Moreover, even all the low- and mid-level disciples regained their freedom at this moment, though they were still in a daze.
Amid that earth-shattering roar, the entire Phantom Sect shook several times, and the six mysterious cultivators rushing toward the Phantom Sect were blasted backward by the shockwave.
"It's you!"
"Hmph! I've been chasing you for a long time!"
Almost at the same time, two voices rang out from the sky.
Then, two figures suddenly flashed into view, one before the other, before fleeing into the distance.
At the same time, a voice transmission immediately entered the minds of the six mysterious cultivators.
"I'll draw this person away. You must capture all the Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation cultivators in the shortest possible time!"
The six mysterious cultivators, still flying backward, felt their hearts tighten. They had been on the verge of success—how had such an unforeseen change suddenly occurred?
Moreover, the person who had suddenly appeared was someone even the gray-robed elder feared enough to say he would lure away.
They knew all too well just how powerful the gray-robed elder was, yet they had likewise failed to sense when this sudden arrival had come.
"Could he also be a cultivator from the upper realm?"
This thought surfaced in the minds of all of them almost simultaneously.
At that same moment, another majestic voice resounded throughout the Phantom Sect.
"I will deal with this person. You hold back those six!"
Gu Jiuqi, too, was sent flying backward by the sudden shockwave.
"Who is this person? Why is his voice so unfamiliar? His cultivation is above mine as well—is he also from the upper realm?"
He was already immensely shocked. With merely one strike, the newcomer had broken the seal here and forced the enemies lurking in the shadows to