Lin Baichuan did not waste words. He glanced at Heavenly Venerable Tianshu, then shifted his gaze farther back, sweeping it over the group of Great Dao Venerables behind him one by one.
Then he looked in the other directions.
There were eleven groups in total this time. Because of his earlier clash with Heavenly Venerable Tianshu, the others had already noticed what was happening here.
They had even locked onto the Divine Crystal Mine Vein and were rushing over, though they were not as fast as Heavenly Venerable Tianshu and the others.
Lin Baichuan activated the Insight Eye and examined everyone one by one.
He gained a clear grasp of all their information.
Yet he did not rush to make a move, nor did he pay any attention to Heavenly Venerable Tianshu's mockery.
He merely stood where he was. His goal was to stall for time, so if he could drag things out without fighting, that was precisely what he wanted.
"Lin Baichuan, I'll give you one chance. Open the formation at once, then leave the Divine Crystal Mine Vein. I can let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless..."
At that moment, Heavenly Venerable Tianshu spoke again.
His gaze was like a blade as he stared fixedly at Lin Baichuan, his eyes seeming capable of killing.
Lin Baichuan chuckled, paying no heed to those threatening words. If it had only been Heavenly Venerable Tianshu, he would have acted long ago.
The reason he had reservations was that there were still ten Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouses watching like tigers stalking their prey.
"Bastard! You dare ignore me? You're courting death..."
Lin Baichuan did not answer. In Heavenly Venerable Tianshu's eyes, such an attitude was absolute disregard, naturally stirring his displeasure.
In an instant, killing intent surfaced in Heavenly