Thinking of this, You Zhen had initially breathed a sigh of relief, but upon realizing the village chief's true Realm was only Seventh Tier...
"What a fucking surprise."
To the south of the locust forest, Han Dong lowered his hand and turned to look at the tombstone, feeling somewhat bewildered.
"Do you think maybe we've been away from the land for too long, and the changes now are so vast that I feel I might need some time to adapt."
"I just calculated, if he were at the same Tier as me, without drawing my sword, I definitely wouldn't be his match."
"I wanted to help out, but now I don't even have a proper excuse to do so."
He stared at the tombstone for a long time, sensing the subtle change within that only he could perceive, and nodded slightly.
"You're right, Brother Qing wasn't looking for my gratitude anyway."
"A Seventh Tier Body Cultivator has emerged from Jinlan Mountain to resolve the crisis."
"They naturally have the ability to handle most matters themselves."
"The young brother last time said he came to me for help, but it was merely a pretext. I didn't really help much."
"Rest assured, I know several people are eyeing this place."
"As long as someone dares to act, I'll draw my sword and take down three. It shouldn't be a problem."
At the border between the Wilderness and Dali, and the border between the Wilderness and Daqian, a person was hidden in the darkness, watching silently.
They had indeed agreed to resolve Cui Changping.
But when Cui Changping, acting as if possessed, rushed towards Jinlan Mountain, everyone tacitly refrained from taking action immediately.
No matter what they planned to do, offering timely assistance was always best.
When they were used to putting profit first, making such a choice was only natural.
However, they would not get the chance to act.
Even if most of the power leaking from Cui Changping was tainted by filth, even if that person had been possessed, even if that person had awakened Divine Skills at the last moment.
The result of the entire matter could still be summarized in one sentence.
Apart from Qing Ziyu, from within Jinlan Mountain, where no one had ventured forth, a Seventh Tier Body Cultivator emerged and beat Cui Changping to death.
This surprised everyone.
Someone had once speculated that there might be a Ninth Tier Strong within Jinlan Mountain, even if this speculation was a bit unfounded.
How long had Jinlan Mountain existed?
However, this time, Jinlan Mountain had merely dispatched a Seventh Tier Body Cultivator.
Several days later, in the secret meeting room.
"Someone sent a message to Cui Changping. I don't know who, nor do I know why you took the risk."
"I'll just say one thing, at that time, I was at the border between Daqian and the Wilderness."
"My original intention was to lend a hand and stop Cui Changping when the person from Jinlan Mountain seemed to be losing."
"However, I barely stepped into the Wilderness when I sensed the sharpness from Jinlan Mountain thousands of miles away locking onto me."
"I could even feel, though hidden, the message that if I dared to act, I would die."
"I know you won't believe this, but I was also locked on..."
Three people spoke in succession, exchanging glances, a chilling fear forming within them.
Could an unrivaled Sword Cultivator truly be hidden within Jinlan Mountain?
Who on earth dared to challenge three people single-handedly, even making all three feel a sense of impending doom at their own potential death?
After the three had spoken, there was another sigh.
"From the beginning, I disagreed with the idea of snatching the chestnuts from the fire and provoking that mysterious Jinlan Mountain."
"Let me offer a word as well, I was in the northwest of Dali at the time and detected that there was definitely a Ninth Tier Body Cultivator within Jinlan Mountain's Forbidden Land."
"That person did not forcefully engage but subtly revealed a hint of an imposing aura, which I sensed."
"For a Seventh Tier Body Cultivator from Jinlan Mountain to be so astonishing, dare I provoke Jinlan Mountain's Ninth Tier Body Cultivator?"
"I had no grudge or dispute with Jinlan Mountain and had even once helped dispel Devil Thoughts, thus receiving the ghost's grace."
"I could only express my lack of malice and turned to leave."
"In the future, if you plan to do anything against Jinlan Mountain, don't let me know."
"I would rather not take sides. Doing anything further would damage my dao heart."
The Black Robed Man in the back, arms crossed and watching the spectacle, chuckled.
Thinking to himself about how false these people were, unlike him, who did jobs for money, fair and square without mixing up issues.
In the past, where were the concerns of damaging their dao hearts?
It was simply the realization of the hidden power and formidable combat strength of the Body Cultivators within Jinlan Mountain that scared the wits out of each of them.
Cowards, plain and simple. Too afraid to admit it. Peh, hypocrites.
The Black Robed Man had never thought that one day, he, a bona fide practitioner of the Evil Dao, could feel a superior sense of morality over others.
This novel feeling amused him immensely.
Everyone continued exchanging words, part of information exchange and part to relieve their shock and fear.
After all, Cui Changping, though not the strongest of the Ninth Tier, was still a Ninth Tier, yet he was beaten to death by a Seventh Tier Body Cultivator up close.
If a Seventh Tier was that strong, how strong must Jinlan Mountain's Ninth Tier Body Cultivators be?
They were unsure where Jinlan Mountain had found such strong individuals.
But that no longer mattered, for they simply had them.
Cui Changping died, then died he did.
Apart from Cui Changping, there was another person involved.
This person's dispute with Jinlan Mountain was purely personal, undisputedly so.
Back then, Qing Ziyu from Jinlan Mountain was abducted and sent into the hands of the White Sun Evil Cult, which subsequently led to a response from within Jinlan Mountain, deploying Great Divine Power to obliterate the White Sun Evil Cult.
When such a significant event happened back then, everyone had to investigate the causes and effects, and those who couldn't find the answers would ask others.