Not long after Xiao Yu returned to the valley entrance and sat down cross-legged, he heard footsteps.
Without looking up, he already knew who had arrived.
Sure enough, a yellow-clad figure soon struggled through the dense yin qi toward the valley entrance, stumbling with every step.
"Greetings, Senior!" Mei Ning bowed again upon seeing Xiao Yu.
"Mm. My surname is Xiao. From now on, stay by my side. You won't lack for benefits!" Xiao Yu said gently. With a casual gesture, he sent out a ball of golden light, then closed his eyes to rest again.
The moment the light touched Mei Ning, it transformed into a Golden Light Barrier that enveloped her entire body.
At once, Mei Ning felt the pressure on her body ease. The howling yin qi could no longer affect her in the slightest.
"Thank you, Senior Xiao!" After thanking him respectfully, Mei Ning obediently stood beside Xiao Yu and began looking around with curiosity.
She wanted to know what had caused the celestial phenomenon here, and every so often, she stole a glance at Xiao Yu.
Over the following hours, several Core Formation Cultivators arrived nearby. After a discussion that led nowhere, an effeminate-looking man at middle Core Formation concealed himself, intending to sneak onto the island and investigate.
But the instant he set one foot on the island, a Golden Flying Sword shot out from nowhere and cleaved him into a rain of blood. He died with his eyes still wide open! Even his nascent soul was shredded.
The cultivators nearby, who had been watching the island closely, witnessed this scene and scattered like startled birds and beasts. Even a middle Core Formation cultivator had been killed in an instant. Just how powerful was the person on that island? Was he a Nascent Soul