With things progressing up to that point, anyone could tell that the entire situation had been a meticulous scheme! They even calculated the reactions of a Martial Extremity Realm cultivator!  

Unfortunately for them, they failed to account for Yan Qi! That was a true cultivator at the Martial Intent Realm! However, Yan Qi’s presence didn’t seem to matter as Shang Xia charged onwards regardless.

The body of the cultivator who was stabbing the trident towards Shang Xia’s horse froze all of a sudden. 

With his cultivation, he was able to regain control of his movements in the next instant. However, it was too late. Shang Xia’s body brushed past him when he was still paralyzed.

Yan Qi followed closely behind Shang Xia but when he arrived beside the cultivator, he noticed something off about the man. Reaching...