After leaving East Gate Valley, Aaron said nothing. Guiding his artifact, he casually picked a direction and sped away.
After flying some distance farther, he frowned and came to a stop in midair.
Then, with a flip of his palm, several 'Fire Feather Arrow Talismans' appeared in his hand, which he hurled toward a spot behind him.
Chirp! Chirp!
Countless Fire Feather Arrows let out cries like hawks and falcons as they exploded across an area behind him, like a localized bombardment.
Then, a cyan round shield appeared.
An unfamiliar late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator emerged from behind the shield, his gaze gloomy. "How did you discover me?"
Of course, through my powerful divine sense...
Aaron snickered inwardly, then looked at the man. "Why are you following me? No... how did you track me?"
"Huang San!"
The Qi Refinement cultivator sneered. "You hid in the Li Family for years, idling your days away, yet who would have thought you had concealed yourself so deeply... At the auction, you made bid after bid, spending nearly ten thousand spirit stones, didn't you?"
"So you were tempted by my wealth and followed me all this way... No, you know my name is Huang San... You're from the Li Family? How did you leave the valley? And how were you able to track me?"
Aaron's heart tightened. This tracking method truly made him itch to study it.
"They're merely a few scent-tracing insects. Nothing worth mentioning."
The cultivator with the unfamiliar face wiped a hand over his cheek. "Since you wish to die, this old man shall let you die with a clearer understanding..."
The next moment!
A terrifying surge of mana erupted from his body, directly breaking through the Qi Refinement level and entering the Foundation Establishment Realm!
Even his face began to change,