The disturbance caused the remaining jailers to draw their weapons. Who dared act so brazenly in such a place?

When they heard the words ‘King Qi’, though, they sheathed their blades again.

King Qi enjoyed tremendous prestige within the imperial court, and had always maintained a decent reputation. None of these jailers dared to offend him.

The golden-armored guards were extremely satisfied by the fear in the jailers’ eyes. With King Qi backing them, they could walk proudly wherever they went.

They arrived in front of Zu An, their demeanor so arrogant that their noses were pointing almost to the sky. “Are you Zu An?”

Zu An sized them up. He wasn’t interested in their appearances, but their auras. The leader was at the sixth rank, while the rest were at the fifth rank. Utilizing the style of formation combat that all Imperial Guards were familiar with, they could easily take down a seventh rank cultivator.

Besides, they were still within the imperial palace. No one had ever refused the summons brought by an Imperial...