The dizziness was particularly intense this time, as though some force had followed his mental perception all the way back to hunt him down.
Yang Ling began to sway on his feet.
Zhao De noticed something was wrong and reached out to press a hand against Yang Ling's shoulder.
Only then did the waves of dizziness subside.
"Your sworn brother's primordial spirit is far stronger than that of an ordinary Upper Second Rank Human Immortal. Even I, your master, wouldn't dare claim to be much stronger than him."
"You probed his cultivation without permission, so naturally you suffered a backlash."
Zhao De spoke calmly.
Yang Ling had recovered, but a trace of lingering fear remained.
He had thought that even if he couldn't see Ji Tianming's attribute panel, he would at worst feel slightly dizzy for a while.
Instead, it had felt as though an invisible force of primordial spirit was pursuing him with a weapon.
It had nearly charged into the space between his brows.
"Don't go recklessly probing other people's cultivation in the future."
Ji Tianming appeared before Yang Ling in a flash and said solemnly:
"If you run into someone like me, who practices several internal energy arts specifically to temper the primordial spirit, you'll be punishing yourself with three cups before you even make a move."
"My primordial spirit is actually somewhat stronger than even an ordinary Land Immortal's!"
Understanding dawned on Yang Ling. He had almost forgotten that this man intended to attain immortality through his primordial spirit.
When the Second Rank Human Immortal from the Great Dream Dynasty had attacked, a single punch from his Divine Ape Spirit Body had reduced the attacker to a skeleton and sent him fleeing in disgrace.
*So in a sense, my sworn brother is already very close to