A Month for Thirty Taels of Silver-Why Risk Your Lives?

A dense, black mass of people flew in from the horizon.

A stone-like emblem was embroidered on their robes, and every one of them carried a murderous aura.

Especially the group at the very front. They needed neither flying swords nor gourds or other artifacts to fly; they strode through empty air, every movement brimming with imposing might!

Dark clouds blotted out the sky. Thunder and lightning crisscrossed overhead, while howling winds swept in, making the trees rustle.

"Heavens, what's going on? Why did the sky suddenly turn so dark? Is lightning about to strike someone?"

"Gasp... that banner... they're from the Jade Spirit Sect!"

"My heavens, they're flying through the air! Those are all Foundation Establishment grand cultivators!"

"More than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators? The Jade Spirit Sect has mobilized its entire force!"

"Can the Heavenly Dao Sect withstand this?"

"What a terrifying display of power..."

Everyone raised their heads to look at the sky. Their faces turned deathly pale with fright, their bodies trembling as they dropped to their knees.

"Hmm? This is the Heavenly Dao Sect? What dense spiritual energy!"

At the head of the Jade Spirit Sect's ranks, Ling Langxuan narrowed his eyes and surveyed the surroundings.

The spiritual energy here was several times denser than that of the Jade Spirit Sect. Cultivating here would surely yield twice the results with half the effort.

"The spiritual energy here is abnormally dense. There is likely a Spirit Vein beneath the ground nourishing this place!"

An old man beside Ling Langxuan swept his sharp, blade-like gaze across the surroundings, a fiery glint appearing in his eyes.

A Spirit Vein!

This was an unimaginable supreme treasure!

Upon hearing this, Ling Langxuan's eyes also lit up. He could not help staring greedily at the Heavenly Dao Sect's mountain.

"Hahahaha...!"

Ling Langxuan could not resist throwing back his head and howling with laughter!

"Heaven is helping me!"

If he could seize the Spirit Vein here, his strength would soar. He might even have a great chance of breaking through into the Golden Core True Person realm!

Only upon entering the Golden Core realm could one be counted among the continent's true powerhouses!

Even in the imperial palace of Great Zhao, one would be respectfully addressed as a True Person!

Even in Immortal Alliance top-five-hundred sects like the Lingxiao Sect and the Cloud Heaven Sect, one would become an honored guest!

"A Spirit Vein?"

"A solid foundation capable of supporting a great sect!"

"If the Yellow Springs Sect had such a Spirit Vein, its rise would be just around the corner!"

Behind the Jade Spirit Sect stood experts from the major sects within several hundred li. Their eyes gleamed as they stared fixedly at the Heavenly Dao Sect's mountain.

A Spirit Vein was something one could encounter only by chance, never seek by desire.

"The Spirit Vein. It will belong to me!"

Ling Langxuan, the Jade Spirit Sect's sect master, flashed a cold gleam in his eyes and muttered.

"Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect, get the hell out here!"

The next instant, he let out a thunderous roar. His voice boomed like muffled thunder, deafening as it pierced through layer upon layer of mist and spread throughout heaven and earth!

"Ling Langxuan of the Jade Spirit Sect has arrived!"

"Why aren't you getting out here at once to pay your respects?!"

As his voice fell, a terrifying pressure descended from the heavens, making the eardrums of countless mortals ring as blood poured from their seven orifices!

This was the strength of Foundation Establishment Peak!

With a snap of his fingers, he could wipe out an entire great city!

The moment that furious roar rang out, everyone's expressions changed drastically. One after another, they fled into the distance in panic.

"Master, that man is incredibly powerful!"

Xiao Yan swallowed hard and said fearfully.

Even the strongest cultivator in Cloudwater City had never possessed such might!

"Ling Langxuan, sect master of the Jade Spirit Sect, Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment. He possesses a resounding reputation throughout the empire."

Xiao Lingxi spoke, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. Clearly, she recognized Ling Langxuan.

"Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment? Doesn't that mean he is only one step away from the Golden Core True Person realm?" Zhuge Feng was also greatly shocked.

"Hehe, it may look like only a single step, but that step is like a vast chasm!"

"To cross that step, one must endure countless hardships and dangers, and undergo the Heavenly Tribulation. Since ancient times, who knew how many people had been buried upon this road? Ling Langxuan is not qualified yet!" Xiao Lingxi shook her head.

"Master, are you confident?" Zhuge Feng asked solemnly.

Su Bai smiled faintly, then slowly stepped forward and said softly.

"He is merely a trivial ant. How could he possibly do anything to your master?!"

As his words fell, Su Bai flashed, already appearing in midair before Ling Langxuan.

"You are Su Bai, sect master of the Heavenly Dao Sect?"

Looking at the white-robed figure standing close at hand, Ling Langxuan snorted lightly.

Walking through the air required at least Foundation Establishment cultivation. He did have some skill!

But only some, nothing more!

As for him being at Golden Core, Ling Langxuan absolutely did not believe it!

No one knew better than Ling Langxuan how difficult it was to enter the Golden Core realm. That figure before him was so young—how long could he possibly have cultivated?

"That's right. My name remains unchanged whether I walk or sit: I am Su Bai."

"You're the Jade Spirit Sect's sect master, right? What do you want with me?"

Su Bai stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm as he looked at Ling Langxuan and asked lightly.

"Hmph, asking when you already know the answer. Did you kill the elders and disciples of my Jade Spirit Sect?"

Ling Langxuan snorted coldly, his eyes fixed tightly on Su Bai as he spoke in an icy voice.

"I killed them. What's the problem?"

Su Bai raised a brow, glanced indifferently at Ling Langxuan, and answered without a care.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Su Bai, it is good that you admit it. Today, everyone in your Heavenly Dao Sect will die!"

"I will use the fate of your Heavenly Dao Sect to announce to the world that my Jade Spirit Sect is not so easily bullied!"

Ling Langxuan laughed from extreme rage.

"Elders and disciples, heed my command! Slaughter every last person in the Heavenly Dao Sect, leaving only Xiao Lingxi, whom the Lingxiao Sect has ordered us to take!"

As Ling Langxuan's words fell, everyone from the Jade Spirit Sect shouted in unison.

"Yes!!"

In an instant, the many elders and disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect brought out their magical artifacts.

The auras of the Jade Spirit Sect's people surged wildly, all manner of imposing presences erupting as the spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to boil.

Su Bai stood with his hands behind his back and smiled faintly.

If the sect had not been upgraded, his invincible range would have been only two li, insufficient to cover everyone.

But now, things were different!

His invincible range now extended a full ten li!

It covered not only the ground, but the skies as well!

Every person from the Jade Spirit Sect was now within those ten li!

"I have said before: those who offend my Heavenly Dao Sect shall be killed without mercy!"

"You may stay where you are. But if you take another step forward, die!"

Su Bai's gaze was icy, and his indifferent words rang throughout heaven and earth!

The moment his voice fell, everyone in the Jade Spirit Sect froze.

What was this?

Our Jade Spirit Sect has come out in full force, with over a thousand people and more than a dozen Foundation Establishment elders, yet you alone dare make such shameless boasts?

The Jade Spirit Sect's people were all stunned, before mocking sneers appeared on their faces.

They did not take Su Bai seriously at all!

"Little bastard, if my Jade Spirit Sect wishes to destroy you, it will be as easy as turning over a hand!"

A savage look appeared at the corner of Ling Langxuan's mouth as he said viciously.

"Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, do not blame this sect master for being ruthless!"

As his words fell, the Jade Spirit Sect's elders and disciples all pressed forward.

"Alas!"

Seeing everyone charge in to kill, Su Bai let out a soft sigh.

"A month for thirty taels of silver—why risk your lives?"