It was entirely foreseeable that the altered "Cihang Seclusion" quest carried an undercurrent of intense killing intent.
Master Zhenyan's appearance was definitely not the end. On the contrary, it was merely the beginning.
That was precisely why, after gaining the upper hand in battle, Ye Weiming had not tried to kill Master Zhenyan and take his Nine Syllable Mantra Seal.
After all, even an injured Master Zhenyan would likely require Ye Weiming to pay an incomparably grievous price if he wanted to forcefully kill him with his current strength. He might even have needed to use his Wolf Extinction move.
But who knew when even stronger opponents, such as Ning Daoqi and the Four Great Monks, might suddenly appear?
Therefore, Ye Weiming would rather give up the Nine Syllable Mantra Seal than take the risk of losing the bigger picture just to show off.
That was the real reason he had given up pursuing Master Zhenyan... one of them, at least.
It was also because such powerful enemies could appear at any moment that Ye Weiming abandoned his plan to save up his existing Cultivation Points for upgrading the Azure Dragon Divine Skill.
The crisis he faced this time was simply too great. Ye Weiming no longer dared to hold anything back or carefully hoard his Cultivation Points.
Although Ghost Valley Swordsmanship: Horizontal could not improve his base attributes, and reaching Max Level would merely give him another powerful means of attack.
Still, under the current circumstances, every bit of additional strength counted. Rather than looking forward to the future, it was more important to seize the present!
With that thought in mind, Ye Weiming raised Ghost Valley Swordsmanship: Horizontal, which had already reached Level 7 through Cross-Discipline Comprehension while he had been reading materials in Ci Hang Jing Zhai,