"Daoist friend Li, be careful. This man is known as Black Evil Old Ghost, a notorious demonic cultivator in the Cultivation World. More than ten years ago, he committed a major crime somewhere and was personally hunted down by Zhengyang Daoist Child, 83rd on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, yet he still managed to escape!"
The youth leading Medicine King Valley, supported by Zhiyan, stepped forward two paces and whispered into Zhang Qingyuan's ear.
His gaze warily fixed on Black Evil Old Ghost in the distance.
Zhang Qingyuan gave a slight nod, his expression unchanged.
"There should be a first come, first served order to all things. Isn't it rather improper for you to interfere like this?"
Black Evil Old Ghost stood atop a tree branch, looking down at Zhang Qingyuan as he spoke languidly.
At the same time, within his mind, he frantically searched through every face he knew.
Before long, he had confirmed that the person before him was neither anyone on Yuzhou's Wind and Cloud Ranking nor any notable figure. He was likely some fellow who had cultivated in seclusion in some backwater until reaching the True Essence Ninth Layer, then been drawn here by the upheaval in the Yuantian Realm.
Such secluded cultivators were mostly proud and thought highly of themselves.
They believed their strength to be formidable, but having done nothing but cultivate in seclusion, they generally lacked combat experience and fighting methods. They were therefore much weaker than ordinary cultivators of the same rank.
With that, Black Evil Old Ghost felt considerably more at ease.
"After all, these people are fellow sect members of my friend. Li cannot simply stand idly by. I have no wish to fight and kill to the death either, so Senior, you should withdraw first."
Zhang Qingyuan spoke blandly.