Evil Immortal!

Chapter 120 Fifth-Grade Golden Core!

"Now that you've withstood my attack, I will not go back on my word."

Hua Yulian was a woman of her word and had no intention of going back on her word. She said directly, "The reason I came to Yunzhou this time is actually to capture someone. This person is named Hu Sanniang, a rogue Golden Core cultivator. On the surface, this woman is skilled in social interaction and has a beautiful appearance. She is quite famous in the six northwestern states. But in reality, she has fox demon blood and is half-human and half-demon."

"The reason I'm looking for her is because she took something she shouldn't have, and as a result, she killed one of my disciples."

At this point, she became somewhat vague and did not say what Hu San Niang had taken.

Then, Hua Yulian continued, "I have now tracked down this person's whereabouts, and he is near Linjiang Prefecture, so I need your help."

Hua Yulian looked at Meng Yuan.

In their brief exchange just now, Meng Yuan had already demonstrated his strength, proving that he was by no means inferior to Hua Yulian, a true disciple of the Shenxiao Sect. Therefore, Hua Yulian decided to invite Meng Yuan for help.

With the help of a master like Meng Yuan, she believed that the chances of her operation succeeding this time would be greatly increased!

"I can help you, but I have four questions that I hope you can answer for me."

Triggering the mission was Meng Yuan's goal, so he naturally wouldn't refuse. However, he still had some doubts about the matter, so Meng Yuan simply spoke up.

"Just ask."

Hua Yulian showed no impatience and spoke calmly.

Without hesitation, Meng Yuan held up one finger. "First, what is Hu Sanniang's specific cultivation level?"

Hua Yulian replied without hesitation, "Although Hu Sanniang has been famous for many years and has formed her Golden Core seventy years ago, her talent is not very good. She is still at the minor completion stage of the Golden Core realm, or rather, the early stage of the Golden Core realm. She has not made much progress."

"Having achieved minor success in the Golden Core stage, I can handle..." Meng Yuan nodded.

Although he knew that Hua Yulian had come for Hu Sanniang, he didn't know much about Hu Sanniang's background as a Golden Core cultivator.

Moreover, Meng Yuan will likely have to face this person personally next, so he naturally needs to find out more about him.

When it comes to Golden Core cultivators, Meng Yuan doesn't think he's being overly timid.

There is a considerable gap between the third-tier Purple Mansion and the fourth-tier Golden Core.

If the barrier between the sixth-order Yang God and the seventh-order Yuan Shen True Immortal is like a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate—if it leaps over, it transforms from a fish into a dragon; if it fails, it dies and its cultivation dissipates—then the barrier between the third-order Zi Fu and the fourth-order Jin Dan is like a simplified, knock-off version of the carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

Because upon reaching the Golden Core realm, one's essence, energy, and spirit are perfected and integrated, giving birth to a wisp of immortal golden nature, extending one's lifespan to over five hundred years, and completely transcending the limitations of the mortal body.

Some who achieve the highest level of alchemy can even live for eight hundred years.

Therefore, great cultivators at the Golden Core stage are also known as Human Immortals, possessing and having some of the qualities of "immortals".

Both their combat prowess and their supernatural abilities far surpass those of ordinary Purple Mansion cultivators.

When it comes to one's life, being cautious is perfectly fine. But if you just casually agree without asking about the specifics, that's what's wrong with you.

"Secondly, what grade of elixir has this person achieved?"

Meng Yuan then asked a second question.

This is also a very important question. Golden Core is divided into nine grades. Although they are all Golden Core cultivators, the combat power, talent, and supernatural abilities of the lower three grades, the middle three grades, and the upper three grades of Golden Core cultivators can be said to differ greatly.

Let's take a template that's popular among players as an example.

Lower-grade Golden Core cultivators are generally NPCs with a gray-white ordinary template, or at most with a light red elite template. Middle-grade Golden Core cultivators are definitely light red elite template NPCs, or at most have the edge of the scarlet nightmare template.

As for the Golden Core cultivators of the upper three ranks, they are undoubtedly the Crimson Nightmare NPCs, while those who have achieved the first rank of the Golden Core are even more like Dark Red Calamity-level NPCs (monsters).

Take Gu Zhengyang, for example. Although he is not a cultivator of immortality but a martial artist, with his foundation and talent, once he breaks through to the realm of martial arts grandmaster, he will surely achieve extraordinary things. He is not comparable to ordinary martial arts grandmasters and is comparable to a primordial spirit seed that has reached the first grade of elixir formation!

Therefore, Meng Yuan's purpose in asking this question is self-evident.

If Hu Sanniang had only achieved a low-grade elixir, it would be manageable. But once she achieved a mid-grade elixir, she would be much more difficult to deal with. If they were not careful, both he and Hua Yulian would be at risk of perishing.

As for achieving the highest grade of Dan... if the other party were truly such a person, Meng Yuan would absolutely refuse immediately without hesitation!

Just kidding, Meng Yuan was self-aware.

He is indeed a Scarlet Nightmare template, but this template at most allows him to be powerful among his peers.

If you were to encounter a powerful player with a Tier 4 Crimson Nightmare template, it would be like an egg hitting a rock – the egg would shatter while the rock remained intact.

Hua Yulian replied, "Hu Sanniang is a fifth-grade Dancheng, but in addition to cultivating the Taoist methods of our human race, she also cultivates the methods of the fox race. She is quite skilled in seduction and illusion techniques, and her strength should be close to the fourth grade."

"His strength is close to that of a fourth-rank..."

Meng Yuan nodded. He could handle it, but only if he joined forces with Hua Yulian. Otherwise, he wasn't very confident on his own.

"Fellow Daoist Hua, is your goal to capture her, or to kill her?"

Killing a Golden Core cultivator is completely different from capturing one.

If they were well-prepared and had planned ahead, it wouldn't be difficult for him and Hua Yulian to kill a Golden Core cultivator, given their combined cultivation levels.

But if all you want to do is capture the other person, that's incredibly difficult.

If a Golden Core cultivator were determined to escape, let alone the two of them, even if there were three or two more like him, they probably wouldn't be able to stop him.

Hua Yulian, having cultivated to this level, was no fool. She understood Meng Yuan's meaning, pondered for a moment, and said, "This person's life or death is not important. I only need one thing from her, so neither of us needs to hold back. Everything else can be yours."

The words implied that benefits had been promised in advance to reassure Meng Yuan and prevent him from having any thoughts of backing out.

"Can."

Meng Yuan nodded. "There's one last question. We should only be dealing with Hu Sanniang, right? Does this girl have any other helpers?"

Dealing with Hu Sanniang, whose cultivation level was close to that of a fourth-grade Golden Core cultivator, was enough for Meng Yuan and Hua Yulian to go all out. Neither of them wanted to fight halfway through, finally managing to severely injure Hu Sanniang, only to have another powerful expert suddenly appear.

It would be one thing to fail at the last minute, but it would be a huge loss if one were injured or even killed as a result.

Hua Yulian was quite direct this time, saying, "Hu Sanniang has always been a loner and her actions are always mysterious. Although she often interacts with other rogue cultivators, she herself is used to living alone."

"it is good."

Having received Hua Yulian's definitive answer, Meng Yuan decisively made his choice: "I can help with this!"

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