Tara reached out her hand directly to Gu Zhongyi. Faced with the hand grabbing his neck, Gu Zhongyi was immediately enveloped in violent qi, but this qi was like waves meeting a tsunami in front of Tara, instantly submerged.

Tara's hand gripped Gu Zhongyi's neck, and a golden pressure emanated from her, causing Gu Zhongyi to feel suffocated.

"You have such a strong life force about you. What exactly did you take?" Tara asked, frowning as she looked at Gu Zhongyi.

He could see, of course, that Gu Zhongyi possessed great cultivation but knew nothing about how to use it. Even if he did know how, what could he do? Tara was a Five-Spear, how could a One-Spear possibly contend with him?

However, compared to the shock he felt when he saw the Origin Weapon before, Gu Zhongyi now shocked him even more. The rich life force on his body indicated that Gu Zhongyi must have eaten some rare and precious herbs containing a large amount of life force. He even suspected that Gu Zhongyi's cultivation level was due to this. No, it wasn't a suspicion. He learned from Niu Wangzu that Gu Zhongyi was just an ordinary person a few months ago!

The fact that an ordinary person could reach the Cone Realm in just a few months made this Fifth Cone Realm cultivator green with envy. He wasn't envious of Gu Zhongyi's breakthrough in cultivation, but rather of the fact that Gu Zhongyi had actually consumed such rare and precious materials. Now he was even more certain that Gu Yu must have received the inheritance of a god.

"Do you still have what you took? If so, I'll spare your life if you hand it over," Tara said. If he were to consume such rare and precious herbs, he could break through the General Realm, a level he had struggled to reach for years, in a short time.

"I...I..." Gu Zhongyi, whose neck was being choked by Tara, was unable to speak. Only now did Gu Zhongyi realize that Tara was too powerful for him and the five source soldiers to contend with, but he realized it too late.

Seeing that Gu Zhongyi was about to speak, Tara thought there was still some rare and precious treasure. He quickly released Gu Zhongyi's neck, staring intently at him, waiting for the answer he wanted.

Seeing Tara's desperate expression, Gu Zhongyi's eyes flickered. Faced with the powerful Tara, he could only stall for time, feign compliance, and try to gain a chance to survive.

“Yes, over there.” Gu Zhongyi pointed to a location in the distance. When Tara saw the direction Gu Zhongyi pointed, he didn’t think much of it, because at that moment his mind was only on rare and precious treasures.

He moved instantly, heading in the direction Gu Zhongyi had pointed.

After seeing Tara leave, Gu Zhongyi immediately stood up, his Yuan Qi emanating from his body, and fled at great speed.

Tara rushed in the direction Gu Zhongyi pointed, his spiritual senses quickly scanning the surroundings. He clearly felt an energy fluctuation here, so why was it gone? Wait a minute.

Tara's gaze sharpened, and a golden aura instantly emanated from her, creating an energy array filled with primal energy in front of her.

"Is this the Hidden Source Array and the Gathering Source Array?" Tara frowned. If it weren't for the Gathering Source Array, even if his mind was full of rare and precious treasures, he would never have been fooled by Gu Zhongyi.

At this moment, Gu Zhongyi had just escaped from the villa area and stepped out of the gate when, in the next second, his body tensed up and a huge force chased after him. It was obvious that it was Tara.

Just as Tara was about to catch up with Gu Zhongyi, five Source Soldiers suddenly appeared and rushed towards Tara.

A hint of disdain flashed in Tara's eyes. Golden light suddenly appeared around him, and a terrifying shockwave instantly spread out, sending the five Source Soldiers flying.

The difference in level was too great, and it couldn't be made up for by sheer numbers. Gu Zhongyi, who was fleeing at top speed, was also knocked to the ground by this force. Just as Gu Zhongyi was struggling to get up, golden ripples emanated from Tara's Vajra. Upon contact with these golden ripples, Gu Zhongyi instantly felt a splitting headache, as if he were being crushed by a mountain, making it difficult for him to move. A suffocating feeling caused him great pain.

"How dare you deceive me! If it weren't for the extremely rich life force contained in your body, making it a pity to kill you, you would already be dead by now," Tara said with a dark face.

The Central Villa District was originally inhabited only by Gu Yu's family, and there were hardly any other people there, so no one noticed what was going on there.

Ta stretched out his hand and grabbed Gu Zhongyi's shoulder. The next second, they were back in the villa area.

"I'll give you one more chance. Do you still have any of that stuff you took?" Tara asked Gu Zhongyi again.

“That’s all,” Gu Zhongyi said.

"Who created these Gathering Source Array and Hidden Source Array?" Upon hearing Gu Zhongyi's answer, Tara frowned. He hadn't found any storage rings on Gu Zhongyi's body, and his primordial spirit had also sensed a whole array of rare and precious materials. Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Encountering even one such rare and precious material was already a blessing beyond measure, let alone encountering a second one. It was just a pity that Gu Zhongyi had consumed them; it was a real waste. Thinking of this, Tara felt a pang of heartache. But what's gone is gone. He could only try to extract some of the life essence that hadn't been fully refined from Gu Zhongyi's body. This was also the reason he hadn't killed Gu Zhongyi. At this moment, his attention turned to the Gathering Source Array.

Gathering Source Arrays are rare, usually only found in large sects and families. Arrays cannot be moved; they are placed where they are. The Gathering Source Array in this villa area was clearly not there for long.

"I don't know," Gu Zhongyi said, shaking his head. Of course he knew that Gu Yu had set up the formation, but he couldn't say it. He had a strange sixth sense that it would be better for his son not to say anything.

“You don’t know?” Tara’s face turned cold. “Don’t think I really won’t kill you.”

An aura suddenly emanated from Tara, instantly causing Gu Zhongyi to spit out a mouthful of blood.

“I really didn’t know. We moved here and this thing came into existence. I didn’t even know it was originally called the Gathering Source Array,” Gu Zhongyi explained.

"It seems you really think I'm a three-year-old child. This is outrageous." Tara's gaze sharpened again, and golden ripples swept towards Gu Zhongyi once more. Gu Zhongyi immediately felt pressure, suffocation, and pain.

Just then, one of the five Source Soldiers charged forward again. Tara didn't care; the Source Soldiers posed no threat to him. With a swift movement of his other hand, he caught the charging Source Soldier.

He was actually quite interested in the Source Weapon and was about to take a closer look when, in the next second, he frowned and a terrifying explosive force suddenly came from the hand he was holding the Source Weapon. Because he hadn't paid much attention to it, he was instead blasted by the force and staggered back a step.

"Such powerful explosive force." Tara murmured, looking at her left hand, which was numb from the explosion. This source soldier's combat strength was only one dragon, but its explosive force was equivalent to three dragons. In fact, the power of three dragons would likely cause serious injury to an ordinary five-dragon user if they were caught off guard and careless. However, Tara was not injured. This was because their Lamaism placed great emphasis on physical cultivation, and their physical bodies were stronger than those of ordinary practitioners of the same level.

Just then, another Source Soldier charged towards him. Learning from his previous experience, he immediately released a golden light around himself. The Source Soldier exploded the moment it collided with his golden light, and a deafening explosion resounded.

Seeing this, the other three Source Soldiers rushed towards Tara, but Tara's eyes showed a hint of disdain.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Three more explosions rang out, leaving the surrounding area in ruins. The energy of the explosions shattered the marble floor, but did not harm Tara in the slightest.

At this moment, Niu Wangzu, who was far away, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, he had the foresight to hide far away long ago, otherwise he would have been blown to ashes by now. But just as he was feeling lucky, a black figure flashed by, and he froze on the spot. The next second, he covered his throat and looked at the suddenly appearing figure in disbelief. Then, bright red blood flowed from the throat he was covering.

thump…………

He fell to the ground, his eyes gradually dimming. Even in death, he kept thinking, why did they come up to kill him? Shouldn't they have killed Tara instead?

"Demonic arts?" Tara had already noticed the black figure, and now, looking at the suddenly appearing black figure, she frowned and said.

"Let him go!" The black figure's voice was hoarse, and as he finished speaking, a ring of black aura appeared around him.

"Are you Gu Yu?" Tara asked, looking at the black-clad figure.

"Let him go." The black-clad figure spoke again in a hoarse voice, his eyes bloodshot.

"Outrageous! How dare you yell at me like that!" Tara was furious. She instantly appeared beside the black figure, and golden light was released in an instant, covering the black figure.

The black aura surrounding the black figure was instantly dispelled by the golden light, and the black figure suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his body collapsing to the ground. However, despite this, he stared intently at Tara with the eyes of a wild beast, as if he would bite Tara to death as long as he had a breath left.

“You are not Gu Yu.” Tara frowned as she looked at the black figure slumped on the ground. Gu Yu was able to kill his disciple Bai Bo, which proved that Gu Yu had the strength of the Cone Realm, while the person in front of her only had the cultivation of a third-grade Grandmaster.

"I... am going to kill... you." The broken voice came from the black figure's mouth. It was clear that the black figure was in great pain, but he did not utter a groan. Instead, he looked at Tara fiercely and said.

"How arrogant!" Tara slammed the vajra in her hand into the ground, and a powerful gust of air sent the black figure flying. The black figure fell to the ground some distance away, twitched a few times, and then fell still.

Tara's gaze returned to Gu Zhongyi, and he slowly walked towards him. "It seems you don't intend to tell the truth. It's alright. Once I extract the unrefined life essence from your body, that will be your death day. As for these questions, I'll ask your son when he returns."

As soon as Tara finished speaking, golden flames instantly emanated from his body. The next second, Gu Zhongyi's body slowly floated up, and the golden flames instantly covered Gu Zhongyi.

Gu Zhongyi screamed in agony as flames engulfed his body. These flames did not burn his skin, but they were refining his entire body, meridians, bones, and marrow. His veins bulged, and even his breathing became extremely rapid.

The lifeless black figure beside him seemed to have heard Gu Zhongyi's screams and actually twitched a few times. That's right, it twitched a few times. Tara's attack had shattered all the bones in his body. He was about to die, but at this moment, a powerful will appeared in his mind.

"I cannot die. I cannot let my benefactor's father die in front of me. I must stop him. I, He Wen, cannot die. I have already killed Niu Wangzu. It was my benefactor who gave me the ability to kill Niu Wangzu. I need to repay his kindness. I, He Wen, cannot die." Indeed, the black figure that suddenly appeared was He Yaowei's son, He Wen. Ever since Gu Yu gave him the Devouring Source Technique, driven by hatred, he had cultivated desperately. In just a few months, he had gone from an ordinary person to a third-grade grandmaster.

Of course, during this process, he found several mutated beasts and devoured their cultivation. He almost went into a state of demonic possession several times, but his desire for revenge brought him back to his senses.

Having gained sufficient cultivation, he had been searching for Niu Wangzu, but after searching many places, he still couldn't find him. The day before yesterday, he happened to see Niu Wangzu, but because Tara gave him an invincible feeling, he didn't make a move. It wasn't until today that he discovered that these two had actually attacked his benefactor's father. Seeing Tara's power, he had been looking for an opportunity. He knew that he would surely die if he faced Tara, so he had to take revenge first. That's why he killed Niu Wangzu as soon as he came out. With Niu Wangzu dead, his revenge was complete, and he had no regrets.

Just as he was preparing to fight to the death, he never expected that he would be like an ant in front of Tara, so vulnerable. Now that his benefactor's father was on the verge of death, regrets welled up in his heart again. He could not let his benefactor's father die in front of him.

Boom... Roar...

A surge of black flames erupted from He Wen's body, who was on the verge of death, accompanied by a low yet malevolent roar.

This made Tara, who was refining the unrefined life source energy from Gu Zhongyi's body, frown.

It was an extremely evil power, a power that sent chills down your spine.

"Let him go." He Wen slowly stood up, his blood burning, and his roar grew louder and louder.

“Taotie… Taotie!” Tara exclaimed as she watched He Wen suddenly stand up.

At this moment, the black flames around He Wen's body formed a ferocious beast with bared fangs and claws, and this beast was clearly the Taotie recorded in the books.

Buzz...

He Wen rushed towards Tara in an instant, like a wild beast. He opened his mouth and bit at Tara.

Buzz...

As he charged toward Tara, a large golden bell appeared on Tara's body. He Wen collided with the golden bell and was instantly blasted away, crashing to the ground.

“How can a person have the aura of a Taotie? This…” Tara really couldn’t understand it. He had seen too many strange things today, which he found hard to comprehend. “It’s a pity that your cultivation is too weak. Even if you have the aura of a Taotie, so what? Even if you are a true dragon, you still have to coil up before me.”

With a flick of her hand, Tara created a large golden bell that instantly appeared around He Wen, enveloping him completely.

He Wen, who was about to slowly stand up, was suddenly pressed down to the ground again by this force.

However, He Wen's eyes were full of resentment. He grimaced and tried to stand up, but under Jin Zhong's pressure, everything he did was in vain.

“Hehe…Once I refine him, I’ll study you thoroughly.” Tara said, looking at He Wen, who was struggling but unable to escape her golden bell.

At this moment, Gu Zhongyi had already fainted. Under the refining effect of the flames, the remaining life fruit energy around him was gradually flowing out of his body.

When Tara saw the thing, his eyes lit up with excitement. Although there wasn't much left, he knew it would be of great help to him.

ah……………

He Wen roared violently, and the black flames around him burned even more fiercely, melting the ground around him.

roar……………

A deafening roar resounded, and in an instant, the black flames ignited the golden bell. Tara's expression changed drastically upon seeing this.

His golden bell, which was difficult for anyone of the same level to withstand, was actually melting in front of He Wen, a mere third-grade grandmaster.

Moreover, the power of the melting bell actually became He Wen's power and was absorbed by He Wen.

"This is impossible! Although the Taotie has the ability to devour everything, you are a human! Moreover, your cultivation is so weak, how could you possibly devour my power?" Tara looked incredulous; this was too shocking.

The next second, his golden bell was devoured by He Wen, and the black flames on He Wen's body were burning extremely fiercely. The raging flames seemed to melt everything. After devouring the golden bell, He Wen's cultivation level broke through to the eighth-grade grandmaster level. However, He Wen's eyes had been completely demonized, and he stared blankly at Tara.

Like a wild beast eyeing its prey, he suddenly stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then charged at Tara in the next second.

As he charged toward Tara, a Taotie appeared around his body.

Facing He Wen—no, Taotie—a hint of panic appeared in Tara's eyes. Humans are naturally afraid of the unknown, and cultivators are no exception. After all, no matter how much they cultivate, they are still human.

Tara stopped refining Gu Zhongyi and suddenly swung his vajra pestle at He Wen, who was rushing towards him.