Secret Realm Map, Incomplete Clues to the Exit

Jiang Yuan's words were like a needle, precisely puncturing the strange silence at the scene.

Every Evil Union Sect disciple present wore a stunned expression.

They had expected Jiang Yuan to beg for mercy, resist, or panic. The one thing they had not expected was for him to say something so flippant and provocative.

"You're at death's door, and you still dare talk tough!"

Steward He was the first to react. Her lovely face twisted with rage, and her voice became shrill and grating.

"Get him! Don't hold back. Cripple all four of his limbs first! Let's see how he can still serve as a furnace cauldron!"

Elder Gray Veil said nothing. She merely watched Jiang Yuan with the eyes of someone looking at a corpse. In her view, this farce was already over.

Yet Jiang Yuan's next action brought everyone's attacks to an abrupt halt.

He did not draw his sword, nor did he assume any defensive stance.

He simply raised a hand and leisurely began unfastening the buttons of his shirt.

"Brother Yuan! What are you doing?" Guo Hongtao stared in stunned disbelief from behind him.

Even Su Yan, who had been on high alert, felt an unnatural flush rise to her delicate cheeks. She subconsciously turned her head away.

"Hahaha, did this brat get scared stupid?"

"Or has he come to his senses and decided to strip naked for the elder to enjoy?"

Several Evil Union Sect disciples burst into unrestrained laughter.

Then Jiang Yuan suddenly tore off his shirt and casually tossed it aside!

In an instant, every laugh came to a stop.

Instead of the fair skin they had imagined, they saw a bronze body brimming with explosive strength.

The smooth lines of his muscles resembled a perfect sculpture. Beneath his skin, a layer of dark golden sheen flickered in and out of sight, as though it contained the weighty power of mountains.

The fully realized Baxia · Stone-Metal Body radiated a heart-palpitating pressure beneath the light of the twin stars!

"His physical body..." The contempt on Steward He's face vanished, replaced by intense greed.

This was a true treasure body!

"Attack!"

At Elder Gray Veil's command, several figures lunged at Jiang Yuan at once. All manner of cold, sinister palm winds and sword qi instantly sealed off every route of escape.

At that very moment, Jiang Yuan moved.

The Thunderfire Broken Sword on his back flew from its sheath on its own, letting out a clear dragon's cry before falling into his hand.

Jiang Yuan did not choose any profound sword technique. He simply swept the broken sword horizontally in the most straightforward way possible, filling it with Nine Yang Inner Force!

"Whirlwind Slash!"

His whole body became a golden whirlwind, while violent sword qi surged in every direction like raging waves!

Every dark red fire pattern on the sword blade lit up, and an intense, blazing force of pure yang exploded forth!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The cold palm winds and sword qi melted and scattered the moment they came into contact with that supremely yang, supremely forceful sword qi, like snow beneath the scorching sun!

The foremost Evil Union Sect disciples did not even have time to scream before the violent sword qi sent them flying. They spat blood and crashed to the ground, their fates unknown.

"The formation! Suppress him!" Steward He shrieked.

The Evil Union Sect disciples stationed around the courtyard immediately circulated their true qi. Pink patterns lit up across the ground as the Bewitching Yin-Yang Formation that had stirred primal desire the previous night activated once more!

Pink mist rose into the air, carrying a cloying fragrance as it enveloped Jiang Yuan.

"This again?" Jiang Yuan sneered.

Not only did he refuse to retreat, he poured even more Nine Yang Inner Force into the Thunderfire Broken Sword.

"Buzz!"

The broken sword emitted a high-frequency vibration. An invisible sound wave spread outward from Jiang Yuan as its center.

Thunderclap Vibration!

The vibration wave struck precisely at the formation's energy nodes.

"Crack! Crack!"

A series of crisp sounds, like glazed glass shattering, rang out in rapid succession.

The newly activated Bewitching Yin-Yang Formation had its energy flow thrown into instant disarray. The rising pink mist froze in midair before wildly scattering in every direction, even backlashing against several disciples operating the formation. They immediately collapsed to the ground, their eyes glazed with seduction as they made complete fools of themselves.

The formation had been broken!

"How is that possible?" Steward He could not believe her eyes. This formation was the foundation of their branch, yet it had been broken so easily?

Elder Gray Veil's expression finally changed as well. She realized that she had gravely underestimated the strength of this so-called furnace cauldron.

She stopped watching. Her figure flashed, transforming into a gray ghostly shadow that silently appeared behind Jiang Yuan. Five nails gleaming with dark light reached for his heart like ghost claws!

The strike was vicious, insidious, and certain to hit!

But while she was fast, Jiang Yuan was faster!

With the Wave-Treading Step pushed to its limit, Jiang Yuan left an afterimage where he stood. His true body had already appeared several meters away, narrowly evading the fatal blow.

"With only this much skill, you think you can make me your furnace cauldron?"

Jiang Yuan's voice drifted unpredictably through the air as he charged into the panicked crowd of Evil Union Sect disciples.

The Thunderfire Broken Sword in his hand now seemed to have become the most nimble paintbrush.

"Rip!"

Sword light flashed, and a female disciple's sash snapped apart. Her gorgeous gown slipped down, revealing the close-fitting undergarment beneath and drawing a shriek from her.

"My clothes!"

"Ah! You pervert!"

Jiang Yuan darted through the crowd. Every flash of his sword light precisely cut open another female disciple's clothing, whether it was a skirt hem, sleeve cuff, or collar tie.

His movements were impossibly fast, yet carried a teasing air. He ruined only their clothes and did not harm their bodies.

To these proud female cultivators, this was even more humiliating than simply killing them!

"Little lady, that's quite a figure. Shame the fabric of your clothes is so poor."

"Tsk, tsk, those legs are pretty fair. Too bad your heart is so black."

As he "dismantled" their clothes, he also delivered sharp commentary.

The entire scene instantly went from a life-and-death battle to an absurd farce.

Standing to the side, Su Yan watched the man move through the sea of women without so much as brushing against a leaf. Even her cool eyes could not help revealing a trace of strange amusement.

Guo Hongtao was even more fired up. He shouted encouragement at the top of his lungs from behind.

"Brother Yuan is mighty! Strip them all naked!"

"Bastard! Stop this at once!"

Elder Gray Veil trembled with rage. She was a dignified elder of the Harmonious Union Sect, yet she was being toyed with like this by some brat!

Just as she was about to attack again regardless of the consequences, Su Yan's sword blocked her path.

"Elder Gu, your opponent is me."

"Get lost!"

The two instantly fell into fierce battle. Sword qi crisscrossed the air, and neither could gain the upper hand.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Yuan flashed over to the rendezvous point that Guo Hongtao and Su Yan had designated earlier.

"Go!"

Su Yan forced Elder Gray Veil back, then immediately disengaged. Grabbing the still-dazed Guo Hongtao, she followed Jiang Yuan out of the courtyard and fled toward the depths of the forest.

"Useless! All of you are useless! Chase them!"

Steward He looked at the disciples sprawled across the ground with their clothes in disarray, weeping and sobbing. She was so furious she nearly exploded, and she led the remaining people in a frantic pursuit.

The three raced through the forest.

"Jiang Yuan! What swordsmanship was that just now?" Su Yan could not help asking as she led the way.

"I learned it without a teacher. I call it Gentleman Swordsmanship," Jiang Yuan answered solemnly.

"..."

Su Yan was speechless. What kind of Gentleman Swordsmanship specifically targeted girls' clothes?