He immediately transformed into a streak of golden light, leaving Yanxia Peak in a sorry state, his heart full of anger and unwillingness to accept defeat.
He had arrived with overwhelming momentum, but left with his tail between his legs.
The Holy Son Li Ao had truly suffered a crushing defeat today.
Watching Li Ao's enraged silhouette disappear into the distance, the surrounding disciples who had been watching the spectacle—
All of them stood dumbfounded, unable to utter a word for a long while.
They had never imagined that things would develop to this point.
The Saintess had actually driven the Holy Son away for the sake of an outsider Rogue Cultivator.
It was simply beyond belief.
For a time, everyone looked at Yang Lingtian with complicated emotions.
There was envy, jealousy, curiosity, and, more than anything, deep apprehension.
Just who was this Rogue Cultivator named Yang Tianling?
How could he make the Saintess regard him with such favor, even to the point of falling out with the Holy Son?
At that moment, Yang Lingtian still wore that respectful and innocent expression.
He looked as though he was extremely surprised and frightened by everything that had happened before him.
But his heart was as calm as still water, with even a faint trace of amusement.
This Liu Ruyan truly had not disappointed him.
The more forcefully she acted, the more she would intensify the conflict between herself and Li Ao.
And that was precisely what he was happy to see.
He needed an opportunity—an opportunity that would allow him to openly intervene in the internal disputes of the Xuanba Sword Sect.
And Liu Ruyan and Li Ao were undoubtedly the best pawns for him to use.
Only after Li Ao and the others had completely vanished into the horizon did