"Hmph, how audacious. You actually dared strike a disciple of this palace."
Just as Qin Fengming suddenly unleashed the Nightmare technique and sent the female cultivator flying into the distance with a palm strike, an angry, delicate shout suddenly rang out from within the valley.
The person who gave that shout had clearly noticed them long ago, but only now had she spoken.
Qin Fengming stood where he was, his expression calm. He did not continue advancing against the female cultivator. Just now, he had activated the Nightmare Divine Ability, drawing out the terrifying intent within the Nightmare and causing that female cultivator—who was clearly not Mahayana—to lose her soul for an instant. The follow-up palm strike had merely been for show; he had not used any real force.
In truth, Qin Fengming had sensed it long ago. When their group arrived, the cultivators within the valley's restrictions had already known of their arrival. That female cultivator had merely come to test them.
They had managed to break through Li Shan and Kui Bei's obstruction, and Li Shan had even led them here. Naturally, this had given the person in charge here some idea of their strength. When facing outsiders, they would naturally deliver them a show of force and test them.
The Cen-named female cultivator had been the first, and the person now shouting angrily was probably another one.
Following the delicate shout, a slender figure suddenly appeared out of thin air. She waved her arm, and a surge of energy immediately enveloped the Cen-named female cultivator lying motionless on the ground.
"Greetings, Immortal Fairy Leng Yan. These four Fellow Daoists intend to join forces with my Sunset Soul realm to scheme against the Ming Heng Yan Beast. This Fellow Daoist Qin possesses a powerful sword technique capable of