23: Are you also a Golden Core cultivator?

Chen Xuan glanced over and said indifferently, "Ant!"

As the words fell, a golden light shot out rapidly. The golden light sliced through the Void Realm, bringing forth a sharp whistle, moving so fast that its trajectory was invisible. Just as Song Ming intended to activate his spiritual power for defense, the golden light pierced his Protective Aura and slammed heavily into his chest.

"Pfft."

Song Ming was struck as if by a heavy hammer, and his entire body flew backward into the flying boat, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

His face was as pale as paper, and his aura instantly withered.

The jade pendant shimmering with spiritual light on his waist shattered with a "crack" the moment the golden light hit him, turning into countless crystalline fragments that scattered. The life-protecting spiritual light that had surrounded the pendant also dissipated, clearly having blocked the fatal blow for him, but being completely destroyed in the process.

This was the Po Shan Sect's Sect-guarding Magic Treasure, capable of withstanding a full-force attack from a Second Layer of Golden Core Stage expert.

"You... you are also a Golden Core Realm expert?" Song Ming staggered to his feet, regret blooming in his heart.

If he had known earlier that the Sect Master of the Dao Seeking Sect was a Golden Core Expert, he would never have acted so rashly.

As soon as these words were spoken!

It instantly caused a huge sensation.

A Golden Core Realm expert?

"The Sect Master of the Dao Seeking Sect is actually a Golden Core Expert!"

"No wonder, no wonder! No wonder he dared to face the entire Po Shan Sect alone. No wonder he dared to publicly execute a Po Shan Sect Elder in East Stone Valley. No wonder he remained utterly calm and so arrogant from beginning to end. If I were a Golden Core Expert, I'd be even more arrogant and overbearing than him."

"Hiss... I didn't expect this obscure Dao Seeking Sect to actually have a Golden Core Expert presiding over it."

"Damn it, if I had known that day in East Stone Valley, I should have gone to acknowledge him as Revered Master. I wonder if Dao Seeking Sect is still recruiting people."

Mu Wanqing widened her clear, apricot-shaped eyes. Revered Master is actually a Golden Core Realm expert, oh my god.

"I am actually the Founding Senior Disciple of a Golden Core Realm expert."

She wiped the tear mole at the corner of her eye, her excitement beyond measure.

Mu Wanqing, who grew up in the Great Yan Dynasty, had only ever heard the name of Golden Core Immortals but never seen one in person.

She glanced at the two Junior Brothers who were stunned beside her, composed herself, and coughed twice, saying, "I told you long ago, since Revered Master dared to face the enemy alone, he must have absolute confidence. You two need to have faith in Revered Master."

Li Pingan scratched his head sheepishly; he had indeed been worried about Revered Master just now.

Ye Hao was about to nod when he suddenly said, "Wait, Senior Sister! When did you say that? Weren't you also worried about Revered Master the whole time?"

Mu Wanqing pursed her lips guiltily and whispered, "D-did I? I don't remember."

"Alright, the two of you must Cultivate diligently from now on. Don't disgrace Revered Master, that old man."

Ye Hao nodded, "I can Breakthrough to the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining tomorrow."

Li Pingan followed up, "I still need to Cultivate for a few more days before I can attempt to assault the Second Layer of Martial Dao."

Mu Wanqing instantly lost the desire to speak. What kind of Junior Brothers did Revered Master take in!

In mid-air!

Chen Xuan chuckled, "You dare come to my Sect demanding an explanation without even finding out what kind of power my Dao Seeking Sect is?"

Song Ming immediately swallowed his pride and begged for mercy, "Senior, please spare my life. As long as you spare me, this junior is willing to pay any price, even becoming your slave or servant, this junior has absolutely no objections!"

He had just Broken Through to the Golden Core, extending his lifespan by over three hundred years, and he did not want to perish here.

With a "thump," the Third Elder beside him also immediately knelt down without hesitation to beg for mercy. Even the Sect Master had started begging for mercy; if he didn't kneel now, when would he?

Chen Xuan glanced at the banner on the flying boat, which was painted with a red dot, and sneered, "The way you Po Shan Sect people beg for mercy is truly identical."

"To be a slave or servant?"

Song Ming nodded, "This junior is will—" Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xuan interrupted him with a single sentence.

"Are you worthy?"

After speaking, Chen Xuan said nothing more.

Those who offend my Dao Seeking Sect shall be executed without mercy!

Chen Xuan flicked his finger, and a golden light, like a shooting star, instantly pierced Song Ming's glabella. Song Ming froze entirely, the last trace of terror still visible in his eyes, as his body began to disintegrate inch by inch starting from his glabella. Even his Golden Core exploded into dust within the golden light, leaving only a wisp of smoke scattering in the wind.

"Clang!"

A cyan storage ring dropped onto the deck, then slowly floated up and flew into the hands of its new owner.

Following that, six golden beams of light shot towards the six flying boats respectively. The moment the beams penetrated the hulls, the Disciples on the flying boats turned into dust within the golden light before they could even scream. The six Thousand-Zhang Flying Boats instantly lost control and plummeted toward the mountain ravine like kites with broken strings, creating a deafening roar upon impact.

[Ding, 2,946 Qi Refining Realm Evildoers killed, rewarding 29,460 sect prestige points.]

[Ding, one Golden Core Evildoer killed, rewarding 100 sect prestige points.]

[Ding, eighteen Foundation Establishment Evildoers killed, rewarding 360 sect prestige points.]

The immensely powerful Po Shan Sect was, at this moment, annihilated by a single person!

If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, who would dare believe this?

The surrounding Cultivators watching seemed as if they had been struck by Divine Thunder, all standing frozen in place. Their mouths, which had just been busy discussing, were half-open, and they even forgot to breathe.

A green-robed Cultivator holding a longsword trembled, and the sword fell to the ground with a "clatter." The crisp sound of the scabbard hitting the rock was especially jarring in the dead silence of the mountain hollow.

"The mighty... the mighty Po... Po Shan Sect, was just destroyed like that?"

"This... the Eastern Domain is about to change!"

"This Dao Seeking Sect is truly terrifying!"

Everyone couldn't help but look up, their gaze fixed on the white-robed figure. They saw him casually dusting his sleeve, as if what he had just instantly killed was not six boats of Cultivators and one Golden Core, but merely a few annoying insects.

Just an hour ago, everyone thought that the Po Shan Sect's massive invasion would be a one-sided massacre.

But unexpectedly, the massacre was indeed a massacre.

Except it was someone else being massacred—a whole Sect being massacred by one person!

...Inside the Sect Main Hall!

Chen Xuan's lips curled up in a smile. He was in a very good mood. Now this was a grand gesture.

He glanced at the System panel out of the corner of his eye: sect prestige points 30,190. Besides the sect prestige points, he also gained fifteen storage rings.

Chen Xuan scanned the haul. There were more than 7,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and over 500 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. There were also several Grade One to Grade Three Magic Treasures, all useless scrap metal.

Magic Treasures are divided into Grade One to Grade Nine, with Grade One being the worst and Grade Nine being the best. Furthermore, Chen Xuan found Sacred Artifacts and Divine Artifacts being sold in the mall.

Therefore, he couldn't even be bothered to look at Magical Artifacts below Grade Three.

The Medicinal Pills were basically also Grade One to Grade Three, totaling thirty-five bottles!

In Sect Master Song Ming's storage space, Chen Xuan also found an Earth Rank Low Grade Cultivation Technique. He estimated that this was probably the Po Shan Sect's foundation. If this were before, Chen Xuan would have treasured it and collected it.

But now!

He could only use it to prop up a table leg.

In short, only the Spirit Stones were somewhat useful.

Including the previous funding from the Yin Yang Sect Fellow Daoist, Chen Xuan has now accumulated over ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones and around six hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

However, the most important gain this time was not these items.

The most important thing was establishing the reputation of my Dao Seeking Sect!