He stole a glance toward the cliff's edge, at the Stone Man tightly bound in branches and vines.
His voice was full of regret. "Don't ask. This isn't something you're strong enough to investigate yet."
With that, as though afraid the young man would press him for details, he signaled for the dozen or so figures who had arrived earlier to follow, then shot straight into the air.
The instant the group vanished from Tiannan Continent,
A terrifying aura slowly spread across the Teleportation Platform within Tianyan Sect's array.
Even Luo Yi, who had already broken through to the Combining Dao Realm, instinctively took a step back.
The Stone Man, its entire body bound tight in vines, opened its eyes. Even its pupils looked like stone beads carved with a knife.
Click, click!
It rose stiffly with difficulty and walked toward them one step at a time.
A hoarse, grating voice came from its mouth, with a wooden flatness to it.
"I am Tianyan Sect's Senior Direct Disciple, lost in the outside world long ago. I want to go home."
Everyone exchanged glances. Surprise showed even on Luo Yi's face.
He had spotted the vine-wrapped Stone Man the moment he arrived.
What he had not expected was that the figure was a Personal Disciple of Tianyan Sect, or that it possessed such terrifying strength.
It seems the world beyond Tiannan Continent is far more frightening than I imagined.
And if he's a Personal Disciple of Tianyan Sect, he must have lived at least a hundred thousand years, perhaps longer.
Luo Yi knew without thinking what it took for a human to live that long.
The man had to be at least a Combining Dao Realm cultivator, perhaps even a Great Vehicle cultivator.
Otherwise, even if he had sealed every trace