Seeing the fellow called the High Priest reach toward him, Lu Feng immediately panicked.
Had it been anyone else, he might at least have put up a fight. But this man's strength was simply too unfathomable. Even the Rusty Sword had been subdued by him; the Five Directional Banners would probably fare even worse.
Without the Five Directional Banners, how could he fight this pack of Witch Clan members who were like charging bulls?
He immediately activated the Greased-Soles Cultivation Technique, combining it with the Yan'e Drunken Immortal Steps as he ran for his life, shouting, "You took my weapon, and now you're taking my magic treasures! How am I supposed to fight? Is this the Witch Clan's warrior spirit?"
Out of options, he could only hope his taunts would work and make the other man stop.
But the High Priest remained utterly unmoved. He smiled faintly. "Were they any other treasures, I might let them be. But the Five Directional Banners were the treasures with which the First Heavenly Emperor attained his Dao. Even if you don't know how to use them, they can still withstand attacks from a Daluo Golden Immortal. My Witch Clan is extraordinary, but we are hardly that powerful. So it would be best to confiscate these treasures."
"Those are the Five Directional Banners!"
At the High Priest's words, someone immediately exclaimed in astonishment. It was Bai Shan, and the other chiefs beside her looked equally stunned. They were ancient, older even than the First Heavenly Emperor.
But after the Immortal-Witch War, the High Priest had issued an order forbidding any member of the Witch Clan from leaving the island without his permission.
Although they had since learned of events on the Primordial Continent through various channels, and knew the names of the First Heavenly