"You little rat, what do you think you are..."

Seeing a youngster at the Golden Core Stage criticize them, Muhua immediately cursed out loud, but before he could finish, Gu Yuefeng had already made a move to silence him, "Show some respect."

After all, Gu Yuefeng was Li Gufeng's chief disciple, deeply favored by him, and one of the top three in this sect competition, which significantly elevated his status within the Mount Hua Sword Sect, so the two middle-aged disciples had no choice but to obey him.

When Gu Yuefeng saw Wang Xiaoqiang defend Lin Xianshu, he immediately cupped his fists, "Daoist Friend Wang, my apologies for the offense, please forgive us, we will take our leave now..."

Gu Yuefeng was a shrewd man. He knew very well that although it might be difficult for Wang Xiaoqiang to kill them, it was not impossible, hence he dared not stand against Wang Xiaoqiang. Moreover, it was unclear whether Li Taiyi was dead or alive or had even come to the Lin Family's estate. Acting rashly and risking their lives wasn't worth it, so the best plan was to return to their sect and discuss a long-term strategy.

Seeing Gu Yuefeng take the lead in leaving, confusion appeared in the eyes of Muhua and Yang Tianming. How could a mere Golden Core cultivator instill such fear in Gu Yuefeng? However, both of them were seasoned and smarter with age. Seeing Gu Yuefeng, who usually had a hidden edge, not daring to provoke the wrath of this youngster, they certainly didn't dare either and followed Gu Yuefeng out.

Seeing the three leave, worry crept onto Lin Xianshu's face, "Little Qiang, is it really okay to let them go like this?"

"It's for the best. We're feigning ignorance, making them think Li Taiyi had a conflict with an evil cultivator, then focus on investigating that. Meanwhile, we can use this time to intensify our cultivation," Wang Xiaoqiang analyzed.

"Hmm, Little Qiang, you're really smart,"

Wang Xiaoqiang scratched his head, "You did well too, remaining so calm just now. Anyone else might have given us away..."

"Are you saying I'm a good actress?" Lin Xianshu looped her arm through Wang Xiaoqiang's and gave him a sharp glance.

Wang Xiaoqiang gave her shapely rear a firm squeeze, "So, can you keep going or not? If you can, let's continue our dual cultivation..."

"Hmm~" Lin Xianshu let out a delicate moan, "I can't anymore, I need to rest. You should let your girlfriend accompany you in dual cultivation..."

"Then don't be jealous..."

"Hmph, of course, I'm jealous. But I'll just keep this score for now. Once we get through this crisis, I'll settle up with you." Lin Xianshu glared fiercely at Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang shrank his neck, "Women are fierce as tigers."

...

Guh Yuefeng went outside the villa and without hesitation flew up into the sky. Muhua and Yang Tianming looked back at the villa reluctantly, and then followed suit, soaring up and falling in behind Gu Yuefeng. Muhua couldn't help but speak, "Guh Yuefeng, we're just leaving like this?"

"Yeah, how are we supposed to report back like this?" Yang Tianming also looked dissatisfied. "Going back like this, who knows how the Sect Leader will scold us?"

"That's still better than losing our lives here..." Gu Yuefeng picked up the pace of his flight, fleeing towards Mount Hua as if in an escape. He didn't pay much attention to the other two, simply coldly replying.

"Losing our lives? Pfft, I could instantly take down two little Golden Core whelps with one move, talk about losing lives..." Muhua snorted disdainfully at Gu Yuefeng's comment.

"Do you know who that Wang guy is?" Gu Yuefeng said without looking back.

"He's the champion of this sect competition, Wang Xiaoqiang."

"Ah? It's him..."

"No way, Wang Xiaoqiang has already undergone Divinity Transformation, right? The young lad just now was merely at the Mid Golden Core Stage... this..."

"Wang Xiaoqiang is used to concealing his strength," Gu Yuefeng said gravely. "Back when he went to compete in the arena, his cultivation base was only at the Early Golden Core Stage. In the end, he suddenly underwent Divinity Transformation..."

Shh...

Muhua and Yang Tianming inhaled sharply together. Luckily, they hadn't offended him much earlier, or who knows if they would still be able to speak now.

"Do you know, we just picked up a lease on life," Gu Yuefeng said, filled with relief. "Don't be fooled by Wang Xiaoqiang's harmless appearance; in reality, he's a ruthless character. Those three from the Taiyi Sect's Crown Prince Faction were killed by him..."

"Also, Young Master Li, I suspect..." Gu Yuefeng paused here, his voice brimming with fear and hesitation.

"What, could it be that Li Taiyi was also killed by him...?"

"Their so-called conflict with the evil cultivators is just a smoke screen..."

Muhua and Yang Tianming also expressed their shock.

"Of course, this is just my guess, but you should know that although Li Taiyi's cultivation level isn't high, Elder Ding and Elder Ge are both at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. The two of them together could even pose a threat to a Transformation Cultivator. Tell me, how many among the evil cultivators have reached the Divinity Transformation? Even if there are one or two, they are reclusive old monsters that do not appear in the world. How could it be possible that they just happened to clash with Li Taiyi at this moment?"

Upon hearing this, the two felt a sense of melancholy.

Only now did they feel the real fear, with a sense of relief for having survived a calamity. Unintentionally, they broke out into a cold sweat. It seemed very likely that Li Taiyi had been killed by Wang Xiaoqiang, and those two elders, Ding and Ge, with much higher cultivation levels, had also fallen victim to his ruthless hands. They wouldn't have stood a chance against Wang Xiaoqiang's swift killing methods.

Looking at it, the situation had escalated greatly.

Li Gufeng had two sons and a daughter. His eldest son, Li Jianyi, was sent to the Immortal Realm early on for cultivation, his daughter Li Tianjiao was engrossed in cultivation and was of a cold nature, while Li Taiyi, born from one of Li Gufeng's beloved women, was Li Gufeng's most cherished son. If Li Taiyi was really killed by Wang Xiaoqiang, then Li Gufeng would definitely not rest until he had taken revenge on Wang Xiaoqiang. It looked like the Cultivation Realm was about to witness a storm of bloody winds and rain.

While the three were returning to Mount Hua to report, Wang Xiaoqiang brought Lin Xianshu back to the same villa. At that time, after Ye Qingcheng had slept and recovered her energy, Wang Xiaoqiang returned to the villa and pulled her for another session of Dual Cultivation, while Lin Xianshu went to sleep.

Ye Qingcheng's strength was too low, in less than two hours, she collapsed again, drenched in sweat. At this time, the remaining Nine-Turn Golden Core still hadn't been completely refined and transformed. Fortunately, Lin Xianshu had rested enough to take over for Ye Qingcheng.

About an hour later.

The Nine-Turn Golden Core in their palms was completely refined and transformed.

And the hundred Spirit Springs within Wang Xiaoqiang's body once again divided.

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The hundred Spirit Springs split into two hundred, doubling to two hundred Spirit Springs. The two hundred multicolored rotating Spirit Springs were absorbed by Wang Xiaoqiang, and the Spiritual Power within his body surged violently. Then the 1012 Spirit Springs trembled in unison and suddenly became ethereal, transforming into a semi-translucent substance, and the Spiritual Power contained within also underwent a qualitative change.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang had reached the "Return to Void" realm. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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