In less than half an hour after Elder Li and the other had left, three streaks of escaping light shot over from the distance. They hovered cross-legged near the site of the battle, revealing two mid-stage Ghost Lord cultivators and one early-stage Ghost Lord cultivator.
"Elder Gu, there are traces of a battle between cultivators of our level here, and they left not long ago. There's even an aura left behind by Elder Ding. I'd say Elder Ding led people here again to ambush fellow cultivators passing through." One of them wore an angry expression and spoke through gritted teeth.
"Hmph. As long as we didn't catch them red-handed, there's nothing we can do to Ding Hong. Let's drop the matter here." One of them gave a cold look, an expression of injustice surfacing in his eyes.
"Ding Hong has always been ruthless, and he plans every move before acting. He only targets Rogue Cultivators and has never touched cultivators from sects. After landing a single decisive strike, he immediately flees. If we want to catch him in the act, it'll be extraordinarily difficult." The other person looked troubled as he spoke.
"It's a pity Vice Gang Leader Pan is in secluded cultivation. Otherwise, he could restrain Ding Hong and the others somewhat..."
While the three stood at the battle site, fuming with indignation, Elder Li and the other man used their swift movement technique and finally flew out of the Black Tiger Gang's territory.
An hour later, Elder Li and the other man stopped halfway up a towering mountain peak. Six formation flags were arranged around them. With a flash of white light, a huge barrier appeared, then vanished into the emerald-green mountain forest in a single flicker.
"Hehe, this Qin saw the two of you in action for