"Li Yi, stand back." After ordering the young Li Yi aside, Zhang Chuda drew the great blade from his back. With a deep shout, his True Essence surged. "Earth-Splitting Slash!"
A colossal, phantom-like blade condensed from thin air and chopped down onto the ice sculpture. With a thunderous CRASH, the sculpture instantly shattered into countless shards of ice.
"Collect the Golden Python's corpse," Zhang Chuda said in a low voice. "That expert probably hasn't gone far. Let's all be on high alert."
"Yes, Captain."
"A Martial Artist with this kind of power... They must be at the Celestial Essence Realm, at least."
.........
The adventuring party continued onward, eventually reaching a mountain hollow.
"Captain, look! There's someone up ahead," said a team member, Yujing, pointing forward.
Zhang Chuda followed her finger and was surprised to see a young man in white robes sitting atop a large boulder.
