Li Yan pointed through the air, and the golden Nascent Soul floating before him shuddered. The moment it opened its eyes, he withdrew his arm.
He did not remove the talismans from its body, fearing it might suddenly lash out. The instant the Nascent Soul regained consciousness, it reacted far faster than the others had. Its gaze shifted and landed on Li Yan...
Half an hour later, Li Yan appeared outside the gorge. He rose into the air and sped toward the White Devil Race.
In the sky, Li Yan sat cross-legged atop the "Cloud-Piercing Blade." He had released the Body Integration Realm cultivator as well. He had sat beside the mountain stream until he could no longer sense that Nascent Soul, and only then had he left.
The Body Integration Realm cultivator was an elder of a first-rate sect. His name was Hong Wujing, and his sect, the "Great Boundless Gate," enjoyed considerable renown in the Cangxuan Realm.
His sect cultivated an immortal Dao Path called the Boundless Dao. It held that heaven and earth were without bounds, and the primordial wilderness reigned supreme. Its spell cultivation was of an extraordinarily high order, and its techniques were formidable once unleashed.
Unfortunately, Hong Wujing had grown used to smooth sailing over the years. He had not taken Dim Heaven Dark Earth seriously enough after entering it, and Qiu Zhongnuo had ambushed him while his guard was down.
Though he possessed a wealth of secret arts, he could not use them inside Dim Heaven Dark Earth. His ravaged body could not withstand Qiu Zhongnuo's relentless attacks. In the end, it collapsed, and his Nascent Soul was captured, full of bitter hatred.
Hong Wujing believed that, had they fought outside, he could have killed Qiu Zhongnuo even after suffering the same wounds