Tan Ming was already there, watching Dugu Sheng at the center of the distant formation with a worried expression.
Dugu Sheng was now enveloped in a pale golden glow.
The glow emanated from the blade of the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Senior." Seeing Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others approach, Tan Ming hastily bowed in greeting.
Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly had met Tan Ming several times and knew him. He had left quite a deep impression on her.
Whatever else might be said, she held his accomplishments in the Sword Dao in fairly high regard.
Xuanyuan Xing's accomplishments in the Sword Dao rested on the foundations laid by generations of ancestors of Imperial Remnant Manor.
Tan Ming had no such wealth of accumulated foundations.
Tan Ming did have a master, but his present accomplishments were essentially the result of forging his own way.
It was only because Tan Ming was somewhat younger than Xuanyuan Xing and had less accumulated experience that his strength fell short of Xuanyuan Xing's.
In Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly's view, Xuanyuan Xing fell far short of Tan Ming in talent and attainment in the Sword Dao.
"When did this happen?" Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly asked, looking toward Dugu Sheng.
"He was already like this when I came here two hours ago, so it has been at least two hours. I cannot determine the exact time," Tan Ming said.
After all, no one had been here before that.
"Oh!" Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly nodded.
Then Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly walked toward the center of the formation.
In fact, this formation would not prevent Tan Ming and the others from approaching Dugu Sheng. It was just that the Xuanyuan Sword had now undergone a change, and they did not know exactly what was happening.
To be safe, Tan Ming had not entered the formation. He