Jin Dadao did not consider the other’s amazent at all. With a raise of his hand, a long blade materialized out of thin air and slashed heavily towards the defensive formation.
He truly lived up to his na, possessing a gold attribute physique. Due to certain reasons, he didn’t cultivate as a sword cultivator or blade cultivator but beca a technique cultivator instead.
But even so, his golden techniques in sorcery were nearly impossible for others to withstand.
The attacks from Master Lingyun and Master Jing essentially reached the peak strength of the Mid-Stage Golden Core—which in truth, was just a concept of strength for Mid-Stage Golden Core attacks, not applicable to all Golden Core levels... otherwise, how would one account for overcoming enemies of higher realms?
Their assaults made the defensive formation, which was said to withstand three Mid-Stage Golden Core hits, totter on the verge of collapse, barely holding on for a third ti.
At this mont, Master Su didn’t even have a chance to adjust the defensive formation to its highest alert level.
There were supposedly two other masters in the branch, but only Master Qiye could control the defensive formation. The reason being simple—only he was trustworthy; the other masters were not.
This was the lant of a disorderly crowd; there were just too few truly trustworthy individuals. Master Qiye had earned everyone’s trust through countless battles, but the price was a severe loss of foundation, making any advancent in cultivation impossible.
To him, a severe foundation loss was insignificant. While in the Su Family, he had fought to the death for his clan, surviving three brutal battles. At that ti, he was at the Fifth Layer Golden Core, and after the fights, he found it almost impossible to advance to a high-rank Golden Core.
He then declared a closed cultivation imdiately. Fifty years later, a second Golden Core erged in the Su Family, and over a hundred years later, the Su Family announced the passing of their ancestor.
In reality, he had joined the Hunting Alliance, never avoiding fierce battles even when faced with them—what did it matter that his cultivation wouldn’t advance? Since reaching the high-rank Golden Core wasn’t an option, was there a significant difference between the Golden Core Fifth Layer and Sixth Layer?
However, his identity was revealed this ti, and his fighting spirit instantly dropped several levels—I cannot make a move again, for even if I manage to escape, the Su Family would be left defenseless.
Then, a Mid-Stage Golden Core from the Ten Directions Platform made a move, directly shattering the defensive formation, leaving Master Su standing there dumbfounded: behind the master from the Ten Directions Platform, Master Dang was also coldly observing the scene.
He sighed deeply, abandoning any thought of escape as his heart turned cold—Tiantong had changed sides, Pine Cypress Peak had joined the battle, so how could the Hunting Alliance possibly make a coback?
Just then, another master ascended into the sky, newly hired by the Alliance for a hefty fee. Even the Tiantong Comrcial Alliance wasn’t aware of this—they always thought there were only two Golden Cores here.
This Golden Core, his face full of flesh and exuding a killing aura, although only at the Second Layer Golden Core, seed incredibly unapproachable.
"Who are you showing off to, Zhu kid?" Master Lingyun gave a cold snort. "If you wish to die, just say the word. Don’t implicate your entire family."
The fleshy Golden Core turned his head and was stunned imdiately, "Uncle Lingyun, why is the Heavenly Heart Platform involved too?"
The Zhu Family Ancestor had a good relationship with Master Lingyun. The fleshy Golden Core had t Master Lingyun once when he was at the Ninth Layer of Dust Liberation.
At the ti, the Zhu Family Ancestor intended to introduce the high-level figures of Wutai as a gesture of support for the younger generation.
The two had only t once, but Master Lingyun, with his remarkable mory, rembered him.
And after Master Xiaozhu achieved his Golden Core, he had constantly been under the supervision of the Zhu Family’s elder—there was no choice since there were only two Golden Cores in the Zhu Family, the elder had to ensure his growth.
Up until Master Xiaozhu reached the Second Layer Golden Core, the elder felt it was ti to let him experience the harshness of the world—crucially, having reached the Second Layer ant he was no longer a Golden Core First Layer newbie.
Xiao Zhu could have gone to find Master Lingyun, perhaps helping with so odd tasks, but the elder, being at the Sixth Layer Golden Core, had nurous Golden Core allies. He wasn’t sure who among the Golden Cores known to the ancestor could be truly trusted.
The real truth was: he felt that throughout his life, he’d been too constrained, even after achieving his Golden Core, the ancestor didn’t let him roam freely, but closely supervised his every cultivation move.
—Ancestor, I’ve achieved my Golden Core. What more do you worry about?
Despite being over a hundred years old, nearing two hundred, Xiao Zhu’s rebellious mindset... wasn’t really related to age.
Thus, he avoided areas related to the elder and, after several years of wandering, chose to settle in the Endless Sea—a place chaotic but where he, a capable cultivator, could truly showcase his value.
Of course, he didn’t dare reveal his real na—not because he was fearful, but it was a rule of the martial world, avoiding trouble for his family.
His strength was formidable, capturing the attention of the Hunting Alliance, but recruitnt... evidently didn’t appeal to him.
Recently, the Hunting Alliance massively distributed spirit stones to find people to stand against the Ten Directions Platform. Xiao Zhu considered it and realized his lack of ties to the Ten Directions Platform. The key point was... the spirit stones were abundant.
He wasn’t particularly against siding with the Ten Directions Platform, considering it one of the Wutai with a decent chance of success, not lacking in wealth or spirit stones.
However, he did have so knowledge of the recent turbulence within the Ten Directions Platform, their situation seed unstable—besides being defeated by Feng Jun once, their warship was reported to have been shattered in the Endless Sea.
The most critical thing is, even if he wanted to join them, they might not necessarily pay attention to him. The Four Sects and Wutai are very particular about selecting helpers. As long as it is not a battle for life and death, they only invite helpers who are clear about their background—not necessarily of spotless character, but certainly trustworthy.
In other words, even if he wanted to earn Spirit Stones from the Ten Directions Platform, they wouldn’t give him the opportunity.
The Zhu Family actually doesn’t lack Spirit Stones, but who would complain about having too few Spirit Stones? Furthermore, when Xiao Zhu set out, he had already decided to earn a lot of Spirit Stones to prove his capability.
So, he decided to earn Spirit Stones at the Hunting Alliance. He thought he was using an alias and was not afraid of others discovering his roots; otherwise, once the Ten Directions Platform made a move, the Zhu Family would definitely not be able to withstand it.
In fact, this was the sentint of the majority of masters in the alliance: when no one knows who I am, I can indulge a little, but if soone uncovers my roots, that would really be trouble.
The Hunting Alliance, when it was ford, considered this issue and decided that the identity of its cultivators should not be easily revealed.
Precisely because of this, most people in the alliance use false identities.
This isn’t because the Hunting Alliance is timid and afraid to take responsibility, but it is a necessary stage for any organization in its early developnt to seek growth in maturity and expansion—much like the original accumulation of capital, you must work silently to make big money.
But that’s too much discussion; in short, when Master Lingyun arrived at Linhai, Xiao Zhu already knew, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy—could it be that he wouldn’t be recognized?
But since he had wishful thinking, knowing that Master Lingyun was hiding in the camp, he felt it was no big deal—given the hostile relationship between Tianxin Platform and Ten Directions Platform, would they intervene in such matters?
Once his identity was revealed, he was truly anxious about being recognized; he was done for!
What was worse, Tianxin Platform began to support Ten Directions Platform; where was the chance for the Hunting Alliance to win?
In fact, the Hunting Alliance facing Ten Directions Platform alone was already doubted by many regarding its chances of victory. The alliance’s recent slogan was, "Fighting for survival, even Loose Cultivators have dignity."
Everyone agreed that Ten Directions Platform couldn’t afford a war that would damage its foundation, giving the Hunting Alliance a hope of winning—though, of course, it was just hope, not confidence.
But now, with Tianxin Platform backing Ten Directions Platform, Master Xiaozhu felt... that hope was truly slim.
The double suppression of the two platforms left no hope of winning, let alone... is it true that Pine Cypress Peak has intervened?
Of course, what made him most devastated was... his roots being recognized by others!
Although it was Master Lingyun, a long-ti friend of the Zhu Family, who recognized him... what about others?
Master Xiaozhu had a strong rebellious spirit, but he couldn’t betray his clan!
So his spirit plumted to the bottom, "Uncle Lingyun, I was just greedy for a few Spirit Stones, just ddling a little... So far, I haven’t taken action against anyone from Ten Directions Platform."
"Rest assured, as long as I’m here, no one can wrong you," Master Lingyun responded steadily, "But you must know self-respect. If you act recklessly, no one can save you!"
At that mont, there was a fluctuation in the Space Prohibition Formation, and a beautiful woman appeared at the edge of the formation.
She started off a bit bewildered, then quickly composed herself and waved to Master Lingyun with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Lingyun, I just happened to be passing by. Can you let leave... I’m in a hurry."
Master Lingyun gave her a cold glance, "Fluctuation value exceeded the limit... you’re a Golden Core Master, right?"
"Linhai’s half-demon Golden Core, Young Master Wuyou," Master Dang spoke coldly, "the second Golden Core in this branch."
The Hunting Alliance had three Golden Cores in this branch, but Young Master Wuyou was indeed one of the two Golden Cores ntioned in the intelligence. In the Hunting Alliance, he was known as Master Xiaoyao, notorious for his ruthless nature and love of torturing opponents.
However, his real identity was seen through by a specialist with pupil skills from Ten Directions Platform five years ago. This specialist reported back to the platform, and Ten Directions Platform silently noted it without making a fuss, which is quite common among major forces.
Broadly speaking, this belongs to the foundation of major powers. After all, exposing it wouldn’t benefit Ten Directions Platform; it might be better to keep it in mind for future use—though it’s okay if it never cos up.
Just like Tiantong Comrcial Alliance actually holds Master Su’s real identity, have they ever spoken out to anyone before?
This ti fighting against the Hunting Alliance, the information from Ten Directions Platform beca usable; however, they still didn’t release it early. Such cards are reserved for decisive battles.
And now, it’s the perfect ti to release this information, as the four families have decided: Master Xiaoyao must die!
Master Xiaoyao, even within the Hunting Alliance, was a notorious villain who committed countless heinous deeds. When the four forces joined hands against the Hunting Alliance, though they wouldn’t wipe everyone out, there was certainly a need to deal with those who committed the most egregious cris.
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