Zhen Jingshan had originally planned to watch Lu Xiaotian make a fool of himself. But the faint figure in the void merely raised a hand, and four water droplets of different colors rolled toward him. When the power of thunder contained in the jade-and-silk golden writ met the droplets, a pillar of lightning instantly materialized in the void and rained down, striking the vast ocean and raising a raging tempest.
Zhen Jingshan had come only to deliver an order and give Lu Xiaotian a suitable show of force. Since he couldn't embarrass Lu Xiaotian, he couldn't keep attacking. After all, he was only delivering an order, not coming to fight. Nor did he have a reason like Zhen Jingshan's earlier claim of inspecting abnormalities in the Immortal Realm. For one thing, he wasn't from the Turtle-Spirit Immortal Realm; for another, there was nothing unusual about Lu Xiaotian's cave abode. If he kept attacking, he wouldn't teach Lu Xiaotian a lesson, and he'd only break the laws of heaven.
"Deputy Pavilion Master Dongfang is truly formidable." Zhen Jingshan's eyes grew solemn. The jade-and-silk golden writ he had thrown wasn't easy to receive. The power of thunder it contained was enough to leave an ordinary Profound Immortal gravely wounded; even Zhen Jingshan himself wouldn't have been able to withstand it earlier. Yet Lu Xiaotian had caught it without revealing his true form or showing the slightest effort. Such strength was something Zhen Jingshan had never seen in any newly advanced Profound Immortal.
"I've heard Fellow Daoist Zhen is close to advancing to Heavenly Immortal, and is one of the strongest Profound Immortals in the Imperial-One Immortal Realm. Seeing you today, I find the reputation well deserved."
Lu Xiaotian looked at Zhen Jingshan with some surprise. Their brief clash had revealed only the