Night had fallen.
In the distance, Eternal City glittered with brilliant lights.
This stretch of mountain wilderness was exceptionally desolate and cold.
Sun Rang watched Su Yi walk into Yunmeng Marsh and vanish. After a long silence, he slowly took a flask of wine from his sleeve.
The wine had been gifted by Su Yi. If they had fought to the death earlier, this flask would either have been used for celebration or become an offering to the dead.
But now, it was of no use.
Yet after thinking it over, Sun Rang ultimately did not drink it.
"If that fellow can survive until the Heaven Sealing Stage appears, perhaps this flask will come in handy."
Sun Rang turned and left.
Half an hour later.
As he walked, he said, "Stop hiding. Come out!"
The surroundings remained silent. No one answered.
Sun Rang sneered and flicked his sleeve.
Sword Qi roared, shaking heaven and earth.
Under the night sky far away, several figures staggered into view. They were the Goatee Daoist, the Green-Clothed Beauty, Ji Kun, and the purple-robed Bearded Middle-Aged Man.
All four looked somewhat embarrassed, yet their faces also carried the joy of a burden lifted.
"You won?"
The Bearded Goat Daoist stroked his beard and laughed. "I knew it. Once you, Sun Rang, took action, there was no chance of failure!"
Sun Rang said expressionlessly, "Won my ass! We never even fought. How does that count as winning?"
What?
The four were dumbfounded and utterly confused. They had not fought?
Sun Rang sighed. "From the moment he expounded the taboo of the Way of Life, there was no need for this battle."
Recalling what had happened earlier, everyone's expressions changed.
At the time, even with their cultivation, they could not withstand the power produced when Su Yi