Sensing the Azure Long Sword thrusting straight toward his face, Qi Yang snorted coldly and waved his hand. The Azure Long Spear spontaneously ignited in midair.
It dissolved into wisps of gentle wind and vanished in the air. Qi Yang turned his golden eyes, which seemed to contain Heavenly Might, toward Shi Qingyun and shouted coldly:
"Who are you? Why have you trespassed into my Golden Crow Ancient Hall?"
"This belongs to the Golden Crow Clan. Outsiders may not enter. Violators will be executed on the spot!"
As he spoke, his Venerable Realm aura revealed itself in full. Scarlet flames swirled around him, their terrifying might shaking the void.
That terrifying might faintly stirred the power of heaven and earth here and bore down on Shi Qingyun as scorching waves of heat raged.
Shi Qingyun swept his sleeve, and a Taiji Dao Diagram appeared, instantly blocking the dreadful might that blanketed heaven and earth.
As the golden light around him gradually faded, Shi Qingyun's figure slowly emerged. His eyes were calm, and his aura remained contained. Though he lacked the imposing presence of the Venerable before him,
the mere fact that he had so effortlessly dissolved that oppressive aura was enough to change the Venerable's expression.
Flames crackled fiercely around Qi Yang, his golden pupils narrowing into vertical slits as he watched Shi Qingyun warily, guarding against a sudden attack.
Hearing this, Shi Qingyun merely smiled faintly. Looking at the thoroughly wary Venerable before him, he wasted no words.
"I came only to take treasures. Fellow Daoist, do not obstruct me, or do not blame me for dispensing with courtesy."
"Take treasures?"
At those words, veins bulged on the Venerable's forehead. Was plundering being dressed up in such refined language now? Fury rapidly surged within him.
The flames spilling out