Deterrence

The black shadow that appeared so suddenly was naturally Ju Hua. In fact, he had arrived just as the cultivators began their chaotic melee!

Ju Hua had chosen to remain low-key and refrain from intervening because he discovered that the soul essence generated by the cultivators' brawl was practically endless.

Especially since the fallen cultivators included quite a few wealthy targets capable of producing massive amounts of soul essence, which made Ju Hua even less inclined to interrupt the chaos.

Regardless, the Heavenly Heart Illusion Dream Fruit was right there, and it was unlikely anyone could escape with it under Ju Hua's watchful eyes. With sufficient confidence in his heart, Ju Hua was more than willing to wait a while longer.

It was only just now, when the frenzied cultivators had regained their senses and begun to contemplate other ways to distribute the treasure, that Ju Hua took the initiative to reveal himself and, without a moment's hesitation, tucked the Heavenly Heart Illusion Dream Fruit into his pocket.

Other cultivators dared not easily lay a finger on the fruit for fear of being besieged by everyone at once, but Ju Hua was not afraid!

Ju Hua had seen the group's melee clearly; among them, aside from that Heartforce cultivator who posed a slight threat, the rest were not even worth mentioning.

In truth, even regarding that Heartforce cultivator, Ju Hua's apprehension was not as great as it had been back at the Sword Dao Main Hall in the Dao Transmission Pavilion.

Back then, Ju Hua had not yet fully mastered the Three Great Secret Arts left behind by Green Feather Dao Lord, so his resistance to the opponent's Heartforce-based illusions had been weaker.

But now, Ju Hua had completely mastered these three secret arts.

Mastering these three secret arts naturally