Supernatural Insight Eyes-Chapter 1930 - 1931: The Time of One Incense Stick

The massive palm in the sky dissipated, a cold light flaring in Stone Demon King’s eyes. Ye Qiu actually intended to use Turquoise Pool Holy Land to shield himself from an attack.

This was something he truly hadn’t expected.

Given the current situation, if Ye Qiu indeed hid inside, he indeed couldn’t strike.

"Two Turquoise Pool fairies, a person who isn’t part of your Turquoise Pool Holy Land has suddenly barged in—are you just going to pretend not to see him?" Stone Demon King suddenly addressed the two women guarding the mountain gate, his tone rather polite. But everyone could hear that Stone Demon King hoped to let others do the dirty work, either having Turquoise Pool Holy Land punish Ye Qiu or force him out so he could then attack Ye Qiu.

Upon hearing his words, the two women guarding the mountain gate walked toward Ye Qiu, making Ye Qiu curse inwardly while rapidly evaluating how to resolve this situation.

With his strength, he naturally wasn’t afraid of Stone Demon King; whether it was dark transformation or the Saint’s avatar, he could battle him.

But currently, he couldn’t use these two powers, or he’d expose everything.

Thus, he quickly returned to Turquoise Pool Holy Land because of the rule prohibiting fighting. He was certain Stone Demon King didn’t dare to violate it, and this decision was proven correct as Stone Demon King indeed hesitated to strike further.

However, he forgot he had no relationship with Turquoise Pool Holy Land. Suddenly entering their sect violated taboos—the Peach Blossom Gathering had ended, and without Turquoise Pool Holy Land’s permission, he couldn’t stay here.

The two disciples from Turquoise Pool Holy Land approached him, clearly intent on confronting him.

Fighting wouldn’t work, as it would only worsen the situation. But if he couldn’t hide here, he’d have a hard time facing Stone Demon King; his martial prowess might handle an average Saint Heir like Yuan Dao but facing a top-tier Saint Heir like Stone Demon King was difficult. They differed by a major realm, and without revealing those two secret cards, he had no chance.

"The Peach Blossom Gathering is over; I kindly ask you to leave. If you persist in staying, I’ll assume you have ulterior motives with Turquoise Pool Holy Land," one woman spoke coldly, expressionless, to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu plastered on a smile and said, "I completely understand, beautiful sister, but I just realized I’ve left something behind in Turquoise Pool Holy Land, so I wish to find it."

The speaking woman furrowed her brows, not believing Ye Qiu’s crude excuse. Did he think she didn’t know his predicament, clearly wishing to use her Turquoise Pool Holy Land for protection from Stone Demon King’s violence?

"Beautiful sister, once I find what I’ve lost, I’ll leave immediately, I promise," Ye Qiu continued flattering thick-skinnedly despite knowing she didn’t believe him, eager to appease both women.

Compared to exposing his cards, uttering a few insincere words was completely worthwhile for Ye Qiu.

"How about... letting him search for a while?" the other woman suggested tentatively, showing some leniency.

"Thank you, beautiful sister, for your generosity; you both are the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen," Ye Qiu said seeing his words had an effect, naturally adding more compliments to strengthen his case.

"Alright," the woman sighed, delighting Ye Qiu, but she added, "But you only have the time of one incense stick; afterward, you must leave or else our sect will punish us."

Ye Qiu rejoiced internally, "Thank you, beautiful sister."

Then both women returned to their positions before the mountain gate, offering Stone Demon King an explanation that Ye Qiu was searching for lost belongings, without further comments.

"The time of an incense stick? Alright, I’ll wait until then to see where you can hide next," Stone Demon King wasn’t going to easily let Ye Qiu go, willing to spend the time of one incense stick to resolve things with Ye Qiu. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Thus, momentarily the scene quieted down; the battle seemed paused, with just a mountain gate separating them.

Ye Qiu feigned searching left and right as if genuinely looking for lost items, despite merely pretending.

An incense stick’s time isn’t long but not too short either, and others stayed in the distance, waiting for Stone Demon King to make his move again.

Yuan Dao Saint Heir’s group had awakened and, upon learning Stone Demon King was confronting Ye Qiu, felt pleased; they’d lost face as three Saint Heirs resolved by Ye Qiu alone, likely becoming a future joke.

Yuan Dao Saint Heir refused to acknowledge his defeat by Ye Qiu, feeling Ye Qiu was too cunning, constraining him during their clash, but if they truly fought, he’d defeat Ye Qiu.

Yet when hearing Yuan Dao Saint Heir’s excuses, the crowd only chuckled, finding them all laughable.

Defeat was defeat; making excuses and denying failure was utterly disdainful.

"Hmph, even if Stone Demon King doesn’t kill him after an incense stick, I will. This time, I surely won’t let him catch me," Yuan Dao Saint Heir resolved to recover, having sufficient time to heal within half an incense stick, swallowing a pill from a bottle he produced, beginning cultivation to recover.

The other two Saint Heirs shared similar thoughts, sitting beside Yuan Dao Saint Heir, gradually mending injuries and restoring power.

Time trickled away until half an incense stick’s time elapsed. Ye Qiu pondered how to break through the upcoming situation.

"Dark transformation is absolutely unusable; if necessary, I’ll have to deploy the Saint’s avatar," Ye Qiu conceded after lengthy thinking, as deploying the Saint’s avatar was the only way to confront Stone Demon King—otherwise, relying on his Ruins Realm strength wasn’t feasible.

The remaining half incense stick was nearly gone.

Many grew bored waiting; Li Jin felt anxious yet helpless, unable to assist as a Martial Artist of the Void Shattering Realm.

All he could do was lament Ye Qiu’s dangerous predicament.

Eventually, Stone Demon King’s eyes flashed with sharp light; he suddenly stood as the incense stick time expired.

"Two fairies, the time of an incense stick is up; isn’t that guy supposed to be out of the holy land now?" Stone Demon King prompted impatiently.

The two women agreed it was time and approached Ye Qiu, saying, "Sir, time is up; please leave."

Ye Qiu took a long breath, smiled at the two women, then willingly exited through the gate.

Once outside, Stone Demon King’s killing intent enveloped Ye Qiu, thoroughly locking him in. Stone Demon King coldly spoke, "Weren’t you so arrogant? Let’s see where you hide next."

The icy laughter carried murder; since long, Stone Demon King eagerly awaited extinguishing Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu remained immune to the taunt, his hand moving to his waist, preparing to deploy the Saint’s flight. Just at this critical juncture, a melodious voice sounded from the mountain gate: "Wait, Stone Demon King, the Saintess has a question for this young master."

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