"Another Nascent Soul Peak... and a formidable spear-wielding killer at that!" Old Man Tianchi of the Thousand Puppet Sect drew in a sharp breath.
"A circuit inspector of Great Jin's military, in standard-issue supreme-grade heavy armor. He's from Heavenly Abyss Pass!" The Sea-Calming True Lord of Guixu Sea Tower instinctively retreated half a step.
At the sight of him, Tower Master Yaoyue's expression turned frosty. She gave a cold snort, making no attempt to hide her disgust.
As soon as this man appeared, his all-encompassing, iron-blooded spear intent actually faintly suppressed both the roiling deathly energy of Qing Chen's Six Demon Banner and the flowing Buddhist light of Hui'an's Three-Crossing Buddhist Prayer Beads!
"Circuit Inspector Yue Hanshan?" Abbot Hui'an spoke slowly, recognizing that distinctive aura of the spear path.
Yue Hanshan's gaze flashed like lightning, first sweeping over Qing Chen's face with a trace of coldness.
Then he turned to Hui'an and gave a slight nod by way of greeting.
"Master Hui'an, it has been a long time. Under Spirit Venerable Xiao's secret orders, I have been patrolling these waters to prevent anyone from disregarding the greater picture and turning the Gouwu Sea into a wasteland, disrupting the Immortal Dynasty's arrangements in the Southern Borderlands, and to ensure that the situation in the Gouwu Sea does not collapse entirely."
He paused, then looked at Qing Chen again, his voice ringing like iron.
"Azure Abyss Marquis, impressive indeed. With my Thousand Mountains Spirit-Locking Art enhancing my aura-concealment mystic art, I believed those of my level would struggle to detect me. Yet you saw through it at a glance..."
"The Immortal-Locking Cult's Divine Soul Mystic Art truly does have its merits. No wonder you won Spirit Venerable Xiao's favor and his recommendation to grant you the Subordinate Third Rank office of Evil-Slaying