How can this be?
Him practicing the same technique as me is one thing, but his cultivation level is actually higher than mine?
He Zhenghao was momentarily speechless, plunged into profound doubt about his own life.
This is a disaster...
In an instant, countless thoughts flooded He Zhenghao's mind. But in the end, he decided to seek refuge on Myriad Immortals Island for the time being.
Just as he was about to activate the teleportation array, the other party's furious roar sounded again.
"I know you're hiding in there. Why don't you dare come out and face me?"
The entire Liuli Island seemed to tremble under the force of that shout.
He Zhenghao's face twitched. Not daring to make a sound, he frantically activated the array.
Who could have guessed that the man would detect his actions?
"Trying to run? Hmph!"
A ripple of power instantly enveloped the sky above Liuli Island.
To He Zhenghao's horror, the teleportation array on Liuli Island lost its connection to Myriad Immortals Island.
Spatial lockdown?!
Cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead.
A moment later, however, He Zhenghao realized the truth.
No... it's not that. He just temporarily disrupted the connection to the array's nodes somehow...
Just as he was secretly breathing a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw a streak of light plunge toward the island protection array below.
Naturally, it was the cultivator at his doorstep.
A flicker of hope rose in He Zhenghao's heart. So he's just a brute. My Mountain River Constellation Array is no pushover. Even if you're a Golden Core—
As this thought formed, the next thing that happened made his jaw drop.
The other party treated the grand array as if it were nothing, swaggering right through it.
His flight path seemed casual, yet he passed through the weakest nodes of the array's defenses every time.
And he was fast. In the blink of an eye, before He Zhenghao could even react, the unwelcome visitor had landed right in front of him.
The man stared coldly at him, eyes filled with killing intent. "So you're the one who stole my sect's technique?"
He Zhenghao’s mind went utterly blank.
There was no time to consider how the other party had so effortlessly broken through his Mountain River Constellation Array.
A tangible, bone-chilling killing intent crashed down upon He Zhenghao. His heart pounded wildly as instinctive terror surged forth.
“It’s a misunderstanding. This is all a misunderstanding!
“Fellow Daoist, please, don’t act rashly!”
Staring death in the face, He Zhenghao could only cry out in desperation.
"Fellow Daoist?" The ferocity in the other's eyes intensified.
"A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares address a Golden Core Reverend as 'Fellow Daoist'?
"Are cultivators these days all so lacking in propriety?"
An oppressive aura, far stronger than that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, erupted from him.
He Zhenghao instantly felt as if a great mountain were pressing down on his shoulders. His knees buckled, and he nearly collapsed to the ground right then and there.
He Zhenghao burned with indignation. Golden Core cultivators were nothing to him. He, He Zhenghao, even addressed Nascent Soul cultivators as Fellow Daoists!
Yet with a villain looming before him and his life hanging by a thread, he could only grit his teeth and lower his head for now, forced to yield to overwhelming power.
Forcing an ugly smile, He Zhenghao spoke with difficulty, "A misunderstanding, it really is a misunderstanding!
"Senior, let's talk this through properly!"
The other swept a cold gaze over him and temporarily withdrew his oppressive aura.
"I ask, you answer. If you lie to me... you’re dead!"
Hearing these words, He Zhenghao's heart lurched.
He nodded incessantly like a chicken pecking at rice to show he understood.
"Where did you obtain your Mountain-Sitting Art?" the other asked.
"I found it by chance while exploring a cave dwelling in my youth, Senior. It was definitely not..."
Before He Zhenghao could finish, the other spoke again.
"A cave dwelling? Where was it located? Why would it contain my sect's inheritance?"
He Zhenghao hurriedly described the location and internal layout of that cave dwelling from back then.
The other narrowed his eyes slightly and fell silent for a moment.