"You have done more than enough. I have seen it all. Go and rest."
The Black-Robed Cultivator arrived at the southern side of the formation and spoke in a steady, powerful voice.
With their self-detonation interrupted, Tan Duanchang and Deputy Cult Master Gao first panicked, thinking Zhang Yuan had employed some trick. Then they heard the Black-Robed Cultivator's voice and whipped their heads around, their eyes beneath their black hoods brimming with tears.
"Greetings, Cult Master!"
Both men cupped their hands respectfully.
As they spoke, the Black-Robed Cultivator's identity became clear.
A Great Cultivator at the peak ascension realm, the pinnacle of the First God Cult's fighting strength, its one and only Cult Master!
"The First God Cult Master?"
Zhang Yuan's gaze shifted. He felt no delight whatsoever at the First God Cult Master entering the formation of his own accord. Instead, the moment the man entered the [Pre-Heaven Five-Direction Five-Element Grand Formation], he immediately used the mystic wonder [Yellow Springs Drink] on him.
Anyone who saw the [Pre-Heaven Five-Direction Five-Element Grand Formation] and still charged inside was either a reckless idiot or someone with absolute confidence in his own strength.
Zhang Yuan believed the First God Cult Master was the latter, so he chose to expel him directly and slaughter Tan Duanchang and Deputy Cult Master Gao first.
[Yellow Springs Drink] took effect.
The next instant.
The First God Cult Master vanished from inside the formation and reappeared outside it.
"A mystic wonder? Hmm, nothing special."
The First God Cult Master offered that assessment in a perfectly casual tone. Without giving Zhang Yuan time to react, he instantly returned to the formation, appearing in midair on its southern side to face Zhang Yuan.
"Are you from the Demon Realm?"
With [Yellow Springs Drink] undone in an instant, Zhang Yuan's