Nascent Soul Stage spiritual sense!
Su Mingyue froze when she heard this and looked at Ye Lingtian in surprise. She had known him for so long, yet this was the first time she had learned that his extraordinary talent extended beyond cultivation.
He possessed such terrifying talent in spiritual sense as well.
Spiritual sense was generally very difficult to improve. For the most part, it rose alongside one's cultivation realm, and few people improved their spiritual sense while focusing on cultivation.
Although the two complemented each other, trying to divide one's attention between them would waste a great deal of time.
The reason was simple: spiritual sense cultivation techniques were exceedingly rare in the world, and immensely difficult to master.
The Primordial Sect had a few such techniques in its collection, but almost no one studied them. Only the people of Beast Taming Peak consulted them for reference.
Ye Lingtian was not surprised that Baihuaxiang had revealed the level of his spiritual sense. She was a Nascent Soul cultivator herself, so it was only natural that she had noticed.
After giving Su Mingyue a reassuring look, Ye Lingtian turned to Baihuaxiang. "Senior Baihua, if this matter ends here, I can promise on behalf of the Primordial Sect that we will not pursue it further. But if you insist on taking this person away..."
Ye Lingtian glanced at Tang San and raised an eyebrow. He had not expected that, besides Qian Renxue, even the protagonist Tang San had come to this world. It was truly baffling.
But this was not the time to dwell on it. Before Ye Lingtian could finish, Baihuaxiang interrupted him.
"If I, Granny, insist on taking this person away, what will you do?" Baihuaxiang continued in a low voice, "Yes, I alone indeed wouldn't dare offend your Primordial Sect."
"But don't forget, you don't have your sect's protection here. Even if I attack you, as long as I don't harm your foundations, I doubt the Primordial Sect will pursue the matter."
Baihuaxiang spoke with a smug look on her face. "I am a Nascent Soul cultivator, after all. Is your Primordial Sect really willing to fight the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons over a half-demon?"
Clearly, Baihuaxiang was certain she had the two of them in her grasp.
Ye Lingtian was unmoved. Instead, he said, "You're welcome to try, Senior. Yes, the sect wouldn't offend the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons over a half-demon."
"But you're only the leader of one clan. Can you represent the entire Forest of Ten Thousand Demons?"
Ye Lingtian chuckled. "I've heard that you've never gotten along with the other demon saints of the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons."
"We, on the other hand, are different. We were personally chosen by the sect as Nascent Soul seeds. If anything really happened to us, do you think the sect would make a move against you?"
Fine, you can wave a mighty banner, and so can I. Let's see whose banner is bigger. At a time like this, whoever first gave ground in presence would lose.
"Utter nonsense! This Ye Lingtian is an ungrateful wretch!"
Everyone on Douluo Continent was watching the confrontation intently when Yu Xiaogang suddenly burst into curses, leaving countless people at a loss for words.
Here we go again. Here we go again. Why is it Yu Xiaogang again? What is he going to curse about this time?
Spittle flew from Yu Xiaogang's mouth as he berated Ye Lingtian.
"As a true disciple, Ye Lingtian uses so many of the sect's resources, yet he's offending a powerful cultivator for no reason just to kill Little San."
"She already said that as long as he lets Tang San go, the matter will end there. But what does he do? He insists on pressing the issue. What if he really provokes the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons into coming after them?"
"How many innocent disciples will be sent to their deaths then? How great a war will it start? Isn't he dragging the Primordial Sect into the flames of war for no reason? If he isn't an ungrateful wretch, what is he?"
The more Yu Xiaogang spoke, the more pleased he became, as though he were the master of the Primordial Sect himself. "If it were my Little San, he would certainly consider the bigger picture and wouldn't act rashly."
"Never mind one person, he'd even cut flesh from his own body to give to someone else. Unlike Ye Lingtian and that woman, who use the safety of their entire sect as a stepping stone for their own selfish desires. They're utterly heartless beasts."
Yu Xiaogang had spoken so much that his mouth had gone dry, but when he looked around, no one reacted. Everyone was discussing the confrontation just now, their words full of admiration.
"Ye Lingtian is incredible. His opponent is a whole level stronger than him, yet he actually dared to speak like that. If it were me, I wouldn't even be able to get my words out."
"Exactly. It would be one thing if Ye Lingtian were merely talented, but he's so clever too. I can't even imagine how far he'd go if he appeared in our world."
Ning Fengzhi looked at the unruffled Ye Lingtian on the sky screen, his face full of admiration.
"Ye Lingtian truly is a rare genius. It's astonishing that he's so meticulous."
Gu Rong nodded as well. He instinctively glanced in Yu Xiaogang's direction and couldn't resist saying sarcastically, "Unlike certain people, who think only of themselves and can't even see the situation clearly."
"This Ye Lingtian isn't as simple as he looks," Qian Daoliu said, stroking his beard, his eyes full of satisfaction.
The more outstanding Ye Lingtian proved himself, the safer Xue'er would be, and the better her life would be.
But when he looked at Baihuaxiang, his expression grew grave. Although Ye Lingtian had won the verbal confrontation, the actual situation between the two sides had not changed much.
It was still two Golden Core cultivators against a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even with Nascent Soul Stage spiritual sense, Ye Lingtian would probably struggle to win. Qian Daoliu didn't know how Ye Lingtian would get through this.
"You must survive," Qian Daoliu couldn't help murmuring.
Ye Lingtian was Xue'er's support in that world. If he died, Qian Daoliu didn't dare imagine what kind of life Xue'er, with her cultivation gone, would lead.
"Good, very good. What a sharp-tongued junior." Baihuaxiang's expression turned hostile. "Among Golden Core cultivators, you're the first to dare speak to Granny like that."
Ye Lingtian's expression remained unchanged, while Su Mingyue stood ready. If Baihuaxiang made any move against Ye Lingtian, she would charge forward.
It had nothing to do with the sect. She simply felt that Ye Lingtian, with his Nascent Soul Stage spiritual sense, should not die here.
"But if Granny really wants to take him away, can you actually stop me?"
The moment Baihuaxiang finished speaking, she struck. Several wooden vines suddenly shot up from the ground and sent Tang San flying out of the prison.
By the time Su Mingyue reacted, Baihuaxiang had vanished as well.
"They ran?!" Su Mingyue frowned at the sight. After all that had been said, they still had no power to resist a true Nascent Soul great demon.
"Don't worry, they can't get away." Ye Lingtian smiled and formed a hand seal.
The next second, Baihuaxiang, who had just flown more than ten li with Tang San in her grasp, suddenly froze. An enormous formation that blotted out the sky and sun had already been activated before her.
"This is..." Baihuaxiang frowned and launched a probing attack at the formation.
Several immensely thick wooden vines, each more than ten meters wide, shot up from the ground and hurtled toward the formation.