"Can you shut up?" Lin Chuan shot Shi Jin a glare. He had grown fairly familiar with these two by now, so trading a few barbs was normal.
Shi Jin nodded with wide eyes, raising an index finger to his lips.
"Jiang Shan is at the late Void Refinement stage. Be careful later," Xiao Heng said.
Based on his observations of Lin Chuan over this period, Lin Chuan could probably barely contend with a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator outside. Facing a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator would be difficult, and if the opponent was a long-established powerhouse from a great family like Jiang Shan, Lin Chuan would likely have to run the moment they met.
But the current environment was different. This was the Immortal Ancient Rift, where the ancient immortal pressure prevented either of them from replenishing their spiritual energy. While this was highly disadvantageous for a cultivator at the great perfection of the Deity Transformation stage like Lin Chuan, Lin Chuan possessed far too many secrets. Coupled with the Southern Bright Continent's companion immortal artifact he had suddenly brought out, Xiao Heng still felt that Lin Chuan had the better odds.
"Don't worry. At worst, we'll run together. It won't be so easy for him to kill us," Lin Chuan said softly. Immortal qi chakra circulated as he concealed the immortal artifact aura belonging to the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, making it appear to be nothing more than an ordinary magic treasure.
Jiang Shan was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he appeared a hundred meters away from the three of them, floating in midair as he looked toward Lin Chuan.
"Ninth Elder, may I ask what brings you here in such a hurry?" Lin Chuan looked at Jiang Shan without the slightest hint of respect, as though he