Master Xiaoyao, renowned on the list, is a Golden Core that must be eliminated.
Shi Fangtai knows that Master Xiaoyao is the demon-possessed Young Master Wuyou from Haizhou, but as for Young Master Wuyou’s roots, no one knows—if you take so ti to investigate carefully, it’s not too difficult to clarify, and if that’s not enough, Feng Jun can deduce it.
But... there’s really no need! Such a notorious character, just kill him, why waste ti figuring out his roots?
However, Young Master Wuyou hadn’t realized this. Seeing the unfavorable situation, he imdiately reverted to his female form, suppressed his cultivation level, and attempted to silently teleport away, but was trapped by the Space Prohibition Formation.
Master Lingyun rely saw through his cultivation level, but Master Dang directly pointed out her true identity—it was a demon!
Young Master Wuyou’s face turned pale, and after observing the surrounding Golden Core Masters, he steadied himself and spoke, "Are you all intending not to give our Hunting Alliance a way out?"
"Die!" Master Lingyun shook his hand, and a Great Seal smashed over while he ford another spell.
A Master from Shi Fangtai produced a Talisman, "Delay!"
Master Xiaoyao, known as a ruthless character in the Hunting Alliance, took out a Cloud Scarf at the next mont, which instantly expanded to et the Great Seal, but he shouted loudly, "Wait, I am a spy of Yinsha, don’t be mistaken!"
However, the Golden Core Masters present had all been seasoned veterans of battle and didn’t care about what he said at all.
Master Dang even took out a long banner, shook it at him, "Chaos Break!"
This was one of his personal treasures, nad the Yin Yang Banner, which was actually a life-related treasure, mainly used to regulate the balance of Yin and Yang energies in a cultivator’s body, crafted for Master Dang when he had issues balancing his Yin and Yang energies.
However, he later discovered by chance that this treasure was surprisingly effective against Loose Cultivators.
Many Loose Cultivators’ legacies were either incomplete or eccentric and did not emphasize the regulation of Yin and Yang energies—or rather, they wanted to, but unfortunately lacked the capacity to do so.
During his battles with Master Guyue and Xia Nichang, Master Dang did not use this treasure because he knew well that it was largely ineffective against the cultivators of the Four Sects Wutai, hence it would be a waste of opportunity.
Nonetheless, against a demon like Young Master Wuyou, this treasure was absolutely effective; he had long anticipated this.
Sure enough, Master Xiaoyao was struck by the shake of this banner, feeling his blood and qi reverse, and even his spiritual energy beca uncontrollable, spurting out a mouthful of blood.
He was greatly shocked for a mont, now unable to leave even if he wanted to. The space was locked, not to ntion, he was hit by a Delay Talisman, so he shouted again, "Do you all have no sha? Ganging up on , the Yinsha’s..."
Before he could finish, Master Lingyun raised a finger, a white light flashed, and his head was directly severed.
Pitifully, the dignified Young Master Wuyou, originally a powerful Golden Core Fourth Layer, was beheaded in the blink of an eye under the siege of multiple Masters, without even a chance to escape.
Before his head hit the ground, Master Lingyun raised his hand, directly summoning the beauty’s head with a gesture, then glanced at Feng Jun, smiling as he asked, "Killing one to save one, does that count in the current situation?"
He had been stuck at the Golden Core Sixth Layer for many years, having heard before that Mountain Master Feng of White Pebble Beach excelled in deducing, but at that ti he was stationed at the Spirit Stone Mine, unable to leave easily, and he held a cautious skepticism towards such claims—could he deduce even to the Golden Core?
In fact, many Golden Core Masters shared similar sentints, thinking that while Feng Jun might be impressive, deducing Golden Core Stage cultivation techniques was stretching it...
If not for this reason, there would have been far more Golden Core visitors to White Pebble Beach than there are now.
Of course, so Golden Cores had other concerns, such as not wanting others to know the roots of their cultivation.
So had conflicts with the three sects at White Pebble Beach and feared receiving undue humiliation—they’re unlikely to be killed, but failing in deduction and being humiliated could indeed lead a Master to suffer a heart demon.
Master Lingyun didn’t want to dwell too much on this matter, but upon eting Ji Buseng again, after many years without seeing each other, Ji Buseng strongly recomnded Feng Jun, and he couldn’t help but be tempted.
In principle, a Golden Core Sixth Layer over five hundred years old still had so hope of forming an infant, but the hope was admittedly small, and being naturally combative, he had many injuries and left nurous hidden dangers, making his hope even more dim.
He had co to believe that forming an infant was essentially hopeless, and since failing would result in annihilation anyway, he might as well live the rest of his five hundred years steadily, considering it a grounded life.
But Ji Buseng’s words stirred a glimr of hope in his heart—after all, with Master Busheng’s recomndation, he was unlikely to be humiliated, wasn’t he?
For this reason, during this slaughter, it was him, the outsider, who charged even more fiercely. After beheading soone, he couldn’t help but rashly seek credit from Feng Jun—I’ve always respected your rules; I hope you can show so respect as well.
Feng Jun heard this and laughed, responding very politely, "Since Senior Ling Yun said so, then it is so."
He clearly saw everything from the sidelines. Ling Yun charged in with great ferocity. In a battle between Golden Core cultivators, it is truly dangerous; even if one can kill the opponent, it’s likely the opponent’s dying counterattack could drag him down, causing great loss.
Since he charged in so fiercely, Feng naturally wanted to acknowledge it. The rule of "saving one person, killing one person" is simply a threshold he set to prevent himself from being entangled in worldly affairs, akin to the funding threshold for cancer treatnt on Earth Realm. If he chooses to be lenient, who could argue against it?
However, as soon as he said this, the guy from Ten Directions Platform, who had cast the Delay Talisman, protested, "Hey, hey, that’s going too far! I’m the one who cast the Golden Core Delay Talisman, isn’t it? That thing is hard to acquire!"
Delay Talismans indeed have different grades. A Delay Talisman from the Ergence Stage can delay a Golden Core, but with much lesser effect.
Although there are many wealthy individuals on Ten Directions Platform, Golden Core level Delay Talismans are extrely precious and not as plentiful as the Ergence Stage Delay Talismans the cultivator Feng killed had.
This Golden Core cultivator had cast the Delay Talisman and felt that he had made significant contributions, only to feel quite dissatisfied when the head was taken by a Golden Core Master from Heavenly Heart Platform. He was still wounded and refrained from asking Feng Jun for help on Netherworld Island, yet now the opportunity had arisen.
Master Lingyun glanced at him and replied with a smile, "You’re not the only one who cast a Delay Talisman; we also used the ’Space Prohibition Formation’, it was a collaborative effort. The head of the next Golden Core we kill can go to you."
The Golden Core cultivator replied discontentedly, "But my Yin Yang Banner, under the command of Da ng Executor, also played a part, and you... saved a Zhu Family Golden Core."
Hearing this, the crowd imdiately looked towards Master Xiaozhu and Master Su. These two had their identities exposed and refrained from assisting Young Master Wuyou earlier—of course, this is not unrelated to Master Xiaoyao’s terrible reputation.
This Master’s implication was that revealing Master Xiaozhu’s identity essentially saved him—after saving a Golden Core from the other side, you still compete with us for the head, isn’t that too much?
"When did I save him?" Master Lingyun rolled his eyes, refusing to admit it, "I just exposed his identity. If you want to kill him, there’s still ti... the worst I won’t help, and Master Busheng can act instead."
Master Xiaozhu was imdiately dumbfounded, "Granduncle Ling Yun, I was just after the Spirit Stones, I haven’t even made a move yet."
"Enough," Master Dang interjected, "Mountain Master Feng said it’s not proper to kill excessively. Now that we know his background, limiting him should suffice... we didn’t intend to kill Master Su anyway."
Within the Hunting Alliance, Master Su is famously called Furious Sage. Although not particularly prone to exploiting cultivators, he is strong combat-wise and has often fought for the alliance, demonstrating a rather violent nature.
If not inford by Tiantong beforehand, both Furious and Xiaoyao would have been targets for these four sects to eliminate, with Master Xiaoyao being the higher priority.
Thus, one could say it was Tiantong Comrcial Alliance that saved Master Su, and Tiantong acknowledges this favor—given Master Su’s formidable combat strength, forming a connection with him could later help influence a reford Hunting Alliance and serve as a check on Ten Directions Platform.
Hearing this, Ling Yun laughed heartily, "Xiaozhu, you really have limited courage, haha, just teasing you... rest assured, our Four Sects and Five Wutai are renowned sects, not the kind to break rules. We would never commit wanton killing of the innocent."
Master Xiaozhu rolled his eyes helplessly, thinking to himself ’You’re saying both good and bad things, flipping sides faster than flipping a book.’
However, he also understood well that if not for Master Lingyun revealing his identity, a fierce battle would have been inevitable. Though not fatal, a half-dead state would have been almost guaranteed.
So he still cupped his fists respectfully and said, "Thank you, Granduncle, for easing the tension. Your grandnephew will definitely repay you in the future."
"No need to thank ," Ling Yun waved his hand, speaking lightly, "The death penalty can be avoided, but you’ll still face punishnt. We’re going to place a restriction on you now. Do you have any objections?"
Master Xiaozhu hesitated for a mont before respectfully replying, "I dare not object!"
His response couldn’t have been more perfect; surely, he would have objections, being a dignified Master, being restrained without resistance would surely be humiliating, but facing so many Masters, could he really object?
Master Lingyun stepped forward to restrain Master Xiaozhu, then everyone simultaneously looked at Master Su, not saying a word, but their aning was clear—could you please be considerate?
Master Su drew a short sword and sighed softly, "I know my sins are deep; I’m willing to cooperate with you for suicide, but please spare the Su Family. If my Storage Bag could be returned to the Su Family, I would be extrely grateful, I have a lifelong friendship with soone in Tiantong..."
He witnessed Master Xiaoyao having no chance for survival, felt he had charged many tis for the Hunting Alliance, and believed—even if spared—that endless humiliation awaited him.
"Hold on, no one said you had to die," the Golden Core cultivator of Tiantong spoke up, "We can help conceal your origins as well."
(It’s mid-month now, has anyone noticed the new monthly ticket?)
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