"So it really is the fourth Five-Direction Banner."
With a brief probe, Zhang Yuan sensed the conceptual image of a Pre-Heaven Supreme Treasure within the black banner.
The north corresponded to water, and its color was black. This was the northern banner.
Yet this banner was clearly also in the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm, so why had Zhang Yuan, who held the Three Flags, sensed nothing?
Most likely, someone had refined the banner and placed restrictions on it, preventing him from sensing its karma.
"Move."
While Xue Lan was threatening Xu Lingyin, Zhang Yuan and Xiao Yuanjun exchanged a glance. They decided to show Xue Lan the respect he deserved by striking first with a sneak attack.
From what Zhang Yuan sensed, Xue Lan was not merely at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. He was at the late Purple Mansion Realm, capable of fighting an Earth Immortal. He also carried some conceptual images within him and might even be a Sha Ingestion Gang Devoration Path Cultivator.
"I declare: Zhang Yuan shall appear behind this man."
Xiao Yuanjun's voice echoed through the mountains.
Xue Lan caught her voice but did not understand what she meant. His brows had barely furrowed when he felt a hand settle on his shoulder.
It happened almost instantly.
Xue Lan stopped suppressing his cultivation. His aura surged beyond the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm as his late Purple Mansion Realm cultivation erupted. The magic power within him roiled, ready to send the person behind him flying.
"Go back," Zhang Yuan said mildly, his tone carrying a command.
It was as though Xiao Yuanjun had unleashed [Dusk Veil].
The moment his words fell, Xue Lan's late Purple Mansion Realm cultivation dropped back to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.
His words had not