When Qin Huaian took out his communication pearl, it began flashing without pause. The messages were all from Liu Qing of the Star Pavilion.
"Brother Qin, Qiu Yi of the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land has arrived in Immortal Inquiry City with more than fifty experts at the Immortal Venerable Late Stage and Immortal Venerable Great Perfection. You must not return to Immortal Inquiry City lightly."
Liu Qing had sent this message shortly after Qin Huaian shattered the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's thirty-person battle formation and flew out of Immortal Inquiry City.
Even without Liu Qing's warning, Qin Huaian had guessed that reinforcements from the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land would arrive soon.
That was why, after killing the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land cultivator at the Dao Fusion Realm, he had not pursued the others one by one. He had left Immortal Inquiry City at once.
Of course, on his way out, Qin Huaian had also killed the fleeing cultivator who happened to be in his path.
This time, the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land had sent more than fifty reinforcements. Qiu Yi was said to be its second-strongest expert. With him leading them, the battle formation those cultivators could assemble would surely far surpass the thirty-person formation Qin Huaian had destroyed.
But weren't they afraid he would head straight for the Violet Thorn Mountains again, just as he had last time?
Qin Huaian read on. The second message made his blood boil.
"Brother Qin, the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land is using the disciples of the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect as hostages. They demand that you come to Immortal Inquiry City within three days, or they'll kill every last one of them."
"But Brother Qin, please think carefully before you act. There's a saying among mortals: a gentleman can wait ten years to