#13 - Chapter 13: Foundation Building

“Only the dead can keep secrets.” Without even a glance, Daoist Black Flame ruthlessly attacked, directly killing the kneeling, begging-for-mercy cultivator with a single palm.

[The group of rogue cultivators begged for mercy to no avail and began to resist with all their might. Daoist Black Flame sneered repeatedly, saying that resistance was futile and that killing them was like slaughtering dogs.]

[Indeed, Daoist Black Flame's cultivation at the perfected tenth level of Qi Refining was far superior to everyone present. Especially after the death of the grey-robed elder, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, the others were even more powerless to resist.]

[Daoist Black Flame began to kill with a grim smile, almost one palm per person. He continuously struck down the rogue cultivators.]

[To hide the news from leaking out, Daoist Black Flame began to slaughter you rogue cultivators. At this moment, your choices are...]

[A: Flee, escape the Golden Sun Secret Realm]

[B: Attack, fight Daoist Black Flame for the opportunity.]

Lin Changqing didn't hesitate and directly chose option B.

[You chose option B...]

[You unleashed your peak ninth level of Qi Refining cultivation, and a sword blocked Daoist Black Flame's palm aimed at the crowd of rogue cultivators.]

“You actually hid your cultivation?”

“Interesting, interesting, a good Breath Concealment Technique. A ninth level Qi Refining cultivator disguised as a seventh level Qi Refining cultivator, I didn't even notice.”

In the cyan palace, Daoist Black Flame stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the blue-robed young cultivator with a rather amused expression.

He didn't expect that among the remaining rogue cultivators, there would actually be a ninth level Qi Refining cultivator hiding, who had just blocked his palm strike.

“But that's all you are,” Daoist Black Flame said with a cold expression. “What a fool you are. Taking advantage of my carelessness, not knowing you were at the ninth level of Qi Refining, you should have fled. But now you've exposed your cultivation.”

“Then don't even think about escaping!” Saying that, Daoist Black Flame's expression turned cold, and black flames appeared in his hands, scorching the sky.

This was the Wang family's technique, the Three Flame Incantation. When cultivated to the extreme, flames would appear in both hands, reaching extremely high temperatures.

“If I don't kill you in three moves, I will commit suicide.”

Daoist Black Flame said coldly. He put his hands together, and the black flames actually merged to form a black fire dragon exuding terrifying power.

As soon as the black fire dragon was formed, it let out a majestic dragon roar and attacked Lin Changqing with overwhelming killing intent.

“Let's see how you block this move.” Daoist Black Flame sneered repeatedly, using a hand seal with his left hand to control the black fire dragon.

Summoning the black fire dragon was his signature technique.

He had once used this move to kill a perfected tenth level Qi Refining cultivator of the same realm.

He was very confident that under the attack of the black fire dragon, this blue-robed young cultivator would definitely not be able to resist.

Daoist Black Flame curled his lips in mockery as he looked at Lin Changqing.

So what if he hid his cultivation?

He was just at the ninth level of Qi Refining, still one level short of him.

Earlier, he could kill the grey-robed elder with one sword.

Now, he could kill this person again with one move!

“Is that so?” Lin Changqing's eyes were indifferent as he calmly looked at the black fire dragon attacking him.

In his previous life, he had tried his best to cut off a sleeve of Daoist Black Flame.

Now, the two could be considered to be in the same realm.

He wanted to see if Black Flame could block another strike.

Roar!

The black fire dragon attacked with overwhelming power, opening its bloody mouth to bite at Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing calmly drew his sword.

Then, he unleashed a sword strike!

This sword brought forth a desolate world of white bones!

This sword caused the black fire dragon to wail. The desolate world of white bones, along with the surging Yellow Springs River from the other shore, descended upon the world, directly submerging the black fire dragon.

Daoist Black Flame's proud fire dragon technique was directly destroyed!

And not only that, after submerging the black fire dragon, the Yellow Springs River from the other shore continued to surge. The yellow, turbid water flowed within the cyan palace, and the accumulated white bones gradually formed a giant bone sword.

It continued forward, relentlessly slashing!

The target of this giant bone sword's strike was Daoist Black Flame, who was now in a state of great shock.

“What is this? My fire dragon technique was actually broken.”

“This is impossible! He's just at the ninth level of Qi Refining, why?”

Daoist Black Flame was shocked. His technique was actually destroyed by this person in one move?

Then, when he saw the giant bone sword formed from the accumulated white bones slashing towards him, he became even more terrified.

He felt a life-threatening danger from this sword!

“I am at the tenth level of Qi Refining, I will not be defeated!” Daoist Black Flame went mad. He used all the spiritual power in his body to cast the Three Flame Incantation again, summoning two more fire dragons. But it was useless. The giant bone sword slashed over like a millstone. With this slash, the Yellow Springs River from the other shore flowed torrentially, directly submerging the two fire dragons summoned by Daoist Black Flame again.

“Ah ah ah!” Daoist Black Flame screamed miserably. Without the protection of the two fire dragons, the giant bone sword directly slashed onto his body.

He screamed on the ground like a dead dog, his body covered in wounds, and crawling all over him were little white bone figures.

[You defeated Daoist Black Flame with one sword, and the giant bone sword struck Daoist Black Flame's body. The terrifying power of this divine ability lies in its ability to injure the soul.]

[Daoist Black Flame screamed miserably on the ground, and the little white bone figures crawling on his body were gnawing at his soul.]

[You didn't have the slightest sympathy. In the previous life, countless human tragedies were caused by this person.]

[In your previous life, you only cut off a sleeve of this person. Now that the two are in the same realm, you severely injured him with one move. You suddenly remembered what Daoist Black Flame had just said about killing you rogue cultivators like slaughtering dogs, but now, in the same realm, killing him is indeed as simple as slaughtering a dog.]

[You raised your sword and slowly walked in front of him. You began to interrogate him about what was inside the 《Ancient Jianmu Diagram》, because you just heard Daoist Black Flame's words and knew that the reason this person wanted to kill you rogue cultivators was not just because the 《Ancient Jianmu Diagram》 was a low-grade Dao artifact.]

[Perhaps there were other, greater opportunities hidden inside.]

[After all, although a low-grade Dao artifact is very precious, it is still impossible to help someone achieve the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.]

[Hearing your interrogation, Daoist Black Flame endured the pain, stopped screaming, and looked at you with a sneer...]

“You want the opportunity? Dream on in your next life!?”

“You think you can get this opportunity just because you defeated me?”

“I admit you are very strong, defeating me at the ninth level of Qi Refining, but my Wang family has Foundation Establishment experts!”

“Let's see if your sword can kill a Foundation Establishment expert!” After saying that, Daoist Black Flame looked at you with a sneer.

[Daoist Black Flame's words made you feel uneasy. The Wang family has Foundation Establishment experts, could it be that the Foundation Establishment ancestor is also in this Golden Sun Secret Realm? But isn't this secret realm only accessible to Qi Refining realm cultivators?]

[Feeling uneasy, you immediately raised your sword, preparing to kill Daoist Black Flame with one strike, and then take the Jianmu Diagram and retreat.]

[But this sword strike was blocked, and an overwhelming aura descended within the cyan palace, or rather, an overwhelming power emanated from Daoist Black Flame's body.]

“Junior, you are so audacious! You dare to plot for my Wang family's opportunity.”

“You are really courting death!” Daoist Black Flame's voice at this moment completely changed into another person's, even older.

Moreover, when he opened his mouth to speak, the little white bone figures gnawing at his soul all disappeared.

Foundation Establishment power!

The Wang family's ancestor actually descended upon Daoist Black Flame's body!