In the square, the rogue cultivator clung desperately to the iron chain, refusing to let go.
"Let go! My brothers paid for this with their lives!" the rogue cultivator screamed hysterically, his eyes bloodshot.
"You court death!" Killing intent flashed in the Fleshy Elder's eyes. He raised his palm, gathered violent spiritual power within it, and struck straight at the rogue cultivator's crown.
If that blow landed, the rogue cultivator would certainly die.
At that moment, when his life hung by a thread—
A dull thud rang out.
The Fleshy Elder suddenly flew backward, crashing through more than a dozen stalls before slamming into a White Jade Pillar, blood spraying from his mouth.
The entire square fell silent.
Everyone turned toward the stone chamber.
Zhou Xuan walked slowly out of the stone chamber.
He released no pressure and used no spiritual power, yet with every step, the air in the square grew heavier.
The crowd automatically parted to form a broad passage.
Zhou Xuan approached the exchange counter, glanced at the rogue cultivator on the ground, then looked at the Fleshy Elder struggling to get up.
"Fellow... Fellow Daoist Zhou." The Fleshy Elder recognized Zhou Xuan. His face went deathly pale, but he forced himself to speak. "This brat stole our Taichu Immortal Vein's prey. I was teaching him a lesson."
"Stole your prey?" Zhou Xuan asked.
"Yes! We wounded this demon beast first!" The Fleshy Elder stubbornly refused to admit the truth.
Zhou Xuan ignored him and walked straight to the remains of the demon beast that had reached the half-step Longevity Realm.
He raised his right hand and instantly activated the Supreme One Divine Eye.
Dark-gold light swirled within his pupils.
The lingering traces of aura on the demon beast's remains were rapidly stripped away, magnified, and projected