105: A beast from the third realm? Killed in one strike, what's there to say?

After exchanging glances, the two walked forward. Jun Lingxiao immediately saw five or six people surrounding a… Jun Lingxiao found it hard to describe this thing. It wasn't an animal or a Yao Beast, but rather resembled a thick, blood-red vine, snake-like, yet with a woody texture all over its body.

It was as thick as a person, several zhang long, and emitted an eerie purple Qi that could even corrode human flesh.

In Jun Lingxiao's opinion, this thing wasn't very strong; it just seemed to be disguised, exactly like the blood vines hanging on the trees. Without a close look, it was impossible to spot. Perhaps due to a sneak attack, there were already several corpses around the group of people, all cut in half at the waist, a horrifying sight.

“Don’t panic! It’s just a Rank three beast, just a bit tough-skinned. I have a Divine Weapon here; as long as you all buy me time to activate it…”

The leader, with blood at the corner of his mouth, was speaking, but before he could finish, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

“You’re in the way.”

The voice was light, a stark contrast to their predicament. Subconsciously, they turned their heads to look, meeting a pair of indifferent, condescending eyes.

His mind was thinking of something, but his body had already taken a step back.

It wasn’t until he watched the young man walk past him and head forward that he was startled back to his senses and hastily tried to dissuade him:

“Hey! Fellow Daoist! Are you tired of living! Come back quickly!”

“It’s a Rank three Blood Vine Snake, not something one person can handle!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than a flash of Sword Intent suddenly appeared! The Blood Vine Snake, which had remained unharmed despite being surrounded by several people, was cleanly cut in half by a single flash of Sword Intent, then fell to the ground with a thud, lifeless.

“!!!”

This scene made their eyes bulge out. They just stared blankly at the young man who had suddenly appeared.

It was only then that someone realized the young man hadn’t even drawn his sword??

Jun Lingxiao did not stop, nor did he say a word, as if the scene just now was as ordinary as stepping on flowers and plants, nothing worth noting.

However, the white feather on Jun Lingxiao’s shoulder flapped its wings, as if in mockery.

After walking for a while, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Jun Hongxuan beside him, asking:

“What Realm does Rank three correspond to in our Cultivation?”

Although Jun Lingxiao had heard that the Realms of exotic beasts and their Cultivation were different, he had never truly understood them.

At this moment, Jun Hongxuan was still in a daze.

“Oh, oh. Although exotic beasts cannot use Dao Law, their physical bodies are extremely strong. Rank one is equivalent to our Dao Embryo Realm, and Rank three is equivalent to our Spirit Domain Realm. However, Yao Beasts cannot use a Domain. Relatively, Yao Beasts’ physiques are much stronger than ours, and it’s truly difficult to break through their skin defense at the same Realm.”

Jun Hongxuan explained as if waking from a dream.

As he spoke, he glanced back and saw that the faces of the people from earlier were as shocked as his.

My goodness, the Sword Intent he practiced with him back then was already that strong???

Now he doesn't even need to draw his sword?

This was the first time he had seen Jun Lingxiao make a move in many years, and he was completely different from before.

Thinking of this, Jun Hongxuan’s expression was a bit resentful: “Brother, no, at the same Realm! You just, instantly killed it?”

“Otherwise?” Jun Lingxiao turned his head to look at him, not understanding what was so surprising about such a thing.

Now, the sword at his waist had become a Sword Intent emitter; as long as he didn’t draw the sword, it would continuously generate Sword Might, and as long as there was Sword Might, the Sword Intent would grow stronger, like a bug in the system.

Of course, this also included his Sword Heart.

The Old Ancestor gave him a few pointers, speaking very mysteriously, as if he was born with something special.

Anyway, as Jun Lingxiao understood it: My heart is like a sword, indestructible, a manifestation of will.

“Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist!”

“This is the valuable part of the Blood Vine Snake, and this is the token from its body.”

The people behind him recovered from their daze, and the leader, who had been the first to catch up, immediately blocked Jun Lingxiao, offering the items in his hands with both hands.

Although people are selfish, this was not the time to secretly keep things. In the Secret Realm, clinging to a powerful figure was more important than anything else.

Jun Lingxiao glanced indifferently, casually tossed out a “You keep it,” and then walked away without stopping.

His attention was not on these things.

Tokens are products of exotic beasts in the Secret Realm; they can be found in Treasure Troves or within exotic beasts’ bodies. Although magical, this is a manifestation of Law.

It’s a form of assessment; those who possess a certain number of tokens can leave the Secret Realm early and receive ranking rewards.

But Jun Lingxiao had told Jun Hongxuan when they entered that they didn’t need these things.

After all, someone would deliver them later anyway.

What kind of villain would follow the rules and collect tokens? He simply didn’t play by the rules.

Jun Lingxiao had just left.

With a bang, a sudden loud noise erupted.

“Jun Lingxiao!”

The momentary flash of Sword Intent from Jun Lingxiao was still caught by Qin Chengan, who directly blasted a path and rushed over in a straight line.

When he reached the spot where Jun Lingxiao had just stood, he was also attacked by a Blood Vine Snake. Although there was a momentary panic, he still smashed it with a punch, even blasting through several giant trees behind it.

After that, he didn’t stop, chasing in the direction Jun Lingxiao had gone.

“Jun Lingxiao? Does that mean the person just now was the Divine Son of the Jun Family? As expected of the Divine Son of the Jun Family, a Rank three exotic beast, while not considered truly powerful, is still very troublesome, known for its defense, yet it was instantly killed by a single sword strike. I didn’t even see it clearly, did you?”

“I didn’t see it clearly either, but this person is also extraordinary. Is that Qin Chengan of the Qin Family? So strong, completely not on the same Rank as us.”

“Nonsense! Where do the Qin Family’s Saint Bodies come from? They refined the people of an entire Small World to refine a single drop of Saint Blood, creating an artificial pseudo-Saint Body. Paired with the Qin Family’s unique Blood Pact Divine Weapons and Mind-Cultivation Technique, it’s rumored to surpass even true Saint Bodies, simply too powerful.”

Although these people couldn't compare to such big shots, they could still discuss and comment. When talking about these few, they couldn't help but sigh, truly comparing people makes one angry.

They came to the Secret Realm for experience, but others came for a stroll. They didn’t even know where the ultimate Treasures were, unlike others who had done countless preparations before entering.

However, as the group discussed, the leader, who had been the first to catch up, looked at the ruins created by Qin Chengan and remained silent.

Jun Lingxiao’s Sword Intent was perfectly controlled; he truly only cut that snake, without affecting any of the surrounding vegetation.

Looking at Qin Chengan… with one punch, everything around was utterly destroyed.

Watching the others begin to discuss who was stronger, Jun Lingxiao or Qin Chengan, based on their performance, it seemed Qin Chengan was a bit stronger, but probably only he knew that the truth was not so.

Most of the exotic beasts in the Secret Realm were Rank three, with few Rank four. Rank four exotic beasts had the Cultivation of a Human Race Heaven and Earth Realm expert and could already be called a great Yao, while Rank five was the king among them.

Jun Hongxuan dealt with the smaller ones, and Jun Lingxiao stepped in for those he couldn’t handle.

In this way, Jun Lingxiao and the other person pushed straight through, heading directly towards the largest tower.

Upon arrival, they found that the Ten Heads Family had already arrived one after another.

While they said they would act separately, they couldn’t truly separate. Exploring such ruins definitely required calling their Family members to share in the spoils. So, Jun Hongxuan began to signal the Jun Family Disciples.

Just as they waited, a roar suddenly came from their side.

A terrifying red tiger, covered in white bones and with two wings on its back, walked step by step towards the crowd. A flap of its wings stirred up a fierce wind, uprooting even the surrounding giant trees!

“A Rank four great Yao, a Bone Armor Cloud Winged Tiger…”

Someone in the crowd exclaimed.

An exotic beast advancing one Rank is equivalent to a human advancing several Realms, and their strength is incomparable. A Rank four great Yao, and a Bone Armor Cloud Winged Tiger at that—the bone armor of this exotic beast is impenetrable without a Divine Weapon, and its strength is equivalent to a Human Race Heaven and Earth Realm expert.

There was no one of the same Realm present, and some had already started to flee at the sight of the impending danger.

Jun Lingxiao was about to step forward to meet this so-called great Yao, but the next moment he dismissed the thought, standing still and looking calmly towards a certain spot.

This was because he felt Ling Tian finally moving, and heading straight towards here.

“Alright, finally here.”

“Let’s see what this leek wants to do after all.”