"Fellow Daoist Gu, you... you're still alive!"
In the air above the Four Symbols Divine Sect's base, he looked at the two travel-worn arrivals, their faces filled with surprise and delight.
A faint smile rose on Gu Chenfeng's face.
"Clan Leader Bai, Master Yichan, it's been a long time.
What happened to me is a long story. But what brings you two here?"
Bai Miaoyin sighed. "Alas... Fellow Daoist Gu, you risked your life back then, drawing away powerful enemies to help us escape.
Master Yichan and I were concerned for your safety. We've been searching for you and keeping a close watch on the Four Symbols Divine Sect's situation.
Just now, we learned through the alliance's information network that the Four Symbols Divine Sect was under a large-scale attack. We happened to be nearby, so we rushed here to help at once.
To think we would find you here! This is wonderful."
At her words, Gu Chenfeng was a little moved.
Whether it was how these two had stood with him in the face of danger in the Ancient Battlefield,
or how they had secretly protected the Four Symbols Divine Sect after his disappearance, both proved that they were friends worth cultivating close ties with.
Just then, Yichan swept his gaze across the ravaged battlefield outside the Four Symbols Divine Sect and the heaps of Soul Devouring Beast corpses, his expression somewhat odd.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, the alliance just sent word that the Four Symbols Divine Sect was in peril, with no fewer than seven Source Venerable Realm experts leading a surprise attack under Tu Ling. But now..."
Before Gu Chenfeng could answer,
Whoosh...!
Clouds churned in the southeastern sky, and a dazzling, dragon-shaped streak of blue light arrived close behind, carrying an astonishing chill.
"The Dragon Race."
Bai