Another Expert Falls; Xie Fei’s True Strength!
Outside Bat Island.
The sea breeze whispered, starlight illuminating the scene.
Several figures quietly emerged, their auras concealed; they were the Master and several disciples from the Exquisite Holy Land.
They hid behind a reef outside the island, their gazes fixed on Bat Island, their eyes filled with doubt and resentment.
“What’s going on? Is the Bat Cave Master dead or alive?”
The leading Male Elder frowned, muttering softly.
The chaotic rocks on the island formed a Bagua array, blocking Spiritual Sense detection.
Even with his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, he couldn’t see the situation inside the Underground Palace.
A moment ago.
They had witnessed Guo Feng and seven others leave hurriedly, each with a complex expression.
Those men showed no signs of injury, nor the joy of obtaining treasure.
Clearly, they had returned empty-handed.
The Empress’s gaze was deep, as she said solemnly, “Guo Feng and his group are quite powerful, yet they returned in defeat. Something must have happened inside the cave.”
Just then.
A disciple suddenly pointed towards the island, whispering, “Master, look! Someone else is coming out!”
Everyone looked in that direction.
Two figures flew out from the island, riding a small boat, breaking through the sea mist, and quickly disappearing into the distance.
The Male Elder’s pupils contracted slightly, asking in surprise, “When did those two arrive?
“Could they be the Bat Cave Master’s new subordinates?”
He immediately concentrated his Spiritual Power, intending to intercept them and find out the truth.
But the Empress stopped him, using Sound Transmission to say, “Don’t! You are no match for them!”
“What?”
The Male Elder froze, a trace of disbelief flashing in his eyes.
Although he wasn’t a top-tier expert, his Nascent Soul cultivation made him a prominent figure in the East Sea.
When did two random people become someone he couldn’t fight?
The Empress’s gaze was grave, as she said solemnly, “I’ve heard of one of the eight people who went in.
“His name is Guo Feng. He’s a recently renowned Sword Dao Expert from the East Sea, Nascent Soul Ninth Level Peak, on the verge of Transformation.
“His Sword Intent is fierce enough to crush you and me.
“However.
“He left the Bat Cave after only a short while, indicating that the person inside is far stronger than Guo Feng!”
She paused, carefully probing the island with her Divine Sense, her expression changing slightly. “My perception is slightly stronger than yours; I can no longer sense the Bat Cave Master’s aura.
“In all likelihood, he’s dead!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the Male Elder and several disciples were shocked.
The Bat Cave Master, relying on the Alms Bowl to dominate the East Sea, could even withstand a few blows from a Transformation Expert.
He’s actually dead so quickly?
And that strange treasure that could withstand Transformation Cultivators, into whose hands did it fall?
“The Alms Bowl…”
The Male Elder’s voice was hesitant, his eyes flashing with intense unwillingness.
They had brought several disciples here.
One reason was to help their disciples accumulate achievements and break into the top ten True Inheritor Disciples of the Exquisite Holy Land.
The second reason was to seize the Bat Cave Master’s Alms Bowl.
This treasure was invaluable to Nascent Soul Cultivators!
If obtained, their combat strength and ability to survive would dramatically increase.
Now that the hard-earned opportunity was gone, how could they be reconciled?
“Don’t worry!”
The Empress calmly spoke, “Before leaving the Holy Land, I heard that Yuan Yu had ordered many True Inheritor Disciples to the East Sea.
“Including Luo Ming!
“We’ll send a message immediately, informing Luo Ming of this matter.
“Let’s use him to deal with those two and reclaim the Alms Bowl!”
Upon hearing the name “Luo Ming,” several disciples trembled, their eyes filled with awe.
“It’s actually Senior Brother Luo Ming, the number one among the ten True Inheritors!”
“I heard that Senior Brother Luo has already reached Transformation First Level, but I don’t know if it’s true?”
“Luo Ming only respects the Senior Disciple.”
The Male Elder was also astonished, frowning and saying, “Yuan Yu actually summoned Luo Ming?
“Haven’t several elders within the Holy Land impeached her recently, attempting to revoke her position as Senior Disciple?
“Why is she acting so high-profile at this time?”
Inside the Exquisite Holy Land.
Yuan Yu, as the head True Inheritor Disciple, and some elders’ contradictions were already well-known.
Her strong-willed style and extraordinary talent attracted numerous followers but also caused much criticism.
Now that the Holy Son and Holy Daughter plan was restarting, undercurrents surged within the Holy Land, and Yuan Yu’s every move was closely watched.
“These matters are none of our concern.”
The Empress coldly said, “Send the message to Luo Ming; there’s no time to waste!”
The Male Elder said no more and took out a Message Talisman engraved with the words “Exquisite.”
He infused it with Spiritual Power.
The Talisman suddenly exploded, turning into golden light and dissipating into the night sky.
……
On the vast sea.
The small boat sailed through the waves towards the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountains.
Xie Fei and Zhou Hongxian stood side by side, their breathing steady, their faces carrying a hint of ease.
After leaving Bat Island, due to the map, they learned that the other was also going to the Dragon Palace Treasury.
After a conversation, they revealed their intentions.
Zhou Hongxian took out the animal skin map and spread it on a small table.
“Xie Fei, I didn’t expect you to be going to the Dragon Palace Treasury too!
“With this map, if we work together, we’ll definitely gain a lot!”
She continued, “But this map only shows a part of the Dragon Palace Treasury.
“And it seems to be a path leading to a secret place; look here.”
Xie Fei followed the direction of her finger and looked at the animal skin.
“This place might be a secret place where the Dragon Clan hides their treasures.”
Xie Fei pondered, saying thoughtfully, “I’m curious.
“How did the Bat Cave Master sneak into the Dragon Palace Treasury under the nose of the Hundred Thousand Demon Mountains?
“Legend says that the treasury needs True Dragon Aura to open, but we searched the Bat Cave and didn’t find anything similar.”
Zhou Hongxian was slightly startled, then guessed, “Perhaps something’s wrong with the Dragon Palace Treasury?
“Have the restrictions loosened?”
“It’s possible.” Xie Fei thought for a moment and said, “In short, we need to be cautious on this trip.”
As they were talking.
The sea surface ahead suddenly surged; several terrifying auras, like monstrous waves, tore through the air, heading straight for the small boat.
“Someone’s coming!”
Xie Fei reacted first, his body flashing as he dashed to the bow.
Zhou Hongxian followed closely, standing beside him, frowning and saying, “Who? Could it be your fellow disciple Elder Guo Feng?
“These auras are extremely strong; did he call for help to hunt us down?”
Xie Fei extended his Spiritual Sense, shaking his head and saying, “It’s not Guo Feng; it’s the Exquisite Holy Land!”
With his cultivation far exceeding Zhou Hongxian’s, he had already identified the intruders from tens of thousands of miles away.
Several figures were wearing the Exquisite Holy Land’s signature clothing.
The Spiritual Power fluctuations were as vast as the ocean!
“The Exquisite Holy Land?!”
Zhou Hongxian’s eyes widened in shock. “Why are they in the East Sea now?”
The Southern Border and the East Sea are separated by the Eastern Wasteland.
If someone from the Taiyi Holy Land is in the East Sea, it’s not surprising.
But people from the faraway Southern Border’s Exquisite Holy Land appearing here?
In my past life, when the Dragon Palace Treasury opened, I never heard of any Holy Land forces participating.
Boom…
Before the two could think further, the sea surface ahead exploded, with monstrous waves sweeping towards them.
These waves carried an inexplicable power, seemingly intending to crush the small boat into dust.
If Zhou Hongxian’s boat hadn’t been sturdy.
And if Xie Fei hadn’t used Limitless Sword Qi to reinforce it.
They would have been smashed to pieces by the waves carrying that force.
The waves subsided.
Several figures stood on the sea surface, their imposing manner like mountains.
The leader, with eyes like lightning, locked onto Xie Fei and Zhou Hongxian on the boat.
Zhou Hongxian felt her Qi Dynamic locked, and her Spiritual Power operation slightly stalled.
This was undisguised killing intent, icy and bone-chilling, terrifying!
These people harbored murderous intent towards them.
The leader was wearing a silver-white Daoist robe, with a handsome face and an extraordinary demeanor.
He spoke calmly, his voice like thunder, “Luo Ming, True Inheritor Disciple of the Exquisite Holy Land!”
His tone carried an unchallengeable majesty.
“So it’s disciples of the Exquisite Holy Land. Fellow Daoist Luo Ming, why are you stopping us?”
Zhou Hongxian and Xie Fei exchanged glances, then suppressed their anger and asked.
Luo Ming’s gaze was icy, filled with a superior attitude. “You two killed the Bat Cave Master on Bat Island and took his Black Bowl.
“That Black Bowl was created by him using inhumane methods, refining a kind, large demonic beast.
“This act violated the natural order. Those of the Exquisite Holy Land have long been watching, intending to eliminate evil and protect the righteous.
“But you two got lucky.
“Now, hand over the Black Bowl immediately so I can restore it.
“Also, open your hearts and let me examine your memories, erasing those concerning this method.
“Such a method, which violates the natural order, cannot exist in the world!”
Upon hearing this.
Xie Fei and Zhou Hongxian’s faces changed drastically.
Regardless of the Black Bowl, the idea of searching memories and erasing parts of their souls was unacceptable!
This was not only a trampling of a cultivator’s dignity but could also expose their core secrets!
Xie Fei possessed the System, and Zhou Hongxian was a reborn Empress.
Both had secrets they couldn’t reveal, so how could they allow others to probe them?
Zhou Hongxian sneered, her tone calm yet containing sharpness. “Fellow Daoist Luo is probably mistaken.
“I only have Golden Core cultivation; how could I kill the Nascent Soul Ninth Level Bat Cave Master?
“As for the Black Bowl, I’ve never even heard of it.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Ming coldly snorted.
The temperature of the surrounding sea surface plummeted, the imposing manner pressing down like a mountain.
His gaze swept across, and he said solemnly, “Elder Ma, tell me what you saw!”
A figure stepped out from behind him, the Male Elder, a Ma surname cultivator, from the Exquisite Holy Land’s Master and disciple pair.
Although he was a Nascent Soul Elder of the Holy Land, he was as respectful as a subordinate in front of Luo Ming, whispering, “You two are really good at lying with your eyes open!
“Earlier on Bat Island, we saw with our own eyes how you killed the Bat Cave Master, then forced back a group of Rogue Cultivators.
“Under such circumstances, if the Black Bowl isn’t in your hands, where else could it be?”
Xie Fei narrowed his eyes without speaking.
Zhou Hongxian sneered, “If you want to frame someone, you’ll always find a pretext.
“Since you saw it with your own eyes, do you have evidence?
“Making unfounded accusations to slander us?”
Elder Ma’s face froze.
He had no evidence.
The so-called eyewitness account was fabricated.
He was about to speak.
But Luo Ming waved his hand to stop him, dismissing him.
Then Luo Ming looked at Xie Fei and Zhou Hongxian with a superior, disdainful gaze.
He spoke calmly, his voice filled with unparalleled confidence. “My Exquisite Holy Land’s actions require no evidence.”
These words came out.
The sea surface seemed to freeze, an invisible pressure permeating the air.
Although Luo Ming’s tone was calm, it demonstrated the arrogance and domineering nature of a Holy Land True Inheritor Disciple.
Upon hearing this, Xie Fei couldn’t help but laugh, his laughter laced with irony. “This is the East Sea, not your Exquisite Holy Land’s backyard!
“When did the Holy Land become so arrogant and domineering in the East Sea?
“Reaching out so far, interfering so much, aren’t you afraid of being chopped up someday?”
This attitude.
Even Xie Fei, who usually kept a low profile and avoided trouble, couldn’t help but feel a little irritated.
As soon as these words left his mouth, Luo Ming’s face turned livid.
His killing intent surged, the surrounding Qi Dynamic instantly tightening, almost instantly increasing a hundredfold!
The sea surface was turbulent, as if torn apart by an invisible force, emitting a low rumble.
“Good! Good! Good!”
Luo Ming said three times, his voice cold as a blade. “A mere Nascent Soul cultivator dares to speak such nonsense, threatening to chop off the hands of my Exquisite Holy Land’s people?
“If I don’t kill you two here today, how can my Holy Land maintain its face, and how can it stand in the Mystic Continent?”
Before he finished speaking, Luo Ming had already attacked.
He raised his hand to grasp.
The power within his body surged like a river, condensing into a brilliant light, emitting earth-shattering momentum.
The light was like a dragon, tearing through the void.
Upon seeing this attack.
Zhou Hongxian’s pupils contracted, and she exclaimed to Xie Fei through Sound Transmission, “Be careful!
“Luo Ming is already in the Transformation Realm!
“That’s not Spiritual Power; it’s Magical Power!”
Although Zhou Hongxian hadn’t reached that realm and couldn’t sense Luo Ming’s exact cultivation level.
Her eyesight was still sharp.
Upon seeing his attack, she instantly understood his level.
Transformation Cultivators use Magical Power to defend, its might vast, far surpassing Spiritual Power.
Faced with such a strong enemy.
Her heart tightened; she thought, Now this is trouble!
However, Xie Fei remained calm and calmly replied, “I know.”
Zhou Hongxian was stunned.
Xie Fei’s calm response made Zhou Hongxian stunned.
What does he mean?
He’s a Transformation Cultivator!
And a disciple of the Exquisite Holy Land!
This is unlike any Rogue Cultivator; they have proper sect inheritances, countless profound skills, and magical treasures!
But the next scene.
Completely overturned this Empress from 200,000 years in the future’s understanding.
Rumble!
Thunder exploded, and the void trembled.
A figure appeared beside Luo Ming, seemingly out of nowhere.
Middle-aged, with a strange aura, exuding icy killing intent.
He punched out, his fist wind like a dragon, carrying destructive aura, instantly smashing towards Luo Ming.
At the same time.
Xie Fei flashed, ghost-like, appearing before Luo Ming.
Sword light flashed, mercilessly stabbing towards his brow.
This scene was unbelievably fast!
From Xie Fei’s decision to kill this Exquisite Holy Land True Inheritor Disciple to his attack.
The whole process was like a thunderbolt, swift and unparalleled.
Zhou Hongxian and Elder Ma were completely caught off guard.
Even Luo Ming himself.
Was incredibly surprised looking at Xie Fei who appeared beside him, and the middle-aged man with heterochromatic pupils.
Luo Ming never expected.
That a Nascent Soul Fifth Level cultivator could erupt with such terrifying speed and combat strength!
Boom…
The middle-aged man’s fist force and Xie Fei’s Sword Qi hit simultaneously.
Luo Ming’s Protective Magic Power instantly shattered, emitting a piercing roar.
He wanted to counterattack, but he found that a strange power had entered his body, continuously eroding his Magical Power.
This was the power of the 《Nine Hells Destruction Fist》!
The shadow of death descended.
Luo Ming was terrified, his Magical Power frantically surging.
He was about to self-destruct his Nascent Soul, attempting to die together!
The might of a Transformation Expert’s self-destruction far exceeded imagination.
Even those above Transformation Realm, like Grotto-Heaven Realm cultivators, would be injured in such a situation.
But since Xie Fei had already decided to kill this person at any cost, how could he give him a chance?
A drop of Immortal Corpse Water suddenly appeared.
Then instantly swallowed Luo Ming whole.
“A mere Transformation First Level cultivator dares to be so arrogant in front of me?
“Didn’t your elders teach you to keep your tail between your legs when you’re out?”
The cold voice came from Xie Fei’s mouth.
Shocking everyone present!