Deep in the shadowy forest, Ying Wuji lay hidden against the trunk of a great tree. He activated a Secret Technique, concealing his body and suppressing his aura.
Naturally, he had heard of Lu Yiye's strength lately.
Alone, he had stood against two hundred enemies from Myriad Demon Ridge and slaughtered them until they fell apart in disarray.
Outside Heaven's Mystery City, beneath countless watchful eyes, he had cut down Xia Liang with a single saber strike and become famous in one stroke.
Against such terrifying strength, he knew full well that he would be no match for Lu Yiye in a head-on fight.
But for Ghost Cultivators, cultivation level had never been the most important factor in killing enemies. Like Sword Cultivators, theirs was a path naturally capable of slaying foes above their tier.
The difference was that Sword Cultivators were upright and aboveboard, while Ghost Cultivators had always moved like ghosts and thieves. No matter how powerful Lu Ye was, so long as Ying Wuji found an opening, he could still kill him in one blow!
He had suffered a terrible loss at Lu Ye's hands before. Back when Song Zhui had led a group of Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators to attack the Revival Spiritual Land, Song Zhui had drawn Lu Ye's attention in the open while Ying Wuji had waited in the shadows for an opportunity to strike. Yet the moment he came within thirty zhang of Lu Ye, he had somehow been discovered. He was wounded by Lu Ye's Formation and had no choice but to flee.
With his vitality badly depleted, he had been healing deep within Mount Taimang when, of all cursed luck, he happened to run into Lu Ye, who had left Return Heaven Valley through a Teleportation Array. He suffered another crushing