In an inconspicuous mountain hollow, a middle-aged scholar with graying hair and beard lay atop a pile of weeds, lost in thought.
A dark bluish-green jade pendant floated in his hand. One side was carved with the character for "divine," while the other bore a twisted character that could not be identified at all.
"Eh!"
As though he had realized something, the middle-aged scholar immediately sat upright and glanced toward a figure appearing in the space above and to his left. Yet upon seeing the newcomer, his brows knitted tightly.
"Little friend, you truly are unfathomable. I never expected you to discover the mystery of the Spirit Awakening Jade's domain. As expected of someone from the outside world. But what a pity—you encountered a Spirit Awakening Jade with seven tokens. Your death is certain!" Before his words had faded, Du Qi Ming suddenly charged at the figure above him.
Ye Tian, who had been identifying the source of the voice, immediately noticed the surrounding scene beginning to flow faster. A powerful aura rapidly closed in on him.
Du Qi Ming stopped a hundred zhang away from Ye Tian, and the two simply gazed at each other across the air.
"You are Du Qi Ming?" Ye Tian studied Du Qi Ming's face thoughtfully. His scholar's attire sat strangely against that face. Ye Tian had never expected that among cultivators at such a realm, there would still be someone who kept such an ugly face. "What, you despise my appearance? You outsider truly seem to be nothing more than a commonplace fool who can only see the shallow surface." Du Qi Ming sneered, and his sinister smile caused the surrounding currents of air to whirl and intensify.
In an instant, the swirling air currents formed tornadoes.
Twelve tornadoes surrounded them in every