Shen Yi used thunderous methods to slaughter every Azure Cloud Sect disciple besieging Wu Liujian, leaving Wu Liujian, who was recuperating behind him, too shocked for words.
"Thank you, Senior Brother!" He struggled to his feet, but Shen Yi supported him.
"This place is safe for now. Focus on regulating your breath. Leave the rest to me."
Seeing the wounds covering Wu Liujian's body, Shen Yi could not bear it, especially given how close he was to collapsing.
Wu Liujian nodded and returned to the Nameless Sword Mound with Shen Yi. He had already consumed the Sacred Mountain Spirit Spring, and his vital essence now radiated from his body as five-colored light flickered around him. Powerful life force surged from within him, continuously repairing his injuries and nourishing his organs.
Shen Yi wandered through the sword mound. From time to time, he looked back and saw a crimson sword phantom gradually condensing behind Wu Liujian, leaving him deeply shocked.
"Sword Core! I never thought Junior Brother Wu had already condensed a Sword Core!"
The Golden Cores cultivated by ordinary Golden Core Cultivators were merely round spheres of spiritual power. Yet for certain peerless geniuses blessed with heaven-defying talent, their Golden Cores underwent mutations. Wu Liujian was one of the latter. He had practiced the sword since childhood, and his sword intent was crystal clear, which was why he had condensed a Sword Core.
Such Golden Core Cultivators were exceedingly rare, one in ten thousand. Once any one of them matured successfully, he would become an overlord of a region in the future.
The sword phantom rang out in contention, and the Sword Core within Wu Liujian's body suddenly leaped free, circling above his head and casting down a crimson ray of light. It was actually feeding back into its master