127: Chapter 127: Saving Luo Ziyan

Intermediate Spells possessed extremely formidable power. With Xiao Yuan's current cultivation level, executing them was even easier and faster.

To deal with these Foundation Establishment Cultivators, this level of attack was already sufficient!

However, if he were to face Golden Core Cultivators, this type of attack might still fall short!

"I will face you!"

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect charged forward riding a Tier 2 Yao Beast. The man and beast cooperated seamlessly, exuding a menacing Aura!

Xiao Yuan sneered and raised his hand, unleashing a Burning Blood Fierce Flame Burst right away!

Even a normal-grade attack possessed astonishingly terrifying power, surpassing ordinary Spell attacks by who knows how many times.

A streak of blood-red flames blasted forth, crashing directly into that man and the Yao Beast!

Boom!!!

Man and beast were instantly reduced to ashes on the spot!

The enhancement of his cultivation made the normal-grade Burning Blood Fierce Flame Burst astonishingly powerful. If he were to unleash a secret art-grade attack at full power, even with his improved cultivation, he would only be able to cast it five times.

However, the might of a single strike was enough to give an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator a hard time!

Following Xiao Yuan's landing strike, the entire area fell into a dead silence!

The remaining Cultivators turned pale with fright one by one, their legs growing weak.

"Is... is he even human?"

"Run! Run quickly!"

Someone shouted, and the remaining dozens of Cultivators scattered in all directions!

Xiao Yuan did not pursue them, merely looking indifferently at their retreating backs.

Kill as many as possible, but do not pursue a desperate foe! He certainly did not want to waste his energy on this!

Over there, Su Li and the others had also resolved the battle.

Those Qi Condensation Stage Cultivators were completely vulnerable before them. Sword lights flashed, and they fell in droves. In less time than it took to brew a cup of tea, they were completely wiped out!

Yun Feiyang stood frozen in place with his three Junior Brothers, watching Xiao Yuan's back with mouths wide enough to stuff an egg into.

"This... this is it?"

He muttered.

Those were dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators! Although most had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, there were quite a few veteran ones among them! Were they really routed so thoroughly by Xiao Yuan all by himself?

Lin Qingxue walked up to him and softly said, "Senior Brother, you'll get used to it."

Yun Feiyang: "..."

How the hell was anyone supposed to get used to this?

Xiao Yuan put away his sword, walked up to the group of tied-up Tianjian Sect Disciples, and slashed the ropes apart with a single sword strike.

"It is fine now."

Those Disciples, having survived a catastrophe, knelt one by one to kowtow in gratitude.

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, turned to look at the retreating backs of the Cultivators in the distance, and fell into deep thought.

In the battle just now, he had used the Gale Shadow-Chasing Sword Art, Flame Explosion Spell, Condensed Water Arrow, Thorny Cage, and the normal version of the Burning Blood Fierce Flame Burst.

To deal with these Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it was more than enough.

But if he were to face a Golden Core expert...

He shook his head.

These methods still fell short.

"I need to find some more powerful Divine Abilities," he thought to himself. "Preferably secret art-level ones like the Burning Blood Fierce Flame Burst. Ordinary Spells are simply not enough to deal with Golden Core experts."

He gathered the Storage Pouches of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators he had slain, glanced at the other women collecting Storage Pouches, and finally directed his gaze toward Yun Feiyang: "Brother Yun, what are your plans next?"

Although he had already obtained the Foundation Establishment spirit item and no longer needed to go elsewhere for spirit items, there were still a few days left, and he needed to find Luo Ziyan during this time.

He had just searched the souls of a few Yinluo Sect Foundation Establishment Cultivators and indeed obtained some clues. The Secret Realm was about to close, and the Cultivators captured and coerced by the Yinluo Sect would head to Fengling Gorge to ambush Cultivators from other sects entering the Secret Realm.

When it came down to it, these Cultivators were merely cannon fodder sent in. And the final moments of the Secret Realm were when these people were meant to die.

In order to acquire more resources, the Yinluo Sect would make these Cultivators act as cannon fodder to seize resources from Disciples of other sects.

Due to the control of the Restrictions, these captured Cultivators had no choice but to go.

Even attempting to fish in troubled waters was out of the question. Once discovered, the leading Yinluo Sect Cultivator would trigger the Restrictions and exterminate any disobedient Cultivators.

If Xiao Yuan guessed correctly, Luo Ziyan was definitely there, and he had to go rescue Luo Ziyan.

But since he was traveling with Yun Feiyang and the others, even if he wanted to act alone, he still needed to notify them.

Hearing this, Yun Feiyang finally snapped back to his senses and hastily said, "The Secret Realm is about to close, and we've obtained just about all the opportunities we can. We need to hurry to the exit."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded. Since Yun Feiyang did not want to search for resources anymore, it completely suited his wishes. Everyone would head to Fengling Gorge together!

That was the mandatory passage point for all Cultivators leaving the Secret Realm! The teleportation array leaving the Secret Realm was just past Fengling Gorge!

Words finished, Xiao Yuan's group accelerated their pace and rushed toward Fengling Gorge.

As they galloped along the way, Xiao Yuan felt increasingly anxious in his heart.

Luo Ziyan was a Loose Cultivator recruited by the Yinluo Sect!

If he arrived too late...

He increased his speed, and although the others did not know the reason, they also increased their speed accordingly!

At the entrance of Fengling Gorge, the sounds of slaughter shook the heavens!

When Xiao Yuan and the others arrived, they happened to witness a tragic, chaotic battle.

One side consisted of Loose Cultivators recruited by the Yinluo Sect, while the other side consisted of more than a dozen Disciples from the Beast Taming Sect.

The Beast Taming Sect Disciples each had one or two or three beast pets. Although most were Tier 1 Yao Beasts, their cooperation was seamless and their combat strength was astonishing.

Although those Loose Cultivators resisted desperately, they were beaten back step by step, and more than a dozen corpses were already lying on the ground.

There were only a little over twenty Cultivators recruited by the Yinluo Sect remaining!

Although they held the advantage in numbers, it was obvious they still fell short of the Beast Taming Sect Disciples!

Had the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect not been absent here, they would have died in even greater numbers! Come to think of it, several Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect seemed to have been killed by Xiao Yuan in front of Wanling Valley, and as for the rest, who knew where they had fled!

As for the true members of the Yinluo Sect—seven Cultivators who were evidently newly advanced to Foundation Establishment—they stood not far away, watching with cold detachment! Their mission was supposed to be leading these recruited Loose Cultivators to ambush Disciples of various other sects!

They stood one by one with arms folded, playful smiles on their faces, as if watching a beast-fighting performance.

Xiao Yuan's gaze swept rapidly across the battlefield.

Suddenly, his pupils constricted!

Luo Ziyan!

Her face was veiled, but that Aura, that stubborn figure, could definitely not be mistaken!

At this moment, she was being besieged by a Qi Condensation 9th Layer Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect and two Peak Tier 1 Yao Beasts, finding herself in extremely perilous situations!

Her entire body was covered in injuries, her clothes drenched in fresh blood, yet she still gritted her teeth and stubbornly supported herself. Her eyes were filled with despair, yet laced with unwillingness and unyielding defiance!

Xiao Yuan's heart felt as though it had been violently squeezed by someone.

This silly girl, in order to save him, had forced herself into such a state!

If not to earn enough contribution points to rescue him from the mineral vein, why would she desperately take on missions, and how could she have been captured by the Yinluo Sect!

How could she have fallen into her current desperate plight!

Just at this moment, a Yao Beast lunged toward Luo Ziyan's back!

She barely managed to dodge, but was stabbed in the shoulder by a sword from that Beast Taming Sect Disciple!

"Ah——!"

Luo Ziyan let out a miserable scream, stumbling backward as she was on the verge of being pounced on by another Yao Beast...

"Seeking death...!"

Xiao Yuan let out a furious roar, his figure instantly vanishing from where he stood!

Driving the Gale Shadow-Chasing Movement Technique to its absolute limit, he was like a streak of lightning, instantly rushing in front of Luo Ziyan!

He swung his sword out!

That lunging Yao Beast was directly cleaved in half!

Xiao Yuan reached out, wrapped his arm around Luo Ziyan's waist, and sheltered her within his embrace.

Luo Ziyan's body stiffened, instinctively wanting to launch a counterattack, only...

The split second she launched her attack, she also saw the appearance of the person holding her!