When Ye Han saw the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable appear, wariness flashed in his eyes. How did this undying old bastard show up here?!
Yet the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable seemed not to see Ye Han at all. He walked toward the Golden Rune and reached out to grab it.
At the sight, Ye Han's expression abruptly shifted. With a thought, he turned his divine sense into a Sword-Ray and blasted it toward the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable.
But...
With a whoosh, a Sword Intent Storm swept through the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable's body. The incredibly sharp Sword-Ray shot past, leaving him completely unaffected.
The Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable picked up the Golden Rune, wild delight shining in his eyes. His lips moved slightly as he said something...
Ye Han heard no sound, but judging by the look in the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable's eyes, the fellow was certainly overjoyed.
The Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable's delight left Ye Han anxious. Although the Golden Light Rune had made the Golden-Light Little Sapling atop the Purple Cauldron shrink, that was not necessarily a bad thing. There had to be a reason for it, but now the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable had taken the Golden Light Rune...
Ye Han immediately formed hand seals, preparing to unleash a spell to attack the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable.
But halfway through casting it, Ye Han stopped.
He had noticed that although the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable had grabbed the Golden Rune, everything looked like an illusion.
The actual Golden Rune was still in its original spot. The Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable had not taken it at all...
After taking the Golden Rune, the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable turned into a streak of gray light amid distorted Spatial Ripples and vanished into thin air.
What was going on?
*Could the Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable who appeared here have been an