12: Rhubarb shows its power

Those from the first-rate and second-rate sects felt as if they had been granted amnesty.

After putting some distance between themselves and the Chang Sheng Sect, they fled in disarray, escaping into the distance without a backward glance.

Nangong Xiaotian and the others were unwilling to let their enemies leave just like that, but they had no choice.

There was a more formidable enemy to face.

Nangong Xiaotian took a deep breath, looked at the old man, and said, "Do you really think my Chang Sheng Sect is easy to bully?"

He had already made up his mind to confront them head-on.

If they couldn't win, they would retreat into the sect. After all, with the formation that the Old Ancestor had just set up, he didn't believe the opponent could break it.

As for cowering like a turtle?

That was still better than losing their lives.

If all else failed, they would ask the Old Ancestor to intervene.

The opponent hadn't expected them to dare to be hostile after knowing that he was from the Chixue Sect.

A hint of anger rose in his heart. As the Third Elder of the Chixue Sect, it had been a long time since he had felt the sensation of being defied.

"Good, very good!"

Laughing in extreme anger, he reached out and grabbed at Nangong Xiaotian, intending to make him understand what cruelty was.

Nangong Xiaotian saw that the old man in front of him had a profound aura that he couldn't see through, realizing he was likely at the late stage of the Spirit King Realm. Not daring to be negligent, he channeled all his spiritual energy into his longsword.

The longsword erupted with a sharp sword qi.

"Slash!"

Nangong Xiaotian roared.

A hundred-zhang-long sword qi slashed towards the old man, a sword soaring to the clouds!

The old man looked at this powerful display. Cautious, he increased his power, but the result was beyond his expectation.

The sword qi not only broke through his casual strike but also shot towards him. He hastily set up a spiritual energy barrier in front of him.

Boom!

After a loud bang, the light dissipated, and the old man was seen to have moved from his original position.

Clearly, he had been forced back a few steps. Although he hadn't used his full strength, it was not something a mid-stage Spirit King Realm cultivator could withstand.

His face turned grim. He looked at the expressionless Nangong Xiaotian, who exuded the demeanor of a master, and said coldly, "Very good. With your strength, if you were to break through to the late stage, I'm afraid even I would not be your match!"

"What a pity!"

"You won't have that chance." With that, his aura surged, and a momentum surpassing the mid-stage Spirit King Realm pressed down on Nangong Xiaotian.

Nangong Xiaotian retreated slightly, a bitter feeling in his heart. It seemed the Old Ancestor's cultivation technique hadn't been mastered yet. Otherwise, even if he couldn't win, he could at least remain undefeated.

He planned to ask the Old Ancestor for guidance later, but for now, he was ready to run. If he couldn't win and still insisted on fighting, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

The wind is tight, let's retreat... Lin Yan, from his position, looked at the battlefield through the Chang Sheng Sect. He was quite satisfied with the performance of Nangong Xiaotian and the others.

A little guidance later, and while they might not be able to fight above their level, maintaining an undefeated stance would certainly be achievable!

The Big Yellow Dog was eager to try, seemingly believing it was his time to appear as a savior, staring intently at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan chuckled.

"Since you want to play, then go ahead. After all, having a bunch of little bugs scurrying around at the doorstep isn't a pleasant thing."

Receiving the instruction, he stood upright, raised a paw to his head, and saluted with a "Woof!"

Then he trotted out of the courtyard.

The next moment, his figure appeared at the mountain gate, standing upright and human-like, scratching his ear with a paw. He spoke in human tongue: "I say, old man, what are you barking about?"

Hearing this, Nangong Xiaotian and the others, who were preparing to flee, turned their gaze towards the mountain gate. A dirt-Yellow Dog had appeared on the scene at some unknown point.

They were first stunned, then overjoyed. Wasn't this the Old Ancestor's spiritual pet? It must have received a signal from the Old Ancestor to come and support them.

As for the dog's strength, they had no worries. They had frequently visited the Old Ancestor during this period, and each of them had been played with, mainly being led around in circles from beginning to end.

The more they thought about it, the more terrifying it became.

Its strength was absolutely terrifying. Then, they looked sympathetically at the Chixue Sect's Third Elder, thinking someone was about to suffer.

The Third Elder, hearing that a mongrel dog dared to insult him, had a murderous look on his face.

"Hehehe, mongrel dog, you have chosen the path of death!"

The Big Yellow Dog, seeing the old man so arrogant, cursed under his breath and lightly swiped a paw.

The Third Elder looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"That's it?"

He didn't feel any spiritual energy fluctuations, but the next moment, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and flew backward, slamming hard into the ground.

A human-shaped deep pit appeared on the ground.

The kind that couldn't be dug out. A few breaths later, his expression became vacant, and he crawled out of the deep pit, disheveled, staring blankly at the Yellow Dog.

There were clearly no spiritual energy fluctuations, so why?

He didn't understand!

The Big Yellow Dog's face was smug, his signature mischievous grin appearing. He chuckled, "Old man, keep barking, why aren't you barking anymore?"

The Third Elder snapped back to reality, shot into the sky, spiritual energy surging, making his tattered blood-red robe flap loudly!

Hmph.

His face flushed red. Blood Soul Great Law!

Blood-red spiritual energy erupted from his entire body. Facing such a bizarre enemy, he directly unleashed his sect's secret technique.

His combat power increased in a short time, and his aura instantly leaped from the late stage to the point where he had one foot in the peak stage.

If he couldn't end the battle quickly, he would have to flee and would also lose a certain amount of vital blood, which would require a lot of heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and time to recover.

Great strength gave him endless confidence. The arrogant Third Elder was back.

"Dog, I admit you have some strength, but how will you deal with me now?"

The Big Yellow Dog looked at the familiar Third Elder in front of him and chuckled, "If a man floats, he's bound to get cut!"

"Don't you dare bark at me!"

This time, he wanted the opponent to face true fear.

A colossal beast claw materialized above the Third Elder's head, descending with terrifying might towards him.

The Third Elder pulled out a blood-colored spear and thrust it forcefully towards the beast claw above.

With a 'ding' sound, the spear struck the beast claw, emitting a noise, and then nothing happened.

He screamed in horror, injecting all his aura into the spear. To his despair, all his efforts did not change the outcome.

The beast claw, carrying a terrifying, world-destroying might, slammed the Third Elder into the ground once more.

The difference was, this time the Third Elder didn't crawl out.

This struck terror into the hearts of the accompanying Chixue Sect members. If the Third Elder died, could they still live?

The answer was no!

They flew to the edge of the pit and looked down, but they didn't see his shadow, nor was his aura present.

A thought arose: the Third Elder had been annihilated.

They collapsed to the ground, unable to muster any will to resist.

Among them, a quick-witted elder secretly crushed a token.

Looking back at the Yellow Dog, he looked bored at the Chixue Sect members.

"How boring!"

"A master's loneliness!"

He mimicked Lin Yan, putting his two paws behind his back, and walked towards the sect on his own.

Nangong Xiaotian and the others were all dumbfounded at this moment, their hearts surging, unable to calm down for a long time.

After a while, they sighed foolishly,