"The Spirit Vein here..."
Qingxu and the Jade Void Cult Leader had no intention of waiting to be announced. They reached the gates of Chen Manor and walked straight in without pausing.
By then, the auras of the two men had risen to a fiery boil.
"You two! If you wish to see our master, state your names first!"
Two burly men immediately stepped forward. Neither carried a weapon, but both were powerfully built, with Essence Light gleaming in their eyes and veins bulging at their temples. They were trained fighters.
The Jade Void Cult Leader did not slow down. He merely glanced at them, points of light rising in his eyes. "We have come to settle a grievance. This is no concern of yours. Stand down!"
His words became Heavenly Mandate. The two guards froze, dazed for a moment, and their auras weakened. But in the next instant, a spark of Spirit Light appeared in each man's heart. Their strength surged, shaking off the spell in his voice and restoring their clarity. Their eyes filled with wariness.
"What grievance have you come here to settle? Are you here to harm our master?"
As they spoke, Qi and Blood surged through their bodies. In an instant, both reached the peak of their blood-borne strength, then each drove a fist forward! Fierce Fist Wind whipped the dust into the air.
But however formidable their Martial Path, how could they match two Cult Leaders of the Heavenly Dao? The Jade Void Cult Leader gave a cold snort and swept his sleeve. Wind and sand rose, engulfed the men, and sent them two miles away.
"They can resist the intrusion of Divine Thought, and with a moment's surge of Qi and Blood, they can reach the Peak Second Realm—perhaps even edge beyond its