"Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?"
Liu Muyu also sensed Ling Tianwei's cultivation realm at that moment. His brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of jealousy inevitably surfaced.
How long had it been since Foundation Establishment in a Hundred Days? He had broken through again so quickly. Was this the power of a Heavenly Spirit Root combined with a supreme Dao foundation?
Having once joined Tianmen Peak and cultivated under Bai Muxu for a time, Liu Muyu had also gained an initial grasp of the Heavenly Origin Dao Foundation Method and enjoyed the benefits of its power.
He had relied on that Dao foundation method to break through to the Golden Core Realm within a few decades. Liu Muyu deeply regretted failing to achieve Foundation Establishment in a Hundred Days back then.
Yet Ling Tianwei had accomplished what he had failed to do. He would surely surpass him in the future. At that thought, jealousy, fury, and all manner of emotions surged into his heart.
What was more, because of Ling Tianwei, his identity as an infiltrator might be exposed. When that happened, the two great sacred lands would hunt him down.
"So, Ling Tianwei, die."
Liu Muyu thought to himself.
The moment his killing intent emerged, the corner of Ling Tianwei's lips lifted faintly.
After all, Ling Tianwei had comprehended Killing Dao Intent. Liu Muyu's emotional shift naturally could not escape his notice.
But the situation did not look good. Liu Muyu was merely a small fry; the truly terrifying ones were those Outer Realm Demons behind him.
Ling Tianwei swept his gaze across the great hall. It was impossible to distinguish which of them were demons with his eyes alone, but he had comprehended the two Dao Intents of death and resentment from Corrupting Grudge Qi. He could still sense the aura of those demons.
At present, the demons believed themselves hidden in the shadows while Ling Tianwei stood in the light. In truth, Ling Tianwei could already detect their presence. So, the offensive and defensive had changed hands.
"Senior brothers and junior brothers, this is Ling Tianwei, Senior Brother Ling—the one who crushed the disciples of Baiyuan Sacred Land on the dueling platform."
"This banquet has been held in celebration of his victory."
Since Ling Tianwei had arrived, Liu Muyu began putting his plans into motion, immediately amplifying his voice with spiritual power.
Before long, at Liu Muyu's words, the many disciples in the hall turned their heads, their gazes all landing on Ling Tianwei.
There was respect, excitement, exhilaration...
It had to be said that Liu Muyu was quite skilled at stirring up emotions.
"Junior Brother Ling, quickly, take the seat of honor."
Liu Muyu led the way ahead. Meanwhile, several women clad in rainbow garments and flowing sleeves arrived at the center of the hall and began to dance lightly.
Several musicians had also been arranged nearby. From such a grand banquet, it was clear just how much effort Liu Muyu had put into it.
Ling Tianwei thought so as well. If he had not sensed the dense Evil Nature and Grudge Intent on these people, he might have believed Liu Muyu was genuinely treating him with sincerity, solely to befriend him.
Unfortunately, that was not the case.
Soon, Ling Tianwei took the seat of honor. Secretly, he was also gathering his strength. Since he was here, he intended to sweep them all up in one net.
Meanwhile, Liu Muyu stood beside him, introducing all sorts of fine things and recounting memories of Tianmen Peak from when he had joined Bai Muxu's school.
Ling Tianwei found it rather amusing. With only a hundred days to establish one's foundation, what memories could there be? Either cultivating or on the road to cultivation.
As for some of the disciples below, after hearing Liu Muyu's words, they had long since begun drinking spiritual wine and eating spiritual fruit, presenting a scene of joyous celebration.
Elsewhere, Ling Tianchen's deep unease kept warning him that he had to leave this place, or he would die.
At that moment, how could Ling Tianchen still have any intention of using this chance to uncover Ling Tianwei's secrets? He wished only to cast everything aside and flee at once.
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The celebrating disciples also failed to notice that friends, senior brothers, and junior brothers once familiar to them were quietly gathering together.
Liu Muyu, the host of this banquet, was also waiting for the moment to kill Ling Tianwei, utterly unaware that the feast he had arranged seemed to have become another's wedding gown.
"Junior Brother Ling, look at this..."
As Liu Muyu continued speaking, two figures suddenly appeared at the entrance to the hall.
With their arrival, the entire hall instantly fell silent.
At once, they drew everyone's attention in the hall, all gazes falling upon them.
From the dark-purple elder robes they wore, it was clear that they were two elders of Lingxu Sacred Land. Yet the jade plaques at their waists revealed that they were not elders from the various peaks of the Inner Sect, but Outer Sect elders.
Though both were elders of Lingxu Sacred Land, there was an enormous gap between Inner Sect and Outer Sect elders.
The Nascent Soul elders of the Inner Sect were basically at the peak level, with an even greater chance of stepping into Spirit Transformation and beyond. As for Outer Sect Nascent Soul elders, although they had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, their aptitude had already brought them to the end of the road. Even if they exhausted their entire lifespans, it would be difficult for them to improve further.
But elders were elders nonetheless. Seeing the two elders arrive, quite a few disciples rose to greet them respectfully.
Even Liu Muyu did the same. This was respect for the strong.
In truth, Liu Muyu found it somewhat strange. He clearly did not recognize these two elders, and this banquet had been held for Ling Tianwei. It was more like a gathering for disciples of the same generation to exchange ideas.
Many True Disciples and Personal Disciples of Lingxu Sacred Land would hold such gatherings to find followers for the future.
Normally, these elders would be cultivating and would not involve themselves in such matters. Their appearance here now took Liu Muyu by surprise.
"Junior Brother Ling, two elders have arrived. I'll go receive them."
Liu Muyu spoke, then rose and left.
Since Ling Tianwei did not respond, anger could not help rising in Liu Muyu's heart, though he quickly suppressed it.
At that moment, Ling Tianwei was listening to the system's frantic voice in his consciousness.
This is bad, Host! Leave quickly! Those demons have actually dispatched two Nascent Soul cultivators to capture you!
The moment the system sensed the two figures who had appeared in the hall, it immediately shouted at Ling Tianwei.
The situation had already exceeded what the system could handle. The trump card it had arranged for Ling Tianwei could only deal with one Nascent Soul cultivator, but two had appeared now.
The system no longer had any confidence in handling this matter. As for Ling Tianwei dealing with two Nascent Soul cultivators, that was completely impossible.
The reason a Pseudo-Spirit Root was called a Pseudo-Spirit Root was not merely because cultivation was difficult. Its control over spiritual power of different attributes was also far inferior to that of superior spirit roots.
Although Ling Tianwei had now comprehended several Dao Intents, possessed the Sacrifice Dao Undying Body, and had all sorts of other miscellaneous things.
Ling Tianwei had indeed done very well. But in the system's view, fighting above his realm against Golden Core Realm cultivators was not a problem. Nascent Soul cultivators, however, were fundamentally a different kind of existence. He would die.
Hearing this, Ling Tianwei also looked toward the two people in the hall. Strangely, this time he could not sense the aura of Evil Demons from them.
Clearly, the gap in their realms was simply too great.
Just as Liu Muyu rose, the disciples in the hall who had suddenly gathered together had already made their move.
Boom...
Clearly, these demons had long prepared everything. They did not care in the slightest that they were within Lingxu Sacred Land.