19: Lu Hao, he is actually a powerful god-transforming master!

Hong Liang was inwardly shocked. A few years ago, Ling Tian was still a Jie Dan Stage Cultivator; he never expected that the other party had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm by now!

One must know that breaking through a major Realm in cultivation is extremely difficult, a fact he knew deeply from experience.

From Golden Core Stage to Nascent Soul, the most difficult step is the transformation of the Core into a Nascent Soul.

To achieve this step, first, one's own accumulation must be profound enough to support the emergence of a Nascent Soul.

Furthermore, one needs a vast amount of external resources to help one quickly form the Nascent Soul after the Core transforms. If resources are insufficient, one cannot form the Nascent Soul.

That would lead to the destruction of the Core and the death of the person!

He has been stuck at the Golden Core Perfection for over twenty years, and to this day, he has no confidence in making a Breakthrough.

The fastest person in the Hong Family to break through from Golden Core Perfection to Nascent Soul is the Clan Chief, Hong Tian, who did it in just eleven years.

Without a heaven-sent Opportunity, the Golden Core Stage is the end of the cultivation path for the vast majority of Cultivators.

Out of a hundred, not even one succeeds in breaking through!

He never expected that in this unassuming Qingxuan Sect, there would be other Nascent Soul Cultivators besides the Sect Leader, Daoist Bai!

Where did he get the resources for the Breakthrough?

Before Hong Liang could recover his thoughts, Ling Tian had already walked up to him.

"You… you actually broke through to the Nascent Soul! You weren't stuck at a Bottleneck for thirty years? How could you still break through?!"

Shock-filled words came from the mouth of this Elder Hong.

Ling Tian ignored his shock, staring at him fiercely, full of baleful Qi. He said in a low voice:

"As a mere Elder Hong, you disregarded all sense of shame to sneak into my Qingxuan Sect. You really don't take us seriously…"

"If you want to start a war, then come. I want to see if you can handle the prying eyes of other factions!"

Ling Tian's temper had always been peculiar. Having lost his parents at a young age, he had been devoted to the Dao for many years and had no attachments; the Sect was his deepest concern.

In his heart, the most important thing was the Qingxuan Sect.

Since entering the Sect, he had lived here; the place where the Qingxuan Sect was located was his home! The people of the Qingxuan Sect were his Family!

It could be said that nothing surpassed the status of the Sect in his heart, including his own cultivation and life!

And just now, someone had spouted nonsense in front of him, saying they would give the Qingxuan Sect a lesson—this was like touching his reverse scale.

Ling Tian was instantly enraged; that kick just now was a solid one!

If he weren't an Elder Hong, and if he wasn't somewhat worried about the Hong Family settling scores later, Ling Tian would have already killed him!

Hong Liang stared at Ling Tian's eyes, and from them, he felt a genuine murderous intent! He couldn't help but shiver.

"Ling Tian, no, no, Prefecture Lord Ling, it was just a moment of impulse, I spoke recklessly. You are a magnanimous person, please spare me."

Hong Liang hurriedly begged for mercy, not caring about his own injuries; after all, this was someone else's territory.

If he died here, even if the Hong Family really razed the Qingxuan Sect to the ground, it would have nothing to do with him anymore!

In this vast world, what was more important than one's own life?

"A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late! Once I explain this to the Clan Chief and bring people back, even if we can't wipe out the Qingxuan Sect's lineage, we will definitely make them pay a painful price!"

Hong Liang thought secretly.

Seeing this, Ling Tian also calmed down, but then he felt a headache. After all, this person was the Eighth Elder of the Hong Family, definitely not a soft-hearted person.

If he let him go back to the Hong Family, the Qingxuan Sect would likely face the Hong Family's retaliation!

If he killed him, then his Qingxuan Sect would truly have formed a deep feud with the Hong Family.

Ling Tian knew that although he had broken through to the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul, and the Qingxuan Sect's strength had skyrocketed, that Hong Family Clan Chief was at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul! Could they withstand the Hong Family?

While pondering, Ling Tian's brows were already tightly knitted.

Seeing the situation, Hong Liang knew the other party was already hesitating.

"It seems he is still wary of my identity as an Elder Hong."

Hong Liang sneered inwardly, but his face showed nothing. He hurriedly cupped his hands and added:

"Prefecture Lord Ling, don't worry. As long as you spare me, I guarantee I won't mention today's incident to anyone, including the Clan Chief. I swear!"

Hearing this, Ling Tian sighed in his heart. He had no choice; did he really have to kill this person?

The Qingxuan Sect was on a good development trajectory. With Lu Hao's presence, if they could secretly develop for another ten years, by then, a mere Hong Family would surely be unable to do anything to the Qingxuan Sect.

Thinking of this, he could only choose to believe that Hong Liang would keep his promise. He let Hong Liang go.

"I hope you can keep your promise. Otherwise, it would be very easy for this old man to drag someone at the Core Formation stage down with me before I die."

Ling Tian threatened, then released his foot.

Seeing that the other party was no longer pursuing the matter, Hong Liang immediately circulated his cultivation power and, ignoring the pain throughout his body, fled at full speed toward Nansu City!

...

"My master let you go, but I didn't."

Just when Hong Liang thought he was safe, a faint voice emerged.

For a moment, all other sounds in the world seemed to disappear, and even the breeze seemed to have stopped.

A faint pressure arrived, directly fixing Hong Liang's fleeing figure in place, unable to move.

Then, a figure instantly appeared in front of Hong Liang.

It was a handsome young man in a white robe, looking at Hong Liang with indifferent eyes.

This person was naturally Lu Hao.

Seeing Lu Hao's eyes, Hong Liang felt as if a heavy hammer had smashed into his spirit; a mouthful of blood sprayed out, and he almost lost control of his mind!

The surrounding air seemed to have condensed into substance, making it extremely difficult for him to even breathe.

And what shocked him most was Lu Hao's method of appearance!

"Tele… Teleportation!! This is teleportation!!! No, impossible! How can anyone in the tiny Qingxuan Sect use teleportation!! This is absolutely impossible, I must be trapped in an illusion!"

Hong Liang roared silently in his heart.

Lu Hao's teleportation appearance terrified him to the point of shattering his courage; his face was deathly pale, and he regretted coming to this Sect more than anything.

Because in this world, anyone capable of teleportation must at least be a Soul Transformation Expert!

Only the body of a Soul Transformation Expert could withstand the immense pressure generated by tearing space to perform teleportation.

If one were at the Nascent Soul cultivation level, it would be absolutely impossible to withstand the pressure brought by teleportation; they would be instantly crushed into dust by the spatial forces from all directions.

Lu Hao walked toward the Elder of the Hong Family who was frozen in mid-air, saying indifferently as he walked:

"Eighth Elder of the Hong Family, is it? You came to my Qingxuan Sect uninvited, attempting to plot against my Medicinal Pill, and even wanted to attack the people in my Sect. Just letting you go like this, wouldn't that be letting you off too easily?"

Having said that, Lu Hao looked at Hong Liang and saw the truth of his situation at a glance.

"Hong Liang, Eighth Elder of the Hong Family, Great Perfection of Core Formation, stuck at the Bottleneck stage."

"The Hong Family?"

Lu Hao muttered:

"I hope you don't fail to appreciate kindness and bring disaster upon yourselves!"

Lu Hao didn't know the specific situation of the Hong Family, only that it was the number one Family in Nansu City and the undisputed hegemon in this region!

But, so what?

Although Lu Hao usually just slacked off in his own courtyard, planting vegetables, sleeping, and such, not really caring about outside matters.

But he had long regarded the Qingxuan Sect as his home, his roots in this cultivation world!

If anyone dared to destroy this place, he could not sit idly by!

Lu Hao's faint words reached Hong Liang's ears, causing the latter's body to tremble uncontrollably. He heard the murderous intent in these plain words!

The murderous intent of a Soul Transformation Expert!! In this Nansu City, if a Soul Transformation Expert wanted to kill someone, no one could protect him!