Seeing this, Li Haoran turned pale. Despite Su Yiren's delicate, frail appearance, her true identity was that of a body cultivator.
Lu Yang still had the leeway to comment and pass judgment. "Junior Brother Li truly is blessed. Two Body Integration True Monarchs are fighting out of jealousy over him."
Lu Yang waited for a good while without Meng Jingzhou chiming in as his straight man. Turning his head, he saw Meng Jingzhou gnashing his teeth.
Ah, add another mighty expert—a Heavy Nascent stage one—who was jealous too.
Lu Yang was accustomed to Body Integration stage battles, especially high-level clashes like those between the elders. To him, this fight between two early Body Integration cultivators like Su Yiren and Daoist Xuanling was merely a small scene.
Just because Lu Yang felt that way did not mean everyone else did.
Those qualified to receive invitations to the Immortal Appraisal Assembly were all figures of note in the East Sea. They traveled with retinues and enjoyed refined lifestyles; even so, most of them had never witnessed a Body Integration True Monarch make a move in their entire lives.
A refreshing sea breeze blew past. An elderly man stood right at the center of the arena, assuming a Taiji stance. With a flip of both hands, he neutralized the attacks of both Su Yiren and Daoist Xuanling.
"Fellow Daoists, for my sake, could we call a truce? It seems to me the pressing matter at hand is neutralizing the poison in Martial Nephew Fan Chong."
With tacit understanding, neither woman continued her assault, and both coldly snorted in unison.
"As expected, it was Master Dingfeng who stepped in to stop this fight."
"He is Master Dingfeng, reputed to be the top expert under the Penglai Island Master. I heard that back in the day, he was defeated by Buyu..."
"Shh! Do you want to die? How dare you say such things out loud!"
Su Yiren looped her arm around Li Haoran's and returned to the resting area where Lu Yang and the others stood. Su Yiren clung to him with dainty, gentle affection, a complete contrast to how she had looked during the fight.
"Thank you, Senior Su, for lending a hand," Lu Yang said, cupping his fists in thanks. He had actually wanted to address her as "Junior Sister-in-law," but feared Li Haoran would settle scores with him afterward.
"It was nothing, merely a small effort," Su Yiren replied modestly. She was confident that given the identities of Lu Yang and his companions, they definitely had backup measures prepared.
"This Immortal Appraisal Assembly is rather dull. Let us depart."
Under the envious gazes of the crowd, Su Yiren led Lu Yang and the other four away.
"Wait, five people, exceptional combat strength... Could they be from Fangshan Island..." one of the invited cultivators suddenly realized something.
"Does Fellow Daoist know something?" an adjacent cultivator asked.
The invited cultivator made no attempt to hide anything; within a few days, word of what had happened on Fangshan Island would reach Penglai Island anyway.
"Before setting off, I heard that a rare treasure appeared on Fangshan Island. Twelve Soul Formation experts went to vie for it, only to be stopped by five mid Nascent Soul cultivators."
The commotion from the battle on Fangshan Island had been enormous. In particular, One Meng Into Ten Thousand Mengs had conjured a sky full of Meng Jingzhous, which was easily noticed.
"Five mid Nascent Soul cultivators stopped twelve Soul Formation experts?" that person cried out in disbelief. How was that possible? Fighting across cultivation realms was already defying the natural order; how could they have fought outnumbered on top of that?
The insider lowered his voice. "Far more than just stopping them—they captured them alive!"
"Captured alive?! Is that even possible?!"
"Of course it's possible! Word has it that when those five Nascent Soul cultivators fought, they used the Five Elements Battle Method of the Five Elements Sect. That is a closely guarded secret of the Five Elements Sect, which means they must be disciples of the Five Elements Sect—most likely direct disciples of the Sect Master or something of that caliber!"
"To think the disciples of the Five Elements Sect are so terrifying."
Chapter 817