Standing in the sky was a young man in white robes. He looked to be no more than twenty years old. His long, black hair was tied up with a hair crown, his skin was like jade, his eyebrows were like swords and his eyes were like stars. He was handsome and elegant, like an immortal who had transcended the mortal world.
The young man, holding a folding fan and with a jade pendant at his waist, wore a gentle, warm smile. He vanished from everyone's sight in a flash. Only after he left did the rescued cultivators awaken from their daze.
“Who was that just now…” A male cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage looked at the person next to him.
“It’s Young Master Xu of the Huanhua Sect, there’s no mistake.” A tall and strong early-stage Golden Core cultivator said.
"He is the young master of the Huanhua Sect!"
Everyone was shocked.
Xu Mubai, the young master of the Huanhua Sect, whose courtesy name is Fengzhi, was said to have been born amidst extraordinary celestial phenomena, with the sky filled with purple mist and auspicious dragons and phoenixes. At that time, everyone felt that this child was definitely extraordinary. And just as everyone expected, Xu Mubai was a monstrous genius. He reached the thirteenth level of Qi Refining at the age of seven, Foundation Establishment at ten, and Core Formation at fifteen. And now, at only twenty-six years old, he has already reached the late stage of Nascent Soul.
This talent for cultivation is truly terrifying.
I'm afraid they could never find such a genius in the entire history of cultivation in the ancient world of Gulan. Even in the upper realm, such a cultivation speed would be terrifying!
"I never expected that it was Young Master Xu of the Huanhua Sect who saved us."
"Young Master Xu is indeed as rumored, not only handsome but also chivalrous." A female cultivator blushed as she recalled Xu Mubai's dashing appearance.
They looked around, wondering where Xu Mubai, who had just saved them, had gone. His progress to the Nascent Soul stage was too fast.
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On a certain stretch of sea, a long, azure rainbow streaked across the surface, chasing a blood shark desperately fleeing the water. Within the rainbow was a white figure—Xu Mubai.
The blood shark being chased by Xu Mubai was an eighth-level demonic beast. Xu Mubai was chasing the eighth-level demonic beast because he wanted to capture it and take it back to refine pills and weapons.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
With a wave of his fan, Xu Mubai unleashed countless wind blades towards the blood shark below. The blood shark dodged and fought back, whipping its tail to create towering waves.
Xu Mubai waved his fan again, and a large amount of azure light surged out, extinguishing the towering waves. Then, Xu Mubai waved his fan again, this time stirring up a violent tornado.
The tornado crashed into the blood shark, causing it to erupt with a blinding red light. With a deafening roar, seawater splashed everywhere, and the blood shark was sent flying, smashing through the rocks and letting out a shrill scream.
With a wave of his hand, Xu Mubai sent small flags flying out of his storage bag and into the surrounding sea, where they landed on the reefs. Then, he cast a spell, and the flags emitted a dazzling blue light that shot into the sky, forming a huge barrier that enveloped the entire sea area.
Blood Shark, perhaps realizing he couldn't escape, turned and engaged Xu Mubai in battle. Although powerful, Blood Shark was no match for Xu Mubai and was ultimately killed by him.
The sea was stained red with blood. A blood-red shark, its body as large as a small mountain, floated motionless on the surface.
Xu Mubai had already sealed the Blood Shark's demonic soul and was about to collect its corpse when a flying sword suddenly shot out from nowhere and headed towards Xu Mubai. Xu Mubai's expression changed, and his body shot backward, retreating dozens of nautical miles.
He saw a purple figure appear. It was a young girl with her jet-black hair tied with a golden ribbon and pearl tassel earrings. Her purple gauze dress had a phoenix totem embroidered with gold thread. She wore a veil, revealing a pair of beautiful, deep blue eyes. Her skin was fair with a rosy glow, and she had a graceful and slender figure with a full bust and a waist so thin it could be grasped with one hand.
Although the girl was veiled, she was graceful and charming, like a fairy descending to earth.
Xu Mubai was stunned for a moment.
The girl in purple waved her hand without any hesitation and took away Xu Mubai's prey, the carcass of the blood shark.
Even the usually good-tempered Xu Mubai couldn't help but feel annoyed that his hard-earned prey had been taken away like that. Seeing the purple-clad girl steal his prey and then transform into a streak of light, flying away into the distance, he shouted:
"stop--"
A blue azure light surged from Xu Mubai's body, transforming into a long blue rainbow as he gave chase.
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Above the sea, two long rainbows chased each other.
The two rainbows were one purple and one blue, with the purple one in front and the blue one behind.
"Girl, isn't it a bit too much to just steal my prey and run away like that?" Xu Mubai waved his folding fan, and hundreds of wind blades shot towards the purple figure in front of him.
The purple-clad girl in front moved with unpredictable agility, and all the wind blades grazed past her. Her silvery laughter echoed in the wind: "If you can catch up, I'll give them back to you."
Xu Mubai was even more annoyed.
He was exceptionally gifted from a young age and born into nobility. He never abused his power to bully others, but he also wouldn't allow anyone to bully him. This girl had come to provoke him for no reason, which naturally angered him. However, he was surprised. This girl was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, yet she dared to provoke him, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Moreover, her speed was incredibly fast; he had chased her for so long but hadn't been able to catch her.
Who exactly is she?
Nascent Soul cultivators are generally wary of each other, and most of the time they try to minimize the damage or let things slide. This is the first time I've seen someone so actively causing trouble.
What's the meaning?
Or was it a trap, something she deliberately provoked to lure me somewhere to attack me?
Various thoughts flashed through Xu Mubai's mind.
Regardless of the girl's purpose, he was determined to catch up with her and teach her a lesson.
Golden light flashed in Xu Mubai's shallow golden eyes, and golden arcs of electricity surged from his body, spreading throughout his entire being. His speed increased dramatically, and he instantly caught up with the purple-clad girl in front of him. As he waved his folding fan, countless pink petals appeared in the air, transforming into sharp blades that shot towards the girl.
The girl in purple suddenly turned around, steadied herself, and swung her long sword, crushing all the incoming petals with purple sword energy.
Xu Mubai's figure blurred as he appeared in front of the girl in purple, striking her chest with his left hand. The girl in purple dodged to the side, her longsword flashing as she unleashed a flurry of sword shadows.
Xu Mubai used his fan as a sword to fight the girl in purple. As the fan twirled in his hand, it jammed the girl's longsword. The girl in purple kicked at him. Xu Mubai dodged, then slapped the girl in purple's abdomen. Startled, the girl quickly pulled out her jammed sword and retreated. Xu Mubai was about to press his advantage and deliver a punch.
The sea breeze lifted the veil covering the girl's face, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.
A girl of seventeen or eighteen, with skin as white as snow and bones as fine as the moon, bright eyes and white teeth, white lips and red teeth, with skin as white as snow and a face as beautiful as a flower, naturally beautiful as jade.
Xu Mubai was stunned.
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