One Sword Slashes the Core Formation, Burning Black Wind Village to Ashes!

Not long after.

Inside the great hall of Black Wind Stronghold, blood flowed like a river, and corpses lay scattered across the floor.

Those who had been arrogant and domineering just moments ago were now nothing more than cold, lifeless bodies.

Dai Hai stood frozen in place, his head buzzing.

He never even dreamed of this in his wildest nightmares.

Chen Changqing was terrifyingly powerful, and so bloodthirsty in his slaughter.

Who... who exactly is he?

Dai Hai muttered in shock, goosebumps erupting all over his body.

He had previously thought Chen Changqing was coming to Black Wind Stronghold to seek death.

But now, Dai Hai realized he had vastly underestimated Chen Changqing's strength.

Knowing full well that a Core Formation cultivator sat in command of Black Wind Stronghold, yet still daring to come alone, Chen Changqing must have been extremely confident in his own abilities.

After a moment of thought, Dai Hai could not stop his body from trembling.

He actually felt a twinge of regret for provoking this god of slaughter, Chen Changqing, at the tavern earlier.

Seeing Chen Changqing slaughter everyone in the great hall in such a short time, Dai Xiongfeng was also struck with astonishment.

Just then, Chen Changqing shifted his gaze, landing on the father and son.

"Next, it is your turn."

Hearing what Chen Changqing said, Dai Xiongfeng furrowed his brows and spoke coldly:

"Boy, you don't really think that with your Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation, you can contend with me, do you?"

"BOOM!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Xiongfeng shook his arms.

The next moment, a violent aura erupted from within his body.

The pressure of a Core Formation cultivator was released instantly.

Following that, Dai Xiongfeng waved his hand, and a pitch-black broadsword appeared in his grip.

The blade was wreathed in violent true energy, enough to make one's heart palpitate.

Seeing Dai Xiongfeng reveal his true strength, Dai Hai breathed a sigh of relief and clamored:

"Father."

"Quickly kill this piece of trash!"

Hearing this, a ruthless glint flashed in Dai Xiongfeng's eyes as he swung the broadsword down directly toward Chen Changqing.

"Wind-Facing Blade Slash!"

As the blade cleaved down, the blade light was like a river!

Looking again, the terrifying blade radiance had transformed into a massive blade edge, pressing down upon Chen Changqing with immense force.

Seeing this, Chen Changqing remained completely unmoved.

As Dai Xiongfeng's blade force struck, he moved his mind, and the Shadow-Bearing Sword suddenly unsheathed.

The moment the Shadow-Bearing Sword was in his hand, it transformed into a streak of silver light.

Chen Changqing did not delay, immediately executing a sword move from the Mount Shu Sword Technique—Galaxy Inverted!

"BOOM!"

In an instant, the fierce sword momentum poured forth like a cascading galaxy, vast and mighty.

Wherever the sword light reached, it was as if ten thousand stars were falling.

Every ray of starlight was a strand of lethal Sword Qi.

In less than a heartbeat, Chen Changqing's sword momentum collided with Dai Xiongfeng's blade force.

"BANG!"

As the blade and sword clashed, the entire great hall shook violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"Hm?"

Seeing that Chen Changqing had actually blocked his attack with a single sword strike, a look of surprise flashed in Dai Xiongfeng's eyes.

But in an instant, he returned to normal and sneered:

"Boy."

"I admit, you do have some strength."

"However, you cannot kill me."

"With just this little bit of power, you are not enough to look at in front of a Core Formation cultivator!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Changqing's lips curled upward, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Boom!"

Immediately following, the Shadow-Bearing Sword in his hand suddenly dropped into its scabbard.

At the same time, Chen Changqing bent his waist and crouched down, assuming a stance as if preparing to draw his blade.

Seeing this, both Dai Xiongfeng and Dai Hai were left in a state of bewildered confusion.

They had no idea what Chen Changqing was trying to do.

"Boom, boom..."

Before the father and son could even react, a destructive aura suddenly erupted from within Chen Changqing's body.

Beyond that, a vast surge of Sword Qi was released in an instant, its sharpness so intense that it felt as if the very air before them was being sliced apart.

"This... what is this?"

Upon witnessing this, Dai Xiongfeng's pupils constricted violently, and the hair on his body stood on end.

Although he found Chen Changqing's posture strange, a sense of trepidation inexplicably welled up from the depths of his heart at that very moment.

"Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique!"

Before Dai Xiongfeng could think any further, Chen Changqing unleashed his killing move.

"Clang!!"

He drew the Shadow-Bearing Sword from its scabbard in a flash.

Accompanied by a piercing metallic ring, a brilliant flash of sword light instantly tore through the void.

When they looked again, a blade of light, condensed into something as solid as reality, surged toward Dai Xiongfeng with an unstoppable momentum.

"Oh no!"

Seeing this, Dai Xiongfeng's mind shook violently.

In that instant, he felt a chill run through his entire body as the threat of death rapidly closed in.

Furthermore, the speed of the blade light was so incredible that it left Dai Xiongfeng no room for deliberation.

At this life-or-death juncture, Dai Xiongfeng instinctively grabbed Dai Hai.

"Ah?"

This sudden turn of events left Dai Hai completely disoriented.

"Father, what are you doing?"

Ignoring Dai Hai's cry of alarm, Dai Xiongfeng used Dai Hai's body as a shield against the incoming blade of light.

"Swish!!"

"Bang!"

In less than a heartbeat, the blade light descended before Dai Xiongfeng.

Dai Hai, who had been grabbed to block the strike, exploded on the spot under the force of the blade light.

Until his death, Dai Hai never imagined that his own father would use his flesh and blood to block a sword strike.

"Boom!"

What Dai Xiongfeng had not anticipated was that, while he had assumed Dai Hai's body would be enough to withstand the strike, the Sword Qi did not lose momentum after obliterating Dai Hai's body; it continued to descend upon him.

"No!!"

Dai Xiongfeng roared in terror, but before he could even mobilize the true energy within his body, he was sliced in two by the falling blade light.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host has killed the Black Wind Stronghold leader, Dai Xiongfeng.]

[Reward obtained: AFK Points +200.]

Chen Changqing sheathed the Shadow-Bearing Sword and swept his indifferent gaze across the hall.

"Killing a Core Formation cultivator only rewards 200 AFK Points?"

"Is the system being a bit stingy?"

"Still, the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique is impressive; even at only 10% progress, it can instantly kill a Core Formation cultivator."

Chen Changqing sighed to himself.

Recalling how Dai Xiongfeng had used his own son as a human shield at the moment of life and death, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"The world of cultivation is truly this cruel."

As he spoke, Chen Changqing took a deep breath, then stopped dwelling on it and began to ransack Black Wind Stronghold.

"A dignified Black Wind Stronghold, and this is all the wealth they have?"

Chen Changqing turned the place inside out, only to find a few thousand low-grade spirit stones along with some low-tier pills and materials.

"Forget it! It's better than coming away with nothing."

With a casual wave of his hand, Chen Changqing swept everything into his storage bag.

Not long after he had become an inner disciple of Mount Shu, the sect had issued him a storage bag.

Although the internal space wasn't large, it was more than enough to store miscellaneous items.

"Time to head back!"

Following this, Chen Changqing stepped out of the stronghold and flicked his finger, sending a wisp of spirit fire flying out.

"Boom! Boom!"

Before long, raging flames swallowed the entire Black Wind Stronghold, the soaring firelight illuminating half the night sky!