Chapter 706: Chaos
The several wandering cultivators nearby saw these two make their move, and their expressions all shifted slightly, retreating several steps in unison.
"That's Duan Heng and Xu You."
"Those two aren't to be trifled with. Wu Chong fell at their hands, dead without anyone ever knowing exactly how."
"The Verdant Ripple Origin Essence is precious enough, but there's no use having it if you don't have the life left to use it. Let's fall back."
Several wandering cultivators exchanged glances, each suppressing the greed in their hearts, quietly withdrawing deeper into the reed marsh.
Any wandering cultivator who had lived long enough to survive to this day understood one principle well: however fine a heaven-sent treasure might be, one needed the life left to enjoy it.
Duan Heng and Xu You working together had once killed an expert at the third layer of the Primordial Spirit realm, a record formidable enough to intimidate the vast majority of those present.
The eldest of the Three Cultivators of Cloud Mountain watched his eyes tear at the corners as his two companions fell one after another, the grief and fury in his chest nearly bursting him apart.
He let out a furious roar, blue-green light surging on the great blade in his hand, attempting to break free of Wu Ge's sword pressure.