The real purpose is to kill!

The Double-headed Demonic Ape was ten feet tall, with a massive body, two heads the size of millstones, and thick black fur all over.

Its sturdy body seemed to be forged from steel.

Its aura was terrifying, reaching to the heavens, extremely dreadful.

In contrast, Su Ye, due to his humble origins, had lacked food and clothing since childhood, suffering from severe malnutrition.

Although he had been nurtured on Mufu Peak for a period, he still appeared thin and small, barely over four feet tall.

This disparity in size even made Gu Wan and Gu Linger feel as if Su Ye wouldn't be enough for the Double-headed Demonic Ape to swallow in one bite.

Yet, Zhong Qing actually allowed such a small person to face such a terrifying demonic beast alone.

For a moment, both father and daughter were extremely worried for Su Ye.

"Roar…"

The Double-headed Demonic Ape sensed the provocation from Su Ye and let out an angry roar, charging straight at him.

Its massive body, carrying immense and domineering power, seemed capable of crushing mountains and breaking peaks.

Terrifying demonic power diffused from it, causing even the void to tremble violently.

Not only was its strength fierce, but its speed was also astonishing, like a gale, like lightning.

Facing the menacing Double-headed Demonic Ape, Su Ye bent his body and charged forward like a leopard.

In an instant, both sides clashed.

"Rumble…"

The earth trembled, and towering ancient trees collapsed.

Gu Wan and Gu Linger were utterly stunned.

They had originally prepared to lend a hand at any moment.

However, Su Ye, who still looked like a child, was actually a Chen Xuan Realm expert.

Chen Xuan Realm!

This was a realm many people could not reach in their entire lives.

Take Gu Wan, for instance; he had cultivated for decades and only barely reached the Chen Xuan Realm.

Gu Linger, at the age of sixteen, had cultivated to the Innate Realm, already hailed as a rare genius in the family for a century.

But what about the other party?

Judging by his bone age, he was only ten years old!

What did a ten-year-old Chen Xuan mean?

It was simply a monstrous talent in the world!

What astonished them even more was that Su Ye was in the early Chen Xuan Realm, while the Double-headed Demonic Ape was in the middle Chen Xuan Realm.

Generally speaking, demonic beasts possess extremely strong physical strength, far surpassing human cultivators of the same rank.

Yet, the outcome showed Su Ye overwhelmingly pummeling the Double-headed Demonic Ape!

And it was a pure collision of physical strength.

As Su Ye's blood energy circulated throughout his body, it emitted a sound like a roaring river, like a blood-red sun blossoming.

He was like a young ancient ferocious beast, incredibly powerful, with astonishing strength.

The Double-headed Demonic Ape could initially exchange a few blows with him, but after taking a few punches, many parts of its body exploded like blooming blood flowers.

Its aura, moreover, directly withered.

In the end, it was directly beaten to death.

"Too brutal!"

"Too violent!"

These were the truest thoughts of the father and daughter at that moment.

They saw endless potential in Su Ye.

"Master, how was my performance?"

Su Ye retracted his fists, and his entire demeanor returned to an innocent, harmless appearance.

He even seemed a little shy.

He was like a child who had just submitted his test paper, waiting for the teacher's grading.

"Not bad!"

Zhong Qing commented, showing little surprise at this result!

After all, Su Ye cultivated an Emperor Grade Skill.

Although Emperor Grade Skills held little status for him, even filling sacks and gathering dust in the warehouse.

But that didn't mean it wasn't powerful.

If the emergence of an Emperor Grade Skill was enough to cause countless people to covet it and countless forces to fight over it.

Then the appearance of an Emperor Grade Scripture was enough to stir up the entire continent.

It could be said that an Emperor Grade Scripture represented a path taken by a Great Emperor.

Cultivating on the shoulders of giants, fighting against adversity, and crushing opponents of the same rank were basic operations.

On the other side, Su Ye's actions left Gu Wan and Gu Linger in awe.

Zhong Qing's comments, however, completely made them feel inferior.

To reverse-slay a middle Chen Xuan Realm demonic beast with early Chen Xuan Realm cultivation was merely "not bad."

Then what were they?

Useless?

At this moment, the father and daughter felt like they were being subtly insulted.

Especially Gu Linger.

She had cultivated to the Innate Realm at the age of twenty.

She was hailed as a rare genius in the family for a century.

But when comparing goods, you throw them away; when comparing people, it makes you furious.

Compared to Su Ye, she, this so-called genius, truly wasn't even fit to carry his shoes.

And Su Ye's complete agreement with Zhong Qing's comment, believing he still had much room for improvement, further dealt a series of critical blows to Gu Linger's heart.

Of course, amidst their depression, the father and daughter couldn't help but feel a greater sense of hope for getting out.

Since Su Ye performed so extraordinarily, could Zhong Qing, his master, be weak?

To be able to teach such a disciple, Zhong Qing's identity was self-evident.

This must be a terrifying expert.

As their emotions fluctuated,

Zhong Qing then motioned for the three of them to set off.

Gu Wan and Gu Linger had originally traversed this area countless times, trying countless directions.

But they had never succeeded in getting out once.

This time, under Zhong Qing's guidance, they only traveled about a hundred feet before directly exiting the illusion array.

"We… we're out!"

Looking at a small stream flowing in the distance, the father and daughter were overcome with emotion, their eyes flashing with deep disbelief.

They were too familiar with this small stream.

It was precisely where they had entered the grand array when they arrived.

They had thought that following Zhong Qing might lead them out, but they never expected that the grand array that had trapped them for half a year would be exited so easily.

It was as if, in front of Zhong Qing, the array had simply malfunctioned.

"What kind of method is this?"

Gu Wan and Gu Linger looked at Zhong Qing with awe.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving our lives!"

The two immediately bowed deeply.

Previously, not knowing Zhong Qing's level, calling him a fellow Daoist was understandable.

Now knowing his extraordinary nature, they naturally had to use a respectful address.

Zhong Qing was not very concerned about these formalities.

"It was just a small effort, no need to be polite."

"To Senior, it was just a small effort, but to my daughter and me, it was a great act of salvation."

Gu Wan said respectfully, "Your life-saving grace is something we can never repay."

"Senior, I have a heavenly spirit grass here; I hope Senior will accept it."

The heavenly spirit grass was something passed down in their family, rumored to be an important material for refining pills; this item was undoubtedly precious to them.

It was also the most valuable item on the two of them.

However, no matter how valuable an item, compared to life-saving grace, it was not worth mentioning.

It so happened that Zhong Qing had recently become obsessed with alchemy.

This heavenly spirit grass was extremely difficult to find and could perfectly serve as the main ingredient for a certain pill formula.

Seeing Gu Wan insist on giving it, he did not refuse.

"Since that's the case, I'll accept it!"

The two parties exchanged courtesies, then bid farewell to each other.

For Zhong Qing, this matter was just a small interlude on his journey, and he quickly put it out of his mind.

His true purpose this time was to kill!

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