Lu Xiao hurriedly cast his gaze over, and when he saw a wave of figures led by a tall woman coming toward them, his face paled abruptly, and he couldn't stop shaking. 

The other Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples beside him all bowed their heads like ostriches. 

Zhou Yuan was a little surprised to see the woman called Qin Lian have such an imposing manner and power to scare the Heavenly Spirit Sect disciples to such a state.

“Who is Qin Lian?” he asked Yi Qiushui.

Yi Qiushui covered her mouth and whispered, “An influential figure well-known throughout the entire Tianyuan Region. She is ranked sixth on the Heavenly Sun List, and once led the Tianyuan Region to win fifth place in the nine regions tournament, the best result in almost one hundred years except for yours.”

A look of surprise crossed Zhou Yuan's face. He was aware of the nine regions tournament’s difficulty. Ever since the Tianyuan Region was...