"Good!" Emperor Xiao the Demon Roc nodded. As for Lu Xiaotian, he couldn't ask for more. The man wasn't afraid of him. Emperor Xiao had crossed hands with Lu Xiaotian and knew he might not be able to do anything to him. Even if they truly fought, it would most likely end without a clear victor.
Since that was the case, why waste the effort? They should find Yan Ji first. Stone Buddhas stood everywhere before them, and Lu Xiaotian went straight into the Stone Buddha Formation. Seeing him enter without hesitation, Emperor Xiao hesitated for a moment, then followed. So long as Lu Xiaotian stayed within sight, Emperor Xiao wasn't worried he could pull any tricks.
Even if Lu Xiaotian had the strength to hold him back, Emperor Xiao might not be able to kill him. Still, he had absolute confidence in his own speed and strength. His figure blurred, and he followed close behind.
The Stone Buddhas shifted incessantly around them. Lu Xiaotian raised a hand, and the immortal essence radiance released by the time crystal grains in his sea of consciousness spread from his palm, forming a huge sphere of light that enveloped both him and Emperor Xiao.
Emperor Xiao had already sensed the Stone Buddhas closing in and was ready to strike at any moment. But after the strangely wondrous radiance enveloped him, the Stone Buddhas—which had been about to move—came to a halt.
"Fellow Daoist, what kind of method is this? Its aura seems rather similar to that of the Stone Buddha Formation." Emperor Xiao's eyes flickered as he studied the immortal essence radiance from the time crystal grains. It seemed Lu Xiaotian had some inexplicable connection to the Esoteric Buddhist sect—or perhaps he possessed a treasured item related to it.
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