Wait, no. I'd only just managed to escape one pursuit. Why was I being hunted again?
And by a Nascent Soul Cultivator, no less!
Ji Yuan was being carried along by Qingchengzi, but he couldn't help grumbling inwardly.
"Senior, this—"
Ji Yuan sent the question through Divine Sense.
"He and I have an old grudge. After I came in, I took a treasure from him, so now it's a feud to the death," Qingchengzi replied the same way.
Ji Yuan sensed movement behind them. In his haste, he swept his Divine Sense back and saw what was happening.
Another streak of green light flew out from behind the enormous stone gate. The moment it emerged, it took human form.
Divine light flashed beneath the man's feet, and a brown-feathered falcon appeared under him.
The falcon beat its wings once and halved the distance between them.
Ji Yuan's eyes narrowed. So fast!
How were we supposed to escape? There was no escaping that!
"Senior—"
Ji Yuan tried to speak again, but Qingchengzi had already dropped him onto the wall of the colossal city and turned to face Ying Changkong.
At the instant Qingchengzi rose, Ji Yuan felt as though willow leaves had appeared across the entire sky above the city.
Killing intent filled the air!
Rather than willow leaves, they looked more like flying swords. Ji Yuan sensed familiar Sword Qi from them. Senior Qingchengzi was a sword cultivator too?
Once Qingchengzi made his move, Ying Changkong could no longer pursue Ji Yuan.
He had no choice but to stop and meet the attack.
The Sky-Piercing Falcon, an Early Fourth Tier beast, first folded its wings as mana gathered over them. Then it flung them wide, sending a tremendous surge of demonic power in every direction.
The blast swept away every