A Killing Spree, a Plot Exposed, a Chance Encounter with a Rare Treasure, and Purple Thunder's Transformation

Bundled into Lin Changheng's Purple-Cyan Escape Light like a little chick, [Daoist True Heart] felt his head buzz incessantly. Horror filled his mind, and his thoughts nearly erupted into curses:

How the hell could a Core Formation cultivator's escape light be this fast?

Absolutely impossible!

He had seen Senior Brother Zhengwang, at peak late Core Formation, drive his escape light at full speed. Compared with Brother Ten Thousand Longevity's speed now, it was like a sparrow racing a great roc, a firefly vying with the bright moon!

The gap-was too great! They were utterly incomparable, impossible to mention in the same breath.

And had the other man suddenly accelerated because he had sensed something beforehand? After all, they had still been at least several hundred li from their destination!

"Hiss!"

Then an inconceivable thought, yet one exceedingly close to the truth, leaped into his mind.

Could it be-Brother Ten Thousand Longevity had undergone the transformation beyond peak late Core Formation? Had he taken that step?

Only that could explain it.

Without breaking free of the shackles of the Core Formation stage, how could anyone gain such incredible abilities?!

A shudder ran through him, but in the next instant, it turned to delight!

Brother Ten Thousand Longevity was someone his Daoist school had spared no effort to befriend. Even though the man had disappeared for decades, nearly a century, they had remained steadfast in their principles, never forgetting his kindness, and had given his Daoist Origin Family their wholehearted assistance, without holding anything back-

And he, too, was a man who deeply valued gratitude and loyalty, never forgetting old ties-

Now that he had returned to reign over his homeland as a nascent soul cultivator, it was naturally wonderful news for Brother Zhengwang, for himself, and for the entire [Azure Rosy