The battle between the two also alerted several Nascent Soul cultivators hidden in Jade Sun City, and even one cultivator at the Spirit Severing stage.
That Spirit Severing cultivator was Yu Jin's grandfather, Yu Nian.
Though the old man had stayed at the Yu Household rather than accompanying the others to the Zheng Household, he extended his divine sense after hearing the sounds of battle, keeping watch over what was happening there.
He had never underestimated Xia Jue, but he was still a little surprised when he "saw" him wielding the Voidfang Sword.
Others merely considered the Voidfang Sword a supreme-grade spirit artifact on the rankings, but he knew that it had almost reached the level of a spirit treasure. More frightening still, Xia Jue could unleash nearly ninety percent of its power.
No wonder Zheng Li was no match for him.
The solidity of their spiritual qi was never on the same level to begin with. Now that Xia Jue wielded the Voidfang Sword, which was nearly a spirit treasure, Zheng Li had no chance of defeating him, even with his cultivation one minor stage higher.
Their back-and-forth battle lasted half a day. At first, Zheng Li had felt nothing amiss, but as time passed, how could he fail to notice his dwindling strength and the gap between himself and Xia Jue?
After narrowly dodging another strike from Xia Jue, Zheng Li hurriedly said, "Why must you hunt me down and leave me no way out? There was never any enmity between us. Spare me, and I can hand over all the spirit-draining stones and promise never to touch them again. I can swear a heart-demon oath!"
Xia Jue did not stop attacking, but he replied, "When you hunted down my junior sister, you never thought of leaving her