Fire Talismans Overcome the Enemy

Seeing Deputy Hall Master Xu crush the jade pendant at his waist, Zhang Xiaohua inwardly cursed. No need to say it—this was surely a life-preserving method for Yi Xiang Peak disciples, a defensive jade talisman left behind by the ancient Immortal Path!

Once the light barrier rose, the Dragon Binding Ring merely encircled it and could no longer tighten by even half an inch. After trying several times, Zhang Xiaohua found the true qi in his meridians insufficient and gave up.

Inside the barrier, Deputy Hall Master Xu was full of astonishment. He shouted, "You... who exactly are you among the Heavenly Dragon Sect's Heavenly Kings? How could a low-generation disciple possibly wield such methods?"

Zhang Xiaohua gave a bitter smile and said helplessly, "Do I look like I have the bearing of a Heavenly King?"

"If I were a Heavenly King, I would have sent my men to kill you long ago. Why would I need to do it myself?"

"But, but... these Immortal Path methods..." Deputy Hall Master Xu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in even greater shock, "Could it be that your Heavenly Dragon Sect has already found a way to restore the Immortal Path?"

"Restore the Immortal Path?" Zhang Xiaohua stroked his chin. "Could it be that the Incense-Passing Cult is searching for one as well?"

"Of course..." Deputy Hall Master Xu blurted out, then realized he had misspoken and quickly changed his words. "And you still claim you are not from the Heavenly Dragon Sect? Under heaven's vast canopy, aside from great sects with Immortal Path inheritances, who else would know of the Immortal Path? Let alone possess Immortal Path supernatural abilities!"

He immediately added, "We are both great sects with Immortal Path inheritances, so there is some brotherly bond between us. Besides,