Yang Che calmly put the Nie Yun Sable back into the Void Illusion Magic Stone Space.
Xu Haijing’s Face twitched, his eyes unable to hide his anger, revealing a hint of sinister killing intent.
A mere Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase Cultivator dared to disrespect him, a dignified Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, and one of the six great leaders of the Mist Hidden Realm!
What was even more unacceptable to him was that with a ‘beauty’ by his side, being shown no Face at all by someone with a cultivation far lower than his own, he naturally couldn't keep his Face.
However, Xu Haijing quickly suppressed his killing intent.
He knew very well that making a move against this Cultivator in such a setting was clearly unwise.
He was now one of the 'renowned' six great leaders of the Mist Hidden Realm.
How could he engage in forced buying and selling, thereby damaging his reputation?
Moreover, with the beauty by his side, he needed to display his gentlemanly demeanor even more.
So, after Xu Haijing coldly sneered at Yang Che several times, he turned to Zhou Qingruo and said gently, “Junior Sister Qingruo, I originally intended to buy that Nie Yun Sable for you, but this person is clearly unwilling to part with it. Let’s go.”
Zhou Qingruo, however, remained standing.
She kept staring at Yang Che’s eyes, a thoughtful expression on her Face.
Soon, her originally indifferent and somewhat blank eyes suddenly lit up with an inexplicable glow.
Yes, it was those eyes.
It’s him, no mistake.
A woman's intuition is often terrifying.
Zhou Qingruo recognized Yang Che, feeling a mix of excitement and joy in her heart.
Although she wondered why Yang Che was unwilling to reveal his true Face, she was not so foolish as to expose him now.
Since she had recognized Yang Che, and there was a high probability that Yang Che would be her future Dao Companion, Zhou Qingruo immediately decided to follow him.
Xu Haijing naturally noticed Zhou Qingruo’s abnormality.
And he also noticed that Zhou Qingruo’s gaze had been fixed on the Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase Cultivator who possessed the Nie Yun Sable.
Not only that, but Zhou Qingruo’s eyes, which had always been indifferent to him, now held an indescribable gentle glow.
In an instant, an uncontrollable, inexplicable jealousy caused a surge of furious anger and overwhelming killing intent in Xu Haijing’s heart.
But he still tried his best to suppress it, his Face turning somewhat ashen as he said in a low voice, “Junior Sister Qingruo, let’s go.”
Zhou Qingruo slowly shook her head and said indifferently, “Senior Brother Xu, I won’t go with you. I’ll return to the ‘base camp’ by myself in a while.”
At this moment, Zhou Qingruo was even more voluptuous and captivating.
Many male Cultivators around, seeing her, couldn't help but secretly swallow their saliva, showing a hint of infatuation.
Yang Che had been watching all of this with cold eyes.
Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to infuriate Xu Haijing and then kill him in one fell swoop.
However, Zhou Qingruo’s gaze made him change his mind somewhat.
Somehow, he vaguely felt that Zhou Qingruo seemed to have recognized him.
He believed he hadn't revealed any flaws, so how did Zhou Qingruo recognize him?
Yang Che steeled his heart, pondering whether he should kill both Zhou Qingruo and Xu Haijing to end it all.
Just then, a thundering sound, like thousands of troops and horses, suddenly came from not far away, and the ground beneath their feet seemed to tremble.
“Oh no, the Star Beasts are rioting, hurry and leave!”
“Quick, quick, quick, the Star Beasts are rioting, hide yourselves quickly!”
…
Amidst a cacophony and chaos, the Cultivators who had just been preparing to watch the show scattered like birds and beasts.
The pair of Dao Companion Cultivators from Lingxia Palace also took the opportunity to disappear without a trace.
Yang Che’s heart filled with joy, thinking that the opportunity had arrived.
If Zhou Qingruo was sensible and left on her own, then so be it, but if she wasn't, then he could only kill her too.
Yang Che’s eyes were filled with icy coldness.
Just as he was about to make a move, several strong auras suddenly appeared, rushing towards the tide-like Star Beasts to engage them in battle.
Soon, Yang Che saw the true appearance of the Star Beasts.
Their sturdy bodies, like wolves and tigers, were covered in scale-crystals that emitted a metallic luster, and their size was even larger, with the smallest being about a height tall, and the tallest reaching a colossal twenty to thirty height.
If it were one or two, it wouldn't be surprising, but there were hundreds, even thousands, of these Star Beasts before them.
And each one had two, three, or even four star patterns on its forehead.
They surged like a tide across this Boundary Battlefield, and wherever they passed, it was like warhorses galloping and thunder roaring.
The Star Beasts were incredibly fast; in just a few breaths, they had already charged close to Yang Che and the others.
Yang Che dodged, his Flash Cloud Boots noticeably faster, easily avoiding the impact of these Star Beasts.
Xu Haijing, meanwhile, took out his Ancient Treasure, the Scarlet Remnant Bottle, from which a strange red glow overflowed, instantly enveloping both him and Zhou Qingruo.
Upon seeing this red glow, the Star Beasts actually showed fear in their eyes and detoured around them.
Yang Che’s eyes gleamed with curiosity as he stared at the red bottle Xu Haijing held, sensing that it seemed to have a similar aura fluctuation to his Flash Cloud Boots.
“Could this red bottle also be an Ancient Treasure?”
As Yang Che thought this, his eyes suddenly narrowed sharply.
Among the strong auras that had just appeared to fight the Star Beasts, there was an immortal-like white-robed elder.
Yang Che recognized him at a glance: this elder was Chen Liansheng, one of the two Vice Valley Masters of Wulong Valley.
Even the Vice Valley Master of Wulong Valley had been dispatched to the Boundary Battlefield?
Not only that, when Yang Che caught sight of a sharp-nosed elder beside Chen Liansheng, he felt even more that this world was truly small.
Closely following Chen Liansheng was a stooped, thin, sharp-nosed elder, who turned out to be Elder Liu Xiao of the Liu Family, the first affiliated cultivation Family of Wulong Valley.
Yang Che remembered very clearly that when he returned to Wulong Valley to clear his name, Elder Liu Xiao, along with his nephew Liu Tong, had directly tried to execute him.
Since he had encountered people from the Liu Family, not a single one could be let go.
Yang Che’s eyes showed a ruthless glint, and then he silently watched from the side, preparing to seize an opportunity.
Although these two elders were only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage, the Magical Artifacts in their hands were truly astonishing.
Not only were the light shields released by their defensive Magical Artifacts extremely sturdy, but their offensive Magical Artifacts were also incredibly powerful.
Whenever they released an attack, almost all Star Beasts struck, except for the four-patterned ones, died instantly upon contact.
On the other side, Xu Haijing and Zhou Qingruo were not idle either; both took out top-tier Magical Artifacts and continuously annihilated the Star Beasts.
Zhou Qingruo was already enveloped in ice and snow; she held a snow blade, and with each strike, extreme cold ice and snow rapidly froze the Star Beasts.
At the same time, Zhou Qingruo’s eyes almost never left Yang Che.
Just then, Yang Che’s heart suddenly tightened.
At the tail end of the Star Beast horde, an incredibly powerful aura suddenly surged towards everyone, crushing them.
Five-patterned Star Beast!
The expressions of the Cultivators changed, and they retreated rapidly in an instant.
And the speed of that five-patterned Star Beast was truly astonishing; after it appeared, its pair of huge eyes coldly and mercilessly swept over the Cultivators, finally locking onto Yang Che.
For some reason, this five-patterned Star Beast only sensed a disturbing and dangerous aura from Yang Che.
Then, this five-patterned Star Beast flared with intense killing intent and lunged at Yang Che like lightning, grabbing fiercely.
But Yang Che stood in place with an indifferent expression, not moving an inch.
“Senior Brother Yang, be careful!”
Zhou Qingruo, not far away, was momentarily flustered with concern; as she blurted out a cry of alarm, her delicate body flickered, and the snow blade in her hand had already fiercely slashed towards that five-patterned Star Beast.
Upon hearing this, Yang Che’s eyes suddenly flashed with brilliant light, and at the same time, his heart sank, countless thoughts swirling through his mind.
