The Sky Peng Sect elder reddened after saying his piece; there was nothing he could do. It seemed increasingly unlikely that any of them here would get the Blood Ganoderma.

Xi Yingchen’s swift display of force was intimidating enough by itself, but Lu Yun’s subsequent bounty to scare off Donglin Taihuang had only added fuel to their mental flames.

None of the powerhouses congregated here were brave enough to strike.

They were in Destiny City. Xi Yingchen was the senior disciple of the city lord and a peak arcane dao expert in his own right. Despite the potential opposition arrayed against him, he remained perfectly calm.

Moreover, Lu Yun’s exposure of Yi Tianling’s crimes backed them into a corner. If any of them made a misstep, they could very well become a target for the rest.

Qing Han was still in the process of breaking through. Her body remained in the bloody cocoon, but her nascent spirit had risen over Lu Yun’s formations. Energy gathered from the land, flowing to her in an enlightening stream of power and...