Before the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, the Falling Blossoms Instruction

Come on, Little B.

This Performance Assessment is yours to claim.

Lu Ping chose B.

[You chose B.]

[The Black-Clad Leader had just been blasted back by the blood-red shards; blood was seeping from his chest and shoulder.]

His black robe was mostly torn.

[The fragment in the abdomen hasn't been removed yet; a ring of bluish-silver mechanical patterns is drilling into the flesh around the wound.]

[Ye Zhi's left mechanical arm had been blown off, and half of his body was covered in blood.]

[He stood still, his right arm hanging limply.]

The Black-Clad Leader was clearly considering retreating.

[Now!]

You moved.

The effect of the High-Grade Invisibility Talisman is still active.

[You didn't rush to reveal yourself, nor did you charge straight out.]

[You stood merely ten feet behind the Black-Clad Leader, and spoke softly.]

I’ll Make Three Points.

The moment those four words were uttered, the entire Abandoned Village seemed to be paused.

Ye Zhi's eyes flickered.

[He was already Essence Blood, and the shock of that voice almost made him close his eyes on the spot.]

[Just as the Black-Clad Leader was about to flee, his Nascent Soul suddenly sank.]

[I’ll Make Three Points, and they will take effect.]

[Your figure appears out of thin air.]

[The Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction is activated.]

Dozens of Low-Grade Spirit Stones flew out and landed on the Black-Clad Leader.

[I'm the Client, this agreement is effective.]

[The next breath.]

[Your Fire-Separation Finger touched the protective aura that had split open on his chest, and the Southern Bright Separation Fire entered through the wound.]

[Immediately afterwards, the Flying Knife, tempered with the Spirit-Chaos Lure and the Spirit-Winding Thread, also used the Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction Technique, pierced into the wound that Ye Zhi had blasted open.]

["Puff!"]

The Black-Clad Leader, whose body was already riddled with wounds, could no longer withstand the strain.

With a deafening roar, it exploded from the inside out, turning into a cloud of blood mist and shattered bones.

A dim, Nascent Soul emerged from the blood mist, its face filled with terror.

[The Nascent Soul figure was covered in faintly visible White Stockings.]

[Spirit-Winding Thread.]

[A Golden Core...]

[How could a Golden Core possibly...]

The Black-Clad Leader couldn't figure it out, and he no longer had the chance to.

[Ye Zhi snapped out of his daze after saying "I’ll Make Three Points," and this was exactly what he saw.]

[He looked at you, who had suddenly appeared, his eyes initially filled with shock, then replaced by a ruthless glint.]

"Where are you going!"

[Ye Zhi roared, and his remaining right arm shot forward.]

[His mechanical arm actually pierced through the Void, appearing out of thin air beside the Nascent Soul, and instantly seized the panicked Nascent Soul!]

[You stepped forward and placed a palm directly on the top of the Nascent Soul's head.]

[Soul Searching Technique, activated.]

[A jumbled mess of chaotic memory fragments floods your mind.]

[This is effective on Salty Fish.]

[Cultivation Method, Dark Hall, Heavenly Secrets Turmoil, Slay the Unusual Threat, Shenjizi...]

[But the moment you touched those few fragments of information, a strange dark pattern suddenly lit up between the brows of the Nascent Soul figure!]

[Not good!]

[The Nascent Soul instantly became berserk, unleashing a destructive aura!]

[This Nascent Soul actually contains a self-destructing Restriction!]

Ye Zhi's expression changed drastically. He didn't have time to think and gripped the mechanical arm holding the Nascent Soul tightly inward!

["Boom--!"]

[A dull thud, the hand pressed firmly against the mechanical arm.]

The violent energy surged through the mechanical arm, leaving it covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

When the light faded, the nascent Nascent Soul had completely vanished, leaving not even a trace of its remnant soul.

[It's pitiful that a Nascent Soul Perfection of his cultivation died without leaving even ashes.]

[Ye Zhi's mechanical arm, seemingly due to severe damage, transformed into specks of light and entered his Dantian.]

A hint of horror flashed in Ye Zhi's eyes.

[What ruthless methods! They even placed Restriction on the Nascent Soul, so it will immediately self-destruct once its Soul Search is searched!]

The look in his eyes as he gazed at you became more complex.

[Then, you and Ye Zhi simultaneously turned your gazes to the other side.]

The five Golden Core cultivators who had been severely injured by Ye Zhi had now awakened.

[They witnessed firsthand the entire process of their leader being ambushed and then utterly destroyed by the two of them combined.]

At this moment, the expressions on the five people's faces were more terrified than if they had seen a ghost.

["Run!"]

[Someone shouted, and the five people transformed into five black shadows, fleeing frantically in different directions.]

[Ye Zhi looked at you, his voice hoarse.]

"Leave no one alive."

["Good."]

You responded with a sound, and your figure vanished from the spot.

What followed could no longer be called a battle; it was a massacre.

[A Golden Core cultivator had only fled a hundred meters when a massive azure-gold blade descended from the sky, cleaving him in two.]

[Another one tried to burrow underground, but was forcibly pulled out by a mechanical arm that emerged from the ground, crushing its Golden Core.]

[It's simpler on your end.]

[The Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction is activated.]

[This I'm the Client.]

[Small Golden Core, one finger to kill, couldn't be easier.]

[You even left one survivor for another Soul Search, but the result was still the same: detonating the self-destructing Restriction.]

[Fortunately, with your Hundred-Forged Medicine Body Formula activated, and the "I'm the Client" buff providing tenfold damage reduction.]

[The self-destruction of your Golden Core is nothing to you.]

[The battle ended a dozen or so breaths later.]

[In the entire village, only you, Ye Zhi, and the Thousand Mechanisms Sect disciples lying on the ground remain.]

[You look at Ye Zhi; he's withdrawing his hand from the corpse of a man in black, his face pale, his breath weak, yet his expression extremely calm.]

You've come to see him in a new light.

[This old man, before, looked like a wise and virtuous person, a model of righteousness.]

[When it comes to fighting, they are more ruthless than anyone else.]

[A ruthless character who is ruthless to the enemy, but even more ruthless to himself.]

[He added insult to injury without the slightest hesitation.]

[He's not the kind of pedantic, overly agreeable person at all.]

[You silently sighed in your heart.]

[That's true. In this world of cultivation, who among those who can smoothly reach the Nascent Soul is an ordinary person?]

[We're all seasoned foxes, just adhering to different "principles."]

After dealing with the man in black, Ye Zhi flicked his wrist, revealing a fragment of Flying Knife.

[Then, his gaze fell on you.]

[That gaze held wariness, but also a hint of inquiry.]

He didn't say anything, but you could already guess what he wanted to ask.

[The Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction.]

[Although Ye Zhi woke up a little late, Ye Zhi still saw you use the Flying Knife.]

[Ye Zhi also saw your Cultivation Method of using Spirit Stones to attack people.]

[Ye Zhi definitely recognized him.]

[This Cultivation Method is Secret Method passed down directly through the Thousand Mechanisms Sect.]

[He pretended not to know before in order to fight the enemy together.]

Now that the common enemy is dead, it's time to settle the score for our temporary alliance.

[A completely unfamiliar Golden Core cultivator not only possesses the direct lineage Cultivation Method of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, but his mastery of them also seems quite high.]

This matter could be a big deal or a small deal.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and lingering toxins, creating a quiet, almost oppressive atmosphere.

[Ye Zhi is weighing the options.]

[You only appear to be at the Golden Core.]

[However, it is a Golden Core capable of killing Nascent Soul.]

[Ye Zhi is no more at ease facing you now than he was facing the Black-Clad Leader before.]

[Options pop up.]

[A: Leave immediately by leaving Early Leave to avoid any conflict with the Thousand Mechanisms Sect.]

[B: Try your best to build connections with the Thousand Mechanisms Sect.]

[C: Steps forward and pats Ye Zhi on the shoulder, "Senior, you've worked hard. You definitely deserve the MVP for this team fight."]