The bearded man had guessed the beautiful woman's identity. People like her were deathsworn guards stationed beside certain important figures at the other party's headquarters, known as "Shadow Guards"!
No one knew their true identities. They did not even know their cultivation levels, because their cultivation varied greatly depending on whom they protected.
These "Shadow Guards" were also divided into many ranks. For instance, for a long time, no one had known where the eldest young lady of the Su family was.
It was only after she reappeared at the headquarters that people learned she might have gone to the Mortal Realm.
And in the Mortal Realm, no matter how powerful a Shadow Guard was sent to protect her, the true strength they could unleash would ultimately be suppressed by the laws of heaven and earth, preventing them from breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Instead, what was needed was someone with abundant experience in life-and-death combat. Thus, having a Spirit Transformation Realm "Shadow Guard" by her side was sufficient.
The bearded man knew only a little about this. He had no idea that the Su family's eldest young lady was also strong-willed. When she had been in the lower realm, she had initially been utterly unwilling to bring guards with her whenever she went out...
At this moment, the beautiful woman's strength had already reached the initial Soul Fusion Realm. Nor did it feel illusory—it was truly the kind of methods possessed by a genuine Soul Fusion Realm cultivator.
The bearded man knew that she could not maintain this state for long either, yet the feeling she gave him was one of such immense and stable power.
It showed just how solid and profound this woman's Dao foundation was. Even if she fought across realms, she was not