At that moment, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor naturally gave chase once more.
At the same time, he cast a barrier that enveloped the entire surrounding area. Yet it was useless—whether in the places he pursued and seized or within the region covered by his barrier, he could not catch even a trace of Sikong Jing.
He could not find him at all. Simply could not find him...
The next instant, Sikong Jing's voice rang out again, already from outside his barrier.
And this time, Sikong Jing said, "Now, shall we negotiate?"
At this moment, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor's expression shifted wildly, having long lost its earlier composure. He simply could not understand why he could not lock onto the man. He was clearly a powerful Saint Martial Stage expert.
Even Pei Kuang, the so-called greatest expert beneath the heavens, was someone he dared to fight.
Naturally, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor did not know that once Sikong Jing entered the mountains and forests, the more beasts there were, the better he could conceal himself. He could disguise himself as the aura of all manner of beasts, and he could also disguise other things as his aura...
Trying to find him was no easy matter.
Unless they could plant some treasure on him that would lock onto him completely, it would be impossible.
Of course, there was another method: clear out the entire area Sikong Jing could reach and slaughter every beast within it.
Clearly, the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor might possess such ability, but he did not have that kind of nerve.
Killing the beasts within a certain range was possible, but to capture Sikong Jing, he would have to slaughter them in enormous numbers. That would inevitably trigger a beast tide.
Countless terrifying beasts within the Bright