Crack...
But just as Gu Jianhuan was thinking this, Yang Lingqing flicked her hand, and the jade bracelet on her wrist shattered softly.
"Hmm!? This..."
At the sight, Gu Jianhuan was taken aback, her eyes filled with surprise and confusion.
This was an item placed by a powerful cultivator within the Yang Clan. So long as she wore it, her cultivation and Dao arts would be suppressed to an extremely low state.
Yet now, Yang Lingqing, the Yang Clan Patriarch, had removed it without any warning.
This move gave the three barbarian high priests quite a fright. At once, they mobilized the mana within their bodies and locked their divine senses onto Gu Jianhuan.
Her cultivation had reached the True Intent Mid-stage, and her Dao cultivation was exceptionally profound. Even if the three joined forces, they might not be her match.
Seeing this, Tao Yuan's heart leaped into his throat as well. He wished he could rush over at once and stand before Yang Lingqing.
Watching Yang Lingqing, who remained calm and smiling, Gu Jianhuan could not help knitting her brows. Then, in a faintly chilly voice, she said, "What you are doing is very unwise. At such close range, I truly can kill you. They will not be able to stop me."
"Oh? Then why has Senior not made a move yet? You should know that delay breeds change. If you do not take me hostage now, you will have no chance later."
There was not the slightest fear on Yang Lingqing's face as she replied with a smile.
Now it was Gu Jianhuan's turn to feel suspicious, unable to tell what medicine this Yang Clan Patriarch was selling from her gourd.
Seeing that she remained silent, Yang Lingqing continued, "If Senior truly bore ill intentions toward me, you