The concept of a born saint begins with Strange Tales from Liaozhai.

On the ground, figures ran between the mountain peaks, creating whistling sounds as they cut through the air.

There is only one goal: the 89th peak!

Just as they were rushing towards the Eighty-Nine Peaks.

At the foot of the Eighty-Nine Peaks.

"what……"

A heart-wrenching scream suddenly rang out and echoed endlessly.

At this moment, Gu Mingzhe, who was tightly imprisoned and constantly squeezed inward by the power of the Five-Colored Moon Essence, was suspended in mid-air. The veins on his forehead bulged, his face turned red and purple, and his features were distorted due to the excruciating pain.

His bones, under the pressure of the magic, kept making cracking and popping sounds, which were grating and piercing.

The feeling of being crushed and oppressed, bit by bit, brought him to the brink of collapse, causing him both pain and despair.

How did things... turn out like this?

His eyes were unfocused, and all that remained in his heart was incomprehensible fear and regret.

All I wanted to do was kill an ant, didn't I?

How could it have turned out like this?!

Feeling excruciating pain coursing through his body, the shadow of death surged towards him like a tidal wave. He could no longer care about face or dignity; terror filled his eyes, and he cried out hastily…

"Don't kill me!"

"I am the genius disciple of the Gu family's main lineage!"

"If you kill me, you'll have made a blood feud with the Gu family, and you'll truly be determined to fight to the death!"

"My Gu family has a Golden Core True Monarch, and he's a core disciple. If you really want to fight my Gu family to the death, you're finished!"

Upon hearing this,

The disciples who were still in shock around them also suddenly came to their senses.

"That's right, the Gu family has a Golden Core True Monarch!"

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They almost forgot that he was a Golden Core True Monarch, a core disciple!

The Golden Elixir True Lord, who enjoys a thousand years of life, watches the mulberry fields turn into green fields, and looks down upon the barren lands, gazing into the distance!

Even this guy in front of them, who was capable of building a foundation in the Heavenly Dao, was in their eyes not comparable to a true Golden Core True Monarch.

"If he really kills Gu Mingzhe, that Golden Core True Monarch of the Gu family will definitely not let him go!"

For a moment, a complex expression flashed in the eyes of the retired disciples, a mixture of schadenfreude, regret, and a hint of sympathy.

This prodigy who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Dao is ultimately too impulsive!

However, at that moment...

As he felt the multicolored moonlight magic still slowly tightening without any sign of stopping, Gu Mingzhe's pupils contracted sharply.

"you?!"

"don't want!!"

"I was wrong, I promise I will never cause you any more trouble!"

"do not want!"

"Are you really going to have a life-or-death feud with the Gu family?!"

Sensing the approach of death, he lost all his previous arrogance and haughtiness, leaving only fear.

However, listening to his words and feeling the gazes around him, Su Chen's expression remained calm and unwavering.

"A Golden Core True Monarch?"

"That Gu Jia said the same thing last time, but she's dead. You Gu family members really do talk the same way."

"Do you really think I'm afraid of your Gu family's so-called Golden Core True Monarch?"

The words were spoken.

The surroundings quieted down.

The servants stared wide-eyed, mouths slightly agape, expressions blank and dumbfounded.

Even Gu Mingzhe was stunned at this moment, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"you?!"

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"Are you crazy?!"

"That's a Golden Core True Monarch, such a lofty and unattainable being. Even if you have reached the Perfected Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Dao, you would never be a match for a Golden Core True Monarch, and you are absolutely no match for one!"

This moment.

Not only him, but he also thought that the guy in front of him was crazy and extremely arrogant, daring to despise and provoke even a Golden Core True Monarch.

In the distance, the servant disciples and inner disciples who rushed over to check the situation all felt the same way.

They simply couldn't believe that they had heard such audacious words so soon after arriving.

That's a Golden Core True Monarch, does he really know what kind of being it is?

You should know that even if a bunch of Foundation Establishment cultivators were put together, they wouldn't be a match for a Golden Core True Monarch!

The scene was somewhat quiet.

While they were still in shock, Su Chen did not stop, his gaze as indifferent as an ancient well with a cold pool.

He clenched his right hand slightly, and the five-colored moonlight magic suddenly tightened, continuing to squeeze inward against Gu Mingzhe's body.

However, at that moment...

A chilling snort from a young man, filled with boundless majesty and anger, resounded like a thunderclap across the Eighty-Nine Peaks.

"Hmph, brat, how dare you!"

“Young man, you truly are fearless in your ignorance…”

"...They even dare to despise and disregard this True Lord. It's truly both pathetic and pitiful!"

"I'm giving you two choices now."

"Release your family members, and I might spare you; otherwise..."

He didn't continue, but the servant disciples and inner disciples all knew what the consequences would be for offending a high-ranking Golden Core True Monarch.

In particular, this Golden Core True Monarch even appeared in person!

This is different from before!

Previously, this Golden Core True Monarch offended the Gu family. They probably didn't take him seriously because of his weak cultivation, considering him just an ant. But now that this Golden Core True Monarch has personally intervened, if this person still dares…

Not far away.

Wang Lin's gaze was complex.

Elder Hun shook his head and commented, "Even a Golden Core True Monarch has personally intervened. If this boy remains stubborn, he will surely die!"

Just as they were thinking this...

Su Chen remained calm, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever, as if the sound in the sky was nothing more than insignificant noise.

He spoke softly, his voice not loud, yet it clearly reached the ears of everyone present.

"so what?"

Four short words, spoken lightly, yet they struck fiercely at the sinister chanting.

The next moment, Su Chen slightly raised his eyes and looked in the direction from which the voice came, his gaze indifferent and aloof.

"I can kill this person whenever I want, so what can you do about it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand tightened again.

The magical power of the five-colored moonlight suddenly contracted, and its light surged dramatically in an instant.

"what!"

Gu Mingzhe let out an extremely shrill scream.

His eyes were filled with undisguised fear, despair, and disbelief.

At that moment, he clearly felt that death was about to come.

"No...it's impossible..."

"You...how dare you..."

He couldn't understand.

Even the Golden Core True Monarch personally intervened, how dare this person still make a move?

Why?!

On his deathbed, he was filled with confusion, regret, and a sense of disorientation.

"So it turns out that I'm the one who's high above, with my life and death controlled by others?"

"So, that ant that was crushed, tortured, and abused bit by bit was also myself?"

Gu Mingzhe gave a bitter, desperate laugh.

The next instant, a muffled thud was heard.

The Five-Colored Moonlight magic completely tightened, and Gu Mingzhe's body instantly exploded, blood blossoming in mid-air. He was directly squeezed into a bloody, mangled mass of flesh, utterly dead.

At that moment, the atmosphere froze completely.

Everyone was stunned.

Whether they were menial disciples, inner disciples, Wang Lin and Elder Hun in the distance, or those who had just arrived, they were all frozen in place, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Did they really kill him?

After a Golden Core True Lord personally issued a warning?

next moment.

A furious shout exploded out.

The sound rolled on, like thunder, carrying boundless rage and murderous intent, instantly sweeping across the entire foot of the Eighty-Nine Peaks.

"You brat, how dare you!"

A terrifying pressure descended, as if the invisible sky itself had suddenly pressed down, and the surrounding air suddenly sank, emitting a humming sound as if it could not bear the weight.

The immense pressure distorted everything around them.

The light refracted, dust clung to the air, and even the wind stopped, no longer moving at all.

In an instant, the servant disciples and inner disciples felt as if a mountain had been placed on their shoulders, and their knees bent uncontrollably.

Thump, thump, sounds rang out one after another.

They were forced to kneel and crawl on the ground, their foreheads dripping with cold sweat, struggling to breathe. Some of them didn't even have the strength to lift their heads, and could only grit their teeth and barely manage to stay upright.

At this moment, a figure was reflected in their eyes—the figure of a young man in white.

He stood in the sky above the Eighty-Nine Peaks, his aura surging like a tide, his every move carrying an indescribable majesty and oppression.

He wore a well-tailored white robe with flowing hem and delicate patterns. The robe was embroidered with cloud patterns and the family crest in silver thread, and the lines seemed to have a faint spiritual light flowing through them. Under the sunlight, it reflected a cold luster.

He had a handsome face and an innate air of superiority.

At this moment, his eyes revealed boundless rage and chilling murderous intent.

Gu Mubai's gaze descended from the sky, cold and indifferent, as if he were looking at a group of tiny, lowly ants and dust.

"A Golden Core True Monarch has descended?!"

He looked up, his face filled with fear and awe.

This is a Golden Core True Lord, truly high above, looking down upon all others. Normally, such people don't even have the right to see him.