Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 403: Crushed to Death (Additional update for last month’s monthly pass)

Chapter 403: Chapter 403: Crushed to Death (Additional update for last month’s monthly pass)

"Dare to commit murder right in front of Xuanhai Sect’s gateway, hand over your life to this old man!"

Amid the dark green flowing light, suddenly a loud shout was heard.

Boom!

Heaven and Earth seemed to turn upside down, as if the entire sea had been overturned, with countless hectares of seawater pouring down, almost apocalyptic in scale.

In Linxian Town, regardless of ordinary people or cultivators, all shuddered under this heavenly might, feeling that their end was nigh.

At the very center, Zhong Shenxiu felt the pressure of tens of thousands weighing upon him.

Yet he remained fearless and laughed loudly, "Flipping Seas and Rivers Divine Skill? A mere Divine Power Realm Cultivator dares to provoke me? You’re courting death!"

As he spoke, his Primordial Pill Fruit Position burst forth with energy.

The Flipping Seas and Rivers Divine Skill was abruptly suppressed, the countless hectares of seawater reduced to mere mist, like a gentle drizzle that slightly moistened the old town, leaving no trace of its power.

The cultivator who had manipulated the sea changed color dramatically, wanting to say something more.

But Zhong Shenxiu could not be bothered with him and a giant hand made of elemental energy flew out from his external pill, unfolding like an Innate Qi Capture and grabbed the man, shouting, "If you seek death, I’ll grant it!"

The man in a green robe had the appearance of an elder, with a lean and clear face. From behind his head, a trail of dark green pill energy flew out, with something floating within it, seemingly making a last-ditch struggle.

Zhong Shenxiu grew impatient, applied a slight force, and pinched the man to death.

Crack!

The elder’s body exploded, and his head rolled on the ground, eyes wide open, starkly dead with eyes still agape.

Zhong Shenxiu looked at the stupefied disciples of the Xuanhai Sect, shouting, "Summon your Core Formation Ancestor to speak with me!"

"Oh, Ancestor, how tragically you have died!"

Before he had finished speaking, the Sword Carrying Daoist youth knelt on the ground, cradling that head, and wailed inconsolably.

"Ancestor..."

Zhong Shenxiu’s expression became dull as he considered a possibility.

He spoke emotionlessly, pointing to the head on the ground, and asked loudly, "Who is this man?"

"You demon..."

Another Xuanhai Sect female practitioner called out tremblingly, "So shameless... First you killed the Sea Covering Ancestor, and now you want him to speak with you... How can a dead man speak? Although you are strong and overbearing, you can’t do this... do this..." She was already sobbing too hard to finish her words.

"This damn thing, a Core Formation Ancestor?"

Zhong Shenxiu’s face wore a ’you guys must be kidding me’ expression.

The cultivator he had crushed with his own hand had an aura comparable to Divine Power Realm and indeed had cultivated only a single Flipping Seas and Rivers Divine Skill. How could he be at the Core Formation stage?

’Wait... When this man struggled at the end, did it seem like indeed a pill flew out from behind his head?’

Zhong Shenxiu gestured with his hand, and a greenish pill fell into his grasp.

The luster of this Golden Core was dim, and it seemed to have some impurities within. Compared to his external pill, it was like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.

A thought suddenly crossed Zhong Shenxiu’s mind, similar to when he had first seen the Ice Soul Crystal: ’This crappy thing dares to call itself a Golden Core?’

He faintly realized he might have made a blunder.

The Core Formation Ancestors and Golden Core Practitioners mentioned by the cultivators of this realm seemed to be something entirely different from the Primordial Pill Masters of the Seven Luminaries Heaven.

"This really is outrageous... Let me take a moment here."

Zhong Shenxiu stood motionless for a long while, and the cultivators did not dare to move either.

After all, this was a supremely ferocious demon!

Even the Xuanhai Sect Ancestor, a powerful Golden Core Cultivator, had been pinched to death. Who among them would dare to speak or act rashly?

I seriously wished I could turn into a rock.

Even the Xuanhai Sect cultivators were like toads struck by lightning, their mouths gaping open, unable to move for a long while.

"Well then, things have come to this, I can only accept my mistakes, sigh... my Dao Heart..."

Zhong Shenxiu casually pointed at the few surviving Xuanhai Sect cultivators and commanded, "You... lead the way. From today on, Xuanhai Sect takes the surname Zhong. Anyone object? Come forward!"

All the cultivators unanimously took a step back, thinking to themselves that this demon had just pinched a Golden Core Ancestor to death—no one would want to stand out, they certainly wouldn’t.

"Ancestor Zhong, my brother and I wish to enter your service and will follow your commands from now on, unafraid of death!"

Two figures dashed out; it was Zhu Ling’er and Zhu Long’er.

The young girl, true to her merchant origins, was decisive and courageous enough to place her bets.

"Haha... I don’t take disciples, but I don’t mind giving you a way out. Come with me."

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily, a wave of mana surged forth, sweeping up Zhu Long’er, Zhu Ling’er, and a few Xuanhai Sect disciples, turning them into a streak of light that arrived above the Xuanhai Sect gates.

At this time, the inside of the Xuanhai Sect was in chaos, with the cultivators not even having the time to escape and just scrambling around.

Seeing the enemy invading, they finally snapped back to reality and hurriedly activated the Mountain Protection Array.

However, with a long laugh, Shenxiu suppressed them with his Primordial Pill Fruit Position, reducing the Refining Gang Elders and Condensing Evil Disciples to slump on the ground, while those of lower cultivation levels just fainted without a sound.

With a flick of his sleeve, his overpowering mana flux emerged and reforged the entire Xuanhai Sect’s Mountain Protection Array, even strengthening it, making all inside like turtles in a jar.

The Sword Carrying Daoist almost passed out witnessing this scene.

Zhu Ling’er was exhilarated, whispering to her brother, "Following this Ancestor, we can walk sideways in Yue Country from now on, and maybe... we can even ask for the secret to longevity!"

...

Three days later.

News of the death of the Xuanhai Sect Core Formation Ancestor and the accession of a new Core Formation Ancestor spread rapidly through the surrounding Cultivation World.

But as rumors spread, they often became distorted.

By the end, it turned into the Core Formation Ancestor of Xuanhai Sect falling to the Daohua Thief, who was actually a powerful Golden Core Cultivator coveting a beautiful Sect disciple. When the disciple refused him unto death, it brought out the Sea Covering Ancestor, who unfortunately could not withstand the Thief’s Divine Skills and was killed, resulting in the takeover of the entire Sect.

As the leading Sect in Yue Country, dominating several neighboring small countries and yearly tributes from the Imperial Family, news of its takeover naturally shocked many.

Unfortunately, the spies could only reach Linxian Town, where they were blocked by the improved Arrays of Xuanhai Sect and could not enter.

...

Amidst the external tumult, Zhong Shenxiu didn’t care in the slightest.

With a slight exertion of his power, he suppressed the whole Xuanhai Sect. Now, he focused solely on immersing himself in the Scripture Pavilion to voraciously fill in his general knowledge to avoid any further blunders.

In all fairness, he had merely intended to take advantage of the Sect’s grand opening to make a proper and dignified visit, to seek fellow Daoists, and discuss the Dao.

Even when things went awry, his only thought had been to suppress some juniors and wait for the Core Formation Ancestor to show up. Then, revealing his identity, he would have turned hostility into friendship.

He just hadn’t expected that the Core Formation Ancestors in this world were... well, not quite what he thought.

Without paying attention, he had squashed them, squashed them, squashed them...

’What kind of mess is this!’

’My reputation, my Dao Heart...’

Inside the Scripture Pavilion.

Zhong Shenxiu took in a deep breath and looked at the book in his hands.

Its title was—"Ninth Grade Pill Discussion"!

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