Cui Zhenlie stood rooted to the spot.
The instant he realized Yin Ji's Effect Before Cause technique had locked onto him, he knew he was certain to die.
Yet the "effect" already destined to occur did not arrive as expected.
Nothing happened, as though the deathly intent that had just swept through his entire body had been nothing more than an illusion.
Then the young man in plain white Daoist robes stood in front of him.
...Chen Yan?
Several years ago, Chen Yan had infiltrated Edgeless City alone and used his Innate Sword Intent to persuade him and Jiang Yuancen to join the Northern Border Immortal Alliance.
Back then, he had been merely a Dao Integration Realm cultivator, below the immortal ranks.
But now, the vast immortal qi and boundless Dao Rhyme radiating from that figure above the sea of clouds left no doubt: at this very moment, he was a Void Return Realm True Lord.
He blocked Yin Ji's Effect Before Cause technique for me?
As a fellow Void Return Realm cultivator, Cui Zhenlie had some understanding of karma, even if the Dao of Karma was not his forte.
The instant Yin Ji activated his secret technique, Cui Zhenlie had understood everything.
The fact that the young man in plain white robes before him could block even a technique like Effect Before Cause could mean only one thing.
Chen Yan's understanding of karma was no less profound than the Heaven Stabilizer Devil Lord's.
Jiang Yuancen's expression darkened slightly. As he looked at Chen Yan standing before Cui Zhenlie, his expression was difficult to read.
Over the years, he and Cui Zhenlie had maneuvered among the pro-war Void Return Realm experts of the Northern Border Immortal Alliance, almost falling out with them entirely, all to buy Chen Yan enough time