"The City Lord's Mansion has truly come out in full force this time, sparing no expense." Yang Lingtian mused inwardly.
He could sense that at least a dozen Saint God Realm experts were lying in ambush throughout this area, among them no shortage of figures with profound auras.
There were also countless Heavenly God Realm and Human God Realm cultivators.
They were spread across the area like a spiderweb, sealing off every possible avenue of retreat.
"What a grand display. It seems they're determined to wipe out the Five Great Families."
"I need to gather some deeper information. I have to find someone who's alone."
Yang Lingtian's eyes flickered as his thoughts raced. Not long afterward, his footsteps came to a slight halt.
Within the range of his divine sense, a lone Heavenly God Realm cultivator—
was sneaking away from a hidden corner, apparently on his way to deliver some message.
He was a cultivator from the City Lord's Mansion, dressed in standardized armor.
"It's you." A cold glint flashed through Yang Lingtian's eyes.
His figure followed silently, like a ghost.
That Heavenly God cultivator was no weakling. He had already reached the Late Heavenly God stage, and his vigilance was remarkably high. Every so often, he would turn his head to investigate.
However, the person he was facing was Yang Lingtian—
an existence whose combat power rivaled the Late Saint God Realm, and who was even more skilled in concealment and assassination.
No matter how vigilant he was, he could not detect the deathly aura following him like his shadow.
They passed through a stretch of jumbled rocks and entered a dark, secluded forest.
The Heavenly God cultivator seemed to relax his vigilance slightly, and his pace slowed as well.
Just then, a streak of ghostly light suddenly erupted