"Die!"
"Gou Ying" struck with fierce intent.
The "White Bone Dragon Phantom" in the sky let out a howl, carrying endless killing intent, and pounced downwards with ferocity.
Today, he would exterminate all the cultivators of "Laojun Peak."
The cultivators of "Laojun Peak" showed no fear.
Though they knew they were outmatched, not one retreated, nor did any despair. They were all filled with passion, their fighting spirit soaring, ready to fight the "White Bone Dragon Phantom" to the death.
At this critical juncture, a clear sword cry resounded through heaven and earth.
Clang!
"Gou Ying, our battle is not yet over!"
Upon hearing this, "Gou Ying" couldn't help but be startled.
He looked in the direction of the voice.
There, Li Xiaoyao, who had somehow withstood the aura of the "White Bone Dragon Phantom," had straightened his body once more.
Standing tall, like a sheathed sword.
At this moment, the aura emanating from Li Xiaoyao was sharp to the extreme, as if it could shatter this damnable heaven and earth and forge a new realm!
He declared loudly.
"Gou Ying, I will kill you today! If the Golden Core realm cannot defeat you, then I will ascend further, break through, and advance to Nascent Soul!"
Saying this, Li Xiaoyao stood tall and, facing the direction of Hao Ren's cave, bowed deeply.
"Senior, thank you for your nurturing. My accumulation is sufficient, and I am preparing to break through and advance. I seek your permission!"
...
At this time.
Inside the cave.
Hao Ren had been continuously monitoring Li Xiaoyao's "dynamic messages."
He even knew that "Gou Ying" had aggressively attacked, and fearing Li Xiaoyao was in danger, he had specifically sent out two "little blood dragons" to the rescue beforehand.
However, Hao Ren had not expected that "Brother Xiaoyao" would be so resolute, so fierce, and so brave.
He had directly confronted "Gou Ying," not yielding an inch, and had even managed to repel him at the beginning!
He had brought so much honor to "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest"!
Hao Ren felt like giving Li Xiaoyao 10086 likes in return!
Now, Li Xiaoyao had given Hao Ren an even greater "surprise" by requesting the lifting of his seal and breaking through to the "Nascent Soul realm."
The seal Hao Ren had cast using the "Great Divine Ability Technique" was not mandatory. In reality, as long as Li Xiaoyao willed it, it could be easily broken.
Now that Li Xiaoyao was proactively "requesting" from Hao Ren, it was naturally out of absolute respect and reverence for his "senior."
Hao Ren, of course, could not miss such a perfect opportunity to "show off."
The skill of a "professional show-off" at level eight was unleashed without reservation at this moment.
Hao Ren activated the "Merit and Fortune Network," communicating with the "Worship Statue" located in "Qingyang Village."
The "Worship Statue" erupted with golden "Merit light."
The "Merit light" was vast and magnificent, crushing all other powers.
The once aggressive "White Bone Dragon Phantom," as if encountering its natural predator, immediately cowered into a ball, trembling in fear.
The "Merit light" converged, forming a radiant phantom in the sky.
This phantom stood between heaven and earth, as if it were the center of the world, controlling all things, inspiring an overwhelming urge to prostrate and worship.
This, this is...
Li Xiaoyao was first stunned, then overjoyed.
He bowed even more respectfully.
"Senior!"
Li Xiaoyao could feel the "aura of the senior" from the "Merit phantom."
The "Merit phantom" must be some "powerful divine ability" cast by the senior!
Thinking that the senior had descended specifically for him, Li Xiaoyao was so moved that tears almost sprang from his eyes.
The reactions of the others were equally astonished and profoundly shaken.
The "power of merit" was simply too strong, its level too high, capable of crushing all earthly powers.
What was "white bone death energy," what was "dao soldier killing intent," in the face of the mighty "power of merit," they were all insignificant.
So strong!
So powerful!
So terrifying!
"Gou Ying" looked at the "Merit phantom" and retreated in fear, step by step.
The "White Bone Dragon Dharmakaya" fared even worse, curling into a ball, almost collapsing.
Below, the cultivators of "Laojun Peak" were both surprised and delighted.
The power displayed by the "Merit phantom" was truly beyond the heavens, unimaginable!
In this mortal realm, how could there be such a powerful being? Could it be...
Many of the cultivators of "Laojun Peak" came to their senses. They all guessed that this "Merit phantom" was very likely the "mysterious senior" they had been searching for.
"Senior!"
"Is it Senior? All the cultivators of Laojun Peak have come to pledge allegiance to you!"
"Senior..."
Led by the "middle-aged handsome man," the cultivators of "Laojun Peak" all knelt down, performing a grand ceremony of worship towards the "Merit phantom" in the sky.
A dark mass, all the cultivators knelt.
The scene was magnificent!
Hao Ren saw all this through the "Merit phantom," chuckling internally, immensely pleased.
Heh heh heh...
My "show-off skill" has improved again, a single tremor of my body and countless subordinates are bowing their heads!
So satisfying!
Hao Ren thought it was his "personal charm" that had conquered the cultivators of "Laojun Peak."
[Ding! Congratulations to the host. Cultivator "Song Yiren" of "Laojun Peak" has developed a favorable impression of you. Favorability +9999... Current Favorability: Five Stars (Life-and-Death Friends)]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host. Cultivator "Zhang Tianci" of "Laojun Peak" has developed a favorable impression of you. Favorability +9999... Current Favorability: Five Stars (Life-and-Death Friends)]
...
Thousands of "system notification sounds" suddenly rang out in Hao Ren's mind, all indicating "five-star friends."
He had instantly gained thousands of "five-star friends," all cultivators from "Laojun Peak."
Are these guys so devout because my "charm value" is too high?
Hao Ren thought this, and then opened "Song Yiren's" detailed personal attribute panel.
Soon, he understood the whole story.
Oh, so it turned out that before the Sect Master of "Laojun Peak," Zhenren "Tie Shan Kao," died, he had instructed the cultivators of "Laojun Peak" to flee to the "Eastern Barren Mountain Range" to seek help from the "mysterious senior."
The cultivators of "Laojun Peak" were all "unyielding heroes."
They had been pursued all the way by the "eunuchs and lackeys of the Imperial Observatory," suffering heavy casualties!
Three "giant flying spirit ships" had all crashed.
Of the original nine thousand-plus cultivators of "Laojun Peak," only a little over two thousand remained.
The rest had mostly chosen to "self-destruct their Nascent Souls" to buy time for their fellow disciples to escape.
Tragic!
Immensely tragic!
Hao Ren was deeply moved.
These cultivators of "Laojun Peak" were worthy of respect!
Well, I must protect them!
Hao Ren abandoned his principle of "low-profile cultivation" and decided to actively offer "Laojun Peak's" cultivators protection.
Uh... m..oΓg
The next second, Hao Ren's mouth twitched.
He thought of a very troublesome problem.
Did he actually have the ability to protect the cultivators of "Laojun Peak"?