That old guy had been killed?
Gu Qi was shocked. He looked around, yet failed to discover who had struck and slain that terrifyingly powerful old guy.
"I saved your life. Hand over the Fragment of Heavenly Dao in your possession as repayment for that life-saving grace. That is not too much to ask, is it?"
Accompanied by an unhurried voice, a man in jade robes and a tall crown walked out of the distant void.
He wore a gentle smile. Ignoring Po Xue and Gu Qi, he looked only at Su Yi.
"Zhao Baihou!"
Po Xue's expression changed drastically. "So it was you!"
In the Central Earth God Continent of ancient times, a Ten Thousand Daos Competition was held every thousand years. The greatest experts of the world's major Dao lineages would participate in a Great Dao Competition to determine their rankings.
Each Ten Thousand Daos Competition could be called the most closely watched grand event in the Central Earth God Continent.
Once the competition ended, the top hundred cultivators would be entered onto the Competition Dao List, their names spreading throughout the world.
Zhao Baihou had once, with cultivation at the Nine-Refinements Immortal level, entered the top hundred of the Competition Dao List eight times in succession.
His highest ranking had even placed him among the top thirty!
A peerless giant such as him would never have needed to worry about being unable to attain the Eternal Realm in the Central Earth God Continent of those days.
Po Xue had never expected that, after the passage of countless ages, someone like Zhao Baihou had survived as well!
"You know me?"
Zhao Baihou swept his gaze over Po Xue, then seemed to understand. "So you are from the Qing Cang Sword School. No wonder."
Po Xue cupped his fists