45: Golden Core stage? Nothing special.

Feng Ming suddenly realized the truth.

Clearly, those three people were cannon fodder sent out specifically to draw fire.

Seeing his attack easily dodged by Feng Ming, the Black-Robed Person seemed to be enraged as well.

A terrifying Aura instantly emerged.

Once this Aura appeared, Jiang Shuwan, standing to the side, looked astonished and hurriedly warned him.

"Husband, be careful, this person is a Golden Core Realm Expert."

"Don't worry. Focus on dealing with the Azure Dragon Snow Phoenix Bear first; leave this to me."

Feng Ming's voice carried a calming quality.

Hearing this, Jiang Shuwan's worry lessened slightly. She was currently stretched thin and had to kill the Azure Dragon Snow Phoenix Bear first.

Jiang Shuwan focused on dealing with the Azure Dragon Snow Phoenix Bear.

If it were a Foundation Establishment Peak expert, they would have likely been killed by Jiang Shuwan long ago.

However, she was facing a Yao Beast, and specifically an Azure Dragon Snow Phoenix Bear; this type of Yao Beast had thick skin and flesh, and was incredibly resistant to beatings.

It was extremely difficult to kill.

Even with Jiang Shuwan's Golden Core Realm, it would take her some time to deal with it.

Feng Ming looked at the Black-Robed Person before him, his voice icy.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this? Is there someone behind you?"

Feng Ming asked three questions in a row.

The Black-Robed Person just let out a cold snort, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"You are not worthy of knowing these things."

As the words fell, the Black-Robed Person attacked again.

A large blade gleaming with a cold light in his hand was instantly brandished.

Accompanying his movements, blade beams shaped like crescent moons slashed toward Feng Ming.

A Golden Core Realm master, combined with this incomparably powerful Blade Technique Secret Manual, and bringing a Yao Beast that had one foot in the Golden Core Realm.

This combination was absolutely overwhelmingly powerful.

Clearly, the other party was not prepared to give the Feng family any chance at all.

Feng Ming also realized this; without resolving the person and the Yao Beast before him, the Feng family's merchant caravan could not possibly pass through.

The opponent's strength was great, and Feng Ming dared not slack off.

He used his Sword Finger to strike repeatedly, and in an instant, several Sword Beams shot out.

With the Chaos Body, combined with the Chaos Scripture, and also having a Sword Dao Cultivation Technique, although Feng Ming's Realm was not high, it did not mean his strength was lacking.

At this moment, facing the Black-Robed Person, Feng Ming appeared at ease and was not flustered.

The Black-Robed Person clearly noticed this as well.

A Foundation Establishment Stage strength was actually able to resist his Golden Core Realm Expert attack; this was simply a great humiliation.

The Black-Robed Person's expression darkened.

He raised his large blade and lunged straight at Feng Ming.

Seeing this, Feng Ming instantly condensed a wisp of a sword blade at his fingertip and met the opponent head-on.

In an instant, the two collided.

Feng Ming had no sword, but his Sword Finger could condense a sword.

"To cut all things without a sword" was not just empty talk.

When the two clashed, Feng Ming's Aura was not the least bit weaker than the opponent's large blade.

For a time, the two were locked in an evenly matched battle.

The Black-Robed Person became more alarmed the longer they fought.

"How can this be? You are a Foundation Establishment Stage, yet you are fighting me to this extent. How did I not know Liumian Prefecture had a Prodigy like you?"

The Golden Core is the watershed for a Cultivator.

Everyone below the Golden Core is an ant.

The Black-Robed Person had always believed this.

But at this moment, he discovered that below the Golden Core, not everyone was an ant.

He was a genuine Golden Core Realm Expert.

Yet at this moment, he could not do anything to his opponent at all.

The two traded blows, fighting fiercely.

Feng Ming became more courageous the more he fought.

Not only that.

He even discovered with surprise that a surge of Saber Intent had emerged within his body.

He was immediately overjoyed.

The Chaos Body was indeed awesome.

Fighting someone and being able to steal the opponent's Dao—where else in the world could you find such a good thing?

It simply couldn't be better.

With this, it would be difficult for him to lose even if he wanted to.

As the fighting time increased, the Saber Intent within Feng Ming's body became more and more intense.

The Black-Robed Person became more and more alarmed as he fought.

Because he discovered that his opponent was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

He, a Golden Core Realm, actually had no advantage at all in front of this Foundation Establishment Stage brat.

Not only that, the opponent seemed to be becoming familiar with his own Blade Technique and Saber Intent.

This left him feeling incomparably shocked.

The fighting dragged on.

The sky gradually began to brighten.

Jiang Shuwan had now successfully dealt with that Azure Dragon Snow Phoenix Bear.

Only a loud boom was heard.

The Azure Dragon Snow Phoenix Bear crashed to the ground.

It lay on the ground, eyes wide, panting heavily.

The Man in Black heard the commotion and looked over in shock.

The current situation had already exceeded the scope of his control.

The Man in Black instantly slashed at Feng Ming with his blade again.

But Feng Ming fought with increasing courage, not retreating in the slightest, and met the blade head-on to block it.

"Clang!"

A blade and a sword collided, emitting a sharp sound.

Sparks flew everywhere.

The two were simultaneously knocked back several steps.

The Man in Black took advantage of the recoil, turned around, and rushed up the mountain.

Feng Ming was somewhat dumbfounded.

"Damn, running away when you can't win?"

Jiang Shuwan took a step forward to chase after him.

But Feng Ming stopped her.

"Shuwan, don't chase him."

Jiang Shuwan turned around, her face full of confusion.

"Husband, why?"

Feng Ming shook his head. "I have a premonition that sooner or later we will face off again, but the urgent priority is to first open up The Way of Commerce."

"The Feng family's affairs are more important and are imminent."

"As for the opponent's identity, I think we will know soon."

Jiang Shuwan looked confused.

"But he has already run away."

Feng Ming chuckled. "The direction he left in is Ten Mile Slope."

Jiang Shuwan was stunned for a moment.

A moment later, she realized.

"Husband, you mean he is heading toward Ten Mile Slope, but there is no one else at Ten Mile Slope now, only the Lingxiao Sect's Disciple recruitment team."

"That is to say, this person is from the Disciple recruitment team."

"If that is the case, we will indeed be able to meet again soon."

"But how will we identify the opponent's identity then? He is in black clothes and a black robe, how will we recognize him?"

Jiang Shuwan's question was not a difficult problem for Feng Ming.

He spoke slowly to explain.

"Although Golden Core Realm Experts are not as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, they are not everywhere either. Such an expert would not come to Liumian Prefecture without a reason."

"He is either from the Disciple recruitment team or a person from the Huangfu Family. The objective is not hard to guess—they are coming for the Feng family."

"When the time comes, just look at how many Golden Core Realm Experts are in the team, and we can make a rough guess."

Jiang Shuwan nodded. "If you put it that way, it is indeed easy to guess."

"This incident is highly likely to be the Huangfu Family causing trouble behind the scenes, aimed at the Medicinal Pill market in Liumian Prefecture. The Feng family is the number one target they want to deal with, and cutting off The Way of Commerce is indeed a good method."

"But precisely because of that, shouldn't we chase after him and intercept him?"

Jiang Shuwan asked.

Feng Ming shook his head.

"That idea is good, but it is too risky. Without knowing how many people the other side has, acting rashly will affect Big Brother's situation."

"Anyway, they will arrive in Liumian Prefecture by evening. By then, there will be plenty of opportunities to test who the other party is."