Li Yaxian was shaken to the core.
Qi Yuan had instantly killed Yang Kang, utterly beyond her expectations.
She had never imagined that Qi Yuan's strength would be this formidable.
Wasn't he a Nascent Divine cultivator?
Could it be that he had hidden his true strength?
At this moment, none of that mattered.
What mattered was that Qi Yuan had killed someone!
He had killed a Dao Seeking Palace steward within Dao Seeking Palace!
This was a heaven-shaking matter!
Even a Yin Spirit who came to Dao Seeking Palace would not dare kill someone so casually.
Li Yaxian's thoughts were a complete mess.
The woman in the yellow dress was equally stunned. What had happened before her eyes had completely exceeded her expectations.
"Run!" At this moment, Li Yaxian had only one thought in her heart: escape.
Even though she knew they might not be able to escape.
Yet the instant that thought arose, wave after wave of powerful auras erupted.
"Who dares cause trouble in Dao Seeking Palace!"
"You audacious madman! Killing someone in our Dao Seeking Palace, you have already embarked upon the road to death!"
In an instant, more than a dozen powerful auras swept over, surrounding Qi Yuan, Li Yaxian, and the others.
Every one of them was a Purple Mansion cultivator, their auras especially terrifying.
Surrounded by more than a dozen Purple Mansions, Li Yaxian's face turned deathly pale. For the first time in her life, death felt so close.
The woman in the yellow dress clenched her teeth, her face equally pale.
Qi Yuan, standing amid the crowd, remained calm. He said lightly, "I am a seeker of the Dao. I came here with sincere devotion, wishing to challenge the various Fellow Daoists of Dao Seeking Palace.
"If I win, I ask that you