Lu Yunli, Hu Xiaofeng, and the others could imagine it, and Yun Chongyi and Xin Hong naturally shared the same concerns. They were worried that Lu Xiaotian would be outnumbered, but also feared that if his powers truly were astonishing, he might make the situation impossible to salvage.
"You're the Grand Elder Dongfang of the Cloudglow Immortal Sect?" Lin Xingshan recovered his senses. A flicker of wariness toward Lu Xiaotian crossed his eyes and vanished. But seeing that Lu Xiaotian hadn't simply recalled the Void-Nirvana Ants and Little Fire Crow before turning to flee, he felt somewhat reassured. Lu Xiaotian had arrived with astonishing speed, catching him off guard, and Lin Xingshan regarded him with unprecedented seriousness. Even so, he didn't believe Lu Xiaotian could match him head-on. That confidence came from being a True Immortal of an Immortal Realm, facing ordinary True Immortals and rogue immortals beyond Heaven's authority—a confidence built over countless years by the Heavenly Court and its established ranks of immortals.
Even if this fellow had impressive abilities, could he really stand against all three of them at once?
"I've killed True Immortal-level werewolves before. Though I'm not officially ranked among the immortals, I've still indirectly done the Heavenly Court a few favors. I never expected you to be so shameless as to come steal my spirit pets and injure my people. Since you're True Immortals of the Heavenly Court, I won't take your lives today. But whatever injuries my people suffered, you'll repay twice over. I doubt anyone would dare complain."
Lu Xiaotian stood with his hands at his sides, then simply reached out and pressed down toward Lin Xingshan. The Ancestor Buddha Ancient Seal, already beginning its nirvana transformation into a Formless Buddha Seal, turned into an enormous swastika and descended over Lin Xingshan's