The newcomer had narrow eyes and an arrogant gaze, brimming with domineering authority.
He did not even spare Xue Beikong and the others a glance. From the moment he emerged and discovered the lineage atop the mountain, his eyes had remained fixed there.
However, he did not act immediately.
The space was not yet stable enough. Even with Xue Beikong and the other seven joining forces, all of them at the perfected Billion Dao Realm, opening a passage stable enough to bear someone whose cultivation surpassed the limits of the Great Luo Realm remained exceedingly difficult.
It was not that their power was insufficient, but that the rank involved was simply too high.
The expenditure would be enormous.
In fact, it was not merely a matter of expenditure. At this moment, Xue Beikong and the other seven wore extremely unsightly expressions.
Clearly, they had not expected things to turn out this way.
Why had they not expected it?
Naturally, because before the space capable of bearing him had been completed and before the path had been laid, the other party had descended directly—without even attempting to conceal himself.
Not only did this abruptly place far greater pressure on them, it also exposed all of their positions at once.
Faced with this scene, even Li Su, who had been silently waiting atop the mountain, could not help turning his head and looking directly at Xue Beikong and the others.
To be honest, their movements could hardly escape his senses.
In fact, after their battle, he had left marks on their flesh—marks formed by the Jade Purity Supreme. Unless Li Su removed them, or someone stronger personally cleansed them away, they would never escape his lock within the next three to five months.
Now that they had caused such a huge commotion,