivator of Jingzhou and has long heard of Senior Daoran's great reputation. Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to meet him. In fact... when Fellow Daoist Xue mentioned the ancient forbidden array, this junior had considered asking Senior Daoran to act. But this junior's status and cultivation are truly too low, and I did not wish for more people to know of this matter, so it was delayed again and again. If Senior Daoran joins us, our confidence will increase by several more degrees."
"Hehe, let us hope so!" Xiao Hua replied with a smile as he looked at Zhai Xingzi.
The idea of seeking Xunkong Shangren and Zhang Daoran's assistance had come from Zhai Xingzi. Naturally, Xiao Hua did not know that Gu Suqiudi had seen at the Yaotai Gathering how close Xunkong Shangren and Zhang Daoran were to him, and had therefore urged Zhai Xingzi to befriend the two. Xiao Hua merely felt that since Zhai Xingzi, Zhang Daoran, and Xunkong Shangren were all late Nascent Soul stage cultivators with seemingly decent temperaments, joining forces would benefit them whether in entering the ancient forbidden region this time or in their future cultivation. After a moment's thought, he agreed. Xiao Hua's means of sending messages naturally could not compare to Zhai Xingzi's. He merely handed the message talisman to Zhai Xingzi, had him send it out using some unknown magical