Chapter 126: First Display of Divine Might (Second Update!)

Zhang Nuo walked up to Zhuge Qing, looking at the still-charming young woman, his heart thumping like a little deer. Every time he saw her, a feeling of having met too late would rise in his heart.

However, Zhang Nuo understood in his heart that this woman was not someone he could provoke, and he immediately calmed his agitated emotions.

"During the time I was in seclusion, have you exchanged blows with people from other sects?"

"Yes! I killed three cultivators from the Beixuan Sect!"

Not knowing what the young woman's intention was in asking this, Zhang Nuo answered truthfully.

"Beixuan Sect! I imagine that won't affect the overall situation!"

Nodding repeatedly, the young woman stopped speaking and walked alone to a quiet place, as if she were pondering a major problem.

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo did not follow; he returned to Chu Budong's side and asked in detail about the events that had occurred after leaving the Dark Swamp.

One month later, over a hundred Nanxuan Sect cultivators had gathered at this location; they had all rushed over specifically after receiving a Sound Transmission Talisman from their fellow sect members.

Among them, Yu Lei had also arrived here recently. When he saw Zhang Nuo, an inexplicable jealousy rose in his heart. Back then, Zhang Nuo had rescued Zhuge Qing; if it had been him instead...

Yu Lei did not continue thinking; he just stood in the crowd watching Zhang Nuo! The fist in his hand was clenched so tightly it made a 'creaking' sound.

Seeing that only a hundred or so people had arrived, the young woman felt somewhat disappointed. It seemed that the sect members who had not arrived here had mostly fallen in the Trial Ground.

Zhuge Qing briefly told everyone her thoughts and warned them that no one was allowed to leave this place until the truth about the Golden Core phenomenon in the Trial Ground was brought to light. Everyone also understood the severity of the matter and immediately nodded in agreement.

At the same time, at the entrance of the cave where Tie Lin was, Gu Yu stood blankly, and beside him was that blood-colored Corpse Refining! With a 'swish', a figure flashed, and a black shadow rushed out from the cave. Gu Yu only felt a blur before his eyes, and Tie Lin had already arrived in front of him.

"Let's go!"

Without much explanation, and more like an order, Tie Lin said this with an expressionless face and walked in the lead, not caring whether Gu Yu behind him agreed or not.

A look of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but Gu Yu did not dare to act out. Now, the Senior Brother before him had an air of a senior, and when he spoke, he was no longer as polite as he had been during the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Anger welled up in his heart, and Gu Yu secretly cursed him as a 'villain who has gained power', but now that Tie Lin's cultivation was what it was, even if he was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do.

Taking a breath, Gu Yu had no choice but to put away the Corpse Refining and follow behind him. Along the way, neither of them spoke. Feeling the waves of Spirit Power coming from Tie Lin, Gu Yu guessed in his heart that the former had already stabilized his cultivation.

After walking for half a day, Tie Lin suddenly stopped his steps, a chilling murderous intent erupting in his eyes, and without looking back, he said to Gu Yu:

"I will take you to witness my cultivation!"

After speaking, Tie Lin flicked his robe sleeve backward, and a black mist rolled out, instantly wrapping around Gu Yu behind him. Immediately, the two turned into a black rainbow and shot forward.

The flight speed of a Golden Core Cultivator was much faster than riding a Dharma Treasure. In the blink of an eye, they had already traveled dozens of miles. With a swirl, the black rainbow landed on the ground, and as the black mist receded, it revealed Tie Lin and Gu Yu.

At this moment, Gu Yu discovered that in front of them, two cultivators were looking at them in astonishment, one of whom had his tongue almost hanging out of his mouth.

"Which sect are you from!"

Tie Lin stepped forward slightly, simultaneously releasing the Spiritual Pressure of a Golden Core Stage cultivator from his body without any concealment. Upon seeing the black robe, the two previous cultivators knew the other's identity, and added to the Golden Core Stage Spiritual Pressure radiating from Tie Lin, they were so scared their legs trembled.

"We are disciples of the Wuji Sect!"

One of the men, about thirty years old, said in a very respectful voice.

"Wuji Sect! Hehe, I heard that your Body Refining Technique is unique on the Tianjiang Plain, let me try it out!"

As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Tie Lin's eyes, and his figure suddenly swayed. The two Wuji Sect cultivators only felt a blur before their eyes, and the black-robed man appeared in front of them, while two powerful hands pressed onto their chests.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two muffled sounds came almost at the same time. The two Wuji Sect cultivators had not yet understood what was happening when their bodies immediately flew backward, and the sound of bones shattering, 'crack, crack', came from within their bodies!

After the two landed, a black handprint was imprinted on each of their chests, with steaming black Qi rising from the handprints, and blood flowing incessantly along the edges of the handprints.

Gu Yu, who had been standing behind, could not help but take a deep breath upon seeing this scene. The two Wuji Sect cultivators just now, one was at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and the other was at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage. Without even releasing his Corpse Refining, Tie Lin had killed them in a single move.

Although he had only just reached the Golden Core Stage, the strength displayed by this Senior Brother before him still shocked him! To kill Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators so easily upon just entering the Golden Core Stage, it seemed that the cultivators of the three major sects in the Trial Ground were doomed this time.

"Gu Yu, go and notify the sect members in the Trial Ground. As soon as any cultivators from the three major sects disappear, come and notify me immediately, especially those who have entered the Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

Almost in a tone of command, Tie Lin said without looking back.

"Yes! Senior Brother!"

Although Gu Yu was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to disobey his wishes, and his figure flashed as he ran off in one direction. Watching Gu Yu's departing back, Tie Lin felt extremely gratified in his heart!

Back then, he and Gu Yu were almost evenly matched in the Corpse Refining Sect. Although he was the Senior Brother in name, in reality, he still had to yield a few points to Gu Yu.

But the situation now was different. He had already entered the Golden Core Stage, and Gu Yu, who had once been on equal footing with him, was now reduced to his servant! And he didn't even dare to breathe loudly; this feeling was simply too wonderful!

Looking up at the gray sky, the oppressive feeling in Tie Lin's heart vanished. He had endured for so many years in the Corpse Refining Sect, and today he had finally held his head high!

"Han Liang! Zhuge Qing! And Nangong Ao, who claims to be the number one Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Beixuan Sect, you all just wait for me. I will kill you with my own hands, and from now on, only my name will exist on the Tianjiang Plain! Hahaha!"

The arrogant laughter resounded through the entire sky, and the overwhelming, powerful Spiritual Pressure snapped quite a few surrounding tree branches! Several small beasts in the vicinity did not have time to escape and were crushed to death by the Spiritual Pressure emitted from Tie Lin's body, bleeding from their seven orifices.

One month later in the Trial Ground, except for the cultivators of the Corpse Refining Sect, the cultivators of the other three sects were killed one after another. Some female cultivators who were slightly prettier died even more miserably!

And the numerous cultivators of the Corpse Refining Sect were even more frantically searching for people from the other three major sects in the Trial Ground because they had Tie Lin backing them! No matter how powerful a Foundation Establishment cultivator was, as long as Tie Lin made a move, they would immediately fall. For a time, everyone in the Trial Ground changed color at the mention of the name Tie Lin.

Beside a small stream, a white-haired man was sitting on a large rock, looking at the flowing water with an extremely ugly expression, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

"Senior Brother Han!"

Not far away, a young cultivator of about twenty years old was running toward him. Arriving in front of the white-haired man, this cultivator panted a few times before saying:

"I have found out clearly. As early as a month ago, Zhuge Qing of the Nanxuan Sect gathered all the disciples of her sect onto a small mountain, so now, in the entire Trial Ground, only the Nanxuan Sect has lost the fewest cultivators!"

The white-haired man nodded slightly, then smiled bitterly and muttered to himself:

"When it comes to foresight and wisdom, I, Han Liang, am still inferior to you!"

This sentence from Han Liang came from his heart. In terms of cultivation realm, perhaps he did not lose to Zhuge Qing, but in terms of strategy, perhaps two Han Liangs were no match for one Zhuge Qing.

"Tell the brothers of the Wuji Sect, we are also going to the small mountain where Zhuge Qing is!"

"Yes!"

The young cultivator agreed and hurried to find the others. In one month, the Wuji Sect had lost almost half of its cultivators; now, Han Liang only had forty-some people by his side!

"Tie Lin! I will settle this account with you sooner or later!"

A fist slammed heavily onto the large rock beneath him. With a loud 'boom', the rock was cracked by Han Liang, and then, with a flicker of his figure, he rushed toward the gathering place of the Wuji Sect members.

Half a month later, Han Liang led the forty-some Wuji Sect cultivators to the small mountain where Zhuge Qing was. Just after landing, he saw that almost a hundred Nanxuan Sect cultivators were all here. Looking at them, they were all full of energy and had not been hunted down by the Corpse Refining Sect at all!

"Fellow Daoist Han! It is truly a surprise to me that you could come!"

Zhuge Qing revealed her signature smile and moved with light, lotus-like steps to stand before Han Liang; upon seeing the few remaining Wuji Sect disciples, she understood exactly what had happened!

Several days prior, she had already heard that Tie Lin of the Corpse Refining Sect had reached the Golden Core stage in the Trial Ground and had begun a frenzied slaughter of cultivators from the other three great sects, causing both the Wuji Sect and the Beixuan Sect to suffer heavy losses.

Fortunately, she had guessed this beforehand and had gathered all the cultivators under the Nanxuan Sect in time; otherwise, the Nanxuan Sect's current fate would be the same as those two sects.

"Young Sect Master, why must you make a joke of me? With such a great enemy before us, we should be working together to overcome this crisis!"

Han Liang did not show weakness in his words; facing Zhuge Qing's mockery, he immediately retorted!

With a faint smile, Zhuge Qing did not get angry.

"That is only natural. Even if Tie Lin has reached the Golden Core stage, if our three great sects unite all our cultivators, we will certainly be able to kill him! However, the Beixuan Sect has always been at odds with the Nanxuan Sect; I do not know if Nangong Ao would think the same."

As Zhuge Qing spoke, a look of difficulty suddenly appeared on her face, and upon seeing this, Han Liang laughed aloud and said:

"You can rest easy on that! Leave Nangong Ao to me; as long as he comes here, I have a way to persuade him!"

This was the effect Zhuge Qing wanted, so she smiled demurely and allowed the Wuji Sect cultivators to join the ranks of the Nanxuan Sect.