Outside the Tianyuan Immortal City, a golden and a silver escape light pursued each other relentlessly, drawing the attention of many cultivators on the way.
Alas, the two escape lights were too fast, and many cultivators couldn't even make out the figures within.
Only some cultivators with higher cultivation levels could make out the vague silhouettes of two young men after powering up their eyesight.
At this moment, within the escaping golden rainbow light ahead, Zhou Chun's expression was solemn, his heart filled with shock.
He had not expected the enemy tracking him to be a rarely seen Bandit Cultivator of the Purple Mansion Phase practicing the Thunder Element Cultivation Technique.
Furthermore, judging by the slightly young face of the opponent, he feared the age was not very grand, likely born of some major sect or power.
This was unquestionably a very troublesome formidable enemy!
"It seems he must be after the Millennium Thunderlight Grass, could it be that the voice of the young man who bid against me earlier was his?"
"But how did he know my whereabouts? Could it be that Tianyuan Pavilion sold my information to him after the auction ended?"
Zhou Chun's heart was filled with shocking doubts and unanswered questions.
He did not know exactly how the young man in the silver robe knew the Millennium Thunderlight Grass was with him, but he knew that a dreadful battle was inevitable today.
His "Flowing Light Golden Rainbow" secret technique was indeed very fast, but not faster than the speed of the young man in the silver robe behind him.
The opponent's Thunder Escape Technique was extremely powerful, and with the upper hand in cultivation level, he had no advantage in speed whatsoever.
As expected, it wasn't long before the silver escape light caught up to Zhou Chun only a dozen miles away and launched an attack on him.
A thunderous explosion was heard in the sky as a silver-white lightning bolt suddenly appeared and struck the golden rainbow light ahead.
With this blow, the golden rainbow light instantly became stationary, revealing the figure of Zhou Chun, his hair standing on end.
As a Cultivator in the early phase of Purple Mansion, Zhou Chun was not vulnerable enough to fail at blocking even one strike from the opponent.
But the power of the lightning spell was indeed sharp and even somewhat restraining against him.
This strike not only interrupted his Escape Technique but also induced a slight paralysis in his body.
Zhou Chun, who often had his Spirit Pet release lightning to strike people, was now getting a taste of being hit by lightning himself!
Now that he had stopped his escape light, Zhou Chun's body surged with golden light, instantly dispelling the mild paralysis, and then he stretched out his hand to cast the "Sturdy as a Golden Mountain" spell, first creating a protective shield for himself.
Then, he slapped his Storage Pouch at his waist and a earthen-yellow inkstone-shaped Magic Artifact flew out, rotating over his head and emitting an earthen yellow halo that formed a second line of defense.
It was at the moment when he set up these two defenses that the young man in the silver robe had caught up to him and, without another word, began his assault.
One could see his hands rub together and then a silver-white lightning bolt thick as an infant's arm leaped forth, hurtling towards Zhou Chun like a silver-white Thunder Dragon.
Under the onslaught of this silver-white lightning, the recently erected cloud-lit shield above Zhou Chun was instantly blasted open, leaving a large hole, and the golden mountain inside shook violently.
Seeing this, Zhou Chun involuntarily shuddered, cursing his luck in his heart.
His guess might have been correct!
The power of the opponent's lightning spells was so mighty, the Cultivation Technique practiced must also be of a top-tier.
The value of such a top-tier Thunder Element Cultivation Technique was indeed far more precious than his own practice of the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique.
Unless one was extremely lucky, sects without substantial foundations couldn't possibly possess such formidable techniques.
After that strike, the young man in the silver robe didn't rush to continue his assault but instead stared at Zhou Chun with disdain, saying coldly, "With this level of strength, you dare to compete with this Young Master over the Millennium Thunderlight Grass with one hundred thousand Spirit Coins, you have quite the nerve!"
Hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately frowned and said, "Considering the divine skills you possess, fellow Daoist, you shouldn't be of an insignificant lineage. If you truly desire the Millennium Thunderlight Grass that much, why would you be unwilling to offer one hundred thousand Spirit Coins? There's no need to stoop to such despicable actions!"
Not all disciples of major sects are righteous in their actions, but it is rare to see someone who, having reached the Purple Mansion Phase, would turn into a Bandit Cultivator over one hundred thousand Spirit Coins.
After all, upon reaching the Purple Mansion Phase, one would be considered a core True Disciple within a major sect, representing the sect to a certain extent.
If such a person were to become a Bandit Cultivator, they would certainly face severe punishment if the news leaked, unless there was extremely strong backing from elders within the sect.
That's why Zhou Chun questioned this.
However, upon hearing these words, the young man in the silver robe immediately darkened in expression and couldn't help but snort coldly, "Hmph, this Young Master desires the Millennium Thunderlight Grass, but I'm not foolish enough to spend one hundred thousand Spirit Coins on a millennium-old Spirit Grass!"
His words sounded reasonable and even suggested self-restraint on his part.
But Zhou Chun understood the reality at once.
It must be that for some reason, the other party couldn't produce that many Spirit Coins at once and really needed the Millennium Thunderlight Grass just as he did. That's why, after he had secured the Millennium Thunderlight Grass, the idea of murder and robbery emerged.
Zhou Chun then looked earnestly at the young man in the silver robe and said, "If fellow Daoist truly wants the Millennium Thunderlight Grass, Han is not entirely unwilling to offer it to you, but could you please tell Han how you came to know that the Millennium Thunderlight Grass is with Han?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, the young man in the silver robe let out a cold laugh and said, "What a joke, if this Young Master wants something, I simply take it. Why would I need you to offer it?"
With those words, he raised his hand to slap his Storage Pouch, summoning a silver-white long spear Magic Artifact.