Besieging Xuanqing

Seeing that the other eight Grand Unity Golden Immortals were tempted, that being spoke again.

Just now, they had watched Di Jun and Tai Yi allow Xuanqing, a mere Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal, to obtain that Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

They had nearly ground their back teeth to dust.

Why should Xuanqing, a mere Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal, obtain that Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?

If Di Jun and Tai Yi, those two peak Grand Unity Golden Immortals, had obtained that spiritual treasure, they would not have dared entertain such thoughts.

But it just so happened that Xuanqing, a being who appeared to possess only Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, had obtained the spiritual treasure.

They felt utterly indignant.

And now, crooked thoughts had begun to stir within them.

Urged on by that being, the other eight Grand Unity Golden Immortals readily agreed to his proposal.

They might not be able to defeat the Di Jun and Tai Yi brothers, but could they not defeat a mere Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal like Xuanqing?

The nine mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals joining forces would force even the Di Jun and Tai Yi brothers to avoid their edge for the time being.

As for why they had not dared join forces against the Di Jun and Tai Yi brothers earlier—

Well, they had diarrhea and caught colds just then.

After the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals finished discussing their plan, they swiftly flew in the direction Xuanqing had departed.

"Big Brother, since you went so far as to win over Xuanqing, why did you allow those nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals to pursue and kill him?

"If Xuanqing dies at the hands of those nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals working together, wouldn't all your goodwill and efforts to recruit him be wasted?"

High in the void, Di Jun and Tai Yi had not left. Instead, they concealed themselves in the void and watched the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals deliberate.

Only after those nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals set off in pursuit of Xuanqing did Tai Yi speak.

"Second Brother, you must have sensed that intense feeling of danger from Xuanqing as well.

"An Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal was actually able to make us brothers feel threatened, yet what he mastered was the Law of Speed.

"The Law of Speed is not powerful enough to make us brothers feel threatened.

"Even if his speed is extraordinary and he can escape with his life from the hands of us two brothers, he absolutely cannot threaten us.

"He must possess some great secret, and those nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals are the best choice to test him for us.

"Even if Xuanqing cannot defeat those nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals, with the Law of Speed and that Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—

"he should have no problem protecting himself against them."

Di Jun spoke with an expression of complete control.

"An excellent scheme, Big Brother. This way, we can test Xuanqing and appear at the crucial moment, making him deeply grateful to us.

"It truly kills two birds with one stone.

"We should hurry and catch up to take a look."

Immediately afterward, Di Jun and Tai Yi used the Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow Technique to pursue Xuanqing and the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

"Heh, some little rats have actually caught up. How interesting.

"Are you putting on a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole waits behind?

"Unfortunately, I am not the cicada, and you are neither mantises nor orioles!"

At the forefront of the three groups, Xuanqing did not immediately activate the Exiled Immortal Wing and leave.

Instead, he traveled using his own speed.

The Exiled Immortal Wing still needed to be refined before it could be activated.

Thus, Xuanqing's speed did not increase. It instead slowed down.

That was because he had to travel while simultaneously dividing part of his mental power to refine the Exiled Immortal Wing.

As a result, his speed decreased rather than increased.

Xuanqing's Primordial Spirit clearly sensed the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals pursuing him from behind, as well as the Di Jun and Tai Yi brothers secretly pursuing even farther behind.

This was the strength of his Primordial Spirit. It had been formed from a fragment of Taiqing's Hunyuan Golden Immortal Primordial Spirit.

The range and capability of his Primordial Spirit's perception far surpassed those of ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Even though the Di Jun and Tai Yi brothers were peak Grand Unity Golden Immortals and had used a concealment technique, they had nowhere to hide from his Primordial Spirit's perception.

Xuanqing simply stopped and waited for the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

He did not enjoy being followed around by nine little rats.

Xuanqing waited where he stood. Soon, nine streaks of light caught up and surrounded him completely.

"What an arrogant move, actually stopping to wait for his enemies."

Seeing Xuanqing's actions, both Di Jun and Tai Yi were somewhat astonished.

They had thought Xuanqing would use a hit-and-run strategy to defeat them one by one.

They had not expected him to directly fight one against nine.

Even Di Jun and Tai Yi, either one of the Golden Crows—

would not dare claim they could definitely win against nine mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals joining forces!

Yet the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals interpreted Xuanqing's actions differently.

"What, not running anymore?

"Have you realized there is no hope of escape and decided to surrender?

"Hand over that Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and all the treasures on your person, and I will leave you an intact corpse!"

The leading Grand Unity Golden Immortal arrogantly waved the Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hand.

What the nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals understood was that Xuanqing feared the nine of them, which was why he had stopped to surrender.

"You will pay the price for your arrogance."

Xuanqing spoke expressionlessly.

If he did not show them a little of what he could do, these fellows would truly think he was weak.

Did they not stop to think that even Di Jun and Tai Yi, the two peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal brothers, wanted to befriend him?

Could it be because they thought he was weak?

Their minds had truly been clouded by profit.

"Hahaha, everyone, did you hear that?

"A mere Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal wants me to pay some price?

"This is the funniest joke I have heard since my birth."

The nine Grand Unity Golden Immortals immediately burst into laughter.

But in the next instant, their laughter abruptly ceased.

Xuanqing's figure suddenly appeared before the speaking Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

"What?!"

"When did that happen?!"

That Grand Unity Golden Immortal had not sensed Xuanqing move at all. It was as though Xuanqing had always been standing before him.

"Is it funny?"

Xuanqing casually reached out and seized the other's head in his hand.

"Cough! Cough!"

That Grand Unity Golden Immortal watched helplessly as Xuanqing's hand reached for his head.

It was such an ordinary grab, yet he discovered that he had no ability to resist at all.

His strength and thoughts seemed to have been completely sealed by Xuanqing's utterly unremarkable grabbing motion.

From the others' perspective, he appeared to have gone rigid.

He did not resist Xuanqing at all, merely standing there and allowing Xuanqing to seize his head.

The remaining eight Grand Unity Golden Immortals looked toward Xuanqing in horror.

They simply could not understand how Xuanqing had acted, nor how he had made their ally obediently allow himself to be captured.

"Big Brother, did you see what happened?

"That Grand Unity Golden Immortal had no power to resist and was captured by Xuanqing's seemingly ordinary move."

Behind them, Di Jun and Tai Yi likewise watched Xuanqing's attack in astonishment.

Even Tai Yi had failed to discover what kind of power Xuanqing had used.

In other words, if he faced Xuanqing himself, he might also fall victim to it.

This was utterly beyond his expectations.

Di Jun said nothing. He merely stared intently at Xuanqing's position.

He had kept his gaze fixed on Xuanqing the entire time, yet even so, he had only sensed Xuanqing mobilize a strange power.

In an instant, it suppressed that Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

As for what power Xuanqing had actually used, Di Jun truly could not figure it out.