The Seventh Elder's sudden arrival made Ye Han uneasy. He thought his dealings with Zhang Qingshan had been exposed...
Despite his unease, he forced himself to remain calm and bowed respectfully to the Seventh Elder. "Disciple Ye Han pays his respects to the Peak Master!"
Spiritual light swirled in the Seventh Elder's eyes as he looked Ye Han up and down, his gaze full of disbelief.
Ye Han felt as though the Seventh Elder's gaze held a penetrating power that reached straight into his internal organs, leaving nothing about his physical condition hidden.
So this was the terrifying power of a Golden Core Stage cultivator.
No wonder Senior Brother Zhang Qingshan had told him that among cultivators, the strong reigned supreme. Judging by the Seventh Elder's terrifying aura alone, a single finger would be enough to deal with him.
Still, he found it rather strange. According to Senior Brother Zhang Qingshan, the higher a cultivator's realm, the longer they spent cultivating in seclusion. For Golden Core Stage cultivators, a retreat lasting eight or ten years was perfectly normal.
Yet it had only been seven or eight months since the Seventh Elder had brought him to this cave abode.
Now the Seventh Elder had suddenly appeared again, seemingly to see him.
The Seventh Elder suddenly withdrew his gaze, and Ye Han instantly felt a pressure that made his scalp prickle.
Fortunately, he had recently obtained storage bags and kept all his belongings inside them. No matter how high the Seventh Elder's cultivation was, he could not see through a storage bag to what lay within.
The most important item, the Purple Cauldron, was in a storage bag hidden inside the cave abode.
Only after withdrawing his gaze did the Seventh Elder speak to Ye Han. "I truly never expected someone with