Chapter 36: Yu Linglong

Chapter 36: Yu Linglong

"My Golden Core... is in the sky!"

Qi Yuan shouted, wielding his great sword with a fierce downward slash! Elder Whirlwind felt a tremendous threat and dared not face the sword head-on. His heart was even more shocked.

"You're not a Golden Core cultivator!"

Finally, he realized something. The shock in his heart was even more intense. Not a Golden Core, yet overpowering a Golden Core! Is there really such a monstrous Foundation Establishment cultivator in the world?

"No, I am a Golden Core cultivator. I have a Golden Core!" Qi Yuan quickly argued.

It had to be said, the three-way battle looked rather comical, reminiscent of a schoolyard brawl. The magical duel did not attract the attention of the Black Mountain Sect disciples, but the content of the argument did. Qi Yuan wielded his great sword, thrashing the two opponents.

In less than ten breaths, he completely gained the upper hand. Suddenly, Elder Whirlwind cast a spell, seemingly realizing something, his eyes widening. He shouted, "Run! This isn't a human!"Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

"Yes, I'm not Foundation Establishment. I'm Golden Core!"

Qi Yuan naturally wouldn’t give the Golden Core elders a chance to escape. With a downward slash, he split the two Golden Core elders into pieces, without even leaving them a chance to be whole.

Everything happened too quickly. The two Golden Core elders had barely fought Qi Yuan for ten breaths before being slain. The Black Mountain Sect had seven Golden Core cultivators, including the sect leader. With the Bai Ji Old Ancestor dead and now two more slain, only four Golden Core elders remained.

The loss to the Black Mountain Sect was nearly half. At this moment, other strong members of the Black Mountain Sect, no longer merely spectators or having emerged from seclusion, arrived at the mountain gate. Leading them was the Black Mountain Sect's leader, Black Wind Daoist. He wore a grey robe, had a youthful appearance with white hair, looking quite old despite his age.

Yu Linglong stood beside Black Wind Daoist, curiously gazing at Qi Yuan, occasionally casting flirtatious glances. The other two Golden Core elders looked solemn, staring intently at Qi Yuan.

Black Wind Daoist looked at the ruins and remained unmoved. "Attacking our mountain gate is going too far. Though we are a small sect, Bai Ji Old Ancestor is my adoptive father. If you leave now, we will let this matter rest. In the past, our Black Mountain Sect exterminated your family. Now, you’ve killed three of our Golden Core elders. We can call it even."

Black Wind Daoist couldn't believe it. His heavy iron Golden Core, equivalent to a mountain in weight, was cut apart. Qi Yuan coldly remarked, "It's not that I'm too strong; it's that your Golden Core is too small."

Reflecting, Qi Yuan thought, in the future, if he forged a Golden Core, it must be large, not like Black Wind Daoist’s egg-sized core, easily split in one cut. With that, Qi Yuan, holding the butcher knife, no longer concealed his power. "Kill!"

He charged at the remaining three Golden Core elders. The intense battle saw no regard for the lives of the disciples, who were swiftly slaughtered. Within ten breaths, Qi Yuan beheaded another Golden Core elder with the Heavenly Slash Sword Technique. One remaining elder, heavily injured, was betrayed by Yu Linglong, who absorbed his Golden Core to restore her cultivation.

Now, only Yu Linglong remained among the Golden Core elders. Covered in blood, her attire in tatters, exposing her smooth skin, she pleaded with Qi Yuan, "Spare my life, please."

"Humph!" Qi Yuan ignored her, slashing relentlessly.

Yu Linglong, in desperation, confessed, "I possess the Purple Bamboo body. I’ve remained pure, keeping my virginity. Bai Ji Old Ancestor coveted my purity, investing resources in me to cultivate me to the Nascent Soul stage, to then dual cultivate with me, reaching the legendary Purple Mansion realm. If you spare me, I’ll serve you and help you achieve the Purple Mansion destiny!"

Qi Yuan paused. "Purple Mansion?"

Seeing hope, Yu Linglong continued, "If you engage with me now, you can reach the Nascent Soul stage today. If you wait until I reach the Nascent Soul stage, you could enter the Purple Mansion realm by spending a night with me!"

Qi Yuan, contemplating, realized, "So, you're the reserve of Bai Ji Old Ancestor? I can't let you live! A Nascent Soul stage Bai Ji Old Ancestor is already terrifying enough, let alone one in the Purple Mansion stage!"

With that, he swiftly decapitated Yu Linglong, shattering her Golden Core. Yu Linglong was dead beyond recovery. Qi Yuan, relieved, said, "Lucky she mentioned her Purple Bamboo body. Otherwise, if I had left, Bai Ji Old Ancestor might have revived her body, using it to step into the Purple Mansion realm."

Pouring special corpse-dissolving liquid on her body, Qi Yuan turned her into a puddle, then burned it dry, collecting the residue into his storage bag. "This way, Bai Ji Old Ancestor can't obtain her purity."

Unsettled, he decided, "Not safe enough!" Burning the remnants again, he ensured complete destruction, then turned to the Black Mountain Sect, eyes full of killing intent. "Some disciples still live. I must finish them off and loot their library before fleeing!"

With the sect formation draining the disciples' and enforcers' cultivation, most turned into dry corpses, but a few survived. Qi Yuan would leave no one behind.