Evening, in the outer city of Ten Thousand Layer Mountain.
Chang Ming finished his free consultations and, as usual, walked leisurely back to his residence without summoning Escape Light.
Tap!
Tap!
Tap!
Suddenly, Chang Ming stopped and pushed his divine sense to its limit.
"I am Chang Ming, chief of the Healing Bureau. Which fellow Daoist has laid a trap here? Do you not fear an investigation by the Immortal Alliance's True Lords?"
Before his words faded, a small golden shield slipped silently from his sleeve and released brilliant golden light to protect him.
At the same time, the Spirit-Command Ring on his finger glimmered, summoning a giant beast to guard him.
The beast stood twenty feet tall at the shoulder and resembled a spirit deer, with long, slender limbs, snow-white hooves, and a vibrant green sheen flowing through its fur, radiating vigorous life. Yet more striking than any of these were the jade antlers on its head, which gathered the vitality of heaven and earth.
The instant Zhiling's gaze swept over the antlers, its murderous intent was soothed away, and an inexplicable trace of pity arose within it.
Why not just let them go?
The moment that thought arose, Zhiling sensed something wrong. It forcibly extinguished the thought and looked warily at the giant deer.
What an uncanny soul profound ability. Even I nearly fell for it.
Seeing this, Chen Beiwu shook his head.
Without his reminders or concealment from Xuele's five-qi profound ability, Zhiling could still use its Purple Luo Heavenly Barrier to block all divine sense probes. Its assassination methods were simply somewhat inexperienced: before it even attacked, Chang Ming had sensed a hint of death.
That was normal, though. Chang Ming was no Southern Wasteland Golden Core cultivator, and his cultivation placed him among the foremost