Where the rocks had crumbled, Ye Feng did not find the old man.

However, according to my divine sense, a powerful force was accumulating beneath the buried earth and rocks.

Golden Core cultivator!

The saying goes, "Once you swallow a golden elixir, your fate is in your own hands, not in the heavens."

Once you reach the Golden Core stage, you can completely abstain from grains. As long as there is sufficient spiritual energy, you can seclude yourself for several years or even decades without any problem.

More importantly, once they reach the Golden Core stage, their magical power solidifies into a solid form, allowing any spell to unleash incredible power in their hands.

The reason I was able to send this person flying was largely due to my use of the Concealing Breath Technique to launch a sneak attack.

Combined with the water cannon that uses the five elements of spiritual energy for turbo acceleration, its power is indeed enormous.

However, the old man was protected by his inner energy and was probably not injured.

"Mission issued: Kill a Golden Core cultivator, reward: unlocking a faction (the person in charge of the faction must be absolutely loyal to the host)"

Another mission has finally arrived!

It seems the system has indeed approved the approach of establishing market towns.

Absolutely loyal to its host... Could that be the reason it can't farm trade points?

In any case, taking down this Golden Core cultivator in front of us is the right thing to do. Let's fire a few shots first.

Ye Feng clasped his hands together, and the water elemental energy in the air immediately gathered towards him.

A water sphere appeared in the middle of his palm, and in the blink of an eye, it grew to the size of a watermelon.

The water sphere rotated continuously under the influence of the five elements' spiritual power, and it was connected to the spiritual energy cluster in his chest.

With a twist of his hands, his spiritual energy, like a wound-up spring, generated a powerful reverse torque.

Then, Ye Feng pressed his hands against the water sphere and slammed it against his chest.

As the five elements twisted, a repulsive force of like charges was simultaneously generated, reaching its peak as the water sphere approached the chest...

"Bang!!"

With a sound like a cannonball, the water sphere spun rapidly and shot forward...

In fact, from the moment Ye Feng appeared, knocked the old man away, sealed the monkey-faced man, to when he flew over and launched his attack, less than a minute had passed.

The magical power brewing within the rocks also reached its limit, erupting the instant Ye Feng unleashed the water cannon.

"boom!"

The rubble that had buried the old man flew away, and a black mist instantly spread over an area of ​​dozens of meters, rapidly heading towards Ye Feng.

The black mist seemed to have a physical form; when water bullets hit it, they only caused the mist to retreat by a dozen meters.

Just like a fish caught in a net, it loses its strength and falls.

"Black mist? Black clouds?"

Could it be the Black Cloud Sect?

I wanted to go find him, but he showed up at my door first. It's true what they say, enemies are destined to meet.

The dark clouds possessed strong corrosive and foul properties, forcing Ye Feng to retreat repeatedly.

Since water bullets aren't working, let's try fire bullets.

Using the same technique, in less than a second,

The fireball whooshed into the black mist, leaving a long trail of flame.

"boom!"

The flames crashed into the black mist, instantly erupting into a huge burst of red light.

Each grain, as fine as sand, was heated until it glowed red, resembling countless stars.

Damn it...

It turns out that the black cloud was actually composed of specially refined fine sand and gravel, with black smoke billowing from it, which is why it looked like a black cloud.

"What kind of fireball is that? How could it possibly break through my dark clouds?"

An old man's voice came from within the dark clouds, followed by a long staff suddenly extending from them, its surface wreathed in aura of elixir, its sharpness palpable even from dozens of meters away.

"Bang! Clang clang clang clang..."

Ye Feng wielded his spirit sword, and the two exchanged dozens of blows in an instant....

So... does the ultimate goal of cultivation still have to be fighting with bayonets?

While remote control is certainly fast, in the clash of weapons, the attached magic power will inevitably be consumed, or even dispersed.

Holding it in your hand is naturally more secure.

The two exchanged blows for dozens of rounds. Although Ye Feng didn't seem to be at a disadvantage for the time being, his spiritual weapon was only of mid-grade.

The opponent's walking stick, however, was of exceptional quality.

Moreover, no matter how abundant one's spiritual power or how refined one's divine sense, it is still ultimately inferior.

Then give this a try!

"Point, the gun!"

"call out!"

The two clashed with their weapons, but Ye Feng suddenly unleashed a fireball from his hand. The fireball moved with the speed of a bullet. The old man had a protective aura of internal energy to stop it, but it still grazed his cheek.

"What kind of magic is this?"

Black Crow Master wiped the blood from his cheek and asked in surprise,

I've only ever heard of fingers releasing sword energy, but I've never seen fingers release fireballs.

"This is called a Gatling gun!"

After Ye Feng finished speaking, he released the spirit sword, pointed his ten fingers forward, and continuously released fireballs.

"Whoosh, whoosh whoosh..."

Black Crow Master swung his staff to block while retreating.

"Hmph...you should try the taste of Black Cloud first!"

Ye Feng turned around and saw that, without his noticing, the dark clouds had already dispersed and circled around to the back.

"combine!"

At the command, Ye Feng was instantly enveloped by dark clouds from all sides, which continued to compress towards the center...

Damn, I was careless! Ye Feng immediately used his divine sense to stop the dark clouds from closing in.

These dark cloud artifacts are interconnected by a corrupting force, forming a net from which it is difficult to break free. Ye Feng is now surrounded, a truly dire situation.

If someone gets close enough to touch you, you'll probably be strangled in no time.

Now we have no choice but to unleash our ultimate weapon.

While resisting with his divine sense, Ye Feng began to improve his proficiency with the Azure Lotus Sword Song.

The guns and cannons I've researched are theoretically just minor techniques, not even close to the level of magic.

If the system doesn't recognize it, it naturally can't be promoted.

The moment Ye Feng released his divine sense and it came into contact with the black cloud, Black Crow Master immediately sensed something was wrong.

"You...you're still only at the Foundation Establishment stage!"

In battles between Golden Core cultivators, those of the same level rarely use divine sense attacks.

Without an overwhelming advantage, mental attacks are extremely dangerous; they can be described as killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.

However, if one side has Foundation Establishment Divine Sense and the other has Golden Core Divine Thought, the result will be vastly different; there is a qualitative difference between the two!

"Hehehe, junior, how dare you offend the dignity of a Golden Core cultivator? You truly don't know what's good for you."

As Black Crow spoke, he released his Golden Core divine sense, and an overwhelming pressure immediately swept towards Ye Feng.

The black mist, which could originally be blocked by divine sense and fireballs, was suddenly pushed forward by the pressure of divine sense. In a short time, the black cloud was less than five or six meters away from Ye Feng.

From the outside, Ye Feng appeared to be enveloped by a large sphere with a diameter of ten meters.

The black sphere occasionally spewed out a couple of sharp spikes, which were Ye Feng's finger gun attacks, but they quickly recovered.

As the black sphere shrinks, the density of the black cloud increases, becoming increasingly solid until Ye Feng is swallowed up and killed...

"Even the most talented Foundation Establishment cultivator can't surpass a Golden Core cultivator. Junior, I'll give you a chance. If you surrender now and let me mark you with a slave mark, I might spare your life!"

"Is that so? Then let's see if you have the ability to make me surrender!"

Ye Feng used a fireball technique in one hand and released Gengjin sword energy in the other.

In my mind, the panel upgrade has reached its final step.

"Trading points -8000, Song Proficiency Mastery,"

"Trading Point - Spell Fusion"

"Trading Point - Daoist Mastery, Max Level"

Faced with such a brutal attack, and the oppressive power of a Golden Core cultivator's divine sense,

The Black Crow cultivator sensed that the Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense was not only not weakening, but was actually growing stronger.

Before he could figure out the reason, a terrifying aura erupted from the dark clouds.

"Azure Lotus!"

A continuous stream of sword energy emanated from Ye Feng's hand, gradually transforming into a five-colored azure lotus, enveloping him within it.

The dark clouds were immediately pushed aside, and the encirclement became more than thirty meters wide, allowing the Black Crow Immortal to reappear before Ye Feng.

Seeing the somewhat astonished Black Crow Master, Ye Feng fixed his gaze on him, his longsword pointing horizontally.

"Sword Song!!"