Who Was Behind It All?

A cold glint flashed across Cao Guojiu's face. "Since you won't talk, I can only make you wish you were dead."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his foot and stomped on the old man's chest, twisting it forcefully.

Click!

The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible.

The old man screamed in agony, his whole body trembling violently.

His face showed extreme pain.

"Speak quickly, who is your master?" Cao Guojiu asked in a deep voice.

"Hmph! I'd rather die than let you succeed. Go ahead and kill me if you dare, I don't believe you can!"

"Is that so? Then let's give it a try!" Cao Guojiu's face was ashen.

He simply didn't have the ability, so he could only force the old man to reveal the mastermind behind it all.

"Snort!"

The old man roared.

Cao Guojiu was so strong that he felt as if his lungs were about to be crushed, and he had difficulty breathing.

His face turned bright red, and veins bulged on his forehead.

He was furious; he never expected Cao Guojiu to do such a thing to him.

"Ah..."

The old man roared and slammed his fist on his Dantian, from which a surge of powerful True Essence erupted.

Then, his face turned ferocious, and he lunged at Cao Guojiu. He threw a punch, slamming it hard into Cao Guojiu's chest, trying to punch through it.

Unfortunately, his punch landed on Cao Guojiu as if it were just a tickle.

His strength was utterly insignificant against Cao Guojiu; he couldn't even scratch Cao Guojiu, let alone leave a single drop of blood.

"Impossible, impossible! What kind of cultivator are you? Why are you so powerful?" The old man stared at Cao Guojiu with disbelief.

Cao Guojiu sneered, "Who I am is none of your business! Quickly reveal the identity of the mastermind, or you'll die today!"

The old man roared, "Don't even think about it! Even if I die, I will never tell!"

"Since that's the case, then there's nothing I can do," said Cao Guojiu.

After saying that, he let go of the old man's hand, and the old man's body retreated rapidly, drawing an arc in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Bang!"

The old man's body slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. He struggled to his feet, his body already covered in blood.

"I told you, I won't tell you!" the old man said stubbornly through gritted teeth.

"In that case, you can just wait to be devoured!"

Cao Guojiu snorted coldly and struck out with his palm. A gust of wind from his palm instantly appeared beside the old man.

The old man was terrified and hurriedly tried to dodge while circulating his True Qi to defend himself, but he found that he couldn't withstand it at all.

"Ah..."

He let out a shrill scream, then was struck by the palm strike, his entire body was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily to the ground, rolling several times, and then being shaken back to his original position.

Cao Guojiu looked at the disheveled old man with deep disdain.

He rushed over in one stride, grabbed the old man by the neck, and lifted him up.

The old man's arms were gripped by Cao Guojiu's hands, rendering him unable to move, his face filled with terror and despair.

Just then, the sound of footsteps approached.

Cao Guojiu turned his head to look.

Four or five people dressed in black rushed over, one of whom was the man in black.

Upon seeing the old man lying on the ground, barely alive, the man in black's eyes widened in horror, and he quickly stepped forward to help the old man up.

"Master! Master, how are you? How are you?"

The old man waved his hand weakly. "Cough cough cough... It's nothing, it's nothing..."

The old man's face was deathly pale, and his lips were white, clearly indicating that he had suffered a serious injury. After saying this, he fainted.

The man in black quickly took out a pill and put it into the old man's mouth, then picked him up and left swiftly.

After the man in black left, Cao Guojiu finally released the old man.

With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind swept out, and the corpses were shredded into pieces, which fell to the ground.

After dealing with the group, Cao Guojiu looked at the old man's corpse on the ground and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. This old man was no simpleton; even in his dying moments, he wanted to take someone down with him.

He secretly rejoiced, thankful that he had a super Storage Ring, otherwise this battle would have been very difficult to end.

"You lot, bury these corpses," Cao Guojiu ordered.

"Yes, young master!"

"Do you have any last words?" Cao Guojiu turned to look at the old man and asked indifferently.

"Hmph! You think you can get anything out of me? No way!" the old man sneered.

"Hehe, so assertive!" Cao Guojiu said with a slight smile.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a whooshing sound rang out, and a long sword suddenly shot from afar, aiming straight for Cao Guojiu.

"Court death!"

Cao Guojiu snorted coldly and suddenly raised his right palm.

Instantly, a fiery palm print emerged from his palm, shattering the longsword into pieces.

"Pfft~"

A muffled groan rang out, and a man in a black cloak was blasted several meters away by a palm strike, crashing heavily to the ground.

"You little bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

The cloaked man stood up, staring at Cao Guojiu with resentment, his eyes filled with boundless hatred, as if Cao Guojiu had killed his entire family.

"Hmph, kid, don't worry about me, go kill them!" the old man said weakly from the ground.

Cao Guojiu nodded and sneered, "Don't worry, I won't kill you easily. I'll torture you first, then send you on your way, so you can experience what it means to wish you were dead before you die!"

After speaking, Cao Guojiu revealed a wicked smile, and his aura suddenly surged. Sharp killing intent burst forth from his body, as if a demon god had descended to earth.

"You little bastard, how dare you kill a disciple of our Blood Sha Sect! You are doomed this time!" The cloaked man glared fiercely at Cao Guojiu, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Cao Guojiu sneered and said, "Boy, don't forget, I am also a disciple of the Blood Sha Sect. Since you've come to provoke me, you'll have to pay the price."

As he spoke, he took a step forward, arriving directly in front of the cloaked man. He suddenly reached out and grabbed the cloaked man's shoulder, then delivered a powerful punch to the cloaked man's head.

The cloaked man was merely a Late Xuanming Stage martial artist, no match for Cao Guojiu. His brains splattered immediately, and his body lay limp on the ground, lifeless.

After killing the cloaked man, Cao Guojiu turned to the old man in black and sneered, "Old man, I told you, I'd make you wish you were dead, I'd let you taste what it means to wish you were dead."

The old man looked at Cao Guojiu's cold face, his eyes filled with fear. He struggled incessantly, trying to escape Cao Guojiu's control.