"Xu Haijing, you…"
Zhou Qingruo’s pretty face instantly turned grim upon hearing this, and she said coldly, somewhat disbelieving, "Senior Brother Yang is our fellow Disciple, and he is also the chief Disciple of Sword Four Peak. Aren't you afraid the Old Ancestor will punish you once we leave this place?"
She truly hadn't expected that Xu Haijing would choose to ‘settle a private score’ with Yang Che at this moment.
"Junior Sister Qingruo, you are still too young. This Yang Che is clearly a cold-blooded and merciless person. Given his reaction and behavior just now, do you think he considered us fellow Disciples?"
Xu Haijing ‘patiently’ guided her, as if enlightening Zhou Qingruo.
Yang Che naturally heard Xu Haijing’s words just now, but at this moment, he was entangled with the five-patterned Star Beast in front of him and temporarily couldn't bother with this person.
Furthermore, that Chen Liansheng from Wulong Valley had surprisingly used two extremely rare and precious ‘Array Talisman’ consecutively to finally escape without a trace, which also greatly surprised Yang Che.
He had already learned from Tianxie Ziyin that to refine this ‘Array Talisman’, one must have extremely high attainments in both Formation Restrictions and Talisman making.
And whether it's Formation Restrictions or Talisman making, achieving extremely high attainments in just one is difficult enough, let alone both?
According to Tianxie Ziyin, every Cultivator who can create an ‘Array Talisman’ is absolutely a person of extraordinary talent and astonishing brilliance.
Yang Che stared coldly at the five-patterned Star Beast in front of him, noticing that a hint of confusion seemed to slowly appear in the beast's eyes.
The scales on this beast were simply too hard. If he didn’t release the Spirit-Level Ancient Blood Corpse ‘Mie’ to help, Yang Che would truly find it difficult to kill this beast.
Since it was hard to deal with, Yang Che simply relied on his speed and suddenly rushed towards Xu Haijing.
The confusion in the five-patterned Star Beast’s eyes grew thicker, but then it hesitated for a moment and still pursued him.
The previously rampaging Star Beast horde had already rushed to an unknown part of this Boundary Battlefield, so after Xu Haijing’s words, many Cultivators around had secretly decided to team up and kill Yang Che.
Having witnessed Yang Che’s methods and strength, they believed it was almost impossible to deal with Yang Che alone, so they secretly discussed and decided to group together and cooperate.
After killing Yang Che, they would then consider how to divide the ‘Ancient Treasure’.
When Yang Che rushed in front of Xu Haijing, he noticed a hint of ferocity suddenly flash in Xu Haijing’s eyes. Then, he saw him fiercely slap the spirit beast bag at his waist.
The Cultivators only felt a sudden darkness before their eyes.
Immediately after, they saw a huge dark red centipede, nearly a hundred feet long, suspended in mid-air.
The centipede’s segmented body was like a series of tightly connected red rings, with each ring having a pair of glowing, sharp-knife-like legs.
Its head also had two huge, hideous pincers, gleaming with a luster like cast iron, making one shiver at the sight.
The two long antennae moved without wind, twisting and swaying like two red snakes, exuding an incredibly cold and contemptuous aura.
Yang Che immediately recognized this centipede as Elder Xu Dongyuan’s Spirit Beast from Sixth Peak.
He hadn't expected Xu Dongyuan to actually give this centipede Spirit Beast to Xu Haijing.
Yang Che’s cultivation had now reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage, so he immediately sensed that this centipede Spirit Beast also had strength comparable to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Just after this giant centipede appeared, many Cultivators around immediately surrounded them.
It turned out that the five-patterned Star Beast, which these Cultivators feared the most, had suddenly started fighting the centipede Spirit Beast.
From the appearance of these people, Yang Che guessed that they had probably already secretly discussed teaming up to deal with him.
This Xu Haijing was quite generous, even using an Ancient Treasure as a reward to entice these people.
However, based on his understanding of Xu Haijing, whether Xu Haijing would actually fulfill his promise in the end was still unknown.
Yang Che coldly scanned the group of Cultivators. Among them, there were vaguely a few familiar auras, but most of them were extremely unfamiliar.
Yang Che simply pulled off the hood covering his face, revealing his true appearance.
"fellow daoists, this Xu Haijing has some grievances with me, Yang, which is why he is enticing you, wanting to use this to help him ‘settle a private score’. I, Yang, am not a bloodthirsty person. Today, I'll state it clearly here: everyone, do not be misled by this Xu Haijing, and do not seek trouble for yourselves."
"Of course, if you disregard my advice, and still stubbornly covet some Ancient Treasure benefits and seek trouble with me, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
After Yang Che finished speaking, he indifferently shifted his gaze from the Cultivators and stared at the five-patterned Star Beast and the crimson centipede Spirit Beast still fiercely battling in the air, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He had his own considerations for doing this.
The most urgent task was to immediately find Chen Liansheng and kill him in this Boundary Battlefield.
And not to become the ‘public enemy’ of all Cultivators here, wasting time on meaningless matters.
"Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense."
Xu Haijing immediately walked over, cupped his fists, and said to the Cultivators with ‘righteous indignation’:
"This Yang Che, strictly speaking, is still my fellow Disciple. I have no grievances with him at all. Everyone saw with their own eyes how he annihilated the Cultivators of our Mist Hidden Realm. And I, Xu, as one of the current leaders of the Mist Hidden Realm, having witnessed it personally, can only uphold the greater good for all Mist Hidden Cultivators and will never show favoritism because of being from the same sect or fellow Disciple."
Xu Haijing spoke with such ‘righteousness’ and ‘passion’ that even Zhou Qingruo, who was beside him, was surprised.
In the shadows around, a few Cultivators from the Seven Alliance Realm, hearing this, also had gleaming eyes and were deeply moved.
Yang Che’s eyes were cold, and killing intent surged in his heart.
Then he sneered and said to the Cultivators, "Everyone, please consider my words carefully. I have said all I need to say. Farewell."
After speaking, Yang Che decided not to stay here, took out the Dunjxing Shuo, quickly leaped into the air, and sped away like the wind.
"Senior Brother Yang, wait for me."
Zhou Qingruo felt very disappointed. Seeing Yang Che suddenly fly away, she blurted out.
However, Yang Che’s figure quickly disappeared without a trace.
Zhou Qingruo then gritted her teeth, also took out her Magical Artifact, and quickly chased after the direction where Yang Che disappeared.
Xu Haijing, however, remained in place with a livid face, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes.
"Yang Che, I, Xu Haijing, will definitely make you lose your reputation and become a stray dog hunted by everyone."
Xu Haijing clenched his fist, the malice in his eyes suddenly disappeared, and then a ‘genial smile’ appeared on his face as he cupped his fists towards the Cultivators…
…
Yang Che continuously spread out his Divine Sense, searching for Chen Liansheng’s traces.
"Mie, Divine Sense."
Yang Che ultimately decided to use the Divine Sense of the Spirit-Level Ancient Blood Corpse ‘Mie’ to search for Chen Liansheng.
…
Approximately another month passed.
There were still five months left until the end of this Boundary Battlefield.
Yang Che was still diligently searching for Chen Liansheng’s whereabouts.
At this time, almost the entire Boundary Battlefield was abuzz with rumors that whoever could kill Yang Che, the ‘traitor’ of the Mist Hidden Realm, would receive the Ancient Treasure ‘Crimson Fragment Bottle’ from Xu Haijing, one of the Mist Hidden Realm’s leaders.
And it was not limited to Cultivators of the Mist Hidden Realm; if Cultivators from the Seven Alliance Realm could kill Yang Che, they would also receive the Ancient Treasure Red Bottle.
For a time, the Boundary Battlefield was stirred up, and almost all Cultivators were searching for Yang Che.
But Yang Che, on the other hand, seemed to have vanished into thin air; no trace of Yang Che could be found anywhere in the entire Boundary Battlefield.