The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 660: Golden Core Without Thunder Tribulation

Chapter 660: Golden Core Without Thunder Tribulation

Xuanyuan Leiting raised an eyebrow, sneering coldly. He lifted a hand, sending a surge of spiritual energy directly into a sorcerer’s heart meridian.

The sorcerer groaned, his face contorted with pain.

Inwardly, he lamented, "I didn’t refuse to kneel. Why must you kill me?"

But the words never left his lips. With wide-open eyes, he collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

He Qinian was equally shocked and puzzled.

Xuanyuan Leiting spoke coldly, "If you don’t kneel, I will kill them all, one by one."

He Qinian glared at him, furious. "You’re too despicable!"

Xuanyuan Leiting smirked. "Despicable? It’s nothing more than training dogs and killing dogs. How does that count as despicable?"

He raised his hand again.

The sorcerers, their faces ashen, began to tremble. Many dropped to their knees, begging for mercy.

Some pleaded with He Qinian to kneel, while others, loyal to Nanli as their ruler, remained defiant. They shouted at Xuanyuan Leiting:

"Traitor! You disregard human life and slaughter innocents. How can you be worthy of being Border Nation’s true dragon?! Even if you kill us today, can you kill every last citizen of Border Nation? Go ahead! The more people you kill, the greater your sins. You will meet a wretched end!"

"Impudent!" Xuanyuan Leiting roared, killing the speaker with a swift motion.

He sneered, "I’ve cultivated my inner core. I’m at the Golden Core stage now, with a long lifespan. How would I ever meet a wretched end?"

With a flick of his hand, he tossed out a talisman, pulling out the sorcerer’s soul.

"Liang Fan!" He Qinian shouted desperately.

Xuanyuan Leiting paused briefly and stared at He Qinian. "Do you not care about them? If you continue to defy me, their souls will be destroyed, and they’ll never reincarnate!"

Liang Fan, his expression resolute, called out, "Great Sorcerer, don’t worry about me. We only kneel to the ruler!"

He Qinian’s heart twisted with pain.

He could stand firm, but how could he bear to watch his comrades’ souls be scattered to oblivion?

Slowly, he began to rise, closing his eyes as he prepared to kneel.

But just as his knees were about to touch the ground, his body froze, unable to move.

At the same time, the sound of fighting erupted nearby.

He opened his eyes to see a man in dark robes engaged in a fierce battle with Xuanyuan Leiting. Standing right beside him was Nanli.

Though she looked much thinner and paler than before, the sight of her made He Qinian’s spirits soar. "Ruler!" he exclaimed, only to cough up blood immediately after.

Nanli quickly removed the Body-Freezing Talisman from him and helped him up.

Her own condition was poor—her vitality severely depleted, leaving her physically weak. Thankfully, He Qinian wasn’t a heavy man; otherwise, she might not have managed to steady him.

Still, all she could do was help him sit on the ground. He looked as frail as an old man, clearly suffering from the same loss of vitality as she was.

After checking his pulse, her brows furrowed deeply. "Where’s the Bloody Enchanting Bug?"

He Qinian froze, then quickly shook his head. "No, it’s meant for the ruler! There’s only one—"

Before he could finish, another mouthful of blood spurted out.

"All your internal organs are damaged," Nanli said sternly. "Without the Bloody Enchanting Bug, you won’t last longer than a cup of tea’s time. My vitality is only depleted; I’m not at death’s door yet. You need it more than I do."

"No... my death is inconsequential," He Qinian protested, clutching the bamboo tube at his waist.

"You are loyal to me, refusing to kneel to anyone else even under threat of death. If I abandon you, how can I expect you—or anyone else—to remain loyal?" Nanli said seriously.

"Ruler..." Tears welled up in He Qinian’s eyes.

Using what strength she had, Nanli snatched the bamboo tube from his waist, releasing the Bloody Enchanting Bug and directing it into He Qinian’s body.

Once it was inside, she administered additional pills to him.

He Qinian’s complexion improved slightly. He no longer appeared as feeble, and his voice regained some strength. "Ruler, it’s my incompetence that allowed that Xuanyuan traitor to cause such havoc..."

Nanli turned to look at the ongoing battle.

Xuanyuan Leiting, despite being in the early stages of the Golden Core, clearly wasn’t on equal footing with the dark-robed man.

Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that Xuanyuan Leiting’s spiritual energy was impure—a sign that his cultivation path wasn’t legitimate.

The man in dark robes, Ye Siheng, wielded much purer and more formidable spiritual energy, forcing Xuanyuan Leiting onto the defensive.

Realizing this, Xuanyuan Leiting stepped back, adopting a more respectful tone. "Sir, are you from the Immortal World? Has the Immortal Sect reopened? When?"

Ye Siheng raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Instead, he swung his sword, decapitating Xuanyuan Leiting in one swift motion.

But the head that rolled to the ground quickly transformed into a bundle of straw.

"A scapegoat puppet?" Ye Siheng muttered, his figure vanishing.

He reappeared moments later in front of Nanli, deflecting another attack from Xuanyuan Leiting.

Xuanyuan Leiting, shaken by the powerful counter, exclaimed in shock, "What technique is this?"

It didn’t seem like he was using a Teleportation Talisman.

Ye Siheng glanced at the people on the ground. "Release their souls, and I’ll tell you how to cultivate this technique."

"Really?" Xuanyuan Leiting’s eyes lit up with desire. "Swear an oath to the heavens!"

"I, Jia Siheng, swear to the heavens: if I fail to keep my promise, may I be struck by lightning and die a miserable death," Ye Siheng said with a faint smile.

"No, no, be more specific! Say my name—Xuanyuan Leiting—and use your spiritual energy to swear to the heavenly Dao. That way, it’ll form a binding contract."

Ye Siheng raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

He complied without hesitation. "I, Jia Siheng, swear by the heavenly Dao: if I fail to teach Xuanyuan Leiting the teleportation technique, may I be struck by lightning and meet a miserable end."

Satisfied, Xuanyuan Leiting nodded and quickly chanted a long incantation, forming a hand seal that landed on the evil talisman.

The souls trapped within began to emerge one by one.

However, they were tainted with evil energy, their confusion preventing them from finding their bodies.

Nanli swiftly used a Spiritual Bag to collect the souls, attaching purification talismans to cleanse their corruption before finally relaxing.

Only then did Ye Siheng turn his attention back to Xuanyuan Leiting.

"Xuanyuan Leiting? Wasn’t he the first emperor of Border Nation? How are you still alive?"

Xuanyuan Leiting, eager to establish rapport with the stronger man, laughed heartily.

"Ahahaha! I am a cultivator. Even during my reign, I had already reached the Foundation Building stage!"

Ye Siheng was puzzled. "When you were alive, the Immortal Sect hadn’t closed yet. As a Foundation Building cultivator, why didn’t you ascend to the Immortal World?"

The Immortal World, being in a unique realm, required sword flight to reach—a skill only Foundation Building cultivators or above could achieve.

Xuanyuan Leiting sighed deeply, shaking his head in regret.

"Back then, I made the mistake of softening my heart. For the sake of my descendants, I wasted all my efforts capturing a few Eight Paws Evil Bees. By the time I returned, the Immortal Sect had already closed, and I missed my chance to ascend."

"I’ve struggled to stay alive all these years, hoping for the Immortal Sect to reopen. Sir, if you’ve come from the Immortal World, can you tell me how to reopen the Immortal Sect? If you do, I will offer you a great gift."

Ye Siheng chuckled. "I didn’t come from the Immortal World."

Xuanyuan Leiting’s disbelief was palpable.

"If you’re not from the Immortal World, how do you have such powerful spiritual energy?"

Xuanyuan Leiting’s cultivation relied on human souls for spiritual energy, creating a vast disparity between him and true cultivators.

Despite having reached the Golden Core stage, he had yet to face a single thunder tribulation.

In reality, his was nothing more than a Fake Golden Core.

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