The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

Late stage of foundation building.

Late stage of foundation building.

There's another one in the early stage of Core Formation!

"not good!"

Before Cui Yi could think, he grabbed the two women and pulled them behind him, while simultaneously drawing his sword, "Wait!"

The next moment—

boom!!!

The courtyard wall was smashed by the true energy and shattered. Amidst the flying debris, three dark figures could be vaguely seen darting into the courtyard like ghosts!

The leader was dressed in a black robe with seven blood-red stars embroidered on the hem. His aura was cold and sinister, indicating that he was at the early stage of Core Formation!

Two people followed behind him, both at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The two men, each wielding a long sword, were grinning maliciously at the three people in the courtyard.

"Oh?"

The leading cultivator in black robes fixed his gaze on Cui Yi, a playful smile curling at the corner of his lips. "There's someone else in this dilapidated courtyard?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Yunyan and Tang'er behind Cui Yi, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes.

"Two beauties? Tsk tsk, the Blood Robe Sect certainly knows how to enjoy life, actually harboring such stunning beauties."

"Boss, should we kill him or not?"

A man in black behind him asked.

"Why kill?"

The cultivator in black robes licked his lips, his smile growing increasingly lewd. "Such a beautiful girl, what a waste to kill her!"

"Take it back and let the brothers enjoy it!"

Xu Yunyan's face turned pale, and she subconsciously gripped Cui Yi's sleeve tightly.

Tang'er trembled all over, but she gritted her teeth and didn't cry out.

Cui Yi remained silent.

He simply looked at the three people in front of him quietly, without any emotional fluctuation in his eyes.

That calm is more terrifying than anger.

The cultivator in black robes raised an eyebrow. "This kid's quite composed? Late Foundation Establishment... Hmm? Wait, what's your cultivation level?"

He frowned and carefully examined Cui Yi.

It was clearly the aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but the solidity of that aura far surpassed that of an ordinary peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

What's even stranger is that being stared at by this kid actually made him feel a little uneasy.

Why would someone at the early stage of Core Formation feel uneasy about being at the Foundation Establishment Realm?

"Boss, why waste time talking to him?"

Another man in black, growing impatient, shouted, "Just kill them!"

Before he finished speaking, he swayed and brought his knife down on Cui Yi's head!

The blade flashed sharply, exuding a murderous aura!

"Yi'er!"

Xu Yunyan exclaimed in surprise. Now that she was at least at the Qi Refining Realm, she could naturally feel the powerful fluctuations of true qi.

Ignorance used to be bliss, but now that I've entered the world of cultivators, I realize just how cruel this place, which they consider a celestial abode, truly is.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Cui Yi grabbed Xu Yunyan, who was trying to step forward to block the blow, and at the same time slashed her away!

The Three Swords of Xuan Tian!

Slay the demons!

The sword light shot out in a straight line with a whoosh!

The man in black's knife was still hanging in mid-air, but he was frozen in place.

He looked down, staring incredulously at the sword wound that ran from front to back across his chest.

"you……"

Before he could finish speaking, the malevolent power contained within the sword energy frantically eroded his meridians, and in the blink of an eye, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed straight down.

One blow kills.

"What?!"

The other man in black's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously took a step back.

The lewd smile on the black-robed cultivator's face finally vanished, replaced by a solemn expression.

"interesting."

He stared at Cui Yi, his gaze sinister. "Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators kill late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators like chickens. When did the Blood Robe Sect produce someone like you?"

Cui Yi did not answer.

He simply took a step forward.

With that step, his true energy surged dramatically!

The Three Swords of Xuan Tian!

Second move, Soul Devourer!

Several twisted and eerie sword energies split off from the sword tip, like vengeful ghosts, rushing towards the black-clad man who was still in fear!

"ah--!"

The man couldn't dodge in time and was pierced through by the sword energy. He immediately clutched his head and screamed in agony!

The excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart caused him to convulse and bleed from his seven orifices. Within a few breaths, he collapsed to the ground, his breath extinguished!

Another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator has died.

The black-robed cultivator's expression changed completely.

Killing a cultivator of the same level is not easy, especially against a ruthless character like this who can decide life and death with a single sword strike!

As fellow disciples of the Demonic Sect, they naturally knew very well that cultivators honed through life and death were extremely terrifying in both star power and combat strength!

If we cannot kill it completely here today, it is tantamount to planting a time bomb that could be detonated at any time!

As his killing intent gradually gathered, he stared intently at Cui Yi, and the contempt in his eyes finally vanished.

"Okay, okay, okay."

"I underestimated you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pressure of the early Core Formation stage erupted!

The oppressive force pressed down like a mountain, shattering the courtyard's paving stones and causing the surrounding trees to sway violently!

Xu Yunyan and Tang'er felt a tightness in their chests, almost unable to breathe.

Cui Yi frowned slightly, and with a thought, he instantly created an invisible force field with his mental power, isolating the oppressive aura from the outside.

The two women felt their breathing become easier, but they still dared not make a sound, only staring intently at Cui Yi's back.

"Hmm?" The cultivator in black robes raised an eyebrow. "You've got some skill."

The fact that the two sides had become enemies was already established. Without further ado, he moved swiftly and grabbed down at Cui Yi's head!

He used all his strength in that claw strike!

The true energy of the early stage of Core Formation, carrying a chilling killing intent, transformed into a huge claw shadow, sealing off all of Cui Yi's escape routes!

A cold glint flashed in Cui Yi's eyes.

The sword rises.

The Three Swords of Xuantian —

The third move: Opening Heaven!

This was the first time he had used this sword in actual combat.

True Qi, mental power, and killing intent merged perfectly at this moment, transforming into a sword light refined to its extreme!

The sword light wasn't enormous, but it carried an aura of intent to annihilate everything!

Claw shadows and sword light collided with a deafening roar!

boom!!!

A violent shockwave swept in all directions, and the houses in the courtyard collapsed with a crash, filling the sky with smoke and dust in the blink of an eye!

Amid the expectant gazes of the two women, a figure flew out from the dust and crashed heavily onto the rocks outside the courtyard!

This person was not Cui Yi, but the cultivator in the black robe!

The massive impact nearly displaced his internal organs. He barely managed to slide down the wall and struggled to get up, but then coughed up a mouthful of blood.

A deep, bone-revealing sword wound appeared on his chest, running from front to back!

"You...you..."

The black-robed cultivator stared wide-eyed at Cui Yi, who slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, his face filled with disbelief.

Foundation building realm...

How could someone at the Foundation Establishment stage possibly harm him?!

He's at the early stage of Core Formation!

In this world where the difference in realms is like an insurmountable chasm, how could someone so easily kill someone of a higher level?

Cui Yi didn't give him a chance to think any further. He slowly flipped the sword over, and the sword light shone again!

The black-robed cultivator, who had no ability to resist, was slit in the throat by a flash of sword light!

Pfft!

The cultivator in the black robe had wide-open eyes, gurgling sounds coming from his throat, and finally his head lolled to the side, his breath ceasing completely.