Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Gu Chen followed the directions given by the bronze bowl.

come here.

Looking at the surrounding terrain.

Gu Chen sneered inwardly, wondering if the Yamamoto family knew they were no match for him.

So I came to hide in this godforsaken place on the edge of this secret realm.

Unfortunately, he had a copper bowl to exchange for information.

As long as members of the Yamamoto family are in the secret realm, they cannot escape his attacks.

Gu Chen entered the valley alone, his gaze sweeping indifferently across the vines obscuring the cave entrance, penetrating the cracks in the rock strata, and precisely locking onto the sixteen restrained auras of powerful members of the Yamamoto family inside the cave.

His aura was restrained, yet a restless killing intent stirred within him.

It doesn't seem like they're deliberately hiding here out of fear of him.

It was as if they deliberately lured him there.

They certainly have guts.

A group of defeated soldiers, barely clinging to life, set up a ridiculous trap, which they thought was a trap.

Faced with absolute strength.

The killing scheme was nothing more than a scheme to give him resources.

That way, he won't have to go looking for people from other factions in the island nation one by one.

Gu Chen didn't stop, he pushed aside the vines and walked into the dark cave.

The moment his aloof and solitary figure appeared at the cave entrance.

The entire dark cave fell into an instant of deathly silence.

The sixteen Yamamoto family cultivators all froze, their true essence stagnated, their pupils contracted sharply, and the wariness, ferocity, and fanaticism on their faces instantly froze, replaced by extreme astonishment, bewilderment, and disbelief.

The expected large number of people, with an imposing aura, and elite troops of the Divine Dynasty were nowhere to be seen.

There was only one person.

A lone, independent cultivator.

He wore a simple blue robe, stood tall and straight, and had a cold and indifferent face. He had no sect insignia or the air of a spoiled young master from a powerful family. He looked exactly like a rogue cultivator.

Only Gu Chen's cultivation level surprised them somewhat.

Late stage of the fourth-grade Core Formation realm.

This level of cultivation is stronger than that of many independent cultivators.

They belong to the top combat power among the independent cultivators who entered the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm.

After all, the strongest member of their family in this region is Yamamoto Kishio, who has only reached the peak of Core Formation.

Gu Chen was only one realm lower than him!

Their eyes met.

The cave was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the Yamamoto family members were momentarily stunned.

They deliberately dispersed from various places this morning to attract attention, and then gathered in this cave.

They wanted to lure the Divine Dynasty forces that were secretly targeting them.

Unexpectedly, after all that effort...

It only attracted a rogue cultivator from the Divine Dynasty in the late stage of Core Formation!

This rogue cultivator came alone!

Their cultivation level is even lower than that of their family's leader!

This is utterly absurd!

Outrageous!

A member of the Yamamoto family, a sixth-grade Qi Refining Realm cultivator, unconsciously swallowed hard, his voice filled with bewilderment as he murmured, "Impossible, right? All of our family's elite forces have been wiped out by a mere late-stage Core Formation cultivator like him?"

Another fifth-grade cultivator at the Sea Transformation Realm pondered, "Yamamoto Okazusa was incredibly powerful. He fought while burning his golden core before he died. Ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators couldn't kill him."

"Could it be that this rogue cultivator stumbled in by accident?" someone wondered.

Seeing this, Gu Chen sneered, "No need to guess, I'm the one who's been hunting down members of your Yamamoto family all this time."

He responded directly upon seeing Gu Chen.

The entire Yamamoto family was dumbfounded.

They had always believed that the Divine Dynasty's transcendent power was orchestrating a joint operation with various other forces to annihilate their family members.

Unexpectedly, from beginning to end, it was just a lone cultivator hunting them.

The enormous disparity, the extreme humiliation, and the piercing absurdity instantly shattered the psychological defenses of all members of the Yamamoto family.

During this time, they banded together, remained on guard day and night, sought help from the Abe family and the Aso family, and searched everywhere for members of the Shadow Division and the Jonin Division, seeing danger everywhere.

In the end, the hunter they feared was merely a lone, helpless rogue cultivator with an even lower cultivation level!

Yamamoto Kishio's body jolted violently, his narrow eyes suddenly locking onto Gu Chen. His gloomy face twisted instantly, and a surge of rage, extreme humiliation, and disbelief rushed into his heart.

He, the leader of the Yamamoto family, a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage, who dominated the younger generation of the island nation and led a team of forty elite soldiers, was actually devoured by a rogue cultivator from a divine dynasty whose cultivation level was lower than his own. He was killed and forced to flee in a sorry state, barely clinging to life!

This is the greatest and most complete humiliation of his life!

"Damn it, you really deserve to die!"

Yamamoto Kishio gritted his teeth, speaking slowly and deliberately, his voice hoarse and cold, his chest burning with rage, and his perfectly formed core essence exploding out of his body!

Boom!

A powerful and domineering killing essence swept through the entire dark cave, causing wind pressure to surge, rocks to shatter, and the airflow inside the cave to become chaotic!

The cultivation foundation of a fourth-grade Core Formation cultivator at its peak is fully unleashed, making them even more ferocious, refined, and ruthless than an ordinary Core Formation cultivator at its peak.

"How dare you, all by yourself, repeatedly launch covert attacks on the elite members of my Yamamoto family!"

"And how did you do that!"

He stared intently at Gu Chen, his eyes fierce, violent, and filled with murderous intent.

But deep down, doubts still lingered.

He didn't entirely believe Gu Chen's words. How could a rogue cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation achieve such a feat?

Yamamoto Gōsō alone, who burned his golden core to fight before his death, was someone that Gu Chen, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, couldn't handle.

Gu Chen stood at the cave entrance, facing sixteen powerful members of the Yamamoto family alone. His expression was calm and indifferent, and his gaze swept over the furious Yamamoto Kishio.

"I told you it was me. As for how I killed them, you'll find out soon enough."

Gu Chen's reply was calm and devoid of murderous intent, yet every word was a judgment.

Yamamoto Kishiyu's eyes were bloodshot as he coldly said, "Stop pretending. You still have the Divine Dynasty's forces hiding behind you, don't you!"

"Fine, no matter how many of you come today, you will all die."

"You've killed so many members of my Yamamoto family lately. I'll kill you first, and then we'll wipe you out together once the powerful imperial forces behind you emerge!"

He was convinced that it was impossible for Gu Chen to accomplish this alone.

There must be other divine dynasties behind this.

Since they sent Gu Chen to scout ahead first.

He then killed Gu Chen first.

If Gu Chen is killed, the forces in the shadows will surely emerge.

Then, we'll unleash the four hidden forces of the island nation and annihilate the secret divine dynasty forces in one fell swoop.

"Die!" Yamamoto Kishi roared, his pent-up frustration of the past few days turning into rage.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: to tear the other person apart and wash away the shame.

Seeing this, Gu Chen sneered: "One of you isn't enough, let's all come at us together, it'll save time."

The words were extremely plain, yet they conveyed the utmost contempt.

"furious!"

Yamamoto Kishio shouted angrily and exploded!

How dare a mere rogue cultivator publicly scorn him, a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage!

They've really gone too far with their arrogance.

Yamamoto Kishiyu stopped wasting words with Kou Chen and suddenly burst out!

Swish!

The speed was extremely fast, and true essence was poured into his limbs and bones. A rich, earthy yellow blade energy emanated from his body, and the blade wind ripped through the air inside the cave.

The fourth-rank top-level martial art, "Mountain-Splitting Wave-Cleaving Blade," is unleashed!

The Yamamoto family's orthodox fourth-grade killing sword technique is a top-level martial art that can be practiced by cultivators at the Core Formation stage. It embodies the true essence in the sword, splits mountains with powerful energy, is fierce and domineering, and is a close-range killing technique. It is the direct killing technique that Yamamoto Kishio is most proficient in.