The chaos on Kirin Dragon Mountain gradually subsided. As Li Yuze and Dong Yu swiftly departed, the scene slowly fell silent.
Without the Dragon Vein Crystal Fruit—the root of the turmoil—the cultivators naturally could no longer fight over it, and the conflict of life-and-death struggle vanished as well.
However, Su Jie stood atop the head of the Thousand-Hand Centipede. Just as he was preparing to leave, he saw Wei Lanchen and Liu Cheng, the two men he had met once before, standing ahead.
"Sir, please wait. We're willing to pay to redeem this Dragon Vein Crystal Fruit. Name your price."
Wei Lanchen spoke with feigned ease, while Liu Cheng beside him looked guarded and extremely tense.
"You want to buy it? Once something enters my pocket, there's no reason for me to take it back out."
Su Jie could not even be bothered to answer Wei Lanchen. He patted the Thousand-Hand Centipede's head and flew toward the horizon.
Wei Lanchen's face darkened. Unable to hold back, he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you really going to oppose our imperial family? Our Great Wei imperial family—"
Before Wei Lanchen could finish, Su Jie suddenly turned around and raised his brows. "Are you threatening me?"
This is bad!
Liu Cheng's heart pounded wildly, and an ominous premonition arose within him.
Wei Lanchen's expression also tightened. Then he heard Su Jie give a cold laugh. "You don't dare threaten Dong Yu and Li Yuze, yet you dare threaten me? What, do you think I'm easier to bully? You want to force me into buying and selling?"
Seeing Wei Lanchen actually come before him and bluster shamelessly, Su Jie turned the Thousand-Hand Centipede around and sent it flying toward Wei Lanchen.
The terrifying might of a High-grade Eight-Refinement Gu Worm rampaged like a