"How dare you! Who do you think you are? You're just a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. What are you trying to prove by pretending to be an expert in front of me!" After saying that, Lu Xuan summoned the Taiyi Sword, a low-grade peak spiritual weapon, and killed the man with a single strike.
"How could this be? They are all mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators. How can this young man be so strong?"
At this moment, the leader of the Jiuli Sect stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Xuan, and said:
"Fellow Daoist, your strength is so great, it's truly rare. We just don't know when we offended you, so please tell us!"
So Lu Xuan went straight to the point and angrily rebuked the other party:
"Does your Jiuli Sect have a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator named Xuan Mingzi? That shameless scoundrel tried to take advantage of my vulnerability to steal my demon beast's inner core. I have already killed him. Does your Jiuli Sect have any objections?"
"What? Elder Xuanmingzi has fallen?" As soon as Lu Xuan finished speaking, the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators present from the Nine Li Sect were shocked. The invincible Elder Xuanmingzi in their eyes had actually been killed by this seemingly ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"I want to avenge the Grand Elder, and no one can stop me!" A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator wanted to avenge Xuan Mingzi.
"Hmph, do you intend to bully us with your power? I'll annihilate your Nine Li Sect right now!"
The leader of the Jiuli Sect, upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, remained unconcerned and replied:
"Don't be so arrogant, sir. I think your strength is at most at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage. Don't forget that we have an ancestor who is at the early Core Formation stage!"
"Is that so?" Hearing what the other party said, Lu Xuan was not afraid at all.
"I've already investigated. Your ancestor, who is at the early stage of Core Formation, doesn't have much lifespan left. Does he still have the guts to come out and fight me? Isn't he afraid of suddenly exhausting his life force and turning to ashes?"
Upon hearing this, the Nine Li Sect leader opposite him instantly showed a look of great surprise, followed by an expression of disbelief and horror as he said:
"How did you come to know the secret of our Nine Li Sect? This is our Nine Li Sect's top secret!"
hehe.
Lu Xuan disagreed.
He must have spent a lot of spirit stones to find out the secret.
It turns out that there was a well-informed early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in the market town of Jiuli Island, known as the "King of the World." This person was actually a traitor who had been expelled from the Jiuli Sect years ago.
Thus, Lu Xuan spent a thousand spirit stones and learned most of the secrets of the Nine Li Sect.
"Is your Core Formation ancestor still alive? If we let him out, would he dare to fight me? I, Lu, am very much looking forward to a real battle with a Core Formation cultivator!"
"Why should we? Our ancestors have already gone into seclusion to cultivate long ago."
Lu Xuan immediately realized that the leader of the Jiuli Sect was lying.
Lu Xuan didn't waste any words.
He was about to unleash his Taiyi Sword and annihilate the Jiuli Sect.
"Young friend, please wait." At this moment, a very old voice came from behind the Jiuli Hall:
"I am Gu Wudi, the Core Formation Ancestor of the Jiuli Sect!"
Upon hearing this, the cultivators of the Jiuli Sect demanded that their ancestor intervene and establish their authority.
"Please, Ancestor, make your move."
"Please, Ancestor, establish authority for our Jiuli Sect and deter these villains from coming to our sect."
"Insolence!" Gu Wudi, a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, stepped forward.
He slapped those Foundation Establishment cultivators to the ground.
"Why did the Ancestor..."
Gu Wudi angrily cursed them:
"Are you all crazy? Are you trying to kill me? You're always making trouble for me. I told you not to cause trouble outside, and now look what's happened! You've brought this on yourselves, so you'd better deal with the mess you've made!"
After saying that, Gu Wudi politely invited Lu Xuan to continue the conversation:
“My younger relatives are ignorant and have offended you, young friend. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive them. I thank you on their behalf.”
"Senior Gu, why is this?" Considering that the other party was a Core Formation cultivator and was reasonable, Lu Xuan still addressed him respectfully as Senior Gu.
"Young friend, you flatter me. Actually, I only have less than three years left to live. I have been in seclusion to cultivate and preserve my life all these years. I never expected that my sect would bring trouble upon itself and offend you. I hope I can make amends!"
"Senior Gu, do you have any antidotes?"
"Yes, young friend, is this enough?" Gu Wudi's storage bag contained almost all the treasures of the Nine Li Sect, and he poured out dozens of bottles of antidote pills at once.
"Let me think about it and then decide."
Lu Xuan checked them one by one.
Finally, they found a bottle of medicine that would be useful to him.
It seems there's hope for his Gu poison.
Even if it cannot be completely detoxified, it can still delay the process for several years.
Once he breaks through to the Core Formation realm and refines the Chaos Cauldron within his dantian, removing the Gu poison from his body will be a piece of cake.
"Is it alright, young friend?" Gu Wudi asked cautiously.
He really doesn't dare to compete with others anymore.
He can still make a move if the target is below the late Foundation Establishment stage.
However, with his keen eyesight, he had already seen that Lu Xuan's strength had almost surpassed the False Core realm.
If he were to fight Lu Xuan with all his might, he would die after three moves.
Gu Wudi is not a fool.
Knowing that he couldn't deal with Lu Xuan, he simply tried to curry favor with him completely.
"Young friend, would you be interested in becoming a Grand Elder in our Nine Li Sect?"
"Elder? What are the benefits?"
Upon hearing Lu Xuan's question, Gu Wudi invited Lu Xuan into a side hall. "Fellow Daoist, do you possess an ancient spirit insect like the Devouring Demon Insect?"
How did you know?
Gu Wudi explained:
"It's very simple. Once a cultivator advances to the Core Formation stage, they can use the Spirit Detection Technique."
"I detected the aura of Devouring Demonic Insects on you, and they are all Foundation Establishment stage Devouring Demonic Insects. Am I right?" Gu Wudi laughed, which was also the reason why he dared not attack Lu Xuan.
Indeed, even early-stage Core Formation cultivators at their peak would have to retreat upon seeing Lu Xuan's thousands of Devouring Demonic Insects.
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