Lanyue Sect! Ding Xiu!
Upon hearing the newcomer's name, the representatives of the various powers atop the high platform all turned somewhat grave.
The young cultivators did not know this man's identity, but they knew it all too well.
One of Lanyue Sect's three great protectors, a Spiritual Connection Perfection cultivator—True Person Guichen, Ding Xiu!
With such a mighty cultivator descending upon them, and one from the Lanyue Sect that had long been at odds with the Tiger Chasing Dynasty, anyone would feel immense pressure in their heart.
The three people who had just swept out from the deep mountains were the Daoyuan Mountain sect master and two other Spiritual Connection cultivators.
Yet even now, they only dared to face Ding Xiu across the grand formation.
"True Person Guichen has come to my Daoyuan Mountain. Why did you not give us advance notice?"
Behind the three, a somewhat aged voice rang out from Daoyuan Mountain's clustered peaks.
"Hahahaha, did I hear that correctly? Fellow Daoist Mu Lei, do you think this tiny Daoyuan Mountain of yours is worthy of having Lanyue notify you in advance?"
Ding Xiu's face was brimming with arrogance, and his gaze sweeping over the three from Daoyuan Mountain below was filled with even greater disdain.
"My sect master is currently drinking and playing chess with the Imperial Preceptor at Chongtian Palace. Open the grand formation at once. Must I truly act personally?"
Boom! Crack—
The instant Ding Xiu's words fell, the entire sect-protecting formation of Daoyuan Mountain began to emit cracking sounds!
As though it had come under some indescribable crushing pressure, the formation's radiance had already bloomed to its utmost limit.
Crack!
Suddenly, a thick bolt of Golden Profound Thunder descended from the skies, shattering the oppressive momentum Ding Xiu had created and blasting the