Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"You demonic cultist, where do you think you're going!"

Seeing the tall, burly man about to flee, a rather young Tai Chi Sword Sect disciple beside him also roared and charged forward with his sword, clearly not intending to let the man leave alive.

"You...you all deserve to die!"

Seeing the Tai Chi Sword Sect disciple swing his sword at him, the tall, burly man roared to the sky, ripped off his blood-stained robe, and threw a punch at the man.

Clang! Pfft...!

A clear sword cry rang out, and the next moment the Tai Chi Sword Sect disciple coughed up blood and was forced to retreat violently, his sword being knocked away and stuck upside down on the ground.

"How is that possible?!"

"This person clearly has no cultivation of Yuan Qi, merely a mortal body, so why does he possess such formidable power...!"

He struggled to his feet and looked at the tall, burly man not far away with an incredulous expression.

You should know that his cultivation has reached the tenth level of the Condensation Realm, but he is still no match for the tall, burly man opposite him, who is just a mere mortal!

"Junior Brother Gao!"

"Damn those demonic cultists!"

"Let's attack together and stop this bastard!"

Seeing Gao Wang cough up blood and get injured, Guo Dajin and several other Tai Chi Sword Sect disciples' expressions changed slightly, and they were furious. They immediately joined the battle and surrounded the tall, burly man who had gone berserk.

Roar!

Despite being surrounded, the tall, burly man who had converted to the Wusheng Sect showed no fear whatsoever. He let out another roar and then turned to charge at Guo Dajin opposite him.

"court death!"

Seeing this, Guo Dajin's eyebrows shot up, and he thrust his sword through the air, instantly unleashing several Tai Chi sword energies that aimed directly at the vital points of the tall man opposite him. It seemed to be a powerful sixth-rank martial art.

As one of the many outer disciples of the Taiji Sword Sect, Guo Dajin's strength is not as good as Lin Xiaoyu, who is currently leading the team. His usual tasks are mostly guarding the mountain gate and standing guard. However, his cultivation is much stronger than Gao Wang, who is injured next to him, and he has reached the second level of the Opening Meridian Realm!

Clang clang clang...!

In an instant, countless sword energies entered his body, forcing the crazed, tall man back and leaving countless hideous and terrifying holes in his flesh.

Roar!

However, despite being severely injured, the tall man showed no pain or fear. Instead, he changed his target again and turned to attack the injured Gao Wang.

"Senior Brother Guo, Senior Sister Lin, save me...!"

Seeing the tall, burly man attack him again, Gao Wang's face turned pale, and he froze on the spot in fright.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiaoyu and Guo Dajin's expressions changed slightly. They immediately swung their swords at the tall man, but they were still a step too late.

Swish!

Click...!

The tall, burly man rushed up to Gao Wang like a ghost, grabbed him by the neck, and twisted his head off like he was squeezing a gourd, causing blood to splatter everywhere!

"Junior Brother Gao...!"

Seeing Gao Wang's head fall to the ground in an instant, Guo Dajin couldn't help but let out an angry shout. Lin Xiaoyu, who arrived late, raised her jade sword and immediately unleashed several more Tai Chi sword energies.

"Heavenly Thunder Subdues Demons!"

Suddenly, countless tiny lightning snakes appeared all over Lin Xiaoyu's body, which then wrapped around the Tai Chi sword energy, greatly increasing its power. In almost a single exchange, he cleaved the crazed, tall man into bloody fragments, turning his entire corpse to ashes, as if struck by lightning!

Rumble!

The rumbling thunder gradually subsided, but Guo Dajin showed no sign of stopping. Instead, he turned to look at the numerous remaining members of the demonic cult who were being held captive, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "You damned demonic cult members, I'll make you pay with your lives...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Dajin unleashed another slash with his sword, countless Tai Chi sword energies pointing directly at the remaining members of the demonic sect opposite him.

However, these ordinary people, whom Guo Dajin called "remnants of the evil cult," were ashen-faced and had lifeless eyes. They seemed to have no intention of hiding at all, but stood stiffly in place like puppets, almost no different from the dead.

"Guo Dajin, no!"

At the critical moment, Lin Xiaoyu suddenly blocked Guo Dajin's killing move with a sword strike in mid-air. Her pretty face was still solemn. "These demonic cult members are hiding many secrets. Don't forget the purpose of our mission. Moreover, before we left the sect, Elder Luo also instructed us to leave some survivors..."

"Guo Dajin, Junior Brother Gao won't have sacrificed himself in vain. Once Elder Luo finds out the source of that strange aura on these demonic cult members, we'll be able to completely strangle the lifeline of the Wusheng Demonic Cult...!"

Lin Xiaoyu spoke solemnly, as if reminding the other party not to act impulsively and let anger cloud their judgment.

"Yes, Senior Sister Lin...!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Dajin clenched his fists, then nodded with a face full of resentment, seemingly still feeling some grief and indignation.

After all, Gao Wang, who had just died tragically, was not only his junior brother, but the two had also stood guard together, never spoke to each other, and were practically brothers who shared the same pants, with a very deep relationship.

...

On the other side, the vast mountains, Mercury Peak

In a disciple's courtyard

"There are less than three days left until the academy competition officially begins...!"

"That Heaven-Covering Pearl should be almost repaired, right?"

Lu Feng stood with his hands on his hips, looking completely relaxed, as if he had just had a good night's sleep and was in high spirits.

In front of him stood a bronze cauldron, which was shimmering with silver light and radiating a rich spiritual energy, as if it contained an endless galaxy of spiritual energy!

Clearly, after these days of treasure accumulation, the number of elemental stones in the treasure basin has increased significantly again.

However, right now, Lu Feng is more concerned about the repair progress of the Heavenly Pearl than about collecting spirit stones.

After all, the Heaven-Covering Pearl of the past was in a damaged state and could only exert one-third of its power, which was roughly equivalent to a sixth-grade spiritual treasure.

Once the Sky-Covering Pearl is fully repaired, its power will increase by more than ten times, making it comparable to a true mid-grade Xuan-level magic weapon!

As for the rarity of a mid-grade Xuan-level magic weapon, it goes without saying that even a Yuanhai Realm expert would be tempted by it, let alone Lu Feng!

hum!

Taking a deep breath, Lu Feng lightly extended his right palm, and then, with a thought, he poured a wisp of Yuan energy into the ancient bronze cauldron in front of him.

Swish!

The next moment, a blinding white light emanated from the bronze cauldron, followed by a strange, oval-shaped, pure white spirit pearl that flew out of it. It then circled in mid-air before finally landing slowly in Lu Feng's right palm.

"Such pure spiritual energy...!"

Sensing a mysterious and powerful spiritual energy emanating from the Heaven-Shielding Pearl in his right palm, Lu Feng's mind sharpened, and he showed surprise.

Such powerful and pure spiritual energy is far superior to even a ninth-grade spiritual treasure; only a profound-grade magic weapon can rival it!

It is evident that under the nurturing care of the Treasure Basin these past few days, the originally incomplete Sky-Covering Pearl has regained much of its power.

"go!"

However, Lu Feng was not in a hurry to be happy. He immediately threw the Heaven-Covering Pearl to the side and injected a wisp of Yuan Qi into it.

hum!

The Heaven-Covering Pearl soared into the sky, releasing a mysterious and incomparable wisp of spiritual energy that enveloped an area within a hundred meters, forming an invisible energy field that caused both elemental energy and spiritual power to vanish into nothingness—a truly bizarre sight!

"Not only can it isolate the aura of elemental energy, but it can also shield and even nullify the power of the soul...!"

"And even I, the user, am not immune...?"

Sensing the subtle changes in his surroundings and the rapid depletion of his own internal energy, Lu Feng's pupils constricted slightly, a look of surprise on his face. "So this is the true power of the Heaven-Covering Pearl. Heh, interesting..."

He originally thought that the Heaven-Covering Pearl's ability was only to isolate the Yuan Power and Spiritual Soul of external enemies, but he never expected that this thing would treat everyone equally, harming both friend and foe!

Once inside the energy field of the Heavenly Pearl, no one is allowed to use even a trace of Yuan Power or Spiritual Power!

However, although the energy field of the Heaven-Shielding Pearl is strong, it is not invincible. Once a martial artist's strength reaches a certain level, they can also forcefully break through the energy field with brute force, thus ignoring the influence of the Heaven-Shielding Pearl.