Far beyond the Sword Sect's borders, more than ten thousand li away, a star skiff belonging to the Yushan Nine Luminaries Division raced through the sky at full speed.
Cao Ming stood on the star skiff's deck. After dismissing the many Yao Xuan Envoys, he personally supplied the Magic Power supporting the vessel, driving its speed to the absolute limit as his expression tightened.
For the past few days, he had been waiting for news from the Eldest Princess. Ye Li's deeds had also occupied his mind, while two demon-related incidents involving the Dao Evolution Realm had erupted across the continent.
That was why he had slackened somewhat in his patrols of the continent.
He had never expected a blunder like Luoxia City to occur, even forcing Ye Li to personally head there to handle the matter.
What Cao Ming could not understand was why Ye Li would go to settle accounts with the Sword Sect after resolving Luoxia City's anomaly.
Great Brahma Palace and Xianjing Continent were as unrelated as two things that could not be further apart. Could the Vajra Buddhist Disciple truly have colluded with the Xuanming Sword Sect?
No. Right now, Ye Li's safety was what mattered most.
Cao Ming shook his head and gritted his teeth, swiftly reining in his thoughts. Even the star skiff's acceleration formation had been driven until cracks spread across it. If he grew any more anxious, he might instead delay the rescue.
"Prefect Cao, can we go any faster?" Baiyue asked anxiously from behind him.
It was not an act. A deputy general as outstanding as this would be an immense help to her master, the Third Princess!
If he were to perish in the Sword Sect because of a moment's impulsiveness, it would truly hurt so much that she