Under this finger strike, even an entire mountain would be utterly shattered!
"How terrifying! The Sect Master's strength has increased again!"
"A Void Refinement Realm expert using his full strength to kill someone in the Golden Core Realm? I have to say, today's battle is already this brat's greatest honor!"
"He certainly has every right to be proud!"
"What a pity, though. Gu Yingluo, such a peerless beauty, will be reduced to withered bones along with him today!"
"What can be done about it? Who told them to be the murderers who killed the Young Sect Master?"
Everyone in the Gold and Jade Sect understood that once the Sect Master personally acted, Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo would have no chance left.
"The Void-Breaking Finger is one of the Sect Master's strongest techniques. Even if I were the one blocking it, I couldn't possibly emerge unscathed!"
A high-ranking Void Refinement Realm expert felt a chill of horror after seeing Jin Ruitian unleash the Void-Breaking Finger.
"Exactly. Perhaps these past few days of rage and madness have actually made the Sect Master stronger!"
Another Void Refinement Realm elder spoke as well.
Aside from Sect Master Jin Ruitian, those two were the strongest people in the Gold and Jade Sect.
Mu Yan had long since prepared. Before Jin Ruitian even attacked, he threw out a pebble.
"Another stone? Just what are those things?"
"Gu Yingluo just used stones to kill Elder Ding, and now this brat wants to use one to block the Sect Master's Void-Breaking Finger?"
Seeing Mu Yan throw out a stone as well, no one understood what it meant.
Still, with Elder Ding's fate serving as a warning, they dared not underestimate the thing.
After the pebble exploded, it actually formed an enormous mountain, radiating a heavy presence, its surface gleaming with a metallic sheen as it barred the Void-Breaking Finger's path!
"Boom!"
As expected, the mountain blocked the Void-Breaking Finger, and the two canceled each other out!
The thunderous crash shook everyone's heads until they ached, but no one was willing to close their eyes for fear of missing a single detail.
Yet the sight left them all stunned!
"He's fine? He took the Sect Master's Void-Breaking Finger head-on and actually came out unscathed?"
"No, didn't he just conjure a mountain? That mountain blocked the Sect Master's attack!"
"That stone must be some special kind of Law Treasure, an exceptionally precious one! It can even cancel out the Sect Master's attack. How terrifying!"
Everyone erupted in an uproar.
Did the power of the Sect Master's Void-Breaking Finger even need explaining?
Besides, those two were only in the Golden Core Realm. What could they possibly use to block it?
Yet now, Mu Yan had done exactly that!
At the sight, the crazed Jin Ruitian gradually regained some composure.
He guessed that, barring any surprises, these two must have obtained the inheritance of some supreme expert to possess so many strange methods!
No wonder they dared to attack the Gold and Jade Sect. These unorthodox tricks must have been their source of confidence!
"They're all fine things! If I obtained them, I'd have what it takes to march against other sects and wipe them out! What's more, once I obtain the inheritance you possess, my strength will surely break through to the Body Integration Realm!"
Jin Ruitian laughed with an utterly savage expression.
He had already regained much of his reason, and the inheritance Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo possessed stirred greed in his heart!
"Activate the sect-protecting formation!"
Now, Jin Ruitian was no longer in a hurry to attack them. Instead, he ordered the remaining elders to activate the sect-protecting formation first!
His purpose was simple: to trap both Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo inside the Gold and Jade Sect.
He would not allow them any opportunity to escape!
Soon, the sect-protecting formation activated, and a translucent formation covered the entire Gold and Jade Sect like an inverted bowl.
If a powerful enemy attacked, the sect-protecting formation could provide protection!
Likewise, those inside would also be blocked by the sect-protecting formation, unable to leave!
Jin Ruitian smiled savagely. "Hand over everything you possess, and I can spare your lives!"
Now that he felt he had uncovered Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo's secrets, he was no longer in a hurry to kill them.
The best course was to first find a way to get the complete inheritance out of them, then torture them to death in the cruelest way possible!
Hearing the Sect Master's words, the Gold and Jade Sect's disciples and elders immediately understood what he meant.
They could not help admiring him even more!
"Facing the enemies who killed his son, he can still force himself to calm down for the bigger picture, even extending goodwill to them. The Sect Master's vision is truly broad!"
"If the fine things they possess were given to our Gold and Jade Sect, we'd become even stronger!"
"Gu Yingluo, now that the Sect Master has personally promised not to kill you, why must you keep opposing us?"
"No matter what, the Gold and Jade Sect taught you many things, and you're a member of the Gold and Jade Sect too. Don't you want to see the Gold and Jade Sect grow stronger?"
"Be good. It's not too late to turn back! With the Sect Master's magnanimity, he'll surely keep his word!"
The Nascent Soul Realm and Spirit Transformation Realm elders also spoke up one after another, hoping to breach Gu Yingluo's mental defenses.
For a time, the entire Gold and Jade Sect was persuading Gu Yingluo, with some trying to move her with kindness. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought they truly doted on this disciple.
Listening to the persuasion and all manner of concern coming from every direction, the sneer on Gu Yingluo's lips deepened.
Were these people too stupid, or did they think she was naive?
Could such a simple scam really fool her?
"Gold and Jade Sect Master, don't treat me like an ignorant little girl. That will only make you look stupid!"
Gu Yingluo mocked him without mercy.
Hearing her words, Jin Ruitian's expression grew even colder and more savage.
"Heh, refusing the toast only to drink the penalty wine, are you? Those strange pebbles you have are useful, but something that precious must be consumable!"
"How many times can you use them? Each use leaves you with one less!"
Jin Ruitian spoke sinisterly.
He felt those stones were precious and contained inconceivable power.
There could not possibly be many of them!
She had already used up several earlier, so how many could she have left now?
Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo wore somewhat noncommittal smiles. When it came to quantity, that was the least of their worries.
Before they left, their master had stuffed a huge pile of stones into their hands. How many had they even used?
"Really? Then let us show you whether we have enough pebbles to raze this entire sect!"
As he spoke, Mu Yan pulled out two brimming handfuls of pebbles, so many he could barely hold them.
Every pebble looked ordinary, but everyone who had witnessed their power knew that if all these pebbles were actually thrown out, the Gold and Jade Sect would very likely be unable to withstand them!
"Heehee, I've got some too!"
With a mischievous grin, Gu Yingluo also pulled out dozens of small stones.
At that moment, everyone's expression changed!
"Just how many of those stones do they have?"
"Damn it! We're finished. If all those stones explode, small fry like us are definitely dead, aren't we?"
"Even Spirit Transformation Realm experts can't withstand a single hit. What chance do those of us below the Spirit Transformation Realm have of surviving?"
"Holy shit! If that many weapons of mass destruction come raining down, I'll be off to meet my great-grandma!"
All the Gold and Jade Sect's disciples and elders panicked, feeling as though their heads were about to burst!
Many ordinary disciples had already begun to regret it. If they had gone down the mountain to hide when Gu Yingluo told them to leave...
Wouldn't they have avoided this whole mess?
Even Spirit Transformation Realm experts would die. Trash like them wasn't even fit to be cannon fodder!
The moment Jin Ruitian saw so many pebbles, he froze. To him, these were extremely precious treasures, and by all rights, there shouldn't have been many!
But why could they still produce so many?
Were they real or fake?
Could they have simply found a handful of random stones to make up the numbers and bluff?
"I don't believe it! Come at me if you dare!"
Jin Ruitian roared, convinced those stones had to be fake!
But although he said that, the trembling flesh on his face could not fool anyone.
"You said it. Don't blame us!"
Gu Yingluo could not be bothered to waste any more words on him and flung out most of the pebbles in her hands without hesitation!
Mu Yan, meanwhile, very considerately stood behind Gu Yingluo, shielding her from any possible sneak attacks.
If anyone dared to approach, he would fling out a huge handful of pebbles and see whether these people were more formidable or their master's methods were more flawless!