Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

Chapter 256: Chapter 256: Just Who Is This Exalted Figure?

As he flew away from Golden Crow City, Zhang Chi’s body gave a slight shudder. With a series of crisp snaps, all the tracking marks left on him by the previous cultivators were instantly shattered.

"Come here!"

Then, Zhang Chi spread his fingers and snatched at the air, using his Exorcism Technique to seize the Phantom Beetle the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master had released.

This Phantom Beetle was similar to his own Tier Two beetle, but it was larger, faster, and had superior concealment abilities.

Unfortunately, though it was Tier Three, it wasn’t skilled in combat. Once discovered, even a Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator could kill it, let alone Zhang Chi, whose combat power was considered at the top of his tier.

After all, the cultivators Zhang Chi had just casually killed with a flash of his sword were, at a minimum, in the Golden Core Early Stage. The two with the highest cultivation were even at the Golden Core Late Stage.

Yet in the face of Zhang Chi’s sudden Sword Light, these two didn’t even have time to summon their Defensive Magical Treasures.

If Zhang Chi hadn’t detected the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master rapidly approaching with his powerful Divine Thought, he certainly would have also killed the few cultivators who bore him ill will but had managed to flee back into the city.

CRUNCH!

With a slight squeeze of his fingers, Zhang Chi crushed the struggling Phantom Beetle to pieces.

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"Who in the world is that man? How can he be so powerful? Could he be at the Golden Core Peak from the Divine Sword Sect?"

"And we actually planned to ambush him?"

"Thank goodness we chose to just watch. Otherwise, we’d be among the dead right now!"

"He was deliberately playing weak to bait us! How shameless!"

"What should we do? You don’t think he’s already targeted us and is lying in wait somewhere, do you?"

The few cultivators who had escaped with their lives were utterly horrified. While they breathed a sigh of relief, they were also overcome with lingering dread.

Many of them began cursing Zhang Chi, calling him treacherous and sinister.

"Heh, you’re all a bunch of trash. You want to be Tribulation Cultivators but lack the strength. All you can do is slander people behind their backs, and you have the audacity to call someone else shameless?"

Just then, Xiao Yunhong flew over with several Golden Core Powerhouses in tow, mocking the survivors with disdain.

"That’s right. You’re the shameless ones here. If you’re going to try to ambush and kill people, you should be prepared to be killed yourself!"

The Cangwu Twin Sisters, protected by experts from their sect, also drew near, their faces showing the same contempt.

As it happened, this city gate was near the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, so many cultivators, including them and Xiao Yunhong, chose this exit to leave the city.

They simply hadn’t expected to witness such a scene.

And what they saw had left them deeply shaken.

At first, they thought Zhang Chi was about to be surrounded and killed, but in the blink of an eye, he had instead killed all of his opponents.

Ordinary cultivators couldn’t discern Zhang Chi’s cultivation and probably assumed he was at the Golden Core Peak.

However, because Zhang Chi hadn’t deliberately concealed his Spiritual Power fluctuations when he struck, they could tell at a glance that he was at the Golden Core Late Stage.

To be that powerful at the Golden Core Late Stage—killing two cultivators of the same tier and so many other Golden Core cultivators as easily as dicing vegetables.

This left them utterly astounded.

As proud prodigies from Major Sects, they believed their combat power was superior among cultivators of the same tier and that they could even hold their own against High Tier Cultivators.

But after seeing Zhang Chi today, they finally understood that there was always someone better out there.

They knew for a fact they couldn’t kill two cultivators of the same tier that quickly.

Therefore, they were naturally disdainful when they heard these surviving Tribulation Cultivators speaking ill of Zhang Chi.

"You..."

The surviving Tribulation Cultivators were enraged. They immediately turned, their hostile gazes following the sound of the voices.

But when they saw who had spoken, the words caught in their throats. Indignant as they were, they could only bite their tongues.

The speakers were people they could not afford to provoke.

The Cangwu Twin Sisters were not hiding their faces. Xiao Yunhong, though masked, exuded a cold, sinister aura. And while his cultivation might not be particularly high within the Golden Core Realm, it was clear at a glance that he was no one to be trifled with.

Not to mention, all three were accompanied by protectors at the Golden Core Late Stage, and even the Golden Core Peak.

"What? Still not convinced?" Xiao Yunhong said coldly. "If you’ve got a problem, I’ll fight you myself. This Young Master despises trash like you—you’re not Righteous Cultivators, but you’re not even qualified to be Demon Cultivators. Your very existence is a waste of resources!"

"You misunderstand, Fellow Daoist. We have other business."

"Yes, until we meet again!"

The cultivators’ expressions soured further, but so did their fear.

Not only did the young man have powerful protectors, but he also called himself a Young Master. He clearly came from a formidable background.

And so, they immediately slunk back into the city, secretly resolving to rent a dwelling and lie low for a few years, not emerging until after Xiao Yunhong and his companions were long gone.

"Spineless rats!"

Xiao Yunhong sneered again in disdain.

"Fairies of the Cangwu Sect," Xiao Yunhong began, "I am Xiao Yunhong, Young Master of the Profound Yin Sect. Might you two know that mysterious expert we just saw?"

Ignoring the fleeing cultivators, Xiao Yunhong immediately removed his mask. He turned to the Cangwu Twin Sisters, smiled, and clasped his fist in greeting.

He had worn the mask for the auction; now that it was over, he no longer needed it.

"We do not know. He is not from our Cangwu Sect, in any case. Perhaps he really is a senior brother from the Divine Sword Sect."

The Cangwu Twin Sisters shook their heads. They were just as curious, and even felt a hint of envy and admiration. They wished they could be like him, but unfortunately, they hadn’t been able to figure out anything about him.

"Regardless of which sect he’s from, it’s best we keep our distance!"

"Correct. If he were to attack suddenly, I fear even we might not be able to stop him, let alone protect the two of you!"

The Golden Core Powerhouses protecting the three young prodigies also had grave expressions, their wariness of the man even more apparent.

"Haha, you worry too much. There were other cultivators nearby, but he only killed those who tried to ambush him. This shows he is a man who settles his scores precisely. He would never harm us without reason!"

"It’s a shame he left so quickly. Otherwise, this Young Master would have liked to befriend him!"

Xiao Yunhong, however, disagreed.

"Heh, a mass-murdering follower of the Evil Demons and Outsiders becomes a ’man who settles scores precisely’ in your words. You really are a Demon Cultivator from the Profound Yin Sect—you and that man are cut from the same cloth!"

But just then, a mocking voice suddenly rang out.

The voice belonged to another veiled Golden Core Female Cultivator standing nearby—it was Yu Wan from the Cyan Cloud Sect.

Evidently, she had also witnessed the earlier slaughter, but her perspective was starkly different from that of Xiao Yunhong and the Cangwu Twin Sisters.

"Yu Wan, you wretched wench! You dare curse me? Believe it or not, I’ll kill you right here and now!"

Xiao Yunhong immediately turned toward the voice. When he saw who it was, his eyes turned icy, and his killing intent erupted.

He already hated the Cyan Cloud Sect because of past events, and he knew that Yu Wan had once falsely accused him.

Furthermore, he had been in the middle of befriending the Cangwu Twin Sisters. For Yu Wan to suddenly appear and berate him was a great loss of face, and he certainly wasn’t going to stand for it.

"Heh, you want to fight? Fine, bring it on. If you have the guts, tell your sect mates to stay out of it. We’ll have a duel to the death!"

Yu Wan sneered, refusing to back down, her own heart equally filled with killing intent.

Even though Celestial Star True Monarch had told her that Xiao Yunhong was not the one who had murdered her entire family, she had never truly believed it.

Moreover, his calling her a "wretched wench" had touched upon a painful secret, forcing her to recall a past she would rather not remember.

"You..."

Xiao Yunhong became even more enraged, but for a moment, he was helpless.

Though powerful, he had solidified his Pill later than she had, so his cultivation was lower. In a one-on-one duel, he was certainly no match for her.

Seeing his reaction, Yu Wan smirked, about to launch into another taunt.

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