Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

This young man in brocade robes, as expected of someone from a sect, possessed abundant spiritual power. Although he lost the initiative, he quickly regained his footing.

Surprisingly, it suppressed Gao Yuan and Li Hao, who had come to their aid, with its spiritual power forcing the two to barely hold on.

On the other side, Lin Zhao faced off against the tall, thin disciple.

The crimson flying sword released flames that transformed into several fire snakes, which lunged at him from all directions.

However, Lin Zhao's fire elemental pearls shimmered with spiritual light, absorbing the fire elemental energy of the surrounding flames and weakening the power of his opponent's spells. His water elemental pearls transformed into a resilient water curtain, blocking all the flames from entering.

Lin Zhao remained calm, the Wind and Earth Elemental Pearl swirling in his sleeves to provide power, as he awaited an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

Cheng Jin's bronze seal and the talismans that Wu Laodao kept shooting out were fighting against another disciple with a knife. The spiritual light flashed and the sound of metal clashing was endless.

At that moment, no one noticed that Chen Yaoshi had disappeared into the shadows of the stone forest and the pervasive miasma.

The female disciple was flying above, casting various spells to slow the Bewitching Fox. Seeing the fox's speed gradually decrease, seemingly due to exhaustion...

Overjoyed, a flash of spiritual light appeared at his fingertips as he was about to forcibly remove the spirit-sealing rope that had been tied around the fox demon's neck, and the capture was about to be completed.

She was completely unaware that Chen Yaoshi, hidden in the shadows, was forming a strange hand seal, and a faint green spiritual light was being injected into the spirit rope from a distance!

As a disciple of one of the three major sects, Chen Yaoshi was all too aware of these female cultivators' obsession with the Bewitching Fox.

A faint light flashed on the Spirit Sealing Rope, and a strong sense of resentment, anger, and fear pierced the depths of the Bewitching Fox's heart like a poisonous thorn!

Its originally lively eyes were instantly filled with a violent dark red light. Before, Gao Yuan and the others had acted too quickly, and it did not have a chance to use its strongest mind-controlling technique. At this moment, it successfully released the technique and headed towards the female disciple!

The female disciple was filled with the ecstatic joy of her impending success, and was completely unprepared, falling victim to the attack instantly!

This confirms Gao Yuan's conjecture that these sect disciples are all novices.

In her distorted perception, the ferocious bewitching fox suddenly became pitiful, whimpering and seeking her protection.

A fascinated smile appeared on her face. She even dispelled the protective aura around her, opened her arms, and was about to hug the Bewitching Fox.

"Junior sister! Beware of illusions!" Although the young man in the brocade robe was entangled, he was observant and saw what was happening. He cried out in horror, but it was too late.

Just as the female disciple's spiritual light dissipated, the bewitching fox, enraged, leaped up, bared its sharp teeth, and lunged straight at her snow-white neck!

"Buzz!"

A jade pendant at the woman's waist activated automatically, instantly creating a soft light shield that blocked the fatal bite.

The violent tremor instantly snapped the woman out of the illusion, a look of bewilderment and lingering fear flashing in her eyes.

But it was too late.

A cold figure had appeared beside her without her noticing.

Chu Xin's ice sword carried absolute chill. Without any unnecessary movements, she simply swept it silently across the ground. The female disciple, whose protective magic weapon and aura had dissipated, froze instantly.

Before the terror in her eyes could fully surface, a thin line of blood had already quietly appeared on her fair neck.

The next moment, the head rolled off, the headless corpse swayed, and fell heavily onto the cold, jumbled rocks.

"Junior Sister—!" The young man in the brocade robe cried out in a heart-wrenching scream, his eyes wide with fury.

He never expected that these lowly rogue cultivators would actually dare to kill a sect disciple!

"You will all die!" A dazzling spiritual light suddenly erupted from his body, and the violent spiritual power instantly sent Gao Yuan and Li Hao, who were locked in combat, flying away.

He now held a talisman shimmering with light, which instantly activated, transforming into a massive, dazzling golden seal that crashed down upon Chu Xin, who had just sheathed her sword, and the still restless Bewitching Fox!

Seeing this, Chen Yaoshi, who was hiding in the shadows, used his magic again. The spirit-sealing rope on the neck of the Bewitching Fox flashed with a ghostly light, pulling it involuntarily towards the magic seal!

"boom!"

Golden light burst forth, and the Bewitching Fox let out a mournful cry before being killed by the magic seal.

Although Chu Xin retreated hastily, she was still hit by the terrifying aftershock. Her delicate body trembled violently, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. Her face turned as pale as paper in an instant, clearly indicating that she had suffered a considerable injury.

At the same time, Lin Zhao, who had been trapped by the flames, suddenly had a burst of light in his eyes! Lin Zhao's spiritual sense had reached the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining, which was the highest among everyone present.

The moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived! The female cultivator perished, and the tall, thin disciple was momentarily shaken.

It's now!

"The four elements return to one!"

The Wind and Earth Elemental Pearls in his sleeves were also released, and the four treasure pearls surrounded him. At the same time, the four colored pearls shone brightly, carrying the original light of wind, fire, water and earth, and suddenly converged towards the center!

The blinding light tore through the flames, and the four beads instantly merged into a new bead the size of a fist, its entire body radiating a breathtaking pure white light!

The moment the pure white pearl appeared, a vast and boundless aura swept out, and the surrounding flames were instantly annihilated as if they had encountered their nemesis!

"A top-grade magic weapon?!" The tall, thin disciple exclaimed in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief and terror.

Even among the disciples of a sect, only core disciples possess top-grade magical artifacts; he had hardly seen many of them within the sect.

He desperately activated all his defensive measures, and protective auras and a small crimson shield lit up one after another.

However, the pure white pearl crashed down like a meteor from the heavens, carrying an aura of destruction!

"No--!"

All defenses crumbled instantly before the pure white light, like paper.

The light engulfed him, leaving only a short, agonizing scream before his entire body was reduced to ashes by the extreme power, his form and soul utterly destroyed.

The young man in the brocade robe was furious at failing to kill Chu Xin in one blow and was about to personally finish her off when he was completely stunned by Lin Zhao's earth-shattering attack.

Just as his mind was shaken, Cheng Jin on the other side suddenly crushed a green maple leaf. How could he, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, not have a trump card in hand!

"Buzz!"

A sharp, incomparably powerful cyan wind blade appeared out of thin air, sweeping past the last disciple wielding a knife at a speed beyond the reach of sight.

The disciple froze on the spot, a line of blood appeared on his neck, and then his head fell to the ground!

In the blink of an eye, three of the four had already left!

The young man in the brocade robe felt a chill run down his spine, and his fighting spirit collapsed instantly.

Only one thought remained: "Escape!"

His spiritual energy burned wildly, transforming into a golden rainbow that was about to soar into the sky.

Right now!

A streak of dark light, like a venomous snake's tongue, silently tore through the air and struck his throat with pinpoint accuracy! It was Gao Yuan's long-awaited flying knife!

"Clang!"

His robes automatically protected him, blocking the dark light, but the powerful force they contained still caused his blood and qi to surge, and his body to freeze.

That fatal pause!

A beam of light completely enveloped him—Lin Zhao's Mind-Stabilizing Mirror!