"Whoosh!"
Just then, Shen Xiu's body suddenly trembled, and a vast aura swept outward.
Core Formation Realm, seventh level!
"Haha, the harvest this time was fairly decent."
Shen Xiu threw back his head and laughed wildly, excitement written across his face.
Then, he stowed everything away in his Cosmic Bag.
"Whoosh!"
His body turned into a streak of light as he swiftly departed.
"Hm?"
Just as Shen Xiu left, a startled voice sounded from afar.
Immediately afterward, a figure appeared where Shen Xiu had been standing.
"Huh? It was actually that Shen Xiu!"
"Looks like he must have encountered some sort of fortuitous opportunity."
The man wore gray robes, with handsome features and sharp eyes.
"Still, his cultivation seems to have improved quite a bit."
"But I have a way to lower his cultivation."
A sinister smile surfaced on the man's lips. With a flick of his finger, several black pills shot into the mouths of the people beside him.
"This poison is called Bone-Eroding Powder. I specially concocted it—it can instantly make those in the Martial Ancestor Realm lose their combat ability."
"Once he loses his combat ability, I can extract his Soul Power!"
"When that time comes, no matter how powerful this fellow is, he'll be nothing but trash!"
The man sneered repeatedly.
Then, his gaze fell upon the direction Shen Xiu had left, his face full of mockery.
"Hehe, trying to run? No chance!"
With a cold laugh, the man turned into an afterimage and chased after Shen Xiu.
His strength was at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, a notch above Shen Xiu's, so he did not worry about him at all.
"Whew!"
As Shen Xiu fled, his face grew increasingly pale.
The effects of the Bone-Eroding Powder were simply too overbearing. Even with