Mao Wenhan was also startled, but his reaction was a beat slower than Seven-Leaf Master's, and his cultivation was not as profound. Thus, by the time he noticed something was wrong with Wei Tu, he had already been left far behind by Seven-Leaf Master.
Half a quarter-hour later.
He was only inches away from Wei Tu.
And the spiritual pressure emanating from Wei Tu had, astonishingly, reached the level of mid-stage Spirit Transformation.
Mao Wenhan's heart shook violently. He hurriedly circulated his cultivation art, raised a protective barrier of spiritual power, and brought out the spirit treasure in his hand to guard against Wei Tu's "sneak attack."
However, an unexpected sight left him dumbfounded.
Wei Tu actually went straight around him and continued toward the Bluestone Plankway ahead, paying him no more than a passing glance, treating him as though he were "nothing."
The sight left him both pleased and enraged.
Pleased because he did not have to face a troublesome figure like Wei Tu, need not fear injury, and had even temporarily preserved his life.
Enraged because he was, after all, a renowned Spirit Transformation Rogue Cultivator of the Great Yan Eastern Region, yet Wei Tu had not even deemed him worthy of notice and simply ignored him.
"Under the special ancient restriction here, if I launch a sneak attack now, whether it succeeds or fails, he will have no chance to retaliate..." Mao Wenhan's gaze deepened as he stared fixedly at Wei Tu's body, now only one or two steps away as Wei Tu passed him, close enough to touch.
His heart stirred.
Yet even after Wei Tu had completely moved away, Mao Wenhan remained where he was. His expression shifted for a long while, but he still did not dare make a move.
His instincts told him