Although Yu Ci's divine intent had grown increasingly rounded and fluent in recent days, capturing the movements of a Core Formation cultivator remained extremely difficult. The moment a sonic boom cracked the air here, a similar shockwave was already erupting several miles away. Turning his gaze swiftly, Yu Ci saw a ring of continuously expanding intense radiance smash the clouds apart and barrel toward Chutian Peak.
Chutian Peak bore special restrictions, its rock as hard as iron and capable of withstanding the powerful impacts of cultivators exchanging blows. It was one of the rare "sparring" grounds within the Li Chen Sect's mountain gates. Fights there generally would not violate the precepts unless things grew far too excessive.
A wave of heat washed over Yu Ci's side as he entered the control zone of the burly man surnamed Hong. He had no idea what kind of magical artifact the man was using, for its artifact-glow was a deep, murky black, yet looking outward from within did not obscure his vision in the slightest. Standing inside, the cloud-vapors below seemed to congeal into solid ground, allowing them to walk as if on flat earth.
Secretly dismissing his condensed Divine Movement Talisman, Yu Ci smiled at the burly man surnamed Hong, only to see him smacking his lips while staring fixedly at the intertwined sword radiance in the distance. Yu Ci shook his head and turned his gaze back as well.
Come to think of it, this was Yu Ci's first time seeing Li You display his prowess. Viewed from afar from his current position, a sliver of crimson light perpetually trailed the edge of Li You's sword-glow. The sword radiance flew and shifted like a revolving hoop, leaping about like fire, never sparing any change, its trajectory difficult to divine.
In contrast,