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As Xu Sheng hurried over, he heard three consecutive explosion sounds of "Bang–Bang–Bang"...
His pupils suddenly constricted, "This is, self-explosion!"
If nothing unexpected had happened, that was Liu Yun and the other two detonating their Golden Cores, wishing to perish together with their enemy...
But the strength of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was much stronger than that of a Golden Core Stage!
They simply couldn't be killed that easily!
Sure enough, two cursing voices came from the distance...
"Dammit! These wastes, if they're going to die, they die! Yet they splash us with their filth!"
"Pity they truly thought that by three people self-exploding, they could stop us, how naive!"
A few seconds later, Xu Sheng saw two disciples of the Tianliu Sect appear before him!
They obviously saw Xu Sheng too and promptly stopped their steps, watching him warily...
However, as soon as they felt that Xu Sheng's cultivation level was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, the expression on their faces turned cruel and ruthless...
One of the Tianliu Sect disciples sneered, "Kid, are you seeking death? Merely at Foundation Establishment Stage, and you dare to obstruct us?"
The other clenched his personal sword, seemingly unable to wait, his voice sinister, "You probably don't know the power of the Nascent Soul Stage, right? But unfortunately, those three fellows earlier made us very angry, and now, there's no chance you can escape!"
Xu Sheng raised his eyebrows, noncommittally saying, "Nascent Soul Stage, is it strong?"
Seeing Xu Sheng's utterly indifferent attitude, their faces darkened...
One of them shouted coldly, "You'll see how strong it is soon enough! Tianliu Sword Technique!"
As the words fell, he charged towards Xu Sheng, his personal sword becoming incredibly ethereal, impossible to see with the naked eye from which direction the assaults were coming...
Xu Sheng's face remained unchanged as he said indifferently, "Third Layer Seal, release."
When the last word dropped, the space around him violently trembled, everything seemingly bowing down at his feet...
His cultivation level also soared from Foundation Establishment Stage to the terrifying Void Refining Stage!
Immediately afterwards, a terrifyingly powerful shock wave spread out instantaneously...
The Tianliu Sect disciple who rushed at him was caught in its wake, feeling as if a huge hammer had smashed into his chest, he flew backward like a cannonball, and crashed heavily to the ground...
The one on the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief, muttered in a daze, "This is... Divinity Transformation... no, it's the legendary Void Refining Stage! How is this possible!"
How could this young man before him possess such strength!
That was a realm even their Sect Master of Tianliu Sect hadn't touched!
The legs of the other disciple standing by began to tremble involuntarily, frantically comforting himself, "Void Refining Stage? How could that be possible! It must be some sorcery he's released!"
The next moment, he gripped his personal sword tightly and, heart pounding with terror, slashed toward Xu Sheng in front of him...
Xu Sheng, expressionless, seeing this, shouted coldly, "Kneel!"
An extremely terrifying pressure surged from him instantaneously, with the might of heavens falling and earth rending, it struck the disciple...
The assaulted disciple didn't even have the strength to resist and "plop", he immediately knelt to the ground, a profound sense of suffocation spreading despair within him...
The other Tianliu Sect disciple, witnessing this chilling scene, swallowed hard, and knelt down on his own, pleading, "Esteemed... Junior Brother, we were blind and did not recognize Mount Tai, please spare us... That's right, we can trade information for our lives, we only ask that you let us live!"
Xu Sheng, who was about to strike and kill both, stopped his motion, puzzled, "Information?"
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He felt a surge of interest rising within him…
Seeing Xu Sheng halt his actions, the disciple's face lit up with joy, and he quickly spoke, "Yes! It's the intelligence, if I tell Junior Brother Xu, can you spare our lives?"
Xu Sheng's ink-colored eyes flared with a cold frost as he said, "Are you trying to bargain with me? If you don't talk, you die, if you do, I might consider it!"
The disciple's face struggled upon hearing this…
After a moment, he finally spoke, "Junior Brother, the truth is we were only following orders from our sect to act against you, and after dealing with you, our Tianliu Sect, along with two other Great Sects, plan to attack Xuantian Sect!"
Xu Sheng glanced at him and said indifferently, "So that's what you're plotting?"
The disciple, with a face full of flattery, said, "So, Junior Brother, can we please be allowed to live?"
Xu Sheng's lips curled into a smile, "Get lost!"
Hearing his response, the other's face burst with joy, "Yes! Thank you, Junior Brother!"
Who would have thought, this Junior Brother from Xuantian Sect is actually a good person!
With this thought, he hurriedly grabbed his companion, and the two of them quickly started to flee backward...
But before they had gone far, their pupils suddenly shrank, and in an instant, their bodies exploded into a cloud of Blood Fog, leaving behind only a thick smell of blood…
Looking at the two who had exploded into Blood Fog before him, Xu Sheng said impassively, "I told you to get lost, yet you chose to leave, you can't blame me now."
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Meanwhile, Mu Yun, who had been sleeping, opened a crack in his eyes and began to cough loudly, "Cough cough..."
Xu Sheng asked, "Elder Brother Mu, have you woken up?"
Hearing his voice, Mu Yun jolted and his eyes widened as he urgently said, "Junior Brother Xu! Where is Mo Junior Sister?"
Seeing Mu Yun's agitated state, Xu Sheng chuckled, "Elder Brother Mu, don't be so worked up, Elder Sister Mo is fine!"
Upon Xu Sheng's reply, his heart finally relaxed...
Those deep eyes turned to Mo Qingyue, who was recovering her Spiritual Power...
Next to him, Gu Linruo's Beautiful Eyes were filled with puzzlement, "Elder Brother Mu, what happened to you guys earlier?"
Mu Yun paused, then replied with a bitter smile, "We tried to rescue Liu Yun and the others, but our use of the Spirit Butterfly Technique was detected. By the way, where are Liu Yun and the others?"
Upon the end of his words, everyone fell silent...
Mo Qingyue, who had stopped recovering her Spiritual Power, opened her eyes, her voice somewhat choked up, "Elder Brother Mu, they self-detonated to cover our escape!"
Her nearly swollen eyes were clear evidence of the agony she felt inside!
Mu Yun pursed his lips, murmuring, "Is that so?"
Then, his tone changed, "What about the disciples from the other sects? We must avenge Liu Yun and the others!"
A dense killing intent flared within his deep eyes…
Xu Sheng said indifferently, "Don't worry, Elder Brother Mu, the disciples from the other sects have mostly been slain by us!"
"Besides, to get out, don't they have to leave through the only exit?"
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