Su Shi'er knew full well that with his own strength, he simply could not keep hold of this treasure. Forcing himself to remain here would only bring needless trouble upon himself and waste time.
Knowing when to take up and when to let go was the way to survive for long.
"Wait!"
Yet just as Su Shi'er made his decision and prepared to leave.
A clear, ringing voice suddenly came from the distant sky.
The instant the words fell, a streak of purple light tore across the heavens.
Before anyone present could react, the purple streak descended upon the mountain peak where Su Shi'er stood.
As the light faded, a figure with the face of a child and hair white as cranes, clad in a purple Daoist robe and exuding an air of nobility and mystery, appeared before everyone's eyes.
The newcomer stood tall and straight. Though his cultivation realm was on par with the Body Integration cultivators present, and even... slightly inferior to most of them, being merely at the early Body Integration stage.
Yet as his gaze shifted, his bearing revealed the aura of one accustomed to high authority.
This suddenly appearing figure also drew the attention of everyone present.
One sharp gaze after another fell upon him almost immediately.
Auras churned around them, True Yuan gathering in their palms as they instinctively prepared to strike.
After all, a Body Integration cultivator appearing beside Su Shi'er at such a time could all too easily snatch away the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella.
Whoever did so would immediately become the target of everyone present.
And this... was also the main reason everyone had agreed to Daoist Zeshan's proposal and had not rashly approached Su Shi'er.
Yet just as they were about to act, they recognized the newcomer's appearance. One after