The treasure ship slowly descended, then landed before the eastern gate of Ziluo City.

The middle-aged man was the first to disembark.

When he saw the stone Xiezhi and Bi’an guarding the gates, he exclaimed, “The Cui Family lives up to its reputation as an ancient clan of extraordinary foundations. Both statues have an air of divinity!

The experts following him smiled and agreed. All of them looked reverent.

“Fellow Daoist Ran, this is our first time in Ziluo City. I’ll have to trouble you to lead the way,” the purple-robed middle-aged man said to one of his companions, a man in dark robes carrying a jade flute.

This was none other than the Netherworld Sky Sect’s Ran Tianfeng. The Imperial-level body refiner Su Yi had once defeated!

“Your Excellency, you needn’t be so polite. That was my duty to begin with,” said Ran Tianfeng solemnly.

He then walked up to the city gates. A group of Cui Family guards was stationed there.

The leader of the guards was a valiant-looking man in heavy armor.

Ran Tianfeng inclined his head and explained their intentions. “Friend, might I trouble you to send a message to your leader? Tell him that Ran Tianfeng of the...