The Assassination

Someone seemed to be watching her from behind just now.

As a Qi Sea Realm cultivator, He Qingling's perceptive abilities were no different from those of a Lower Three Realms cultivator.

Only upon reaching the Spirit Realm did a cultivator's Spiritual Sense improve dramatically.

At that point, their understanding and perception of the entire world would reach a whole new level.

As things stood, He Qingling merely had far better reflexes, eyesight, and hearing than a Lower Three Realms cultivator.

As for why she had suddenly felt that someone was watching her from behind...

She had no idea.

Perhaps it had simply been a sudden illusion.

But He Qingling didn't give the "illusion" another thought. After all, she was now a late-stage Qi Sea Realm cultivator.

Around the Yun Ci Dynasty, apart from the Xuansheng Sect, there were no cultivation sects worth mentioning.

The leaders of the three cultivation sects within the borders of the Yun Ci Dynasty were all Qi Sea Realm cultivators.

The horse-and-carriage station outside Yun Jing was an estate belonging to one of those three sects.

Given He Qingling's current cultivation and status, the leaders of those three sects would indeed have to address her respectfully as "Elder He" if they met her.

In other words, He Qingling could practically do as she pleased throughout the Yun Ci Dynasty.

Even if someone really was watching her, so what?

That was the innocence and arrogance of a young prodigy who had made a name for herself early and was utterly confident in her own strength.

Three li.

That was the distance between Yun Jing and the horse-and-carriage station outside the city.

If she flew through the air, He Qingling, as a Qi Sea Realm cultivator, would need only a dozen or so breaths to cover three li.