43: Chapter 43 Wan Dan Zhenren

In Qiling Town, there was a bustling tavern.

A middle-aged man with a face full of stubble was slamming the table, spittle flying everywhere.

"...Just you wait and see! What does the Moonshadow Sect amount to? How dare they challenge the Huoyan Sect?"

"Can they withstand the fury of the Huoyan Sect? Today, the Huoyan Sect will come to annihilate the Moonshadow Sect!"

"I don't think so. Do you dare to make a wager with me?"

Qu Mianbei frowned and looked at a white-haired youth in the middle of the hall.

"What do you want to bet?"

The youth slammed nine Spirit Stones onto the table, "I bet that the Huoyan Sect will not make a move today!"

Qu Mianbei looked around at the onlookers waiting for a show. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly pulled a heavy cloth bag from his bosom, slammed it onto the table with a clatter, and laid out nine Spirit Stones overflowing with Spiritual Qi.

"I bet!"

The tavern suddenly went silent, then erupted.

"Is this Sect-Fleeing King so impatient? He gets riled up with just a little provocation."

"What makes him so sure that the Huoyan Sect will make a move today?"

"I think he's been scared silly by the Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sect!"

"Hahaha..."

The tavern was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere, and everyone laughed and chimed in.

"Look at the sky!"

Suddenly, someone pointed out the window and exclaimed.

Three streaks of light with astonishing Aura tore across the sky, heading straight for the direction of the Moonshadow Sect!

"It's the Golden Core True Person from the Huoyan Sect! Judging by the direction, they are heading to the Moonshadow Sect!"

Qu Mianbei laughed wildly with triumph and took a big gulp of wine, "Hahaha! See that? What did I say! The Huoyan Sect has made a move today! The Moonshadow Sect is finished!"

"These Spirit Stones are mine!"

That woman in red really didn't lie to me.

Qu Mianbei thought to himself while happily gathering the Spirit Stones from the white-haired youth's table.

The tavern instantly quieted down; everyone looked at each other, unable to say another word of rebuttal.

In front of the Moonshadow Sect mountain gate.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, jade towers and pavilions appeared and disappeared, cranes circled, and the place was brimming with Spiritual Qi, creating an Aura of an immortal realm.

On the iconic Nine-Turn Corridor, many young Cultivators were currently participating in the entrance examination.

The three streaks of light revealed their figures in the sky: two old men in black and white robes, respectively, and an unremarkable-looking middle-aged man.

Miao Changshi stood on the clouds with his hands behind his back. As he looked at the scene below, a trace of imperceptible amazement flashed in his eyes, but he sneered, "It is indeed a good place, but unfortunately, it is stuck with a Sect Master who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. This place ought to belong to my Huoyan Sect!"

Tang Ming, who was beside him, nodded, "A Golden Core Sect Master and a Foundation Establishment Deputy Sect Master occupying such a place is simply a waste of natural resources!"

The crowd gathered outside the mountain gate whispered, "Heavens! It's True Person Fengxing and True Person Huoyang of the Huoyan Sect!"

"It's over, it's over. The Moonshadow Sect has really kicked an iron plate this time!"

"Quick, stay away, don't get caught in the crossfire!"

Many Loose Cultivators and onlookers retreated one after another, their faces full of pessimism regarding the Moonshadow Sect.

Only Qu Mianbei squeezed to the very front of the crowd, dancing with excitement as if he were a member of the Huoyan Sect, shouting at the top of his lungs, "You scum of the Moonshadow Sect, your doomsday has arrived!"

On a cliff not far away, Abbess Yunqing of Liuyun Temple and Su Meier watched coldly from the sidelines.

Su Meier gloated, "Revered Master, look, the Huoyan Sect has indeed come."

Abbess Yunqing curled her lips into a cold arc, "Hmph, they don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to reject my Liuyun Temple. Let's just watch."

Miao Changshi looked down at the Nine-Turn Corridor, cold light surging in his eyes! "Hmph! Ignorant juniors, joining such a reckless Sect is your tribulation today! If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for choosing the wrong place!"

Miao Changshi gave a sharp shout, and the terrifying Aura of a Golden Core Stage Level 3 Cultivator pressed down like a mountain! He flicked his sleeves, and a jade ruler wreathed in green light expanded in the wind, carrying the momentum of wind and thunder as it smashed fiercely toward the Nine-Turn Corridor below!

"Huoyang Sword!" Tang Ming also made his move simultaneously, sacrificing a crimson Flying Sword burning with raging flames.

The Golden Core Stage is different from the Foundation Establishment Stage. When a Cultivator steps into the Golden Core Stage, they can refine a Lifebound Treasure that is connected to their own mind. The Magic Treasure is constantly nourished by the power of the Golden Core, and its power is astonishing!

The Disciples participating in the examination on the Nine-Turn Corridor were instantly shrouded in the terrifying Aura; their faces turned pale, their eyes filled with despair, and many collapsed to the ground, lacking even the strength to flee!

Just as the flaming Flying Sword and the huge jade ruler were about to crush the corridor and everyone on it into powder!

A figure appeared above the corridor like a phantom—it was Ling Hao! Facing the two Magic Treasures capable of destroying mountains and breaking ridges, he just casually flicked his finger!

Ding! Ding! Two crisp, heart-stopping cracking sounds rang out almost simultaneously!

The aggressive Huoyang Flying Sword and the green-light jade ruler actually shattered inch by inch before everyone's eyes, like fragile glass!

"Pfft—!" "Ugh ah—!"

Miao Changshi and Tang Ming were hit as if by a heavy hammer; they both spat out blood, and their faces instantly turned as pale as gold paper! Their eyes were filled with extreme shock and fear!

Their Lifebound Treasure, which was connected to their hearts... was actually destroyed by the other party with a single flick of a finger?!

Ling Hao shook his head gently, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness, "I've only had a few days of peace, and trouble has come knocking on my door again."

The wind direction reversed instantly! The crowd in front of the mountain gate erupted in huge exclamations, their eyes filled with awe and fanaticism as they looked at the Moonshadow Sect.

"My heavens! Shattering a Golden Core True Person's Lifebound Treasure with a single flick?!"

"The Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sect... is unfathomable! I fear he has already stepped into the Golden Core Stage Late Stage."

Qu Mianbei was like a rooster with its neck constricted, his face flushed red, and he roared hysterically, "Impossible! It's fake! It must be fake! How could the Huoyan Sect True Person possibly..."

Inside the Moonshadow Sect, those newly admitted Disciples who had just passed the examination and were still shaken, now erupted in earth-shattering cheers, their faces filled with the excitement of having survived a disaster and infinite adoration for the Sect Master.

"Sect Master is mighty!"

"Sect Master is so handsome!"

"I want to have the Sect Master's children!"

Not far away, the unremarkable-looking middle-aged man who came with Miao Changshi and Tang Ming had a flash of imperceptible strange light in his eyes.

Miao Changshi and Tang Ming retreated rapidly. Miao Changshi suppressed the churning blood and the fear in his heart, turned to the middle-aged man with a pale face, and lowered his posture extremely low, "Fellow Daoist Wandan, this villain is tricky; please make a move to suppress and kill him!"

The middle-aged man nodded expressionlessly, his voice hoarse, "As agreed. Once I annihilate the Moonshadow Sect, your Huoyan Sect Revered Master must fulfill the promise to protect me from Liuyun Temple."

Miao and Tang quickly agreed, "Naturally! The Sect Master's words carry the weight of nine tripods!"

The crowd suddenly erupted! "The Huoyan Sect Elder... is actually so respectful to that person? Who is he?" "Hiss... True Person Wandan?! He is True Person Wandan, Zhou Hei!"

Someone exclaimed out loud. "True Person Wandan?! That fiend whose name resounds throughout the Qing State, and whose strength is said to be second only to the Nascent Soul Old Ancestors of the three great Grade 4 Sects?!"

"Heavens! The Huoyan Sect actually invited him here?! The Moonshadow Sect is completely finished this time!"

Although this True Person Wandan stopped at the Golden Core Stage Early Stage, he cultivated an extremely bizarre Cultivation Technique that could condense countless "Pseudo Golden Cores"!

This Golden Core is not that Golden Core; they are special energy cores he refined using secret techniques, and their power lies entirely in self-detonation!

Ten Pseudo Golden Cores detonating together have power comparable to a full-force blow from a Golden Core Stage Early Stage; a hundred detonating together can shake a Golden Core Stage Middle Stage; a thousand detonating together, even a Golden Core Stage Late Stage would have to retreat!

He even claimed that ten thousand detonating together could rival a Nascent Soul Old Ancestor!

His fierce reputation was illustrious. Not long ago, several Sect Masters of Grade 3 Sects under the Liuyun Temple joined forces to surround and kill him, but he detonated five hundred Pseudo Golden Cores, blowing them to pieces on the spot!

Later, the Sect Master of the strongest Grade 3 Sect under Liuyun Temple, the Yunlai Sect, a Cultivator at Golden Core Stage Level 8, also retreated under the threat of his thousand Pseudo Golden Cores!

Having received the affirmative reply from Miao and Tang, Zhou Hei took a step forward, his cold gaze locking onto Ling Hao, "Ling Hao, is it? This Seat is True Person Wandan; surely you have heard of my name. If you are sensible, commit suicide to apologize, and this True Person will leave your corpse intact!"

"It really is True Person Wandan... It's over, it's over, there's completely no hope now!"

"That's right! Unless the Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sect is a Nascent Soul True Lord, otherwise... there is absolutely no way to survive!"

"What a pity for this immortal treasure land..."

The crowd discussed spiritedly; no one was optimistic about the Moonshadow Sect anymore.

On the cliff in the distance, when Abbess Yunqing heard the name "Wandan", the anger in her eyes was almost about to gush out!

It was this madman who had successively annihilated several Grade 3 Sect Masters under her Liuyun Temple, fiercely slapping the face of my Liuyun Temple!

Now seeing him about to make a move against the Moonshadow Sect, the coldness on Abbess Yunqing's face instantly turned into a venomous sneer, "Good! Very good! This dog Zhou Hei actually ran here. Dogs biting dogs, a mouthful of fur! It just happens to save me the trouble!"

Su Meier echoed, "The best result is both sides suffering, at that time... Revered Master, should we make a move?"

Abbess Yunqing's expression stiffened, and she said in a low voice, slightly embarrassed, "Both of them... are not enemies we can handle. We better return to the Sect quickly and report to the Old Ancestor!"