"I've actually been targeted! No wonder I've had a bad feeling these past few days."
Li Ling watched the scene in surprise, but did not act rashly.
By now, the transaction was complete, and the Dragon Heart Stone was no longer in his hands.
There was one concern, however: Yin Changming knew his true identity and might reveal it.
The fact that he had not done so yet hardly meant he was an honorable man. Yin Changming was the palace master of the Blood Inkstone Palace, after all, a figure who dealt with the Demonic Path and straddled righteousness and evil.
He merely feared and revered Senior Zixu, and would not do such a thing unless driven into a corner. That did not mean he would never betray Li Ling.
Besides, if he fell into the hands of the Dao Registry Bureau and the Three Sects, they might have some means of Soul-Searching and Spirit-Seizing.
Li Ling decided to observe for a while before making a decision.
Just then, the figures who had tumbled out each unleashed divine abilities and spells, shifting from place to place or turning into flickering streaks of light as they scattered in all directions.
As they spread out, streams of message-bearing thoughts propagated like radio waves. Invisible power disturbed heaven and earth, seemingly conveying some message.
Elder Fu and Yin Changming's expressions changed drastically. "This is bad! They came prepared, with so many experts!"
They hurriedly activated the Edict Talismans they carried to summon help as well.
After doing so, Elder Fu immediately raised the Dragon Tooth Sword. The intimidating power of its spiritual poison had yet to manifest again, but the sword itself was still forged from a dragon's tooth, endowed with hardness and sharpness reinforced by the power of laws.
He charged straight