Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

"Little Wang, you fear Zhao the Defender, do you not fear me?"

A chilling voice echoed as Yin Luo descended from the mountain, his eyes icy as he overlooked the Wang-named Foundation Establishment disciple.

The complexion of the Wang-named disciple changed drastically, and he respectfully saluted, "I have seen Elder Yin! I am only following orders! Please forgive me, Elder Yin!"

Yin Luo said coldly, "Let them pass, I'll take responsibility for any issue!"

"Yes, Elder Yin!"

The Wang-named Foundation Establishment disciple responded respectfully, waving his hand, and the crowd made way.

Yin Luo and those ten cultivators then entered Yizhi Mountain.

"Immediately report everything that has happened here to Elder Zhao!"

Only after Yin Luo and the ten cultivators had disappeared without a trace did the Wang-named disciple order a disciple from Yunluo Immortal City beside him.

"Yes!"

The disciple from Yunluo Immortal City responded and quickly left.

In the cave mansion where Yin Luo resided.

"I have seen the special envoy!"

Yin Luo greeted the old man with only the Qi Cultivation fifth level with a bow.

The old man's body and face contorted, transforming almost instantaneously into a tall, burly, and stunningly handsome man with jade-white skin, shoulder-length black hair, and a bewitchingly heroic aura.

The other nine cultivators' bodies also contorted, turning into nine handsome men of extraordinary demeanor.

The old man said, "Yin Luo, proceed as planned!"

One cultivator produced a gray cloth magical treasure, covering the ten of them, and in an instant, the old man and the others vanished from the spot without a trace of their presence.

Yin Luo clapped softly, and a Foundation Establishment Stage disciple from Yunluo Immortal City entered and bowed, "I have seen Elder Yin, may I know what instructions you have?"

Yin Luo commanded, "Go and summon Elder Zhao, tell him I wish to apologize for the incident that day. I have prepared fine wine and delicacies, along with dancers and musicians in my mansion, and invite him over!"

"Yes, Elder Yin!"

The disciple from Yunluo Immortal City responded respectfully and left immediately.

Inside the Defender of Yizhi Mountain's cave mansion.

Upon hearing the message from the disciple of Yunluo Immortal City, Zhao Yu coldly smirked, "Yin Luo actually asks me over? Such an ignoramus of etiquette! Go and inform him to come to the Defender's cave mansion to see me, I have words for him, and this is an order!"

"Yes, Elder Zhao!"

The disciple from Yunluo Immortal City responded and returned to Yin Luo to relay the message.

"That damned fool! Merely having a slightly higher cultivation level and a slightly elevated status, and he dares to insult me like this!"

Yin Luo's face turned ashen, and he slammed his palm down on a wooden table beside him, shattering the table with a single blow.

The Yunluo Immortal City disciple, frightened, turned pale and trembled in a corner.

With an ashen face, Yin Luo glanced at the disciple and barked sharply, "Get out!"

The disciple let out a big breath and quickly fled, "Yes, Elder!"

After sending the person away, Yin Luo's face changed several times, and he spoke softly, "That boy was unwilling to come to my cave mansion, has he already perceived our affairs?"

"He shouldn't have! If he had sensed something, Yunluo Immortal City would have arranged for many Golden Core cultivators to ambush here. According to the intelligence we have, there haven't been any other Golden Core cultivators from Yunluo Immortal City secretly heading to Yizhi Mountain."

"Yin Luo, have you seen any strangers sneaking into Yizhi Mountain these days?"

A voice came through the air from Elder Su.

"No! There are my people everywhere on Yizhi Mountain! That man, after coming to Yizhi Mountain, hid inside the Alchemy recipes and fired up the furnace for Alchemy. No other people entered Yizhi Mountain. It seems I was overthinking! That man just wants to humiliate me!

I merely wanted to make things slightly difficult for him, and he wanted to humiliate me, what a damnable stingy ghost!"

"I'm going to see him right now! Today is indeed his death day!"

A hint of cold light flashed in Yin Luo's eyes as he paced back and forth within the cave mansion. He finally made a decision, walked out, and arrived at the dwelling of Zhao Yu, the Guardian. Enjoy new chapters from empire

Yin Luo arrived at Zhao Yu's cave mansion, cupped his hands in a salute, and said coldly, "I've come to see Elder Zhao. May I know why Elder Zhao has summoned me here?"

Zhao Yu spoke indifferently, "Elder Yin, your collusion with the Hanlong Empire, surrender now!"

Yin Luo, shocked and angered, shouted, "Elder Zhao, what are you talking about? You are slandering me!! I will definitely report you to the City Lord!"

Suddenly, massive swathes of Ghost Fog burgeoned from a shadowy corner of the cave mansion, rolling towards Yin Luo.

"Zhao Yu, you dare to attack me!! You're dead for sure! The City Lord will definitely seek justice for me!"

Yin Luo's face suddenly turned pale, and he instantly whipped out a low-grade magical treasure, the Bihu Sword, which was green as jade.

As soon as the Bihu Sword was released, it grew upon contact with the wind, transforming into a ten-meter-long giant green sword, and slashed towards the Ghost Fog.

Yin Luo transformed into a beam of Escape Light, closely following the giant green sword. He was very aware that as a cultivator in the early stages of the Golden Core, he couldn't possibly be an opponent for someone in the late stages of the Golden Core.

The giant green sword, imbued with Spiritual Light, cleaved through the Ghost Fog, forcibly carving a path.

Just as Yin Luo was about to escape the confines of Zhao Yu's cave mansion, a snow-white Ghost Claw enveloped in dark ghostly aura pierced through his heart in an instant.

The ten-meter-long giant green sword lost its Spirituality and transformed back into a small green sword magical treasure, falling to the ground.

The White Ghost Emperor suddenly showed himself, opened his mouth wide, and completely devoured Yin Luo's soul.

Zhao Yu's eyes brightened, "This guy really colluded with the Demon Sect. He betrayed Yunluo Immortal City for a Third Order Lifespan Extension Pill! The Demon Sect possesses the Refining Method for the Third Order Lifespan Extension Pill!"

Third Order Lifespan Extension Pills are extremely rare, and the entirety of Yunluo Immortal City lacked the Refining Method for them.

The Demon Sect, however, possessed the Refining Method for the Third Order Lifespan Extension Pill.

Although Yin Luo was only a cultivator at the Third Layer of the Golden Core, with not many years left before reaching the 600-year limit of the Golden Core, the Demon Sect tempted him with a top-quality Third Order Lifespan Extension Pill capable of extending life by twenty-five years, which led him to defect to the Demon Sect.

"This time, to kill me, the Demon Sect has sent three Great Golden Cores and seven Foundation Establishment cultivators! Leading them are the Demon Sect's eighth layer true disciple Lu Tianye, fifth layer Wang Chongjue, and fourth layer Zhao Mingxin."

"Had I been utterly unprepared, with their internal and external collaboration, and control over Yizhi Mountain's grand formation, there indeed would have been the possibility of them taking me down together."

"However, now that I know their plan, they have only one path left - death!"

Zhao Yu's lips slightly curled up into a smile, and he took out the control jade slip for the Ten Thousand Spirit Calamity Wood formation and activated it immediately.

In an instant, the whole of Yizhi Mountain shone with Spiritual Light, each formation node flared brightly, each piece of Calamity Wood radiated dazzling Spiritual Light, and swathes of mist rose all around Yizhi Mountain.

A closed Barrier enveloped the entire Yizhi Mountain, trapping everyone within it.

Zhao Yu's Divine Sense seemed to connect with the entire formation, with rings of exploring Spiritual Light echoing throughout Yizhi Mountain.