Chapter 610: There’s Always Someone Stronger
Cao Jin was greatly astonished. He hadn’t detected this mysterious person before they’d popped out, and he also inwardly sucked in a breath. “Who are you?”
The cloaked person responded nomittally, “Don’t ask me who I am. Take three of my hits. If you can take them, I’ll let you go. I won’t make things difficult for you if you can’t, just don’t let me see you in the Myriad Domain anymore.”
These words were spoken so nonchntly as if this all madeplete sense, like Cao Jin was just a y doll in the cloaked person’s eyes,pletely harmless. This person’s sudden appearance had caused the scene to take another turn, and the situation that had been extremely disadvantageous towards the Regal Pill Pce had changed greatly. It seemed that... this cloaked individual was on the Regal Pill Pce’s side?
Cao Jin’s eyebrow was arching slightly as he looked at this ck cloaked person, arrogance no longer to be found in his eyes. He wanted to look straight through the cloak and see just who was within it! But no matter how he probed, it was as if his consciousness had sunk into the vast seas like a rock. The neer had a strong restrictive ability that barred all probes into them, and seemed to be ignoring Cao Jin’s attempts as well. They only hovered nonchntly in midair. Only a pair of eyes that was as deep as the endless starry skies apparent from beneath the cloak.
The atmosphere at the scene grew a bit odd. Cao Jin had been overweeningly arrogant just now and sent two Regal Pill Pce elders flying, and had then made an agreement of three moves with Pce Head Dan Chi. The pce head had just barely managed to withstand the first blow with all his strength, and now this mysterious cloaked person had appeared, wanting Cao Jin to take three hits instead!
Those of the Regal Pill Pce couldn’t quite react in time to this new development. Everyone, including the pce head, was quite curious about the neer. Not only was this person mysterious, but they’d revealed Cao Jin’s background with one word. This greatly shocked everyone assembled as the entire sect became on high alert when they learned that a supreme genius of the Ninesuns Sky Sect hade knocking.
Cao Jin was even more so as he hadn’t told anyone of his background since arriving, but this person had seen through everything instantly. This kind of observation skills made Cao Jin suspect that he had no secrets at all in front of the other. Even incredibly confident as he was, he couldn’t help but feel a bit uncertain at the moment. He felt that he was mysterious enough in the eyes of the Regal Pill Pce, but this neer was even more so.
Should he take the three hits?
As resolute as Cao Jin was, he began to hesitate. This person had appeared so suddenly and without forewarning,pletely ignoring the probe from his consciousness. All signs pointed to that this person was only stronger than Cao Jin, and not weaker. The strength of their single word prating his defenses and consciousness made Cao Jin apprehensive. The other possessed the arts to attack the consciousness!
As one of the ten grand disciples of the Sky Sect, it would simply be too embarrassing if he was unable to take even three hits from the other. His reputation would be ruined if word got out. Thus, he waffled for quite a while and decided to not do anything that he wasn’tpletely certain of. He could return to the Regal Pill Pce at any time. The thing to do was to take care of this cloaked person first.
Cao Jinughed heartily when his thoughts travelled here. “You must not be from the Regal Pill Pce. This is a private grudge between me and them. It doesn’t seem that appropriate, does it now?”
The cloaked person smiled faintly. “You have the right to ask me questions if you can take three of my hits.”
This had been what Cao Jin had said to Pce Head Dan Chi previously, and now the cloaked person had returned them verbatim. The Regal Pill Pce felt greatly vindicated, and Pce Head Dan Chi in particr felt such a great flow of warmth in him. Although he didn’t know where this mysterious person hade from, he could be certain at this moment that this mysterious person was very kindly predisposed towards the Regal Pill Pce. The elders behind him all looked curiously at the pce head. It was obvious that they were very curious where this cloaked person hade from.
Dan Chi smiled faintly and didn’t say anything. He didn’t know where this person hade from either, but it was necessary sometimes to maintain a bit of a mysterious air as the pce head. Making it so that his men couldn’t see straight through him was also a management method. When he heard this person’s words and how they were in obvious support of the Regal Pill Pce, Dan Chi was even more certain that the neer bore no ill will towards the sect.
Cao Jin was quite infuriated at the moment. Karma had certainly arrived quickly. He’d put on such airs with Dan Chi before because he’d wanted to take down the morale of the Regal Pill Pce and shave away at their face. Now that these words had been returned exactly to him, he felt even worse than if he’d eaten shit! A ball of rage built in his chest as blood surged to his brain. He almost wanted to throw caution to the wind and agree.
However, Cao Jin was a calcting person after all and he smiled slightly, affecting a dashing air. “I can let things go this time since you have jumped out to defend them. We’ll meet again next time. We shall meet again in the future.”
Cao Jin was someone who could set things aside when needed to. He wanted to leave now that things weren’t going his way. He coulde back at his leisure when this cloaked individual left. With the Regal Pill Pce, he coulde and go anytime he wished and do whatever he wanted. In Cao Jin’s eyes, this person was at most a visitor in the Regal Pill Pce. This kind of person wouldn’t spend a long time in a ce like this, and could even just be passing by.
However, Cao Jin had obviously underestimated the cloaked person. He was about to dash away when he realized that the cloaked person hadnded in front of him with a sh.
“In a hurry to leave?”
Cao Jin frowned. “I gave you face. Are you pushing your luck?”
The cloaked person shook their head slightly. “Then don’t give me face.”
Cao Jin was instantly at a loss for words. He’d seen his fair share of difficult people to deal with, but this one did thingspletely out of the ordinary. He’d shown them face, but they didn’t want it? He struggled to keep his head. “Then what do you want to do?”
“Speak. What did youe to the Regal Pill Pce for, and with such an overbearing manner?” The cloaked person seemed to bepletely removed from the world as there was no hint of emotion in their detached tone at all.
Cao Jin asked angrily, “Are you part of the Regal Pill Pce?”
“The Regal Pill Pce has a deep rtionship with me. Out with it. You still have the freedom to speak now. It will be toote to do so when we exchange movester.”
It’d only ever been Cao Jin threatening others, so it was quite a novel feeling that one of the ten great disciples of the Sky Sect would be threatened in a mere Myriad Domain! But he actually felt a bit guilty beneath the pressure from the cloaked figure. However, the other inly didn’t n on giving him time to hesitate. A stunning aura suddenly rose around the cloaked figure and formed a pale-green vortex!
When this vortex formed, it seemed to create an independent zone in the air, bing an intangible cage!
“Emperor realm sphere of influence!” Cao Jin trembled all over. He’d be a waste of his life if he still didn’t recognize what was staring at him in the face. This was the sphere of influence unique to emperor realm cultivators!
What was meant by this sphere of influence was a cultivator using their own aura to create an area of space that waspletely under their control. They were the rulers of this zone! Only emperor realm cultivators could do this. Although there was the asional peak of the sage realm cultivator who could do so, those were one in a million and usually not a human cultivator.
For human cultivators, only those in the emperor realm had the ability to create their own sphere, and this mysterious person in front of him had extended their own sphere with no forewarning and sealed Cao Jin in.
He was absolutely scared witless.
“This is yourst chance. Speak.” The cloaked person’s tone was as measured as always.
Large beads of sweat dripped down continuously from his forehead. He didn’t want to ept how the situation had developed. “Just who might you be, must we really deny face to this extent?”
“Do you have any face left?” The cloaked person asked faintly.
Cao Jin was backed into a tight corner as this was how the person responded, no matter what he said. He couldn’t get a rise out of them at all. “Fine. Fine!! You’re something alright.” Cao Jin spat out. “I heard that the Regal Pill Pce hade into the possession of some sky rank spirit herbs and earth rank herbs, as well as a Longevity Pill recipe. I came hunting for treasure.”
The cloaked figure looked at Cao Jin with a remote look and nodded slightly. “Very smart. You didn’t lie.” The person then looked at Pce Head Dan Chi. “Pce Head Dan Chi, this person hase in an unbridled manner to your territory. How would you like to handle him?”
The pce head looked at Elder Yun Nie. Both were extremely taken aback. How did this person know about the sky and earth rank spirit herbs? Everyone had sworn a heavenly oath in Mt. Rippling Mirage, but someone had gone back on it and revealed the matter of the ancient herb garden? Their spirits were exceedingly heavy. They knew that there would be no peace in the Myriad Domain now that this secret had been revealed.
Pce Head Dan Chi called out, “I only ask one question, from whence did youe by this news?”
Cao Jin smirked dismissively and ignored the pce head. He was wary of the cloaked person, not Dan Chi. How did a mere Regal Pill Pce pce head have the right to interrogate him? The cloaked person looked at Cao Jin and didn’t take down their sphere of influence.
Cao Jin seemed to know that the cloaked person wanted to interrogate him and smirked proudly. “I’ve already exined my intentions, is it important where my information is from? Since you are able to deploy a sphere of influence, you also have at least seventy to eighty percent guarantee of killing me. However, I still have my trump cards. If you force me too hard, I might throw all caution to the wind and take you all down with me. Even if you can ensure that you’ll leave with your life, you still might be injured...”
The cloaked person didn’t seem to want to trade verbal spars with Cao Jin either. “You think too highly of yourself.” They didn’t make a single move, but Cao Jin felt a cool breeze whisk by the back of his head. His neatly tied hair suddenly loosened as they were all cut off.
“Get out of the Myriad Domain. Whates off the next time I see you isn’t your hair, but your head.”
Cao Jin felt his body rx as an enormous surge of power pushed him several thousand meters outwards.