Junior Brother Ma, Junior Sister Hu, you two step back a bit.

Yes, Senior Brother.

The two were quite sensible; they immediately responded in unison, then respectfully retreated to a distance.

Yang Che's gaze swept past the Core Formation Stage Long-bearded Old Man and fixated on Jian Li with an icy stare, as if he could see directly through Jian Li's Soul.

Under Yang Che's intense gaze, Jian Li's usually indifferent expression showed a subtle change.

Yang Che's overflowing killing intent was unconcealed as he coldly stated, "Jian Li, you know what you did to me, Yang Che. Today, even if Old Ancestor comes, he won't be able to protect you. You will die."

Jian Li's fingers, hidden within her wide sleeves, trembled slightly.

Ever since she received the message from the Jiang Family in Jiang Huo City, stating that Yang Che had escaped from a Core Formation Cultivator even with the city's protective array activated, Jian Li had been restless and worried all day.

The Jiang Family members wanted her to find an opportunity to kill Yang Che in Qing Jian Sect, but who knew that as soon as Yang Che returned to Qing Jian Sect, he chose to go into secluded cultivation.

When he emerged from cultivation again, he was already a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, which made Jian Li, who had originally intended to act, repeatedly shrink back in fear.

She had personally witnessed how Yang Che, on that day at Sword Four Peak square, managed to instantly defeat a Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase Cultivator with only his Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level peak cultivation.

Although Hua Yi had only recently broken through to Foundation Establishment, he was still a genuine Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Yang Che's ability to instantly defeat Hua Yi with only Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level peak cultivation undoubtedly left her with an insurmountable shadow of defeat.

Afterward, she secretly investigated Yang Che and was even more shocked beyond belief.

Back then, when she and Jiang Wu were sent by the Senior Brother to Pinglu Peak to investigate the deaths of Xu Yong and Zhao Ji, Yang Che was only at the Qi Refining Stage Fourth Level. But later, this person somehow obtained the qualification to participate in the Mist Hidden Sea trial, and by then, he was already at the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level.

One must know that only a few months had passed during this period.

This made Jian Li, who had been struggling bitterly on the path of Cultivation, feel extremely unbalanced.

She thought of how much hardship she had endured, how many unknown methods she had used, and even sacrificed her looks, all for Cultivation and to advance her cultivation, just to reach the position of a provisional Disciple of Eighth Peak step by step.

But Yang Che, why him?

In just two short years, he went from an outer peak sword servant to the chief Disciple of Sword Four Peak!

And the more Yang Che displayed his near-demonic abilities, the more certain she became that Jiang Wu must have died at Yang Che's hands.

Because Jiang Wu had privately told her that he had specifically gone to the Sword Forging Pavilion to replace Wei Yuhang as the supervising Disciple just to torment Yang Che to death.

But not long after Jiang Wu went to the Sword Forging Pavilion, he disappeared.

Since then, there had been no news.

She naturally suspected Yang Che, but it was hard to believe how Yang Che, who was only at the Qi Refining Stage Fifth Level at the time, could possibly kill Jiang Wu, who was at the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level?

It wasn't until that day at the Sword Four Peak square, when she personally witnessed Yang Che's ability to defeat a higher-cultivation Disciple across Realms, that she became increasingly convinced that Jiang Wu was very likely killed by Yang Che.

To confirm this, she secretly carved a sound image jade slip of Yang Che, then secretly went to Jiang Huo City in the southern part of Jiang Country, which was tens of thousands of miles away.

In exchange for the Jiang Family members in Jiang Huo City helping her forcefully establish Foundation, Jian Li provided clues that suggested Yang Che was the killer of Jiang Wu.

A Nascent Soul Stage Great Master from the Jiang Family, using some unknown secret art, finally determined that the killer of Jiang Wu was indeed Yang Che.

After this Nascent Soul Stage Great Master forcefully helped Jian Li establish Foundation, Jian Li returned to Qing Jian Sect.

...

At this moment, hearing Yang Che's resolute and icy words, the fear deep within Jian Li's heart suddenly magnified infinitely.

However, in the end, her gaze fell on the Core Formation Stage Old Man in front of her, and she finally regained a little composure.

From the moment Yang Che arrived at Eighth Peak and roared, she had guessed that Yang Che had already traced it back to her.

And Eighth Peak's Old Ancestor Ze Kui, along with several other Old Ancestors, had been out for over two months with no news.

Therefore, Jian Li could only place her hopes on the Core Formation Stage Old Man in front of her.

She hoped this Old Man could quickly kill Yang Che.

But then she thought about having to commit herself to this Old Man in the future, and she felt a wave of nausea.

...

What big talk. I will teach you a good lesson on behalf of Junior Martial Uncle Zhang.

The Long-bearded Old Man, hearing Yang Che's words, was also somewhat angered by the junior's arrogance.

He decided to crush Yang Che's cultivation belief with an overwhelming posture, secretly destroying Yang Che's Foundation, so that he would never be able to advance an inch from then on.

Although he would inevitably offend Junior Martial Uncle Zhang of Four Peaks, Eighth Peak's Peak Master Ze Kui was his Master, and with Master Ze Kui blocking for him, at most he would only be punished by losing some Cultivation resources.

The Long-bearded Old Man directly spat out his Magic Treasure.

It was a dark iron rod emitting a faint, eerie glow.

The Old Man formed a hand seal, and this iron rod immediately grew in size against the wind, transforming into a massive, dark pillar.

'Go!'

The Old Man pointed at Yang Che, and this massive pillar fiercely smashed towards Yang Che's abdomen.

Seeing Yang Che locked in place by his Core Formation Stage aura and unmoving, a hint of disdain flashed in the Old Man's eyes.

After all, he was just a small Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

Even if he had boasted earlier, it didn't change the fact that in the eyes of a Core Formation Cultivator, he was like an ant.

However, the next moment, the Old Man's pupils suddenly constricted.

How is that possible!

Just as the massive black pillar was about to strike Yang Che, Yang Che actually disappeared?

Not good.

The Old Man seemed to sense something and immediately threw out a defensive spirit talisman. Instantly, a bright yellow light erupted, intending to envelop and protect Jian Li.

However, he was ultimately not faster than Flash Cloud Boots' 'instant movement'.

A lightning-fast sword light flashed across.

A soft 'puchi' sound.

Jian Li's head flew far away.

It wasn't until this head landed on the ground that a 'hiss' sound came from the headless neck, and a pillar of blood gushed out...

The Long-bearded Old Man was a bit stunned.

A Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase Cultivator had actually, right under his nose, killed the Foundation Establishment Stage Early Phase female Disciple he was protecting.

The Long-bearded Old Man's gaze immediately shifted to Yang Che's feet.

He threw out another spirit talisman, and a blinding yellow light burst forth, forming a Restriction barrier that quickly and tightly sealed off the area.

A pair of boots that could instantly move.

The words 'Ancient Treasure' immediately appeared in the Long-bearded Old Man's mind.

This made him unable to maintain his composure any longer, and an almost uncontrollable greed flashed in his eyes.

As for Jian Li's death, he didn't care about it at all.

Fall!

The Old Man roared, and these yellow light barriers immediately trembled, rapidly shrinking and beginning to squeeze towards Yang Che.

Yang Che's expression was calm, with a hint of faint ridicule on his face.

If this Old Man had continued to use his Magic Treasure, he would have had some reservations.

But this Old Man actually used a spirit talisman, wanting to completely lock him in this place; that was a miscalculation.

Just as these yellow light barriers became smaller and smaller, and were about to completely fall upon Yang Che, Yang Che's body once again vanished without a trace.

Go quickly.

Yang Che used instant movement to appear beside Ma Qiucheng and Hu Xiaonan, directly pulling them onto the Dunjxing Shuo, and sped towards Sword Four Peak like lightning.

A sinister glint flashed in the Long-bearded Old Man's eyes, and with almost no hesitation, he immediately chased after them with his escape light.