A cold, chilling laugh rang out. "Heh heh! Profound Stones may be good, but you still need a life to spend them!"
Lei Jiu emerged from the front of the alley, blocking Ning Xiaochuan and Situ Jing's path.
A dazzlingly multicolored bee flew above his head, buzzing as it flew toward Ning Xiaochuan and landed on the gray-blue wall.
Ning Xiaochuan and Situ Jing were both slightly surprised. They looked toward the rear of the alley and saw Sky Thunder Pavilion's steward, Lei Rong, leading a group of ferocious-looking martial artists to block their retreat.
Lei Rong took out a fist-sized Crystal Ball from his sleeve.
After he infused Essence Qi into the Crystal Ball, it immediately burst with white radiance, and over a thousand light patterns flew out.
In an instant, the entire alley fell silent.
The surrounding space turned a hazy gray, as though it had been cut off from all of Sky Stone City and transformed into an independent Small World.
Situ Jing stared at the Crystal Ball in Lei Rong's hand, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Sumeru Crystal Stone."
Lei Rong revealed a smug smile. His aged face carried a teasing grin as he said, "Young Master Situ has good eyesight. It is indeed a Sumeru Crystal Stone. This patch of space has been wrapped in Sumeru light. Even if you grew wings today, you would not be able to fly away."
When Lei Jiu saw Ning Xiaochuan and Situ Jing, surprise also appeared on his face. Smiling, he said, "I never expected those two dark-faced brutes to be you two. Back in the Great Wasteland, I thought it a pity that I hadn't dealt with you. Who would have thought you would deliver yourselves right to my door? Situ Jing, your luck is truly dreadful! You