It had all happened in the span of sparks flying from flint. Most of those present had not even seen clearly what had happened before they discovered that True Person Ziqing, whose head had been about to hit the ground, had already returned to Li Qing's side.
"Ancestor, you have been frightened!" Li Qing supported Ancestor Ziqing, then cleanly severed the Spirit Gold Chains around him.
Yet Ancestor Ziqing showed no joy whatsoever. His face remained filled with anxiety:
"You brat, my cultivation has temporarily been restricted by Spirit Sealing Powder. I cannot use any magic power and am nothing more than a cripple now."
"Even if you risk your life to save me, I cannot help you with anything!"
"Your speed is fast enough. Leave while you still can. Preserve this useful body, then return for revenge after you have found enough companions in the future, or reached the Nascent Soul Realm."
"Go, hurry and go!"
Ancestor Ziqing's tone was exceedingly anxious. More than anyone else, he understood that the present Shangqing Sect was a hundred times more dangerous than a dragon's pool or tiger's den!
Once the sect's Core Formation Ancestors took their positions at the Formation Eyes and formally assumed control of the great formation protecting the sect, Li Qing would never escape, no matter how capable he was.
But just as Ancestor Ziqing's words fell, a cold and beautiful woman in red suddenly appeared at a seaside location north of Shangqing Sect's mountain gate!
She was slender and tall, yet a trace of icy killing intent lay within that peerless face of hers.
Her aura was powerful, extremely powerful!
It far surpassed that of every cultivator present. Even Li Qing, who had already come quite close to Late Core Formation, could not compare to her.
She