Duan Rong had just stepped out from behind the huge boulder when he spotted the three bandits three zhang away. The gleaming broadsabers slung over their shoulders flashed with dazzling, icy light. Duan Rong paused only slightly before turning around and circling back behind the boulder.
The three bandits had originally been lying in wait to rob travelers. Now that they had suddenly encountered someone in this desolate wilderness, how could they possibly let him go? They immediately rushed around the boulder, intending to rob Duan Rong.
After returning behind the boulder, Duan Rong merely strolled to the side of the mountain path. His body gave a shake, and a strand of Law of Power swirled around him. In an instant, he transformed into a rather ancient, shadowy pine tree.
The three bandits raced around the boulder with their gleaming broadsabers in hand. At a glance, they saw only a winding mountain path climbing through the vast wilderness. Where had the man gone?
All three froze. One leaped onto the large boulder beside them and raised his eyes to look in all directions, while another walked to the edge of the path and peered down into the valley.
After searching around, the two returned to the side of a burly man and said, "Big Brother, there's no sign of anyone anywhere."
The burly man's pupils contracted, his expression turning grave. They had taken no more than a breath to rush over, yet that man had vanished in the blink of an eye. Could they have encountered a True Qi Realm expert in this wilderness? But even a True Qi Realm expert could not disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye amid these vast mountains!
One of them said to the burly man, "Big Brother, could we have