"Swish..."
Bai Zihe's figure suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Then.
With a bend, he rushed towards the location of that aura.
That aura was very obvious, not concealed at all, as if it was aimed at Bai Zihe, like the sun in the sky.
The closer he got.
The more he felt its immensity.
Bai Zihe's heart stirred slightly.
The power of this person's aura was significantly stronger than that of his Eighth Senior Sister Ji Xian Yuan, whom he had sensed. Clearly, this was a true master.
In Bai Zihe's memory, only the Penglai Immortal could slightly suppress this person.
"Buzz..."
A moment later, Bai Zihe arrived at a mountain peak.
In front of him.
A figure was already standing there, as if waiting for his arrival.
However...
The person had his back to him, so it was impossible to tell who it was.
"Who are you?"
Bai Zihe, fearless, stared directly at the figure's back and said slowly, "Why have you led me here?"
"Swish..."
The person did not speak, but slowly turned around.
Bai Zihe looked closely, and his pupils contracted slightly.
This person...
His beard and hair were all white, and his face was ruddy, giving him an immortal and dignified appearance. Yet, a faint trace of black energy emanated from his face, giving a very sinister impression.
"Is the Tianshan Golden Lotus in your possession?"
The old man's gaze fell on Bai Zihe, he sized him up, and then spoke indifferently.
Tianshan Golden Lotus?
Bai Zihe was slightly stunned, then he understood.
Yes.
When he took that Tianshan Golden Lotus from the medicinal garden of the Tianshan Sword Sect, he seemed to have heard the guarding elder mention it.
This item had long been reserved by a master from the cultivation world.
It was said to be a rogue cultivator who had passed through several tribulations.
The first to arrive was this person before him.
"Tianshan Golden Lotus..."
Bai Zihe shook his head slightly and said indifferently, "I have already refined it into a pill, so it is no longer here. If you came for the Tianshan Golden Lotus, then you may leave."
This person's intentions were not good.
But Bai Zihe was not afraid.
Besides, given his relationship with the Tianshan Sword Sect back then, even if he had snatched it, it wouldn't have been a big deal.
To have this debt settled on him...
It was indeed somewhat inexplicable.
"Presumptuous!"
The old man let out a light reprimand, which was accompanied by dark clouds descending, making the entire world seem to tremble.
Bai Zihe's sword-like eyebrows twitched slightly.
This person, with every movement, could evoke celestial phenomena. His power was indeed immense.
However, Bai Zihe still was not afraid.
"Buzz..."
The next moment, the old man suddenly extended his right hand towards Bai Zihe.
Then, he clenched his fist in the air.
Suddenly.
A powerful force acted upon Bai Zihe.
This force was not elemental energy, but suddenly appeared on Bai Zihe, as if it were acting on his Purple Mansion Nascent Soul.
It firmly grasped him and pulled him towards the old man.
"Hmph."
Bai Zihe snorted coldly, and torrents of potent True Essence surged throughout his body, originating from his Dantian.
In the blink of an eye.
The force exerted by the old man on Bai Zihe was dissolved.
"Oh?"
The old man, having experienced several rogue cultivator lightning tribulations, was among the top powerhouses in the Great Xia cultivation world.
He had never expected.
That his always effective technique would fail against Bai Zihe.
Therefore, he was momentarily astonished.
"Good lad."
The old man was unfazed. He scanned Bai Zihe again, then smiled, "No wonder you have such courage. It turns out you do have some substance."
"That's good then."
"I haven't ventured into the cultivation world for many years."
"Today, I will have a good spar with you and stretch my limbs!"
Having said that.
The old man remained standing in place.
But his large hand suddenly grew incredibly long and massive, floating in mid-air.
Covering the sky with one hand!
Stirring up clouds and rain!
"Whoosh..."
The next moment, his enormous palm slammed down.
The world darkened.
Gales swept in from all directions.
At this moment, Bai Zihe felt that in all directions, above and below, there was only this old man's palm, truly omnipresent and omnipotent!
"Swish..."
Bai Zihe's heart stirred slightly, surprised by the old man's might, but his movements were not slow.
He raised his right hand to the sky.
Brilliant rays of light flowed continuously in his palm.
This was the ultimate manifestation of the invisible force at its peak.
Metal, clad in armor and wielding weapons.
Wood, all things in spring.
Water, the highest good.
Fire, burning the sky and scorching the earth.
Earth, thick and bearing all things.
All converged, forming various great divine powers, and with supreme might, they blasted towards the colossal palm descending from mid-air.
"Rumble..."
The next moment, the two met in mid-air.
Bai Zihe's face paled slightly. This old man's strength was truly terrifying.
Even his Five Elements power, fused after reaching the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcendence realm, did not hold any advantage.
Little did he know.
The old man's shock was even greater than Bai Zihe's.
Including the most recent one.
He was about to become a Fifth Tribulation Rogue Immortal, a living fossil in the cultivation world, a rare specimen.
One must know...
Failing the tribulation leads to the disintegration of the body into a rogue immortal.
And rogue immortals...
Only once every hundred years would they face a rogue immortal tribulation, and he had already survived four. He was even rarer than ordinary immortals who had successfully transcended their tribulations.
The numerous lightning tribulations brought him a super high level of risk.
But after surviving them, they also granted him immense power.
Even the previous Sky Sword Elder did not dare to offend this living fossil of the cultivation world. Therefore, when he proposed to reserve the Tianshan Golden Lotus, he agreed without a second thought.
But now...
With one palm strike, using thirty percent of his strength, he still couldn't defeat Bai Zihe...
In his imagination, this palm strike should have ripped Bai Zihe's Nascent Soul from his Dantian!
But the result...
It was only an equal exchange.
"Boy..."
"I underestimated you."
The old man's face darkened completely, his eyes fixed sinisterly on Bai Zihe, with a faint frost circulating within them.
Bai Zihe's expression was also grim.
This old man's strength was unexpectedly formidable.
"However..."
"From now on, I will not hold back."
The old man stared at Bai Zihe, a subtle shimmer flowing in his eyes, "Whether you can survive depends on your own fortune."
Bai Zihe did not reply.
He could detect a powerful killing intent from the old man's words.
But...
With his current strength.
It was truly unlikely for ordinary people to kill him.
Even without using divine artifacts, Bai Zihe's strength was sufficient to rival ordinary immortals, and he would not die so easily.
"Buzz..."
The next moment, the old man stood still and suddenly made a strange starting pose.