"Have you ever been beaten by a body cultivator?!"

In truth, even before Jian Zong shouted those words, Ji Yuan had already sensed something was wrong.

The space around him seemed to be freezing solid, and an unprecedented pressure weighed on his heart.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately poured his spiritual energy into the Talisman Treasure: Heaven-Escaping Shuttle.

Activating a talisman treasure at the Qi Refining Stage would essentially drain all his magical power, but so what?

Surviving came first.

Yet only after pouring his spiritual energy into the talisman treasure did he discover that it remained utterly motionless, showing no response whatsoever. Had Li Changhe given him a fake?!

No.

That was impossible.

He had saved Li Changhe's life. Surely the man would never do something so despicable. And in that brief delay, the constricting sensation from the surrounding space had grown even stronger.

Then he recalled what Jian Zong had just said.

Ji Yuan suddenly understood something.

A talisman treasure—this must be the effect of Jian Zong's talisman treasure!

Mine isn't meant for killing, but for escaping.

His probably isn't meant for killing either. It's meant to trap enemies.

Just look at this—even my Heaven-Escaping Shuttle has been locked down, leaving me no way to escape.

Isn't this a fucking perfect counter?!

How can I be this fucking unlucky?!

But on second thought, Ji Yuan calmed down again. Looked at that way, he was unlucky—but what if he looked at it from another angle?

His talisman treasure can't kill me. It can only trap me, so he'll need other means to finish me off. But other attacks... would a body cultivator with physique foundation establishment like me be afraid of those?

Besides, it's not as if I can only bare my neck for the blade!

*Calm down. Calm down. I might still have a chance to