The Heaven-ranked member from The Inn had also been protected by someone, and since The Inn had more people, another Earth-ranked attendant charged over, aiming to kill Ceremony Prelude.0

Naturally, Qi Xuansu could not allow that to happen. He stepped forward to confront the attacker.0

The two swiftly closed the distance. Qi Xuansu formed a sword gesture with his left hand’s index and middle fingers and thrust toward the Earth-ranked attendant’s face, but the latter reached out and grabbed Qi Xuansu’s wrist.0

Almost at the same time, Flying White Shadow at Qi Xuansu’s waist was drawn just a third of the way when it was forcibly pushed back into its sheath by the Earth-ranked attendant.0

Then, within mere centimeters, the Earth-ranked attendant struck toward Qi Xuansu’s lower abdomen with a simple forward palm strike. Qi Xuansu was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, but he halted his momentum midair and landed lightly on the ground.0

Qi Xuansu only suffered a minor setback. His innate qi was slightly...0