At that moment, the Azure Tide Sect disciples all summoned their Life-Bound Treasures and surrounded the Heretical Cultivator.
The Heretical Cultivator showed no fear, still smiling at them as she asked, "Are you going to kill me?"
Though their opponent was at the nascent soul stage, everyone present was an elite of the Azure Tide Sect. They might yet stand a chance in battle.
The disciple named A Zhuo shouted angrily, "You vile fiend! I advise you to release our sect members at once. We might still consider leaving your corpse intact. If you persist in your delusions, I'll make sure you die without a place to be buried!"
The solemn atmosphere briefly stiffened.
The corner of Su Jiu's mouth visibly twitched. He had already reached the golden core stage, so why did he still talk like that?
The Heretical Cultivator was also taken aback, then broke into a smile at the disciple. "Little brother, you're truly adorable."
As she spoke, the woman walked toward the golden core disciple who had addressed her. Suddenly, a streak of light flashed, blocking her approach. The Heretical Cultivator was remarkably nimble, however, and managed to dodge the sword shadow.
Xia Jue immediately said, "On my command, prepare the Seven-Star Sword Formation!"
The woman's expression changed at the mention of the Seven-Star Sword Formation. A ribbon suddenly flew out of her sleeve, striking toward one of the disciples within the sword formation. Su Jiu had been ready and intercepted it directly. At the same moment, the sword formation took shape!
Since Su Jiu and Li Ru were not part of the formation, both had prepared to intercept the woman's attacks. Still, they had to admit that the Heretical Cultivator was indeed worthy of being called a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Blocking that strike had not