Under the horrified gazes of the two sects' disciples, a streak of azure light arrived in an instant. Once they saw that the figure radiating azure light was a stern-faced young man, everyone's expression changed drastically.
"A rogue cultivator in the Foundation Establishment realm! Such powerful pressure—even stronger than Senior Li's!" a cultivator exclaimed, disbelief written across his face.
"Do you think Senior Li fled so hastily because he was trying to escape this rogue cultivator? Could this rogue cultivator be hunting down Senior Li Xiaotian?" By the end, the cultivator's voice had dropped lower and lower, as though he feared being overheard.
Xu Yan naturally heard every word of their discussion, but he paid it no heed. In his eyes, these Qi Refining cultivators were nothing more than ants.
Only the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Six Sects warranted a second glance from him.
A few breaths after Li Xiaotian's figure disappeared, he flew over the marsh. With a beckoning gesture, the second-tier White Jade Lotus Seeds glowing with white light fell into his Storage Bag.
Once that was done, Xu Yan did not linger for even a moment. Azure light flashed, and his figure vanished from the sight of the two sects' disciples.
Only after more than ten breaths did the marsh erupt into an uproar again.
"To think Senior Li Xiaotian is being hunted by a Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator! He's one of the Ascension Gate's ten greatest Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he's even cultivated the Star-Pattern Body Refinement Art to great mastery!"
"Thank goodness that Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator didn't attack me. Just one glance from him made me feel as if a vicious beast had fixed its eyes on me. I've only ever felt that kind of presence from the sect's Foundation Establishment late-stage