You're Not at the Core Formation Stage; You're... You're at the Nascent Soul Stage!

"HAHAHAHA...!"

At his words, True Person Yuan burst into laughter.

His laughter brimmed with mockery and disdain.

"If I take one step forward, then what?" True Person Yuan asked with a sneer all over his face.

"Then you'll get to the Yellow Springs a little faster." Su Bai shrugged, looking utterly casual.

The invincible range of a two-star sect was ten li. True Person Yuan and the others happened to be just outside that ten-li boundary!

As long as True Person Yuan took one step forward, if Su Bai wished it, he could erase him with a single thought!

That was the true weight of invincibility—Golden Core or Nascent Soul, it made no difference!

"You're courting death!"

Upon hearing those words, True Person Yuan's expression changed drastically.

At once, a roar rang across the wilderness.

Right after that, everyone present could clearly sense the killing intent around True Person Yuan surge violently.

Boom, boom, boom!

He suddenly raised his head. The spiritual power within him churned like tidal waves and tsunamis, boiling furiously.

In an instant, the temperature within several zhang soared sharply. Scorching waves rolled forth, stinging everyone's skin.

"Whoosh!"

A blood-red saber appeared, radiating terrifying sharpness!

"You little beast, hand over your life!"

True Person Yuan growled, gripping the blood saber as he charged straight at Su Bai.

His arm swung, and the blood saber tore through the air, slashed across the sky, and hacked directly toward Su Bai.

That strike was incomparably fierce, capable of splitting mountains and cleaving peaks.

Now that True Person Yuan had crossed the ten-li boundary, Su Bai could kill him in an instant with a single thought!

However, Su Bai did not make a move as he looked at the other two Golden Core True Persons on the war chariot, as well as the several thousand cultivators behind them.

To capture bandits, one must first capture their king—but that would not work here!

Because his invincible territory only extended ten li!

Aside from True Person Yuan, everyone else was still beyond ten li!

If he instantly killed True Person Yuan, the others would certainly be frightened, perhaps even retreat. Then he would have no way to wipe them all out.

Moreover, if he killed only True Person Yuan and watched the others flee, some clever people might even notice something was amiss.

The Heavenly Dao Sect and the Lingxiao Sect had long been like fire and water. Since he possessed the power to instantly kill a Golden Core True Person, why would he let the others leave?

Su Bai slowly closed his eyes, already forming a plan to annihilate them all.

The art of war said: feign retreat, then lure the enemy in deep!

"Boom!"

True Person Yuan's saber strike descended. Su Bai caught it, but was forced back two steps.

"Not bad. You have some skill." Su Bai smiled faintly at True Person Yuan.

"This old man is at the Golden Core Mid-Stage. How could you possibly contend against me?" True Person Yuan sneered, his face filled with pride.

After that strike, he admitted that Su Bai was indeed powerful, but there was still a considerable gap between them!

"Brat, take another slash from me!"

True Person Yuan shouted furiously and slashed down again, the power of his attack soaring.

For this strike, he had used his full strength. If Su Bai could not take it, he would kill him in one blow!

"He took the bait!"

Seeing this, the corners of Su Bai's mouth lifted slightly. He then pretended to be overwhelmed and retreated onto the Heavenly Dao Sect's mountain.

Afterward, he waved his hand, and an enormous defensive barrier enveloped the entire Heavenly Dao Sect mountain.

Buzz!

The next moment, True Person Yuan's saber came down and struck the defensive barrier viciously.

Clang!

A deafening collision rang out, like exploding thunder, its sound waves surging like tides.

The defensive barrier shook continuously, as though it might collapse at any moment.

"Hm? This turtle shell is quite hard. Fellow Daoists, please help me break the formation!" True Person Yuan frowned.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Yuan, rest assured. A mere defensive formation can be broken with a flick of the fingers!"

Liu He and Linglang True Person exchanged glances, revealing cruel smiles.

Then, the two leaped from the war chariot. Their figures flickered as they streaked over like afterimages, joining forces to attack the defensive barrier.

Boom, boom, boom!

The attacks of three Golden Core True Persons landed upon the defensive barrier at once, unleashing an earth-shaking explosion.

Yet even under such powerful attacks, even though the barrier appeared to be on the verge of shattering, it simply would not break!

"We're just a little short on power!"

True Person Yuan's face darkened. He turned around and looked at the several thousand disciples behind him.

"Where are the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall!"

"This disciple is here!"

In an instant, voices rang out from afar.

"Attack together and help this elder break the formation!"

True Person Yuan waved a hand.

"As ordered!"

In an instant, several thousand streams of light whistled over, all joining the effort to break the formation.

Above the Heavenly Dao Sect, Su Bai stood with his hands behind his back, the smile on his lips growing deeper and deeper.

Su Bai was utterly at ease, but several disciples were frantic with worry.

"Master, there are so many of them. What do we do?"

"Master, the formation is about to break! You're powerful enough to fight your way out—leave us behind!"

"Master, hurry and go!"

Zhuge Feng, Xiao Yan, Xiao Lingxi, and the others all wore worried expressions.

"Shh. Your master is playing a game with them." Su Bai chuckled, looking completely relaxed.

Seeing their master remain so calm, the disciples relaxed somewhat as well.

Thinking carefully, someone who could casually produce several top-tier immortal arts could hardly be an ordinary person.

"Master, what game are you playing with them?" Xiao Lingxi blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously.

"Of course, cat and mouse." Su Bai smiled.

"Cat and mouse?"

Hearing Su Bai's words, the disciples were even more bewildered, completely unable to make sense of the situation.

However, Su Bai did not explain further. His gaze fell beyond the defensive barrier.

"This game should end now."

As he watched the last Lingxiao Sect disciple enter the ten-li range, Su Bai smiled faintly.

He took one step forward and reappeared in midair. At the same time, he withdrew the defensive barrier.

"Su Bai, do you know you cannot win, so you're surrendering without a fight?"

Seeing this, True Person Yuan immediately sneered.

"It's too late to surrender without a fight. Today, not even an ant within the Heavenly Dao Sect's territory will be allowed to live!"

A cold gleam surged in Linglang True Person's eyes. He was the first to charge forward, divine whip in hand, roaring, "Su Bai, be buried alongside the Jade Spirit Sect!"

Boom!

The divine whip flashed like lightning, exploding the void and whipping up a violent gale.

Linglang True Person unleashed a killing move from the very start, intending to kill Su Bai in a single strike.

Su Bai smiled faintly, raised a hand, and lightly snapped his fingers.

In an instant, space and time froze, and everything came to a standstill.

Linglang True Person's expression changed drastically. His entire body was frozen in place, unable to move.

"Did you see the words on that stone stele? Those who offend my Heavenly Dao Sect shall be killed without mercy!"

Su Bai spoke slowly. "I gave you a chance, but unfortunately, you insisted on seeking death."

"Ah...!"

Linglang True Person shouted with all his strength, trying to break free from the restraints.

Yet no matter how he struggled, he still could not move, as though a body-freezing technique had been cast upon him.

His face was incomparably pale, sweat sliding down his forehead.

Only now did he realize how terrifying Su Bai truly was.

With merely a snap of his fingers, Su Bai had sealed all his movements.

He was a Golden Core cultivator, yet he had been sealed with a flick of someone's fingers. If one had not experienced it personally, who would dare believe it?

This made Linglang True Person tremble in fear.

It was not just him. Everyone around him, including True Person Yuan, was stunned, their faces filled with horror.

"This is bad—we've fallen into a trap!" Liu He's expression changed. He tried to flee, only to discover that his body could no longer move either!

True Person Yuan looked even more terrified. Feeling himself frozen as well, he stared fixedly at Su Bai.

"You... you're not Golden Core. You're... you're a Nascent Soul!"