"Haha, you jest, fellow Daoist. Why would I bully Qi Refining juniors?"
Hearing that a True Lord was watching, Xiao Yuanjun laughed it off, inwardly regretting the missed opportunity. She patted Zhang Yuan's shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.
Oh, forget it. Zhang Yuan alone is enough.
Cui Wenshan nodded. "Good, then."
Only now did Cui Qiezhe notice the rather inconspicuous Xiao Yuanjun standing beside Zhang Yuan, and a thought stirred in his mind.
[Spirit Spring Celestial] Wang Dingzhong had been slain on the island of the Ancestral Continent in the East Sea by an unfamiliar Celestial Person Early Stage cultivator with the Dao Epithet [Perfect Self].
Although few had witnessed it, the news had spread throughout the Ao Kingdom over the past month. Every Celestial Person in the neighboring kingdoms who learned of it was astonished.
Even though Wang Dingzhong had failed at seeking truth and was no longer at his peak, this was still the extraordinary feat of crossing three realms to slay someone at Celestial Person Perfection.
Clearly, this [True-Self Celestial] had not only forged a Dao Domain but had also transformed its effects into wondrous powers. The only question was whether she had pulled up the seedlings to hasten their growth or truly was a peerless prodigy.
Cui Qiezhe withdrew his gaze and nodded in acknowledgment, showing no intention of striking up a friendship.
Whether she had forced her growth or possessed unparalleled natural talent, being burdened with such fame now was no blessing.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived,
the King of the Ya Kingdom, clad in imperial robes, rose and said:
"Have all the Qi Refining cultivators you dispatched arrived? If so, let this battle for the mountain begin. Before we start, however, I hope you will all honor your promises. Whoever ultimately