Five-Elements Blood Fiend Banner: The Ji Household's Birthday Banquet [Monthly Votes, Please]

On the North Cold Continent, amid an unnamed range of glacial mountains.

A water-blue streak of light descended onto a glacier. It was True Lord Qingxu of the Loose Cultivator Alliance. These days, he carried the commanding presence of a man accustomed to power, even without showing anger.

Yet the gravity in his eyes betrayed how unsettled he felt.

He even knows where I am and sent me the meeting place directly. He gave me no time to seek reinforcements. Could he be from a major power?

True Lord Qingxu's eyes flickered. He had come without a moment's delay after receiving the message; the other party had given him little time.

But knowing his location so precisely was beyond any ordinary Rogue Cultivator.

Even if the man did not belong to a major power, he was no ordinary Rogue Cultivator.

As True Lord Qingxu weighed the possibilities, a flash of lightning appeared a hundred zhang away.

The instant he sensed its aura, his pupils contracted.

"Lightning Evasion Technique! Spirit Transformation Late Stage..." It was not the Golden Phoenix Demon King, but a figure in black armor, a mask, and a cloak. The terrifying aura made it clear that this was a cultivator of the same realm.

More importantly, True Lord Qingxu had only just detected that streak of light with his Divine Sense when the figure appeared before him.

"To think you've mastered the legendary Lightning Evasion Technique!"

True Lord Qingxu had prepared several ways to test the stranger. But after seeing his cultivation and Lightning Evasion Technique, he abandoned the idea at once. A false smile appeared on his face as he cupped his hands.

Behind his black demon mask, Lin Chang'an gave a hoarse chuckle. His words carried open mockery.

"Heh. I had matters to attend to these