Delaying (Thanks to Zhong Ziyu)

With pursuers on his heels, Xu Yi didn't even need to look back. Just from the astonishing heat in the air, he knew two Peak Liquid Condensation experts were coming.

Back in Dayue, though he too had been at the peak of Liquid Condensation, men like these had been no more than weeds in his eyes. He'd never needed to worry about them.

But times had changed. He had no defensive treasures, no Killing Intent, and precious few effective ways to kill his enemies.

His reputation? Who here had ever heard of him?

Killing the two pursuers and the gold-robed middle-aged man wouldn't be difficult for Xu Yi.

The problem was that it would cost too much. He might have to use the Soul-Summoning Banner, and with his soul so weak, that was the last thing he wanted.

If he used it and damaged his soul further, the consequences were simply too terrible to contemplate.

Worse, the situation was clearly a coordinated ambush. That damned Xiqin Sect had been besieged by a host of powerful foes.

This was only one corner of the battlefield. If he killed the enemies before him only to be surrounded next, how could he maneuver?

Xu Yi's face was as calm as a still lake, but anxiety burned within him. Thoughts raced through his mind, and he shouted, "You're after that thing of Liu Shigu's, aren't you? I've already hidden it somewhere else. If you're willing to let me live, I don't mind telling you where it is. But if you push me too far, I'll scatter my own soul and leave you with nothing!"

With no other choice, no matter how he turned it over, he could only buy time.

Ordinarily, such a threat would be useless between cultivators.

But Xu Yi knew about