Chapter 6 - Trapped! (2/2)
Yan Zaizen knew of the Soaring Cloud Sect, just like he knew of the Water Veil Sect. They were, with three others, apart of the Five Great Sects of Presba. The Soaring Cloud Sect had extraordinary prowess in cultivation and had a varied and agile number of methods. They weren't the weakest of the Five Great Sects either, and they definitely had Origin Core Realm experts holding the fort.
The Five Great Sects of Presba were the Soaring Cloud Sect, Water Veil Sect, Earthly Titan Sect, Vanishing Fiend Sect, and Solitary Sword Sect. With the Solitary Sword Sect at the forefront of strength, they were extraordinary enough to possess enormous influence over the entire country. However, the five sects didn't just inspire awe inside Yan Zaizen, but also a little bit of sadness. If recalled, Ya Qinqan's dream of entering the female-only Water Veil Sect led to him giving her everything he had to realize her dream only to marry another. Yan Jinzen was also attempting to join the Soaring Cloud Sect. Thus, his feelings were undoubtedly complex.
In response to the Soaring Cloud expert's words, the dirty old man simply flashed his teeth in a sinister smile that seemed to send a cold chill down one's spine.
Witnessing this, the Soaring Cloud expert expression fell, and the others around him had the fear in their eyes intensify. Now they were caught in his formation, and it just meant their current predicament had been a premeditated act. Escaping with their lives may very well be a dream unless they were willing to pay an exceptional cost.
”Fine. I, Gao Shiyan, shall fight you to the death.” As he said this, a sword inexplicably revealed itself in his hands. The tightening of the hilt of his blade only revealed his fluctuating emotions, despite his calm expression. However, the dirty old man simply laughed, ”With just you? Hahaha!” The others realized the situation and adjusted their positioning rather quickly; each of them glowed with a resplendent smoky silver light that interconnected with each other, and then a brighter light poured into Gao Shiyan's body. Gao Shiyan's expression turned even calmer, and his grip on his sword tightened to the point where it resounded even to Yan Zaizen's eyes.
However, seeing this, the dirty old man — named Han Genji — simply shook his head. His eyes brimmed with playful amusement and a hint of pity. Unaffected by their attempts at establishing a formation, he began to finally take the initiative to speak. ”You all chased me under the shade of being righteous and ridding this world of evil, but didn't you just want my life for your own gains? Now that I've ascended to the Origin Core Realm, you want to retreat and even bargain for your lives? How laughable! What a good dream, what a good Soaring Cloud Sect!”
His tone held grievance, and it seems like he had a thousand words to say, but could only say these. Gao Shiyan, however, just readied his Qi. From Yan Zaizen's perspective, he was familiar with the level of Qi pulsation, it was at the Qi Unification Realm, and likely not at the initial-stage, but a realm excellently cultivated. Normally, Yan Zaizen wouldn't be able to notice the difference, but with his soul having properly ascended to a cultivated status, it allowed his memory and sensations of before to become more vivid.
The others around Gao Shiyan also possessed a similar aura of Qi Unification, but considerably weaker. Likely, they were at the Initial or mid-stage.
At this point, Yan Zaizen determined a few things from their exchange. Firstly, he was currently in a formation. It makes sense that rarely any lifeforms were in this area except rather weak ones, and why no one even comes to these isolated plains. It was simply that he never perceived it. Secondly, this formation has trapped not only him but also them. It seems he's been restricted from moving due to his low cultivation while they are likely weakened and understood running away was an impossibility within this formation. Third, they were going to fight to the death right here.
Lastly, it's likely he'll lose his little life in the ensuing chaos.
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