One cultivation body after another slowly stirred, relying almost entirely on physical strength to move.
In the blink of an eye, figures arrived from different directions, forming an encirclement around Su Shi'er.
Feeling the astonishing otherworldly power emanating from the spiritual object at close range only made its extraordinariness more apparent.
"Elders, the Nine Nether Blood Lotus is right here! But... if you take another step forward, this junior will have no choice but to destroy it!"
Before the crowd could approach, Su Shi'er's expression hardened as he called out loudly.
Before he had even finished speaking, Immortal Essence surged from his palm and wrapped around the spiritual object floating before him.
As Immortal Essence churned within him, an eerie devouring force immediately swept up from underground, soul-searing and bone-corroding as it continually drew the Immortal Essence out of his body.
Even so, Su Shi'er did not dare stop circulating his cultivation body. He did his utmost to restrain his aura, minimizing the effects of the Quicksand Land's devouring power as much as possible.
As his voice rang out, the people who had been ready to make a move hesitated briefly, then all stopped three zhang away.
It was not merely because of Su Shi'er's threat. He was only a First Tribulation Loose Immortal; no one truly regarded him as a threat.
They were simply worried that whoever acted first would become the target of all.
With such misgivings in their hearts, they naturally knew they could not seize it by force.
"You there, brat! This old man is Baili Chen of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect. Hand over the Nine Nether Blood Lotus at once!"
Baili Chen reacted swiftly. His figure flashed away from where he stood, and when he rushed to a point not far from Su Shi'er