The thought came from nowhere, yet carried an irresistible sense of "reasonableness," as if it had always been Jiang Tian's own idea, merely obscured by his anger until now.
Jiang Tian's gaze grew briefly unfocused.
At that moment, deep between his brows, the Peerless Sword Pellet trembled faintly, sounding a low, resonant ring like a sword-song echoing from distant mountains.
Then, a glimmer of insight suddenly flashed in the depths of his eyes!
The daze in Jiang Tian's gaze vanished, replaced by clarity and icy severity.
"Hmph!"
Sikong Xuanyin grunted, unconcealed surprise flashing in her eyes.
The Seven Emotions Gu she had refined could stir and manipulate other people's emotions. Once a Qi Gathering cultivator in the early stage refined such a Gu, they could easily sway the thoughts of cultivators in the late stage.
Now that she was in the late stage, she could affect any fellow Qi Gathering disciple of the Beast Taming Sect for at least a single breath.
In a fight between Qi Gathering cultivators, a moment's distraction was enough to decide life or death.
Yet the man before her had recovered in the blink of an eye?!
"Clang! Clang—!!"
Several sword rings burst out at once!
The other nine Sword Pellets shot out together, each coated in icy-blue Qi, their cold light piercing.
The Sword Pellets spun rapidly in midair, each splitting into three. In an instant, they formed a silver-blue curtain of swords that hovered around Jiang Tian, all their blades aimed at Sikong Xuanyin, their killing intent chilling.
"Impressive."
There was curiosity in Jiang Tian's voice, but cold light flashed in his eyes as he slowly said, "You actually made me entertain a thought I shouldn't have. Was it that scruffy gray bird? Probably not. Then what was it?"
"Sorry for the trouble."