Inner Domain and Fringe Wilderness, Crush Their Bones and Scatter Their Ashes

The two blood-sucking strands were far more powerful and faster than the previous one. They could easily penetrate a steel plate.

Meng Chong felt a strong sense of danger at this moment.

With a low growl, his whole body's muscles bulged, and his fleshly body was as solid as a brass bell, even flashing a faint golden glow.

He blocked his chest with both fists, protecting the vital parts.

"Pfft!"

The blood-sucking threads instantly pierced his fists, a cold feeling spread from his fists to his arm, invading his body.

"Boom!"

The blood qi in his body suddenly surged, sweeping through his body. His bottleneck was broken, and he had surpassed the limit of the Copper Bone!

However, the danger had not disappeared.

Even when he was on the verge of achieving the Golden Bone, he was still not prepared.

Sharp pain came from his fists, and the cold sensation seemed ready to freeze them.

He growled again, and the storm of blood and qi inside his body surged to his fists under his control.

"Pfft!"

Both fists struck out, breaking the blood-sucking threads that had pierced his fists.

A look of horror appeared on the face of the Blood-hearted, what kind of physical body was this?

Could it actually block his blood-sucking strands?

"I don't believe you can block this blow!"

He stared seriously at the Blood-hearted.

He was a grandmaster, although he hadn't used much strength, the two attacks just now could easily penetrate a third-ranked Martial Artist in the Inner Domain.

Even a grandmaster, relying on physical strength alone, could not block them.

However, this bald-headed youth, although not as strong as third-ranked martial artists and above, but the robustness of this fleshy body was absurd!

"Zzzt!"

With a flick of the Blood-hearted finger, a slightly thicker blood-sucking thread shot out, aiming straight at Meng Chong's heart.

In this blow, he used his power as a true grandmaster.

"I can't block it!"

Meng Chong was terrified. He could not block this blow no matter what.

He had not yet begun to practice the martial arts, no matter how strong the Golden Bell Barrier was, it was impossible to block the attack of a suspected Innate Realm Martial Artist.

Even if he cultivated Golden Bones, and even Diamond Glass Bones, he couldn't block it.

The gap was too huge!

The threat of death loomed, but Meng Chong was helpless. He was too weak compared to the Blood-hearted!

"Boom!"

At the critical moment of life and death, suddenly a golden dragon descended from the sky, the blood-sucking thread was instantly destroyed, and the Golden Giant Dragon rose, directly controlling and wrapping the Blood-hearted in mid-air and pulling him down.

Meng Chong was overjoyed and felt like he had survived a calamity.

"Master!"

Li Xuan returned from the East River County, prepared to let Shi'er use the information of Heavenly Mother's teachings to explore the movements in the capital.

However, as soon as he returned to Yunshan County, he sensed a cold aura.

A Martial Artist!

And it was in his yard!

He was taken aback immediately. Where did this martial artist come from?

Immediately, with a shift of his shape, he arrived above the small courtyard.

He saw Meng Chong in a crisis and immediately saved Meng Chong while binding the Blood-hearted in mid-air.

"Fortunately, I was one step ahead, otherwise, I would have lost my second disciple!"

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that his second disciple was about to enter the Martial Arts, if he were killed by someone, his loss would be huge.

Where could he find another disciple suitable for practicing the Great Sun Golden Bell Barrier?

With this thought, he roared in anger.

He looked sharply at Blood Heart, who was bound by the energy of the

Descending Dragon Palm, his eyes darkening.

It was a martial artist, and not a weak one.

It seemed… injured.

In addition, the energy he cultivated wasn't blood qi, but a gloomy aura, and there was a smell of blood, definitely not a good man.

"True Qi?"

Li Xuan slightly knit his brows.

"No, it's somewhat like True Qi, but the quality is worse than True Qi."

The "True Qi" in the other's body was far less pure than his Innate Qi, and its power and quality were also much inferior.

"Master, who is he? He wanted to kill the disciple as soon as he arrived. Did the Emperor of Wu send him?"

Meng Chong survived the ordeal and looked at the Blood-hearted with a display of anger.

Li Xuan sat down in the chair, a mysterious aura emerged, making him appear even more unfathomable.

"How's the injury?"

Li Xuan glanced at the wound on Meng Chong's fist, where a cold aura was lingering.

However, the problem was not big, it was a minor injury.

Given Meng Chong's current physical recovery ability, he would fully recover in two or three days.

Also, through stimulating by this cold aura, Meng Chong's blood qi burst out, breaking through the bottleneck and surpassing the Copper Bone limit, entering the stage of refining the Golden Bone.

Could this be a blessing in disguise?

Feeling horrified, the Blood-hearted lay on the ground.

A golden dragon was coiling around him, the terrifying pressure held him down firmly, making him unable to move.

His Inner Qi was even more suppressed, as if it would collapse anytime.

"A Great Grandmaster? How could there be a Great Grandmaster in the frontier areas?"

"No! Wrong, even this terrifying momentum isn't necessarily possessed by a Great Grandmaster."

"Who is this man? He seems unfathomable!"

The Blood-hearted's heart sank.

Because, in the frontier areas, the Heavenly Earth Lingji is not present, and the nature's spiritual energy is fierce, and due to the lack of the Heavenly Earth Lingji, it's impossible to guide the spiritual energy into the body.

And the human body cannot refine and withstand the violent spiritual energy.

Therefore, it's impossible for Martial Artists to exist.

It was precisely because of this that he, having been relentlessly pursued in the Inner Domain with nowhere to escape, decided to flee to the frontier area.

But who would have thought that such a powerful man would exist here in the frontier area!

"Is he their master?"

A mysterious powerhouse, unleashing a golden dragon with an unstoppable momentum, sharing the same origin with the Palm Technique of the kid, undoubtedly this man must be the kid's master..

"What on earth is happening in the Border Wastes!"

Xue Wuxin felt extremely frustrated. At this moment, he felt as if he had made a long and fruitless journey to the Border Wastes, only to face death!

Li Xuan looked at Xue Wuxin on the ground, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Who was this martial artist and why did he attack Meng Chong? Could it be what Meng Chong said, that he was sent by the Emperor of Wu?

If he was a martial artist sent by the Emperor of Wu, his strength should not be weaker than Qi Country's, which was on par with Wu Country. And there should be other martial artists present; otherwise, they would have been swallowed up by Wu Country long ago.

However, Xu Yan had been causing a ruckus in Qi Country for a while, and no martial artists had appeared.

No, it's not right! Xu Yan has fought with someone. Could it be that Emperor Qi finally made a move and invited a martial artist to come?"

All along, Qi Country's martial strength has been very low.

From various indications, there seem to be no martial artists. Otherwise, Xu Yan wouldn't have been mocked for being a fool, seeking mentors everywhere, wanting to cultivate true martial arts.

Just as Li Xuan was about to have Meng Chong inquire about Xue Wuxin's background and where his strength ranked in the martial arts world, he saw Xu Yan swooping in.

His brow raised slightly, and he began to understand. Could this person that Xu Yan had been battling be the one before him?

Following the direction that Xue Wuxin had fled, Xu Yan had pursued him all the way. Outside Yunshan County, he saw a golden dragon disappear in a flash. Shocked, he thought, "Could it be that Master has made a move?"

Xu Yan hurried over and indeed saw Xue Wuxin collapsed on the ground, with a golden dragon wrapping him up and binding him tightly.

"Master!"

Xu Yan paid his respectful greetings.

He then saw the wound on Meng Chong's hand and was shocked. "Junior Brother, did he do this to you?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, if Master hadn't come back, I'd be dead."

Meng Chong said with lingering fear.

"This guy. The Emperor of Wu may have sent him to kill me!"

Meng Chong clenched his teeth and said angrily.

"That's not likely."

Xu Yan paused. Meng Chong had misunderstood.

"You've fought him. Tell us about it."

Li Xuan looked at Xu Yan and asked.

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan nodded, and then he recounted the events in detail.

He spoke of going to the capital to investigate the source of the corpse and initially thinking that it was the work of a legendary ghoul. However, after finding it was not, he intended to return and ask Master what kind of monster was harming people.

But at a station a hundred miles away, he found that all the station officials had been killed, their bodies drained of blood. He encountered Xue Wuxin's attack and after a big fight, Xue Wuxin, not being able to sustain the battle, fled.

Li Xuan was shocked to hear this. Was this a demonic cultivator?

Eating other people's blood, if not a demonic cultivator, what could it be?

Where did this demonic cultivator come from?

He finally understood why the other party had attacked Meng Chong. It must be because he saw Meng Chong's vigorous vitality and thick essence blood containing a vast power of essence blood.

It could help him recover from his injuries and improve his strength.

But he had underestimated Meng Chong's physical prowess and was careless both times.

It was lucky he was careless; otherwise, by the time he returned, Meng Chong would already be dead!

"Speak, where are you from and what are you up to?'

ii

Li Xuan slightly loosened the golden dragon binding Xue Wuxin, allowing him to speak.

This was a perfect opportunity to gather some information about the martial arts world of this realm.

How strong were the martial artists of this world, and where did his current strength rank?

"Speak quickly!"

Meng Chong clenched his fists, glaring angrily at Xue Wuxin.

"Tell the truth, or I'll kill you!"

He almost died. Right now, Meng Chong was furious.

Xue Wuxin felt his heart sinking. He looked at Li Xuan and felt an aura of mystery and profound strength from him that was far beyond any Great Grandmaster. There was no chance of escaping. He had to try to save his own life.

"Senior, please forgive me. I, Xue Wuxin, come from the Inner Domain. I was pursued by an enemy, so 1 fled to the Border Wastes."

Xue Wuxin said carefully.

Inner Domain!

Border Wastes!

Li Xuan understood. Qi Country and Wu Country were located in the Border Wastes. Beyond the endless mountains was the Inner Domain!

The Inner Domain had martial artists!

Xue Wuxin must have been a demonic martial artist from the Inner Domain, wounded and hunted down, so he escaped to the Border Wastes.

What level was the other party's strength in the Inner Domain?

What was the martial arts style of the Inner Domain?

Despite Xue Wuxin possessing "True Qi", its quality seemed somewhat poor. Was it because of the cultivation technique he practiced, or due to differences in the martial arts system?

These questions, as a secluded master, Li Xuan wouldn't ask aloud.

As a master, he ought to have a thorough understanding of this world.

If he were to openly ask like this, wouldn't it make him, a supposed expert, appear ignorant about the martial arts world?

Moreover, there's no need for him to speak up.

Xu Yan was already enthusiastically asking questions.

Where is the Inner Domain?

Could it be where the Martial Arts World is located?

His master always responded with a mysterious smile and refused to discuss the Martial Arts World, implying that everything would be clear once they were strong enough.

Now is the perfect opportunity to understand more about the Martial Worlds!

"What is the Inner Domain? Is it the Martial Arts World? Why is here called the Border Wilderness?"

Xu Yan asked eagerly.

Shock washed over Xue Wuxin as he looked at Xu Yan with disbelief. Does he not know about the Inner Domain?

Does he not know of the Border Wilderness?

Turning his gaze toward Li Xuan, the figure of a mysterious powerhouse effortlessly relaxed in his chair, seemingly unperturbed by it all.

"This is an expert!

"An expert from the Inner Domain? Living secluded in the Border Wilderness.

"Is he hiding from his enemies, or is there another reason? He has taken on two disciples but never mentioned anything about the Inner Domain, so…"

Xue Wuxin ventured a daring guess.

"The Inner Domain is over the vast mountains. This place is referred to as the Border Wilderness because the Heavenly Earth Lingji has vanished, the spiritual energy is turbulent, and there's no resonance with Lingji, no accumulation of spiritual energy, hence, Martial Artists cannot be born…"

Xu Yan and Meng Chong listened with knitted brows. The Border Wilderness, where the Heavenly Earth Lingji had vanished and Martial Artists can't be born?

How could this be possible?

Li Xuan also felt amazed inside: "I can manipulate nature's spiritual energy to cultivate… There must be something about the Martial Arts that I've created. No wonder I feel that this spiritual energy is not gentle enough."

Finally, he understood why the spiritual energy wasn't gentle; it was because the Heavenly Earth Lingji had vanished.

"That is because of the Heavenly Bridge, which acts as a connection to heaven and earth, so even without the Heavenly Earth Lingji, cultivation is still possible."

Li Xuan made the realization.

"Continue speaking, disclose everything you know. How powerful is the Inner

Realm Martial Arts? Are you in the Innate Realm? What's your level?"

Xu Yan continued to ask.

Innate Realm?

Xue Wuxin was slightly dazed. What kind of realm is the Innate Realm?

Is this lad in the Innate Realm?

"Martial Arts is divided into nine grades. Breaking through each grade, you become a Grandmaster of Qi Cultivation, a Great Grandmaster of Qi Cultivation… I am an Inner Qi Martial Artist at the Grandmaster level. 1 sense the Heavenly Earth Lingji and induce spiritual energy into my body, transforming it into martial Inner Qi…"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan and Meng Chong were both confused. What's this about nine grades, a Grandmaster of Qi Cultivation, and a Great Grandmaster of Qi Cultivation?

The other party actually was a Grandmaster level martial artist. A Great Grandmaster is the pinnacle of the Inner Domain.

Li Xuan listened in silence. From Xue Wuxin's words, he understood that the Innate Realm compared to the Grandmaster level was inferior to the strength of an Inner Realm Grandmaster by quite a margin.

As for his current strength, it is comparable to a Great Grandmaster!

Perhaps even stronger.

Upon this thought, he felt a sense of relief. With his current strength, he would be among the top individuals in the Inner Domain. It wouldn't be long before Xu Yan breaks through to the Innate Realm.

His strength, definitely surpasses the Great Grandmaster!

"I've said everything that I know."

After Xue Wuxin had exhaustively recounted everything he knew, he sincerely added: "Under chaos and fear of being hunted down, 1 didn't intend to kill. 1 implore Elder…"

It was now time to beg for mercy!

However, Li Xuan moved slightly, and the Golden Giant Dragon exploded out with intense pressure.

Bang!

Xue Wuxin abruptly shattered into dozens of pieces, and then the Golden Giant Dragon released a blindingly white flame which incinerated the remnants of his body, turning them into ash. A gust of wind blew and whisked the ash away.

No trace was left behind.

Only a bag and a knife fell to the ground.

The giant dragon retracted itself, the knife and the bag falling into Li Xuan's hand.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong were stunned. Just like that, he killed him?

"Master, this is…"

Xu Yan asked in confusion.

Li Xuan stood up with a stern expression. It was time to teach his disciples.

"My disciples, remember this well: do not show mercy to those of unknown origin who carry ill intentions and hostility. Grind them to dust, scatter their ashes, and annihilate their souls, leaving no trace and nothing to follow.

"This way, we can avoid a lot of unnecessary complications, such as killing the young only to have the old come after us, eliminate one person just to have their sect come knocking at the door, and so on.

"Grind their bones into dust, scatter their ashes, annihilate their souls, and leave no trace.

"As long as there is no one who knows that we did it, then it has nothing to do with us!"

Xu Yan and Meng Chong listened attentively. This was their Master imparting the experiences of the Martial Arts World!

"Grind to dust, scatter ashes, extinguish souls? As long as nobody knows 1 did it, then it has nothing to do with me!"

Xu Yan murmured to himself.. He felt like he had gained enlightenment!