"Grand Patriarch, then leave this little Blood Corpse to you. After nearly three thousand years, this ancestor and disciple are finally meeting again—surely they'll have plenty to talk about."
Seeing that Ning Jiu had been chosen by the old devil, the Confluence Faction cultivator naturally took the opportunity to push Chi Tian, the strongest of them, toward the Dao Academy's Grand Patriarch.
The latter naturally understood his intentions, but here and now, this patriarch of the Dao Academy indeed wished to personally test Chi Tian's mastery of the Dao.
"It is naturally wonderful that Fellow Daoist is willing to oblige."
The Grand Patriarch said slowly, "In that case, I must trouble Fellow Daoist to deal with that Yang Clan female cultivator."
"Hahaha, Grand Patriarch, you're too polite. Leave her to me without worry."
As the two laughed and spoke, they directly activated the Five Elements Rotation Power on the old devil's back.
Bzzzt—!
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
Amid violent spatial tremors, Ning Jiu and Chi Tian's figures abruptly vanished from Yang Yuanling's sight in an instant, while she herself was transported to a place filled with gold and stone ore deposits.
Yang Yuanling released her Spiritual Sense to keep watch, quickly sensing the abundant aura of the Metal Dao in this place. Yet she could not detect even the slightest trace of the Wood Dao aura beneficial to her own arts.
This was clearly a battleground specially chosen by that Upper Cultivator Soul Fragment after it had observed the Dao arts she cultivated.
"Fellow Daoist Chi Tian was indeed right. This battle truly will be a hard fight unlike any I've faced since I began cultivating the Dao."
Whoosh—
With a thought, Yang Yuanling also detected a ripple of sorcery emerging.
Following its trail with her gaze, she saw the shadowy