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Xu Yi was unaware of this matter until Li Wei told him while he was using his escape technique. Previously, Xu Yi had been quite puzzled as to why Li Wei insisted on following him into this secret realm.

He could have simply told him how to collect the Blood Lotus and let him go in alone. But once inside this secret realm, protecting Li Wei would be no easy task. It was filled with Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Li Wei wouldn't even be able to withstand the shock of a single attack during a battle.

Moreover, Xu Yi didn't believe that only early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators could enter. Most of those who could enter this secret realm would be at least mid-stage or peak Foundation Establishment. How could someone at the early-stage Foundation Establishment dare to come?

Xu Yi moved swiftly, and Li Wei guided him throughout the journey. Although Xu Yi was very fast, Li Wei had studied the map for a long time and remembered almost every point on it very clearly.

This is why, even though Xu Yi was fast enough, Li Wei was still able to find the way.

In less than fifteen minutes, Xu Yi, guided by Li Wei, stopped in place.

"The location of the Blood Lotus was recorded as being here, so why isn't it here?" Li Wei stared intently at the pond in front of her, where there was only a broken branch.

The blood lotus that I had imagined did not appear.

Suddenly, Xu Yi noticed a wisp of blood-red mist flying in from not far away. A slight suction force drew the mist into the broken branch.

Xu Yi could see clearly that the wisp of blood-red mist had been absorbed by the broken branch!

"Miss Li, something's not right here. Please wait for me to leave!"

Xu Yi felt a sense of vigilance and a strong sense of crisis!

The instant Xu Yi teleported away with Li Wei, a spike suddenly rose from the spot where they had been.

Li Wei immediately broke out in a cold sweat. She hadn't even noticed it. If Xu Yi hadn't pulled him away in time, she probably would have died today.

"It's Foundation Establishment." Cu Xuyi looked around warily, not even able to see where the attackers were.

When you go to big places and meet more people, these mysterious and unpredictable methods become even more unfathomable.

Xu Yi once again looked around cautiously, but still couldn't find the spellcaster.

Xu Yi was also a little confused. He clearly felt the fluctuation of magical power at that moment, which is why he quickly left this awful place with Li Wei.

Unexpectedly, among the countless heroes in the world, there is someone with such ability who attacks without even being noticed.

Li Wei had just experienced a brush with death, and she was already somewhat speechless. This was the first time she had encountered such a powerful attack, and she couldn't react at all. If she had died just now, then her life would have been too meaningless. There were still so many things she hadn't done, and she was going to die like this.

Li Wei dared not think about it anymore; if it weren't for Xu Yi, she would already be dead.

"Thank you so much, senior!" Li Wei didn't even have time to bow; she could only express her gratitude verbally.

Xu Yi didn't respond to her, but Li Wei didn't have any other thoughts. Xu Yi needed to be vigilant about his surroundings in this situation, which he could completely understand.

Xu Yi was perhaps distracted by the disappearance of the Blood Lotus and didn't notice the fluctuations in spiritual energy around him, but things are different now. Xu Yi has focused all his attention on the battle, and he quickly and keenly sensed the loosening of the ground beneath his feet.

"The same old trick?" To his surprise, the other party chose to use the same old method again.

Is this to prevent him from seeing or noticing the move just now?

What a joke.

Xu Yi transformed into fragments of starlight, carrying Li Wei as they disappeared from the spot.

And once again, a towering pillar of fire appeared where Xu Yi and Li Wei had just stood!

These are different Five Elements spells. Xu Yi has already detected a trace of magical power fluctuation. He has found it.

A stack of talismans floated out of Xu Yi's hand. He quickly scattered the talismans into the air. After he comprehended the Soul Suppression Technique, he could use the Five Elements Magic Power to condense special talismans.

The scene before him was the skill he had just learned.

Xu Yi used a talisman to envelop Li Wei. This was a talismanic healing spell. Xu Yi had no other defensive magic, and this was the only one that could be considered protective. At least if Li Wei was injured later, Xu Yi could help her recover.

Li Wei is actually in the way here. Xu Yi has to admit that sometimes, being weak can indeed be a burden. He has to ensure Li Wei's safety, otherwise this trip to the secret realm will be a complete waste for him.

The person's body seemed to blend into nature, no wonder Xu Yi couldn't see the person's location. This kind of disguise was so obvious that no one could tell. Moreover, Xu Yi used his divine sense to investigate, but there was no fluctuation and he couldn't detect anything. It must be protected by some kind of magical artifact.

The man noticed Xu Yi's arrival, but he didn't expect Xu Yi to be so fast. He wanted to escape, but Xu Yi wouldn't give him that chance.

This person was in the Foundation Establishment stage, but Xu Yi had no idea which stage he was in. He had no interest in investigating such matters; killing him was what Xu Yi wanted to do most right now.

As soon as Xu Yi started to use the Soul-Suppressing Talisman, a strange and unpredictable talisman flew out of his hand with incredible speed. The person had just stood up when he was struck by the Soul-Suppressing Talisman.

He felt as if his soul was being pressed down by an immense force, preventing him from making the slightest movement.

The person who was about to take off plummeted down like that.

The man clutched his head, writhing in agony.

Xu Yi didn't give him any chance to explain. He had already condensed a golden light in his hand, and with that golden light, he quickly cast the spell into the man's body.

Without a single scream, the person fell silent the instant the soul-destroying spell entered their body.

Li Wei wasn't far away, and she saw it clearly. This kind of strange and unpredictable method made her understand why her father praised him for being able to deliver the goods so quickly. It turned out that his strength was really that great.

Both being at the Foundation Establishment stage, Xu Yi only needed one move to subdue the person. Li Wei was knowledgeable; she was born into an Undying Realm family and had also become a disciple of Heavenly Sword Mountain, so she had seen many powerful individuals.

The Foundation Establishment stage is just the level of their inner disciples. Li Wei doesn't actually think that the Foundation Establishment stage is that strong or that mysterious.

It's far from that point.

Only cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage can become core disciples.

Only those at the Golden Core stage, corresponding to Sword Dao Grandmasters and the Undying Realm, are qualified to accept disciples at Heavenly Sword Mountain.

She hasn't formally become an apprentice yet, but it won't be long. If she successfully establishes her foundation, a senior will definitely come to take her as a disciple.

Li Wei was able to enter the inner sect by relying on the Qi Refining stage, which was not without the support of a powerful force behind her. Her father's status and position would not be enough to make Tianjian Mountain do such a thing.

Both are at the Foundation Establishment stage. Unless it's a crushing defeat in terms of realm, such as a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator easily crushing an early Foundation Establishment cultivator, a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator cannot easily crush a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator. Even a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator can hold their own for a while.

But after seeing Xu Yi's fighting style, she realized just how ridiculous her thoughts were.

Clean and efficient, a single, decisive strike.

On Xu Yi's side, a system notification sounded, indicating that he had gained 130 years of lifespan for calculation, which meant he had accumulated some savings again. However, Xu Yi did not have time to allocate these lifespans yet, as the dangers here were still unknown.

He once again transformed into a streak of starlight and disappeared from the spot, returning to Li Wei's side.

"Wait a while, something feels strange here." After Xu Yi returned to Li Wei's side, he discovered something strange: the person he killed also had a blood aura on his body, which was quickly absorbed by the broken branch.

Xu Yi sensed something was wrong. Could it be that the formation of this blood lotus had another method?

It was one thing for blood energy to drift over once, but Xu Yi didn't even know where the blood energy came from.

This time, however, he killed only this person, and the person's blood essence did indeed drift over, which means that the formation of the Blood Lotus requires this blood essence.

"Miss Li, do you know anything about the formation of the Blood Lotus?" Although Xu Yi had these guesses, they were still just guesses. Without anyone to verify them, Xu Yi was still not very convinced of his guesses.

In case there are other reasons.

"Blood Lotus..." Li Wei frowned slightly. She had heard some rumors, but they were just rumors and couldn't be taken seriously. Moreover, this was the first time she had ever seen a Blood Lotus, and she didn't know its origins.

"Senior Xu, I once heard a rumor, but the elders in the sect have all denied it, so I can't be sure if it's true or not."

The rumor is that the formation of the Blood Lotus requires a sufficient number of people to die.

Li Wei recited the rumor word by word. She couldn't see that wisp of blood energy. She wasn't from Xu Yi's perspective, nor did she have Xu Yi's spiritual sense, so she couldn't perceive these things.

Xu Yi fell silent. This was no rumor; it was the stark truth. He had just killed a cultivator and witnessed the blood energy being absorbed by the unopened blood lotus. After absorbing the blood energy, the blood lotus clearly grew. This was undeniable; Xu Yi was not blind.

But what intrigued him was that Li Wei couldn't see this wisp of blood energy.

No wonder he didn't believe it was true.

Xu Yi shook his head and said, "Perhaps it's not the right time for it to bloom yet. Let's wait here for now and see if it comes."

He didn't plan to take the initiative. If anyone attacked him, Xu Yi wouldn't let them get away with it. As far as Xu Yi was concerned, if you attacked him, you had to be prepared to die.

Xu Yi will not leave any survivors.

He couldn't have arrived as a Foundation Establishment cultivator alone; he must have been accompanied by a Qi Refining cultivator. Perhaps only cultivators with divine sense could see this blood energy? These Foundation Establishment cultivators actually knew the truth, but they didn't tell their disciples.

Yes, if those Qi Refining cultivators knew that this Blood Lotus was formed from condensed blood and qi, who would dare to consume it? They would inevitably develop inner demons in the future.

But this stuff is incredibly nutritious. After a while, Xu Yi finally figured out the reason behind it, and he felt that he had guessed pretty much everything.

Xu Yi had Li Wei sit cross-legged in place, close her eyes and rest, while he kept watch over their surroundings.

In less than a quarter of an hour, another person arrived. It was a woman in red, dressed in extremely luxurious clothes. Xu Yi didn't even think she was a cultivator. Who would wear such clothes to fight? It was rather strange.

The woman in red saw Xu Yi but did not make a move. Behind him was a young woman wearing a traditional Chinese dress.

They waited there, and the woman in red never took her eyes off Xu Yi, as if she were wary of him.

Xu Yi smiled and returned a friendly look, but the woman remained wary in the slightest.

This left Xu Yi at a loss. He had no bad intentions to begin with, and he had no intention of killing anyone to help the Blood Lotus mature. He couldn't do it.

Although this would indeed allow the blood lotus to mature faster, he considered it somewhat immoral and unethical.

The woman probably thought the same way, which is why she didn't attack him.

He shouldn't be a bad person.

Meanwhile, the woman in the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) kept talking to the woman in red: "Auntie, you wouldn't happen to have taken a liking to that man, would you?"

"Why are you staring at him? He is indeed quite handsome, but you can't judge a book by its cover, Auntie."

"Pah, what nonsense are you talking about? Can't you see I'm being wary of him? This Blood Lotus isn't anything good before it forms; it needs to be exposed to blood!"

The woman in red made no attempt to conceal these things; she simply revealed the truth about the Blood Lotus.

"Hehe, so what, Auntie? You're practically a half-step Grandmaster of Swordsmanship, are you afraid of them?"

The woman in the ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) spoke without any restraint. With the strength of a half-step sword master, she could indeed sweep through the secret realm. In the Qi Refining stage, she already had one foot in the Golden Core stage.

Such a level of cultivation is naturally very powerful. Xu Yi did not know the opponent's cultivation level and dared not speculate on it.

"Hehe, don't underestimate people. You're still young and haven't suffered any losses." The woman in red frowned. Her older sister had always been spoiled and pampered and had never experienced hardship. She didn't know what the cultivation world was like.

However, since he was born into this aristocratic family, and because he had an eldest son, she didn't need to suffer; her brother would suffer for her.

I just feel sorry for my nephew.

"Oh, Auntie, you'll protect me, right? Auntie's so amazing, you'll definitely protect me, right?" The woman in the ruqun (traditional Chinese dress) still clung to the woman in red's arm, acting coquettishly.

The woman in red became impatient after hearing only two sentences: "Fine, fine, you can stay here. The locals won't welcome us. We're outsiders, and if we kill too many people, those three high-level cultivators outside definitely won't let us off the hook."

"Let me tell you, I can't beat those Golden Core cultivators or Sword Masters. I'm only half a step away."

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