"Master! Hasn't junior brother been inside for too long?"

Li Yingling glanced sideways at Chu Xingchen, feeling a bit worried.

Ever since Li Xingtian sent the signal and infiltrated the mine, there had been no news.

"Let's wait a bit longer." Chu Xingchen frowned slightly. With the Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman, Li Xingtian should be fine even if he can't win.

Perhaps something went wrong, and Li Xingtian teleported away.

Hearing this, Li Yingling sighed deeply but decided to follow her master's advice and wait a little longer.

However, ten minutes later.

A violent explosion echoed from the mine, followed by a surge of fierce and sinister spiritual power erupting from within.

This time, Li Yingling didn't need to say anything.

Li Xingtian had predicted that the Golden Core elder in the spirit stone warehouse, a middle-aged man, had already emerged. Regardless of Li Xingtian's situation inside, he had to intercept that Golden Core elder first!

Chu Xingchen decisively took a spirit sword from his spatial ring and handed a teleportation talisman to Li Yingling before heading up:

"Use this immediately if you're in danger, then find a place to hide and wait for me to find you."

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"What is this?" Li Yingling looked down at the talisman in her hand, covered in golden patterns.

"A random teleportation rune. Infuse it with spiritual energy to activate it. Don't use it out of curiosity." Chu Xingchen donned a mask again. "Also, stay calm and keep yourself safe."

"What should I do now?"

"Follow Li Xingtian's plan and try to support him, but ensure your own safety. If you encounter someone you can't defeat, run without hesitation. Li Xingtian has this talisman too, so don't worry about him."

Then, Li Yingling watched as Chu Xingchen's figure vanished before her eyes, transforming into a rainbow radiance.

Chu Xingchen didn't hesitate to unleash his strongest move, which was Li Yingling's introductory divine ability.

The Sword of Three Thousand Weak Waters.

Strands of sword energy transformed into water dragons, clinging to the sword.

Chu Xingchen aimed at the elder returning to the mine and swung his sword.

An introductory divine ability was still a divine ability, combined with Chu Xingchen's masterful escape technique, and it was a surprise attack.

The elder was anxious to return to aid, as this was a critical moment in the plan, crucial for the Qingfeng Sect.

Nothing could go wrong at this moment. He had already crushed an urgent jade talisman, and as long as he delayed a little, other elders from Qingfeng Sect would come to assist.

But the formations and ritual procedures inside couldn't be compromised, and he was anxious.

Facing Chu Xingchen's sudden lethal move, he realized too late and had no time to resist.

The elder could only squeeze his Golden Core, forcibly raising a barrier.

Yet it seemed even a moment's defense was impossible. That sword, as if slicing through time and space, brought the aura of death with its boundless sword intent in an instant.

The elder looked at the sword-wielding figure, dressed in tattered clothes, wearing an evil ghost mask, with eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow.

Unable to dodge, the elder forcibly turned his head, avoiding a beheading strike.

But he couldn't avoid the longsword piercing his heart, the immense spiritual power mixed with sword energy like a flood, destroying everything inside.

With a single strike, half of his body, along with the heart, was blasted into a mist of blood.

Yet the elder used this to break free, retreating rapidly.

Chu Xingchen didn't pursue but stopped, eyes fixed on the elder. A Golden Core cultivator wasn't a Nascent Soul; having his heart shattered should mean he couldn't survive.

Yet this elder seemed... unharmed, a bit sinister. Better check with the system for traits.

【Mo Chen】

【Cultivation Level: Mid Core Formation Stage】

【Blue Trait: Acquired Demonic Body】

【White Trait: Thick Skin】

【White Trait: Cunning】

【Black Trait: Heart Demon Invasion】

Acquired Demonic Body?

Chu Xingchen frowned slightly. It seemed there might be more secrets within the Qingfeng Sect.

The elder stood, showing a hint of relief, suddenly erupting with black-red spiritual power, quickly devouring nearby Qi Refining miners who hadn't reacted.

Rapidly absorbing their blood offerings, he restored the half of his body destroyed by the strike.

That strike had pierced the protective Golden Core, and the sword technique was clearly a divine ability!

A cultivator with a divine ability was on a completely different level.

Especially since this person's cultivation should be above his own, the goal now was to delay until other elders arrived!

Mo Chen quickly spoke, "Fellow Daoist! Is there some misunderstanding? This is the Qingfeng Sect's mine."

Chu Xingchen's voice was calm, "An unorthodox sect's mine, acting on behalf of the heavens, it's my duty."

Mo Chen sighed in relief, as long as they could talk, they could delay. This Second Fool, no matter how strong at the Late Core Formation Stage or possessing divine abilities, wouldn't matter.

Soon, the Nascent Soul Ancestor from the sect would arrive.

Mo Chen quickly cupped his hands, "Our Qingfeng Sect is a righteous sect certified by the Danzhou Immortal Alliance Pavilion in the southern region. How could we be an unorthodox sect?"

Seeing Mo Chen cupping his hands, Chu Xingchen felt a surge of joy. Damn, villains always die from talking too much.

What kind of brain thinks I'd keep talking?

If cutting the body doesn't work, then cut the head.

"But you..."

Chu Xingchen opened his mouth to speak, but his sword didn't stop. His figure dashed forward, appearing before Mo Chen in an instant, the sword energy entwined around the spirit sword like flowing water.

Without hesitation, he slashed at Mo Chen's head.

But unexpectedly, the strike missed.

Mo Chen suddenly released a dark red blood mist, enveloping the surroundings.

The aura Chu Xingchen's sword had locked onto suddenly vanished, or rather, it had shifted to the blood mist.

Chu Xingchen quickly erected a spiritual qi barrier, isolating the blood mist, unsure of its nature.

At this moment, he couldn't worry about spiritual qi consumption. The spirit sword in his hand burst with radiant light, threads of energy flowing into the blood mist, swiftly severing all connections.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you the unorthodox one? Attacking sneakily!"

Mo Chen's angry voice echoed from the blood mist. If not for his precautions, that sword might have indeed taken his head.

"My heart is clear, what more is there to say?"

Chu Xingchen replied simply, the threads of spiritual energy erupting like a flood, beginning to erode all the blood mist.

Mo Chen knew he couldn't maintain the blood mist state, or it would be a slow death, and quickly reformed his body.

Now, Mo Chen's blood-red eyes were fixed on Chu Xingchen. This kid relied on his divine ability to bully him.

Chu Xingchen's expression was calm. An Immaculate Golden Core at the Late Stage fighting a Mid Stage Golden Core, with a divine ability, should be a crushing victory.

His spirit sword once again shone with spiritual light, the essence of flowing water rapidly condensing on the sword. He planned to settle this Golden Core in two moves.

But suddenly, a drastic change occurred in the mine behind him.

Several bloodied figures flew out of the mine, crashing through buildings and embedding into the surrounding stone walls of the mine.

Chu Xingchen couldn't help but worry and turned to look.

After the bloodied figures flew out, Li Xingtian emerged, surrounded by demonic flames, dark red and bloodthirsty spiritual energy clinging to him, his scarlet eyes filled with endless killing intent.

Some strange, sinister blood seemed to be controlled by Li Xingtian, swirling around him with the spiritual energy.

Has he fallen into the demonic path?

Why does it look so unorthodox?

Li Xingtian stepped out of the mine, spotting his master, and called out with a crazed yet respectful tone:

"Master!"

Mo Chen was also stunned, looking at Li Xingtian.

He had never seen this person before, and the "Master" wasn't directed at him.

So it must be this self-proclaimed righteous masked man.

No way, among everyone here, your disciple is the most sinister, and you still claim to be righteous?

Mo Chen pointed at Li Xingtian in indignation:

"You're the damn unorthodox ones!"