First Battle in the Mountain Range

Qin Fengming sprinted across the cooling lava. But a sudden, ominous premonition rose in his heart.

The premonition came with extreme suddenness. Startled, Qin Fengming immediately halted and carefully surveyed his surroundings. His experience in combat was exceedingly rich; even compared with those late Core Formation cultivators, he was in no way inferior.

Such a sudden omen absolutely could not have appeared without reason.

Standing where he was, Qin Fengming concealed himself within three Five Elements barriers. He also clutched a handful of talismans in his hand, his eyes sweeping brightly across the surroundings. He did not move in the slightest.

The thin, frail old man hiding seventy or eighty zhang ahead of Qin Fengming was slightly astonished when he saw the young cultivator suddenly stop.

Could I have been discovered?

The old man refused to believe that his Qi Concealment Art could be seen through by a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator. Yet the young cultivator had actually stopped moving, leaving him utterly perplexed. Still, the thin old man had no intention of revealing himself.

If he could ambush and kill his opponent, he naturally would not waste any effort.

Qin Fengming stood where he was and carefully searched the area, but he saw nothing unusual. After thinking for a moment, he did not continue along his original route. Instead, he turned and sprinted diagonally away.

When the thin old man suddenly saw the young cultivator change direction and stop following his original path, he was startled as well. It seemed that ambushing the young cultivator would now be difficult. Without the slightest hesitation, the thin old man shot into the air and moved to intercept Qin Fengming from ahead.

The two were only seventy or eighty zhang apart to begin with. Although Qin Fengming had changed direction, the two