Mortal: Starting by looting Han Laomo's entire herb garden

Elder Gu's face darkened.

"What do you mean by this, fellow Daoist?"

Although he asked the question aloud, he already knew what the other party wanted to do. Wasn't this just an attempt to seize by force?

This person is used to being unreasonable and domineering, and he frequently demands money from others.

But he pretended not to understand what Lu Yan was saying, even though he knew the truth.

At the same time, he quickly searched his memory, trying to recall who this unfamiliar late-stage Core Formation cultivator in front of him was.

Even if he wasn't familiar with the Core Formation stage cultivators in the Chaotic Star Sea, he would at least have some impression of them. But he couldn't find any clues about the face in front of him, no matter how hard he searched his memory.

Little did he know that Lu Yan was even more unreasonable than him.

"Can't even understand human speech?" Lu Yan's smile faded, his tone indifferent. "Then I'll just send you to be reincarnated."

Elder Gu's pupils contracted sharply, and he didn't have time to say another word.

The Nine Heavens Hammer had already appeared in Lu Yan's hand. With a single strike, golden lightning exploded.

Elder Gu's protective aura was as fragile as paper. Before he could even scream, he was smashed into a cloud of blood mist. Even his primordial spirit couldn't escape and was reduced to ashes in the Bone-Cleansing Golden Lightning.

The sea was quiet for a moment.

Yuan Yao and Yan Li stood there dumbfounded, staring at the slowly dissipating blood mist, speechless for a long time.

A cultivator at the early stage of Core Formation, just like that... gone?

Yin Yue clicked her tongue twice in her mind: "You're too straightforward. At least let someone finish speaking."

Lu Yan put away the Nine Heavens Hammer and casually made a gesture, and Elder Gu's storage bag flew into his hand from the blood mist.

He nodded in satisfaction, then turned around to look at the two still-shaken female cultivators behind him.

It seems that, like Han Li in the original story, they were hunted down and killed because Wu Chou exposed the collusion between the Six-Linked Palace and the Reverse Star Alliance when they were capturing the Infant Carp Beast.

"Was the Infant Carp Beast taken away by the Six-Headed Palace?"

Yanli was completely bewildered. An Infant Carp Beast? Someone had mentioned an Infant Carp Beast? Although such a thing did exist, how did this senior know about it?

Yuan Yao was also stunned, opening her mouth but not knowing what to say.

Just then, two streaks of light flew rapidly from afar, landing one after the other not far from where Elder Gu had died.

The light dissipated, revealing two figures: an old man in the early stage of Core Formation with a gloomy expression.

The other one, holding an anchor and dressed in gray-black, was Wu Chou from Ji Yin Island, a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

The gray-robed elder glanced at the lingering aftershocks of lightning on the sea, then at the storage bag Lu Yan hadn't yet put away, and his expression changed drastically: "Where's Lao Gu?"

Wu Chou sneered, his ugly face full of mockery: "Do you even need to ask? He must have been killed by this guy in front of you."

Wu Chou looked Lu Yan up and down, sensing the other party's late-stage Core Formation cultivation level. A hint of fear flashed in his eyes, but he refused to show weakness.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his tone still polite: "Fellow Daoist, may I ask where the Six-Linked Palace has offended you?"

Lu Yan didn't answer his question, but instead asked, "Where is the Infant Carp Beast?"

Wu Chou frowned, then nodded frankly: "That's right. That Infant Carp Beast was something that my Extreme Yin Island had its eye on. After it was hunted down by the people of the Six Linked Palaces, it naturally became mine."

He paused, his tone softening slightly, carrying a hint of appeasement: "Fellow Daoist, I advise you not to meddle in today's affairs. Although you are only at the late Core Formation stage, you should be aware of the power of my Extreme Yin Island in the Chaotic Star Sea. The Extreme Yin Ancestor is a Nascent Soul stage master with countless disciples. Why offend us for the sake of two Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

His words were already quite polite. As a descendant of the Extreme Yin Island, he wouldn't normally be so domineering towards late-stage Core Formation cultivators, but he would never be so subservient.

However, the person in front of him was able to kill Elder Gu in such a short time, so his strength should not be underestimated. He did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Lu Yan listened without changing his expression and said calmly, "This Infant Carp Beast was originally my spirit beast. I never expected that you would kill it. You must give me an explanation today."

Wu Chou's lips twitched, and he remained silent for a moment.

This man's lies are truly outrageous. That infant carp beast was clearly ownerless; when did it become his mount?

But he didn't want to dwell on this matter. His eyes darted around, and his tone became even more solicitous: "Since you value that Infant Carp Beast, how about this: as long as you are willing to join my Extreme Yin Island, what is a mere Infant Carp Beast? I will offer it to you with both hands as a gift."

Lu Yan glanced at him: "Foolish, even if I kill you, the Infant Carp Beast will still be mine."

Ugly Crow: "..."

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

Although this person's words were infuriating, the fact that he was able to kill Elder Gu in such a short time meant he was indeed not someone to be trifled with.

Wu Chou gritted his teeth and took out the corpse of an infant carp beast from his storage bag. Although it was dead, it still emitted a faint spiritual pressure.

"The Infant Carp Beast is here. Are you satisfied now, fellow Daoist?" Wu Chou's tone was already somewhat impatient.

Lu Yan glanced at the corpse of the infant carp beast and nodded in satisfaction.

"Since that's the case," he raised his head, looked at Wu Chou, and smiled, "you're no longer of any use to me."

Wu Chou's expression changed drastically: "You!"

Before he could finish speaking, a rain of golden needles flew out from Lu Yan's sleeves, raining down on Wu Chou and the gray-robed old man.

The Heavenly Sun Gilded Needle was as fast as lightning. The old man didn't even have a chance to react. His protective aura was instantly pierced, and he was riddled with holes. He screamed and fell into the sea.

Wu Chou, being a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, reacted quickly, summoning a bone shield to block most of the needle rain.

However, several gold needles still pierced his shoulders and arms, causing blood to flow freely.

He grunted and retreated rapidly, cursing inwardly: This guy is a complete lunatic! He turns on you like that without even a word!

"court death!"

Wu Chou gritted his teeth and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist. Two figures flew out of the pouch and landed in front of him.

Those were two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets, their bodies clad in iron armor, their faces ferocious, and their bodies emanating a dense aura of death.

Each one possesses the combat power of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, is impervious to blades and spears, and has immense strength; they are the most treasured possessions that Ji Yin has kept hidden away for him.

The two corpse puppets roared and pounced on Lu Yan.

Instead of retreating, Lu Yan advanced, extending his arms and his hands shimmering with golden light. He unleashed the physical power of the seventh level of the Vajra Technique, his ten fingers gripping the faces of the two corpse puppets like steel pincers.

"Time travel".

Lu Yan and the two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he appeared in a secret room.

The secret chamber was not large, but it was filled with spirit stones and pills. On the warm jade bed, a man and a woman were sitting cross-legged facing each other, their hands touching, and their spiritual energy was surging around them. They were obviously in seclusion for cultivation.

Wang Chan.

Yan Ruyan.

The two opened their eyes at the same time and saw Lu Yan and two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets that suddenly appeared in front of them, their pupils shrinking sharply.

Lu Yan released his hands, tossed the two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets into the center of the secret chamber, and vanished instantly.

"You!" Wang Chan's angry roar echoed in the secret room, mixed with Yan Ruyan's exclamation.

Inside the secret chamber, the two Heavenly Capital Corpse Puppets lost control and roared as they lunged at the two men.

Wang Chan was so angry that her face turned ashen, and she cursed a series of extremely foul words, but she had no choice but to hastily fight back with Yan Ruyan.