"It's me!"
Qin Fengxian smiled faintly and flew down before Chu Rulai. "We received word that you intended to head north to the Central Lands, Brother Chu, so we came to escort you. Hmm? You don't look to be in very good shape."
Hearing this, Chu Rulai remained bewildered and suspicious.
He gripped his sword hilt tightly, eyeing Invincible Iron Halberd warily. "What merit or ability do I possess to deserve the two of you coming personally to protect and escort me?"
The two men before him were exalted Transcendent Ranks who had pushed open the boundary between humans and gods!
Both possessed combat strength at least equal to a middle-tier Transcendent Rank!
Although they had died once, judging by their complexions, Chu Rulai thought they must have recovered quite well after their resurrection.
Who had helped them?
The Divine Saber Sect?
The Divine Saber Sect had been hunted by the Formless Divine Sect for years. With the other sects siding with Chu Xisheng, everyone in the Divine Land now called for their destruction. They should have neither the funds nor the ability.
Hearing the melody, Qin Fengxian understood its meaning. He laughed freely. "Don't overthink it, brother. A former minister of the Ministry of Justice whose combat strength ranks, at best, among the top twenty on the Heavenly Ranking naturally wouldn't warrant both of us coming personally. But you're one of the enemies Chu Xisheng is determined to eliminate. That carries an entirely different weight."
Chu Rulai understood at once.
There must have been many people in this world who did not want Chu Xisheng to continue completing his Yazi Secret Ritual.
At that moment, Shu Huaishi, the Supreme Saber, also flew down beside Qin Fengxian. "We should go. This is the Origin-Returning Sword Sect's territory. Besides, Chu Xisheng's