Grandpa, times have changed.

Sins are hard to atone for, but killing them would bring great merit!
This sudden comment that popped into his mind revealed in a single sentence what he had done in the past...

Although he didn't know what had happened, the man in black knew very well that it was definitely not a good thing.

Gazing at the golden clouds rolling in from the distant sky, a strange unease welled up in his heart.

Right behind him.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators, wearing straw hats and masks, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Before they obtained the Nascent Soul weapons, they were both honest cultivators who diligently completed sect tasks and accumulated resources every day within their sect.

The evaluation given by the Ascension Platform indicated that both of them had both merits and demerits, but not many.

The vast majority of their misdeeds stemmed from their identities being exposed and the increasingly chaotic situation in recent years, forcing them to change their modus operandi.

So in their eyes at this moment.

The Ascension Platform's evaluation of the black-robed man appeared as a line of text above his head, so red it almost bled.

This is a new feature that has emerged from the updates of Tai Xuan Immortal Network over the years.

In any world where an Ascension Platform has been set up, individuals whose sins reach a certain level will be marked with this 'red name' status.

Before the negative karma is purged, it will occur once a year, and each occurrence will last for one day.

"..."

Harvesting and mutilating living beings, creating animals and refining their souls—this guy is truly a bastard.

Killing him would bring great merit?
After hesitating for a while, the two ultimately held back and did not make a move.

After all, they weren't even at the Nascent Soul stage yet, and they didn't understand what merit and ascension were, so it wasn't appropriate for them to turn against each other now.

However, their inaction doesn't mean others won't act...

Buzz~!

Several runes flowed and flickering, and streams of light descended from the sky, blocking all escape routes for the black-robed man like serpents, and pierced into the ground.

The talismans echoed each other as they vanished, sealing off the flow of spiritual energy and forming a special field that suppressed the sealed target.

The immense power of the Golden Core followed closely behind, crashing down like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down.

boom!
In the visible distortion, everything around was flattened.

The earth trembles!

The two Nascent Soul cultivators near the black-robed man only had time to instinctively retreat as the light fell.

Having barely dodged the sudden attack, they hadn't even had time to react.

Looking up, they discovered that the man in black robes was imprisoned in a cage made of dark blue runes.
Above the cage, a figure dressed in a purple-gold brocade robe with white hair hanging down his shoulders stood suspended in the air, looking down at the black-robed man inside the rune cage, his eyes devoid of any extra emotion.

This is……

"True Lord of Creation? What do you mean by that?!"

The black robe had been damaged in the attack.

Unexpectedly, the man in black robes was extremely handsome, with a gentle and refined voice, resembling a dashing young gentleman.

A crimson orb hung in front of him, resisting the suppression of the runic cage.

"A Heartless Hermit?!" the masked Nascent Soul weapon wielder exclaimed in surprise.

Lost Heart Hermit.

He lost both his parents at a young age and was raised by his older brother.

Instead of being grateful to his brother, he poisoned and murdered him, and then raped and killed his wife.

He even broke the arms and legs of his brother's two children and sent them to beg on the streets.

After engaging in cultivation and achieving a certain level of skill, he became renowned in the cultivation world for his methods of creating animals and refining souls.

The evil deeds he committed are too numerous to count; even among the demonic cultivators in the world of magic weapons, he is among the most heinous.

He can be considered the most demonic of all demonic cultivators.

What the hell!

I just collaborated with such a powerful villain?!
For a moment, both of them felt a bit scared.

The Heartless Hermit inside the rune cage stared intently at Lin Chen, his eyes filled with shock and anger. Although he had committed all sorts of evil deeds, he had never offended this Creation True Monarch.

"Naturally, killing you will increase my merit," Lin Chen said calmly.

The cultivators of this era do not yet know the value of merit and cultivation. Those who are not even at the Nascent Soul stage have no idea of ​​the pain of being trapped in the Nascent Soul stage.

He must accumulate as much merit as possible before the practitioners of this world realize what is happening.

Thinking about it, Lin Chen looked at the two people who had retreated into the distance.

"This matter has nothing to do with you two. Leave immediately."

The two exchanged a glance, then turned and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The man, enraged by the loss of heart, launched into a tirade of curses.

But neither of them felt any psychological burden whatsoever.

If it were a normal business partner, it would indeed be inappropriate for them to just run away like that.

But that beast, the Heartless Hermit...

If you help him now, he might sell you out later.

After all, the other party is an ancient Nascent Soul cultivator.

In conclusion, it's best if this guy dies!
……

……

Meanwhile on the other side.

The seven Golden Core cultivators who were hiding in the shadows and ready to make their move were stunned and looked up at the sky.

The sound of the Dao echoed, spreading throughout heaven and earth.

All I could see was a golden-white object, resembling an altar, floating within the rolling golden clouds.

Even the Nascent Soul weapons they had long coveted could not compare to it.

My mind was in turmoil, and I couldn't calm down for a long time.

Strangely, they felt no greed whatsoever, even though a magical weapon surpassing the Nascent Soul level was right before their eyes…

Suddenly.

A figure appeared amidst the brilliant clouds in the sky.

Approaching from afar, he was already right in front of me the instant I realized he had appeared.

He wore a simple, fitted black robe and carried a long, crimson sword on his back. He was visible to the naked eye, but when observed with divine sense, one could only sense an boundless and vast aura spreading in all directions, encompassing heaven and earth, and surpassing heaven and earth.

Suddenly, my thoughts seemed to slow down infinitely.

In an absolute void where nothing exists, the rumbling sound of water faintly echoes, as if it were the convergence of countless sword cultivators' debates on swordsmanship.

A red glow gradually appeared before my eyes, its origin and destination unknown...

It comes from a tiny, insignificant part of the scattered wisp of light from the sword wielded by the immeasurable immortal body of a great being.

All the Golden Core cultivators realized this.

They instinctively want to observe more, but even this small, insignificant part is already the limit of their cognition.

How majestic! The path to immortality is immeasurable.

After an unknown period of time, the sense of emptiness faded, and the golden clouds that filled the sky once again came into view.

"..."

The seven Golden Core cultivators were completely bewildered.

In a ravaged clearing in the middle of the dense forest, Su Jian held the cracked, almost shattered Heaven-Cutting Sword in his hand, staring blankly at the sky.

Compared to the perfectly intact Su Jian.

Su Zheng, however, was already at his last gasp.

He was kneeling on the ground, his whole body covered in wounds, and there was a large hole in his chest that went straight through.

His magical power was nearly exhausted, his consciousness was about to dissipate, and even the tribulation lightning surrounding the blade of the tribulation sword in his hand had dimmed considerably.

Now, he's barely holding on, looking up at the sky.

"senior……"

When Su Jian murmured those words in my ear, I felt a sense of absurdity.

senior?

Is the one who passed on the "Basic Qi Refining Technique" to this rebellious son the one in the sky?
Thinking back on my previous 'bold words,' I felt as if the world had become absurd.

What virtue or ability does this unfilial son possess? What virtue or ability does he have...?

Unlike Su Zheng's reluctance, the seven Golden Core cultivators felt their hearts sink when they heard Su Jian address them as "Senior".

No!

You should have said so earlier if you had that kind of background!

This has made things so awkward for everyone...

The seven people froze in mid-air, some of them even pulling out forbidden spell scrolls.

Just look up at the top.

They wanted to remove the great formation, but were afraid that making any unnecessary movements would anger this unknown being and cause him to be easily killed.

For a moment, I didn't know what to do.

As Xu Xing slowly descended, the great array that had sealed off the entire dense forest automatically shut down, the array patterns in the sky dissipated, and the chaotic spiritual energy caused by the battle between the two gradually calmed down.

Soon, Xu Xing landed on the ground.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and the sunken ground rose, while the broken trees and flowers were restored.

The original crater, with a radius of nearly 100 meters in the middle of the dense forest, vanished into thin air in an instant!

Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Golden elixir?

I'm afraid even a Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn't do that, right?

The last vestiges of resistance from the seven Golden Core cultivators vanished completely because of this scene that defied all comprehension.

The True Man of the Ruins Realm was the first to react and began to descend.

The other Golden Core cultivators cursed inwardly upon seeing this, but followed suit and dared not linger at the high place.

……

……

"Su Jian greets Senior."

Coming to his senses, Su Jian saw Xu Xing approaching him and immediately prepared to kneel in a deep bow.

But as soon as he made a move, he found himself just like at the beginning, unable to kneel down no matter how hard he tried.

"Young man, we meet again," Xu Xing said with a smile.

"Thank you for bestowing this method upon me, senior, so that I could..."

Although the time they spent together was short, it was precisely because of the person in front of him that he had the opportunity to escape his inevitable fate and have come this far.

Upon seeing him again, Su Jian felt nothing but gratitude and respect.

"Don't say that."

Xu Xing interrupted him.

"It's a promise, I'll give you a nice little gift when we meet again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Zheng felt his connection with the Calamity Sword suddenly break, and the entire sword flew out of his hand and slowly floated in front of Xu Xing.

Lightning crackled across the blade, instantly unleashing a terrifying power hundreds or thousands of times greater than before.

Those who were at the Golden Core stage, and even Lin Chen who was dealing with the Heartless Hermit in the distance, felt a shadow fall over their hearts, as if disaster was about to strike at any moment.

"If this sword is refined, it will be sufficient for your future use. What do you think?"

Su Jian's performance...

He is far inferior to Li Ming of the Floating World or Jiang Lin of the Peaceful World.

It can only be said to be average.

But you can't expect just any random kid you meet to have the same level of awareness and reach the same level as Jiang Lin.

Among the people Xu Xing has helped, Su Jian's actions along the way are already in the middle range.

"This sword..."

Su Jian hesitated for a moment, glancing at the Heaven-Cutting Sword in his hand, which was covered in cracks and almost broke apart.

The seven Golden Core cultivators, and even Lin Chen, who was far away, were almost frantic with worry upon seeing this scene.

I wish I could be in his position and agree on his behalf.

The Sword of Calamity was originally a Nascent Soul weapon. If it were to be refined by this mysterious being, wouldn't it surpass the Nascent Soul level?
What's there to hesitate about?! (End of Chapter)