One Finger Slays an Immortal and Destroys a Golden Core, Mystic-Grade Arts Fall into His Hands
"Oh my god... please spare my life!!"
The fat shopkeeper, who had been hiding in the corner with his head in his hands and eyes closed, heard something amiss and secretly opened one eye. When he saw the blood mist covering the ground, he was so frightened that he lost his mind and scrambled to Dongfang Yueming's feet, frantically kowtowing.
"My lord, you are truly awe-inspiring! My lord, please calm your anger!"
The portly shopkeeper kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "This... this young master is the only heir of the Blood Sword Sect! If you kill him, the Blood Sword Sect will definitely come out in full force, and the entire Southern Abyss City will suffer, and our Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion will be completely finished!"
Hearing the portly shopkeeper's plea, the young man in purple robes seemed to have grasped at the last straw.
He forced back his trembling legs and roared, his voice a mixture of bravado and fear. "Yes! You can't kill me! My father is the leader of the Blood Sword Sect, and my ancestor is a powerful figure in the Golden Body Realm! If you dare to lay a finger on me, not only you, but even the Shangyin Academy behind you won't be able to protect you!"
"Golden Body Realm expert?"
Dongfang Yueming seemed to have heard a funny joke, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
"Let alone whether your half-dead ancestor can even come out. Even if he stood in front of me..."
Dongfang Yueming's fingertip magical power swirled slightly once more.
Who does he think he is?
"Sizzle!"
A sharp burst of energy, condensed from pure Golden Core mana, disregarded spatial distance and instantly pierced through the purple-robed young master's brow!
"Well..."
The young man in purple robes stared wide-eyed, his arrogant expression frozen on his face. His body fell straight backward with a "thud," crashing into a pool of blood, dying with his eyes wide open.
"Ah--!!!"
The fat shopkeeper let out a distorted scream, so frightened that he wet his pants and collapsed to the ground, trembling wildly.
It's over! It's all over!
The young master of the Blood Sword Sect died in his restaurant. The Blood Sword Sect will definitely skin him alive!
Standing at the door of the inner room, Hong Gui and Baihu, though accustomed to such bloodshed, were still taken aback by Dongfang Yueming's decisive and ruthless domineering aura.
"You..." Baihu hesitated, "The Blood Sword Sect is, after all, a sixth-grade sect with a Bufan foundation. If you just kill him like this, won't it cause too much trouble?"
"Trouble?"
A cold smile curled at the corner of Dongfang Yueming's lips.
"I am a disciple of the Shangyin Academy. How dare the Blood Sword Sect cause me trouble?"
Dongfang Yueming entered his disguised "persona" with remarkable ease, his arrogant and disdainful demeanor even more convincing than the real prodigies of the Shangyin Academy.
He walked up to the corpse of the young master in purple robes and unceremoniously ripped off the storage bag from his waist. He then walked to the pile of minced meat and used his inner energy to roll over the storage bags of the guards one by one.
Divine Sense probed in.
A glint of light One Flash in Dongfang Yueming's eyes.
"As expected, murder and arson bring wealth. These people from the major sects are rolling in money."
In the purple-robed young master's storage bag, he found: a Profound Grade Golden Core cultivation method—"Blood Sea Frenzied Baleful Golden Core Art"!
A Profound Grade defensive spell – Blood Crystal Body Protection Technique Spell!
There is also a Profound Grade dual cultivation method—the "Blood Withering Yin-Yang Heaven-Mending Technique"!
He also found the following items in the storage bags of the dozen or so guards: one Profound Grade Golden Core technique, two Yellow Grade Golden Core techniques, and two Yellow Grade defensive Spell!
"Now, the materials for synthesizing Heaven Grade Golden Core technique have become much more plentiful."
Dongfang Yueming accepted all the jade slips with satisfaction.
He turned his head and looked at the fat shopkeeper who was still trembling on the ground.
"Shopkeeper," Dongfang Yueming's voice was calm, "Which direction is the Blood Sword Sect's mountain gate in? How far is it from Southern Abyss City?"
"Ah?"
The portly shopkeeper was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "It's... it's at Blood Baleful Peak, thirty thousand miles south of the city..."
He suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Dongfang Yueming in horror. "Sir, why are you asking this? You wouldn't be thinking of...?"
"This young master of the Blood Sword Sect actually dared to make a move on my female companion and even insulted my Shangyin Academy."
Dongfang Yueming snorted arrogantly, "I have a bad temper. Although he's dead, I must personally go to the Blood Sword Sect and demand an explanation from their sect leader!"
"What?! Going to the Blood Sword Sect to demand an explanation?!"
The fat shopkeeper was so frightened his eyes almost popped out.
Is this guy insane?! He killed someone's son and then stormed their mountain gate demanding an explanation?!
"My lord! You mustn't!" The fat shopkeeper kowtowed anxiously. "Although the Blood Sword Sect's patriarch is in seclusion, there are still several Supreme Elders at the Heaven-Reaching Realm level guarding the sect! For you to go alone is like a lamb entering a tiger's den!"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Dongfang Yueming ignored him and turned to walk towards Hong Gui and Baihu.
"Let's go."
The three left Room Number One and walked out of the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion under the extremely terrified and death-looking gaze of the fat innkeeper.
Southern Abyss City, over the wilderness.
"Yueming, are you really going to the Blood Sword Sect?" Hong Gui looked at him with some worry. "That fat man is right. A sixth-grade sect is no child's play. A powerhouse at the Heaven-Reaching Realm is a terrifying existence that far surpasses the Golden Core Realm."
Baihu frowned as well. "We're new here, so it's best to keep a low profile."
"The home attack was just an excuse."
A deep, unfathomable smile appeared on Dongfang Yueming's lips.
Southern Abyss City, in a secluded, desolate mountain cave.
Dongfang Yueming casually set up a shielding array made of Golden Core magic power at the cave entrance, completely isolating it from outside detection. Hong Gui and Baihu continued to protect him tacitly.
"Attack the Blood Sword Sect for an explanation? I don't have time for that."
Dongfang Yueming sat cross-legged on a flat stone slab, a confident smile playing on his lips. "However, these cultivation techniques they offered me happen to solve my immediate problem."
He took out the jade slips he had just seized from his storage bag and laid them out in a row.
"Let's start with the Golden Core Elixir method."
He picked up the jade slip containing the "Blood Sea Frenzied Baleful Golden Core Art" (Profound Grade) and placed it on his forehead.
"System, Point Allocation to Perfection!"
[Ding! Consuming 3,600,000 points, "Blood Sea Frenzied Baleful Golden Core Art" has advanced to the Early Golden Core!]... [Ding! Consuming 12,000,000 points, "Blood Sea Frenzied Baleful Golden Core Art" has advanced to the Golden Core Perfection!]
Although this technique was filled with violence and bloodshed, under the system's immense power, those impurities were instantly eliminated, leaving only the purest understanding of the laws.
"Merge!"
With a thought, Dongfang Yueming clashed this newly Perfection Profound Grade Golden Core technique with the "Shangyin Purple Rosy Cloud Core Formation Record" within his body, which had already reached the Middle-Tier Perfection, fiercely in his Sea of Consciousness!
"BOOM!!!"
Within his dantian, the "Leakless Golden Core," the size of a pigeon's egg, trembled violently, its purple light intertwining with its crimson aura, ultimately merging perfectly into one!
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Fusion successful!]
[Obtained the Earth Grade Golden Core cultivation method – "Purple Ultimate Blood Baleful Origin Core Art" (Perfection)!]
"Buzz--!"
With the birth of the Earth Grade technique, the Golden Core within Dongfang Yueming's dantian suddenly contracted, then expanded dramatically, growing a full size larger! The surface of the Golden Core even began to emit rings of dazzling, almost tangible light!
This radiant glow is not merely an unusual phenomenon, but a manifestation of the extremely high quality of the Golden Core and the terrifying suppressive power inherent in its magical energy!
[Upper-Tier Golden Core Perfection: Golden Core Produces Rosy Clouds!]
"Hoo..." Dongfang Yueming exhaled a breath of turbid air carrying the glow of dawn. He felt that if he were to encounter the young master of the Blood Sword Sect again, he wouldn't even need to use a Heaven Grade Spell. The pressure of his Golden Core Produces Rosy Clouds's Radiant Glow alone would be enough to crush them.
But he was not satisfied with that.
He picked up the remaining jade slips again: a Profound Grade Golden Core technique he had taken from the guards, and two Yellow Grade Golden Core techniques!