25: Chapter 24 Sword Severing the Golden Core!

Inside the cave, Chu Xiao was completely unaware of the shocking phenomenon outside that was sufficient to stir the winds and clouds of a region.

He was already immersed in a mysterious and profound state.

The Chaos Qi flow transformed from the drop of primordial dao spring spirit liquid had completely merged with his Physical Body, Meridians, and Divine Soul.

This was the most thorough reshaping and recreation, originating from the Origin of life.

Under the tempering of the Chaos Qi flow, his bones took on a faint Chaos-colored luster, harder than divine iron.

His Meridians were widened more than several times over, becoming tough and transparent, as if they had become perfect conduits for the circulation of the Heaven and Earth Dao.

The nine-colored Foundation that was already perfect within his Dantian was now undergoing a heaven-shaking transformation; profound and complex golden Divine Patterns slowly emerged and circulated upon it.

Every flicker seemed to be expounding a supreme truth of Heaven and Earth.

Primordial Dao Body, initially formed!

Just as this brand-new Dao Body completely stabilized, the massive energy accumulated within his body—transformed and purified countless times by the primordial dao spring spirit liquid—finally found an outlet for release!

Boom!

A torrent of energy, a hundred times more terrifying than when he refined the purple extreme dragon saliva grass, erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed for ten thousand years!

The barrier of the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm was as fragile as a thin sheet of paper in the face of this power; it was shattered instantly, without even causing a ripple.

Fourth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

His cultivation base, like a wild Dragon that had broken free from all shackles, soared upwards at a speed that completely defied the common logic of Cultivate.

Every Breakthrough was as simple and natural as a breath, without any Bottleneck or obstruction.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Primordial Dao Body: being intimate with the Heaven and Earth Dao, in harmony with the Origin of all laws, the so-called Realm barrier was no longer a shackle!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of dull, thunderous roars echoed continuously from within his body.

Seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Eighth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Finally, his aura climbed all the way to an unprecedented Peak—the Perfection of the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Only a thin layer of window paper remained from the Golden Core Dao that was just a step away.

The violent energy finally calmed down, turning into surging Chaos golden light Spiritual Qi, flowing quietly through his brand-new Meridians.

Chu Xiao slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, two brilliant divine rays containing scenes of Chaos life and death flashed from the depths of his eyes, actually piercing two tiny pitch-black holes in the Void Realm ahead!

He gently exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The moment this turbid air left his body, it turned into a sharp sword ray, cutting a bottomless crack into the hard cave wall.

"Is this the power of the Primordial Dao Body..."

Chu Xiao looked down at his hands; his skin was crystal clear like jade, with Dao charm faintly circulating.

He could clearly feel that his connection with this Heaven and Earth had become unprecedentedly close.

It felt as if, as long as he wished, he could easily mobilize the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for his own use.

The Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique, Golden Cauldron Jade Art, within his body had also undergone a qualitative transformation under the blessing of the Primordial Dao Body.

The original pale golden Spiritual Qi had now completely turned into Chaos golden light containing a trace of supreme Dao charm.

Its purity and power were more than a hundred times stronger than before!

Just as he was feeling this rebirth-like change within his body, a roar filled with endless killing intent came booming from outside the cave!

"Little beast! Get out here and die!"

Rumble—!

Accompanying this roar, a terrifying crimson saber ray, carrying the momentum to burn mountains and boil the seas, descended from the sky and slashed fiercely onto the mountain Peak where he was!

The entire mountain Peak shook violently, and the cave where Chu Xiao was in seclusion collapsed instantly under the angry strike of this Golden Core Stage powerhouse!

Countless giant rocks mixed with dust and smoke smashed down towards him!

Dust filled the air, and rocks flew through the sky.

However, Chu Xiao's figure, like a teleportation, appeared silently outside the collapsed cave.

He was still in green robes, spotless, with a faint Chaos halo lingering around him, as if he were an Immortal who had descended into the mortal world, completely out of place with the surrounding mess.

In front of him, Second Elder Li Qingcang's eyes were bloodshot, his hair and beard standing on end, staring at him fixedly.

That look seemed as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"It's you."

Chu Xiao's gaze swept calmly over the mad-looking Second Elder Li Qingcang, his tone as indifferent as if he were speaking to a stranger: "It seems the lesson I gave you last time was not enough."

These words were calm and indifferent.

Yet, they could stimulate a person's nerves more than any vicious curse.

This was no longer contempt; it was complete disregard!

It was as if, in his eyes, this Golden Core Stage powerhouse was no different from an ant on the side of the road!

"You... how dare you speak to me like that!"

Second Elder Li Qingcang was trembling with anger, his fair skin turning the color of a pig's liver.

He pointed at Chu Xiao, his voice becoming shrill and harsh due to extreme anger: "Little bastard! You snatched my Li family's Immortal opportunity and killed my Li family disciples! Today, I will definitely extract your Divine Soul, burn it with dan fire for a hundred years, and make you wish for death but unable to die!"

"Immortal opportunity?"

Chu Xiao's mouth curled into a playful smirk: "Is that kind of trash worthy of touching such a divine object? Giving it to you was nothing more than casting pearls before swine, a waste of heaven's gifts."

"Ah—! You are courting death!"

Second Elder Li Qingcang's sanity was completely ignited by this heart-piercing remark.

He could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart. With a roar, the pressure of the Golden Core Stage erupted without reservation!

He stepped forward violently and struck with his palm!

"Great Flame Dragon Hand!"

Boom!

A giant Dragon claw, condensed entirely from crimson flame Spiritual Qi, appeared out of thin air, covering the sky and sun!

Flames surged on the Dragon claw, and every scale was clearly visible. The terrifying high temperature it emitted caused the surrounding air to begin to distort, as if it wanted to melt this space completely!

This was a full-strength strike from a Golden Core Stage powerhouse, enough to flatten a small mountain!

However, facing this palm that could destroy the heavens and earth, there wasn't even a ripple on Chu Xiao's face.

He didn't even draw his sword; he simply stepped forward against the flaming Dragon claw descending from the sky and threw a punch!

This punch had no fancy techniques.

Only the purest, most ultimate power!

Driven by the Primordial Dao Body, the Chaos golden light Spiritual Qi containing a trace of the Dao Origin gathered entirely on his seemingly ordinary fist!

In an instant, his fist seemed to turn into a newly opened Chaos sun!

Boom—!!!

A dull roar like the collapse of an ancient divine mountain exploded!

That flaming Dragon claw, with its monstrous momentum, capable of burning everything, shattered inch by inch like a fragile ice sculpture the moment it made contact with that fist flashing with Chaos golden light!

The violent flame Spiritual Qi was instantly dispersed and annihilated by that unrivaled Chaos fist force!

Finally, it turned into sparks filling the sky and scattered in all directions!

One punch!

Just one punch!

The Divine Ability of a Golden Core powerhouse was broken on the spot!

"This... how is this possible?!"

The ferocity and madness on Second Elder Li Qingcang's face instantly froze.

Replaced by boundless shock and disbelief!

He couldn't understand even if he racked his brains: how could a Cultivator who clearly only had the aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm shatter his full-strength attack with one punch?!

That power, that Dao charm... simply didn't belong to this level!

And at this moment, the various Cultivators who had been attracted by the Heaven and Earth phenomenon finally arrived nearby.

When they saw this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Isn't that the Second Elder of the Linyun Town Li family, the Golden Core Stage powerhouse, Li Qingcang?"

"Who is that kid opposite him? Looking at his aura, he is only at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, he... he actually took Li Qingcang's attack?"

"Am I seeing things? He used his fist to smash Li Qingcang's Divine Ability? Is this kid a monster?!"

Discussions and exclamations arose one after another.

Everyone looked at the green-robed figure in the field as if looking at a madman.

In their view, a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator daring to confront a Golden Core powerhouse head-on was a strange tale worthy of being recorded in history!

The crowd's discussion was like countless steel needles, fiercely piercing into Second Elder Li Qingcang's Dao Heart.

Shame!

Unprecedented, extreme humiliation!

"Little beast! I will kill you today!"

Second Elder Li Qingcang went completely crazy and roared.

The crimson flaming long saber appeared in his hand again. Flames surged on the blade, turning into a hideous fire Dragon dozens of feet long, circling and roaring!

"Secret Technique, Blood Burning Saber!"

He didn't hesitate to damage his life essence to perform a forbidden technique that was his trump card!

In an instant, his aura surged again. His whole person seemed to merge with the long saber in his hand, turning into a blood-colored stream of light that tore through the heavens and earth, slashing crazily towards Chu Xiao!

This slash had already exceeded the limit of his Early Stage Golden Core.

It was infinitely close to the power of the Middle Stage Golden Core!

Facing this life-or-death strike, a hint of genuine seriousness finally flashed in Chu Xiao's eyes.

"Hum—"

With a clear sword chime, the hundred-refined steel sword in his hand finally left its sheath!

However, he did not use the Heaven-destroying Wind and Cloud Xun Thunder Sword Technique.

He just held the sword and stood quietly in place, watching the blood-colored saber light rushing towards him.

In front of his Primordial Dao Body, this extremely fast slash of Second Elder Li Qingcang, every detail, every trace of its trajectory, became slow and clear.

Full of flaws.

Just as the blood-colored saber light was about to hit his body, Chu Xiao moved.

He casually thrust his sword forward.

This sword strike was ordinary, as if a child learning to use a sword had casually waved it, without any momentum, and without any Spiritual light.

But in the eyes of all the Sword Cultivators present, this sword seemed to contain all the Dao principles of swordsmanship in the world!

It was simple and unadorned, yet profound and unpredictable, as if it were the beginning of the Dao of the Sword, and also its end!

Clang—!

A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out.

The tip of Chu Xiao's sword, without any deviation, accurately and precisely pointed at the core and weakest point of that violent blood-colored saber ray.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The next instant.

Crack—!

A sound of shattering that set one's teeth on edge rang out.

Second Elder Li Qingcang's proud Spiritual Artifact long saber, infused with his lifelong cultivation and blood essence, began to show spiderweb-like cracks from the point where the sword tip touched, and then shattered with a bang!

Immediately after, a terrifying sword force containing the true meaning of the Dao, which could not be described in words, passed through the shattered blade and slammed solidly onto his chest!

"Pfft—!"

Second Elder Li Qingcang's figure, like a scarecrow hit head-on by an ancient divine mountain, sprayed a bolt of blood in mid-air, and his chest sank deeply with a terrifying arc visible to the naked eye!

He flew backwards in a sorry state for hundreds of feet, heavily smashing into a mountain top.

Only then did he slide into the ruins like a pile of mud, life or death unknown.

The whole scene was dead silent.

All the watching Cultivators stood there as if they had been hit by a freezing spell.

Their faces still held the expression of watching a good show from just a moment ago.

But their eyes were filled with boundless shock and fear.

One sword!

Just an ordinary sword strike!

A Golden Core Stage powerhouse who had used a forbidden technique and whose combat power had soared, lost?

And, lost so thoroughly, so decisively!

They stared fixedly at the ruins that had been smashed out, and then looked at the green-robed figure who slowly retracted his long sword, not even the corner of his clothes ruffled in the slightest.

They only felt a chill rushing from the soles of their feet straight to their skulls.