Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

On the other side, five Foundation Establishment cultivators were launching a fierce attack on a Xuanwu Formation.

The Xuanwu Formation is a top-grade intermediate defensive formation, said to be unbreakable by cultivators below the Core Formation stage. It can even block attacks from Core Formation cultivators for a period of time. This is the kind of formation Chen Liang is looking for.

However, among the five Foundation Establishment cultivators besieging the Xuanwu Formation, two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators joined forces to wield a broken jade ruler magic weapon to fiercely attack the formation's light barrier, while the other three cultivators also assisted from the side.

Looking at the crumbling Xuanwu Formation, the two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators with white hair and beards and faces covered with age spots both showed a determination to die.

One of them was a cultivator from the Tianxing Sect named Xin Xuji. He had previously successfully sent a transmission talisman to the Tianxing Sect, but this place was clearly too far away from the sect; distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst.

The other one was named Qi Xinliang, who was a longtime friend of Xin Xuji.

The group attacking them consisted of an elderly man with gray hair dressed in a scholar's robe, a strong man with a scar on his face, a middle-aged man who looked rather gentle, and two expressionless twin brothers.

At this moment, the elderly man with gray hair, dressed in a scholar's robe, spoke up: "My two brothers, I have long admired you. You two have been so slippery before, which has left me somewhat helpless."

"This time, I've managed to stop you two. It's fate. Why bother struggling any longer?"

Qi Xinliang, his face full of indignation, said, "Heavenly Will, my foot! You surnamed Fan, you've been dominating the Tianxing Sect's market for so long, you've long since incurred the sect's displeasure. This time you actually dared to intercept and kill Brother Xin, a disciple of the Tianxing Sect? Don't you have a death wish?"

The old man in the Confucian robe laughed upon hearing this and said, "Hahaha, the strong prey on the weak, that is the law of nature. In my life, I have only followed the way of nature and dealt with some unworthy cultivators."

It's understandable that the Xingzong Sect couldn't find any fault with me that day. However, if I could borrow some of Brother Qi and Brother Xin's ill-gotten gains this time, I could find another place to prepare for my Core Formation."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xinliang's face turned red with anger. Although Xin Xuji was also filled with resentment, he still pleaded for his granddaughter.

"Brother Fan, my granddaughter is waiting for a miracle cure to save her life. If you let us go today, I will repay you handsomely in the future, even if it means going bankrupt."

To this, the old man in the Confucian robe just chuckled and said, "Brother Xin, your granddaughter was born with the body of a dragon, and should have been enjoying her destiny and living a simple life as an ordinary person, but she dared to defy the heavens."

For this reason, Brother Xin spared no expense to bid for a He Yuan Pill in the market, and was even intercepted by me because he was in a hurry to get on his way. Isn't this fate trying to kill her? Why should you worry about her any longer, fellow Daoist?

Furthermore, if we can send you two on your way here, your entire fortune will be ours, so there's no need for Brother Xin to make any compensation later.”

At this moment, the burly man with the scar on his face spoke impatiently, "Old Fan, why are you talking so much this time? Hurry up and kill them so we can get away."

The old man in the scholar's robe, his interest interrupted, said unhappily, "You scoundrel, how could you possibly understand the feelings of an old man who has wasted his life and finally has hope of forming his core? The Yuan Dan is a heaven-defying elixir that can harmonize yin and yang and help people form their core!"

But don't worry, we've already encountered such a golden opportunity, how could anything unexpected happen?

As soon as he finished speaking, a hideous, dark hand suddenly emerged from the old man's chest, and a heart in its hand was still beating strongly.

Amidst the incredulous gazes of the old man in the Confucian robe, the strong man, and even Qi Xinliang and Xin Xuji, Chen Liang's figure slowly emerged from behind the old man in the Confucian robe.

"Senior, you are engaging in such a heaven-defying act as a cultivator undergoing tribulation, yet your mouth is full of words that conform to heaven. Such glib talk and distortion of right and wrong are truly noisy."

Therefore, this is the only way for the younger generation to shut you up.

The next moment, Chen Liang's spiritual power formed a ferocious hand that clenched tightly, and the good heart turned into a cloud of blood mist.

Seeing no way out, the old man in the scholar's robe was filled with resentment and gritted his teeth, saying, "You brat... how could I do this..."

In the end, the old man in the Confucian robe left behind only these powerless words before passing away, and the broken jade ruler magic weapon also slowly faded into silence because of its master's death.

On the other side, the burly man, the middle-aged man who had originally looked gentle, and the twins were all now filled with shock and anger, with the burly man even cursing loudly.

"Turtle ***** (local slang), what kind of skill is it for someone in the early stage of Foundation Establishment to rely on sneak attacks? If you're so capable, you should fight someone else for three hundred rounds."

Chen Liang just smiled and said, "No rush, you'll be able to fight me one-on-one soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wu, who was standing on Chen Liang's shoulder, pounced on the middle-aged man.

Chen Liang then took out his silver flying sword, imbued it with a yellow spiritual light, and launched it.

Xiao Wu's fighting style remained as simple and efficient as ever. A golden light pierced through his defenses, and his spiritual claws took his life, causing the middle-aged man to perish.

The twin brothers fared no better. The flying sword, imbued with yellow spiritual light, moved with unstoppable force, taking one brother's life with a single strike. The second brother survived only a moment longer before also perishing.

In the blink of an eye, the five-man band of thieves was reduced to a strong man who had just put away the broken jade ruler and was about to rush towards Chen Liang.

The scene was completely silent. Xin Xuji and Qi Xinliang were filled with fear, while the strong man was covered in cold sweat.

Only when Xiao Wu and the silver flying sword approached him did the burly man anxiously speak up: "Wait...wait, fellow Daoist, we have no deep-seated hatred for each other, so let's part ways here."

Well... isn't there an old saying... something like, "It's better to resolve enmity than to create it." Yes, it's better not to create it.

Chen Liang smiled slightly upon hearing this and said, "That's right, it's true that it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester."

Before the burly man could understand Chen Liang's meaning, Xiao Wu, who was circling around him, emitted a crimson spiritual light, and his silver flying sword followed up with a finishing blow. The burly man and his companion then set off on their way.

Before dying, the strong man understood Chen Liang's meaning. After all, killing was a way to settle scores, and the fastest one at that.

With the fall of these five people, Chen Liang collected their storage bags and dropped magical artifacts, and began to take stock of his spoils and conduct a post-battle analysis.

Among the five people, the old man in the Confucian robe had a total of one incomplete jade ruler magic weapon and two top-grade magic artifacts, the two top-grade magic artifacts being a jade pendant and a small flying boat.

As for the strong and muscular man, he was poorer than the old man in the scholar's robe, but he also had a top-grade flying knife magic weapon and a top-grade shield magic weapon.

The middle-aged man possessed a rare flying sword and a rare round bead, while the twins each had a rare flying knife and a shared rare shield.

In addition, the combined value of the spirit stones and materials of these five people is over two thousand spirit stones.

Chen Liang naturally intended to keep the incomplete jade ruler magic weapon for his own use, and he didn't plan to sell the top-grade magic artifacts for the time being. Even so, Chen Liang's gains this time were worth more than five thousand spirit stones.

At this moment, Chen Liang was sincerely grateful for his Primordial Spiritual Power and Five-Colored Spiritual Light. Because of their existence, Chen Liang was always able to obtain complete magical artifacts after battles, which greatly increased his post-battle gains.

On the other hand, these five people are all experts among all the cultivators in the Tianxing Sect's market, which is why their combined wealth is so substantial.

Among them, the old man in the Confucian robe was already close to the pseudo-core stage in cultivation. He was still practicing Confucian cultivation techniques, which were not within the direct restraint range of the Five Elements spiritual light. He was the most difficult to deal with for Chen Liang.

That's why Chen Liang ambushed this person and prioritized killing him.

Furthermore, Chen Liang's primordial spiritual power could perfectly conceal his aura, forming a terrifying stealth ability when combined with the invisibility talisman. In addition, the old man in the scholar's robe didn't have time to activate his jade pendant magic artifact, which allowed Chen Liang to successfully launch his sneak attack.

Apart from the old man in the Confucian robe, among the remaining four, the strong man was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, the middle-aged man was at the peak of the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and the twin brothers were both at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

These four people were all more powerful than Chen Liang, but they practiced the Five Elements Technique, which was countered by the Five-Colored Spiritual Light, so they were not a threat.