50: Chapter 50 The True Chosen One

The entrance to the Taihuang Secret Realm was a massive vortex of spiritual energy torn open in mid-air.

With the combined spellcasting of the elders from the major sects, the vortex stabilized completely.

Tens of thousands of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, like a school of fish crossing a river, turned into dense streaks of light and rushed inside.

In the ranks of the Cangxuan Sect, Chu Tiankuo and Lin Wan'er took the lead.

Both possessed cultivation at the late Foundation Establishment Stage, and their Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment backgrounds made them extremely conspicuous in the crowd.

Without any hesitation, after entering the secret realm, they transformed into two rainbows and sped towards the direction of the core main hall marked on their maps.

It was not just them.

The top prodigies from the seven major sects of the Southern Wasteland and the six branches of the Demonic Path—those geniuses who had reached the late Foundation Establishment Stage before the age of fifty—all had the exact same target.

There lay the supreme inheritance that pointed directly to the Nascent Soul Dao.

Su Yu and Tie Zhan passed through the vortex side by side and landed on a gray, desolate wasteland.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the surroundings far exceeded that of the outside world, but the air was filled with an extremely ancient, decaying aura.

Tie Zhan lifted his heavy black iron sword and looked at the streaks of light in the sky heading straight for the core area.

"Junior Brother Su, should we follow them?" Tie Zhan asked.

Su Yu withdrew his gaze, looked at the phantom of the main hall in the distance, and shook his head slightly.

"No."

"You haven't forgotten what the Sect Master said, have you?"

"State of mind, Comprehension Ability, and fortune—not one can be missing."

Su Yu's tone was calm. "With our Comprehension Ability, we couldn't even master the 'Water Cloud Sword Art' at the sect's martial arts arena. Going to the main hall to fight for that Nascent Soul inheritance? That's just suicide."

Tie Zhan scratched his head and carried his heavy sword on his shoulder.

"That's true."

"I hate those convoluted tests the most. If I really went in, I'm afraid I wouldn't even understand the first formation."

Tie Zhan also had a good sense of self-awareness.

Since they couldn't eat the biggest piece of meat, they would just drink the soup in the outer area.

The two quickly reached a consensus and turned to dive into the abandoned building complex on the outskirts of the secret realm.

The outer perimeter of the Taihuang Secret Realm was vast, covered with long-abandoned medicinal gardens and side halls.

There were quite a few people coming to the outer area.

Those Foundation Establishment Stage early and middle-stage cultivators who knew their strength was insufficient to fight for the core inheritance all gathered here.

Killing and looting were just as cruel here.

But for the two outliers, Su Yu and Tie Zhan, the situation was completely different.

"Bang!"

In front of the protective formation of a dilapidated side hall.

Su Yu channeled his vast Earth Dao True Essence from the middle Foundation Establishment Stage and poured it all into his right fist.

He threw a straight punch.

The formation's light barrier shattered instantly like fragile glass.

Inside the side hall, a sleeping middle-stage Foundation Establishment guardian beast had just let out a roar before its skull was smashed in by Tie Zhan, who had rushed in with his sword.

Clean, efficient, without any frills.

This was the absolute violence displayed by the Savage Dragon Tyrant Body Art combined with vast True Essence.

For the next ten days or so, the two of them swept through everything along the way.

If they encountered a formation, they smashed it directly.

If they encountered a beast, they tore it apart with their bare hands.

As for those other sect cultivators who attempted to kill them for their treasures, once Su Yu got close, their magical artifacts and protective True Essence were all punched through.

The century-old spiritual herbs and artifact refining materials in their storage bags grew rapidly.

On this day.

The two had just walked out of an abandoned medicinal garden when intense spiritual power fluctuations suddenly came from ahead.

Three or four streaks of light were skimming rapidly across the ground, one after another.

Running at the very front was a black-clad rogue cultivator covered in blood.

He was at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, and his aura was already extremely chaotic.

"Leave the Millennium Blood Dragon Vine, and I will spare your life!"

The three cultivators pursuing from behind were all wearing the attire of the Liehuo Sect—two were at the early Foundation Establishment Stage, and one was at the middle stage.

Millennium Blood Dragon Vine.

Upon hearing this name, Su Yu and Tie Zhan stopped in their tracks simultaneously.

This was a top-tier spiritual herb for tempering the body and replenishing vital energy.

For body cultivators like them who specialized in the Savage Dragon Tyrant Body Art, its value even exceeded that of ordinary high-grade Foundation Establishment Stage magical artifacts.

The black-clad rogue cultivator named Li Han was desperately pushing a damaged flying artifact, fleeing right in the direction of Su Yu and the other.

He had clearly noticed the two people ahead as well.

Li Han did not change direction; instead, he shouted for help.

"Two fellow Daoists! I am Li Han. I am willing to gift half of my possessions if you two would intervene and help!"

Li Han's plan was well-calculated.

Divert the disaster, or borrow strength to fight.

As long as these two clashed with the Liehuo Sect cultivators, he could escape in the chaos.

But he clearly underestimated the style of the two people in front of him.

Tie Zhan gripped his heavy black iron sword tightly and turned to look at Su Yu.

Su Yu's expression remained unchanged, and he said only one word.

"Kill."

Before the sound had faded, the wasteland under Su Yu's feet exploded violently.

He did not summon a flying sword, nor did he pay attention to the Liehuo Sect cultivators pursuing from behind.

His entire person transformed into a cyan afterimage, charging straight at the fleeing Li Han.

In the world of cultivation, it was survival of the fittest.

Since the treasure had been revealed, and it was something he desperately needed, there was no reason to let it go.

Whether they were rogue cultivators or sect disciples, here, they were all prey.

Seeing Su Yu charging over, a glimmer of joy flashed in Li Han's eyes, thinking that these two were going to block the pursuers for him.

But the joy on his face had not yet fully blossomed before it completely stiffened.

Su Yu's fist, carrying a piercing sonic boom, smashed into his chest without the slightest deviation.

The force of the punch arrived suddenly.

Li Han had extremely rich combat experience, and at the critical moment, he forcefully twisted his body.

A dilapidated small black iron shield blocked his chest.

"Crack."

The shield shattered with a bang under the force of Su Yu's punch.

Li Han used this violent thrust to fly backward, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he did not suffer a fatal wound.

He steadied himself, his face extremely gloomy.

Before he could even catch his breath, four more streaks of light landed behind him.

The four Liehuo Sect pursuers had arrived.

Two early Foundation Establishment Stage, two middle stage.

The four looked at Li Han, who had been forced to stop, and then at Su Yu and Tie Zhan, who were wearing the attire of the Cangxuan Sect.

There was no unnecessary chatter.

The Millennium Blood Dragon Vine was in Li Han's hands; everyone present knew it.

The gazes of the six people met briefly in mid-air, and a tacit understanding without words was instantly reached.

First, join forces to take out Li Han, then fight for the spiritual herb based on their own abilities.

The killing trap was set.

Tie Zhan's heavy black iron sword kicked up a gust of wind and slashed down overhead.

Su Yu blocked the left side, ready to deliver a killing blow at any moment.

The four from the Liehuo Sect unleashed their magical artifacts, and several high-power fire-type spells completely sealed off Li Han's escape route.

Six Foundation Establishment cultivators joined forces to surround and attack one injured early-stage Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator.

Theoretically, this was a desperate situation with zero chance of survival.

Li Han was driven to a dead end, with nowhere to retreat.

But there was no despair of waiting for death in his eyes; instead, a flash of extremely ruthless light appeared.

Su Yu stood on the flank, keenly capturing a micro-movement from Li Han.

Li Han raised his left hand, his fingers rubbing hard against an ancient ring.

The next breath.

An extremely terrifying, tangible True Essence fluctuation erupted from Li Han's body without warning.

This aura instantly broke through the limit of the early Foundation Establishment Stage.

Middle Foundation Establishment, late Foundation Establishment...

It climbed directly to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage!

The violent spiritual pressure turned into a visible wave of air, forcibly bouncing away Tie Zhan's heavy sword, and the spells of the four Liehuo Sect members also disintegrated in the face of this absolute power.

But Li Han did not stay to counter-kill anyone.

He knew very well that this borrowed power could not last long.

At the moment of the explosion, Li Han turned into a crimson streak of light, fast beyond belief, and tore through the encirclement of the six people with a fierce posture.

In a flash, he escaped without a trace in the direction of the main hall at the core of the secret realm.

Only a lingering turbulence of spiritual power remained in place.

The four Liehuo Sect cultivators stood frozen on the spot, their hands clutching their magical artifacts frozen in mid-air, their minds blank.

Tie Zhan carried his heavy black iron sword, scratched his head, and looked completely bewildered.

An early-stage Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator actually burst out with peak Foundation Establishment cultivation and ran away under the siege of six people?

Su Yu stood where he was, his gaze fixed on the direction Li Han had disappeared, but ripples rose in his heart.

Touching the ring, cultivation suddenly skyrocketing.

As a transmigrator, Su Yu was all too familiar with this kind of cliché.

"This Li Han, could he be the Son of Destiny?"

"He even has a ring with a grandpa in it."

Su Yu sighed inwardly, connecting all the clues.

A mere rogue cultivator, without backing, yet able to obtain the extremely precious Millennium Blood Dragon Vine.

Facing a certain-death situation, not only did he not die, but he could also forcibly explode with power and escape.

The Sect Master had said that the inheritance of the main hall in the Taihuang Secret Realm required state of mind, Comprehension Ability, and extremely ethereal fortune.

Su Yu recalled Chu Tiankuo and Lin Wan'er from his sect.

Those two were Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, their aptitude and Comprehension Ability were both top-tier, and they also carried great fortune.

But if Lin Wan'er or Chu Tiankuo were placed in the desperate situation of being heavily injured and surrounded just now.

They would absolutely not be able to escape!

This kind of unreasonable trump card for saving one's life and escape ability was the true great fortune.

According to his perspective as a veteran web novel reader of ten years.

"The final opportunity of this main hall will likely fall into the hands of this Li Han, nine times out of ten."

Su Yu sighed in his heart.