Xu Qing had heard about the swordsages from the Captain. They were one of the Five Greater Celestial Divisions of humans. Each of the seven counties had a Swordsage Palace, and all of the prefectures had a Swordsage Court.

However, Xu Qing had never seen any swordsages with his own eyes. Upon hearing the Captain’s exclamation, he looked more closely. Both figures flying through the sky had terrifying battle prowess and shocking fluctuations. Either of them could, with a single palm strike, kill Xu Qing without the shadow of a doubt, assuming he didn’t have Master Seventh’s defensive blessing.

“Two heavenly palaces...” Xu Qing murmured. As the two flew through the sky, it became evident that the devilish old man wanted to cross the Everlasting Immortal Profundity River and make his escape into the Supreme Arbiter Salvation Mountains. But then he looked down and saw the coalition ships on the river, and his eyes grew more ferocious.

Given how wounded he was, he needed to consume energy and blood to recover. Obviously, he didn’t care at all that the people on the ships were from the Eight Sect Coalition. Eyes radiating ferocity, he suddenly blurred,...