Only then did Liu Tianfang's figure slowly materialize among the clouds.
Cloud-Parting Valley lay exposed to the daylight once more, but it was utterly silent.
Seeing that Senior Brother Liu had truly arrived, Song Yan finally felt at ease enough to withdraw his Dharma Body. His Flying Swords also returned to the Infinite Treasury one after another.
The purple Qi dispersed, and he raised his head to look at the figure in midair.
"Senior Brother Liu." Song Yan cupped his hands.
Liu Tianfang drifted down, an approving smile on his face. "Haha, Junior Brother Song, you certainly caused quite a stir this time."
"But anything that makes those beasts suffer a setback is a good thing."
"..."
His gaze then fell upon Cloud-Parting Valley. Frowning slightly, he urged his Spiritual Power into motion, drawing the corpse up to hover before him.
"Ah..."
Liu Tianfang sighed without saying anything. He simply took out a piece of cloth and covered him.
The people of Blackwater Pass would handle True Person Gao Xing's funeral arrangements.
"What exactly were those people doing here?" Liu Tianfang asked.
After a moment's consideration, Song Yan chose not to conceal anything and pointed nearby.
"Most likely, they were after that Flying Sword..."
Liu Tianfang turned to look and saw a little Snake Yao holding a peculiar Flying Sword aloft with the tip of its tail, displaying it to the two of them.
"Could it be some sort of treasure?"
As a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, Liu Tianfang naturally noticed the faint Buddhist light on the Flying Sword at a glance.
Overall, however, it seemed to be no more than an ordinary Law Treasure.
"Senior Brother Liu, do you know who that man called Shi Yunhao was?"
"Judging by the circumstances, he was almost certainly the Asura Path's Dao