Half an hour passed in an instant.

Chasing alone, Zhong Xinpeng caught up with the blood light, striking down with one palm from high in the sky, the layers of earth soared hundred meters high, the blood light fleeing underground was directly struck, instantly turning into a puff of blue smoke and dissipating in the air.

“Hmm, it’s fake!”

Zhong Xinpeng’s face showed little surprise; before the chase, he knew that of the three blood lights Su Jie had divided, two were certainly false illusions, and only one held his true form.

But the other two blood lights were being pursued by Liu Guanlin and Murong Yue leading their teams.

No matter which was Su Jie’s true form, as long as it’s caught, what awaited Su Jie was certain death. For despite Su Jie’s talent, he was only at Secret Realm’s fifth level, hardly a match for the Taoist Platform Realm, especially with so many Secret Realm cultivators assisting. Therefore, Zhong Xinpeng wasn’t worried at all.

“I should go check on Murong Yue’s side first.”

With this thought, Zhong Xinpeng turned and flew towards Murong Yue’s direction. To coordinate the operation, they’d set tracking methods for each other, making it easy to locate positions.

…

Meanwhile, within a forest somewhere in Qingzhou, Liu Guanlin flew through the sky, followed by ten Secret Realm cultivators, chasing one of the blood lights.

“Where are you escaping?”

Liu Guanlin skimmed low, as thunder burst from his palm, shaking earth and stone into fragments, leaving a large pit on the ground.

The same trick as Zhong Xinpeng, but this time the result was different.

When the smoke cleared, Su Jie stood unharmed at the center of the pit, his lips curled with a cold smile, exchanging glances with the airborne Liu Guanlin.

“Not escaping anymore?”

With a wave of Liu Guanlin’s hand, ten Secret Realm Elders surrounded Su Jie.

“Escape? Surely you don’t think I can’t beat you?”

Su Jie seemed to hear a great joke, looking at the encircling ten Secret Realm Elders, his face carried a bloodthirsty smile.

Hmm…

Before Liu Guanlin could grasp where Su Jie got his confidence, Su Jie suddenly moved.

Su Jie reached forward, grabbing a Secret Realm Elder whose body was uncontrollably thrust toward Su Jie’s palm, his neck being clenched by Su Jie.

A terrifying scene ensued, the Elder couldn’t even struggle, his blood vessels suddenly surged, blood flowing reverse, breaking through the constraints of blood vessels and skin, like a leaking barrel, all the blood flowed into Su Jie’s palm, forming a glistening blood orb.

Su Jie released the dry corpse, the smile on his lips unchanged: “Not bad, not bad, the blood quality of a Secret Realm cultivator is really good, rich in Spiritual Power.”

This horrific scene stunned the entire audience, a Secret Realm Elder was killed instantly.

Liu Guanlin’s complexion changed drastically, as Su Jie acted, he felt Su Jie’s Spiritual Power fluctuation wasn’t right, not typical of the Secret Realm, rather the magnitude seemed to belong to the Taoist Platform Realm.

“You devil, you’ve ascended to the Daoist Platform Realm?”

Liu Guanlin thought of a terrifying conjecture, feeling uneasy.

“Quite a surprise, there are more surprises waiting for you.”

Su Jie snapped his fingers, the earth shook beneath his feet.

Roar!

The thousand-hand centipede broke through the soil, its blood-red mouth wide open, swallowing three Secret Realm Elders whole, disappearing into its unfathomably deep maw.

Su Jie soared with the thousand-hand centipede, standing atop the Thorny Crown, laughing loudly: “Now, entertain me, let’s see whether it’s your revenge or my eradication of your roots, hahahaha.”

In the midst of the wild laughter, the thousand-hand centipede roared with excitement, countless pale corpse hands surged, forming serpents of corpse hands, slaying those Secret Realm Elders.

“Top Grade Eight Refinement Gu Worm, how is that possible.”

A Secret Realm Elder, before dying, shouted reluctantly, but before his voice dissipated, he was crushed by countless corpse hands.

The thousand-hand centipede was vicious beyond belief, hundreds of purple light rays radiated from its face, overwhelming and perforating the Secret Realm Elders trying to escape into a honeycomb pattern.

“This devil…”

Seeing the thousand-hand centipede’s fighting prowess, Liu Guanlin immediately acted, but his attack targeted Su Jie, for in his knowledge, Su Jie as a Gu Master had weak combat capabilities himself, relying entirely on Gu Worms to exhibit viciousness.

It’s said to capture the leader first; once Su Jie is caught, the thousand-hand centipede is no longer a threat.

Wanxiang Heavenly Power True Method!

With Liu Guanlin’s move, he directly employed the fundamental cultivation technique of the Purple Mist Sect, wielding it with immense power as a Taoist Platform Realm cultivator.

Above Liu Guanlin’s head, a fiery cloud appeared in the sky, golden lotus flames floated in mid-air, radiating terrifying heat.

Liu Guanlin tossed out a small cauldron; this mid-grade magical treasure, once released, rapidly expanded, combining with the gold lotus flames into a massive cauldron, trapping Su Jie below, aiming to refine Su Jie as a great elixir.

“Heavenly Might!”

Liu Guanlin further invoked the Heavenly Might of the Taoist Platform Realm, the Golden Lotus Furnace spun, with Su Jie inside, his skin began to melt like wax.

“Hmph, mere Daoist Platform Realm ascendant, your understanding of the Daoist Platform Realm can’t be high.”

Liu Guanlin held a low-grade magical treasure in his palm, a silver blazing flying shuttle, aimed at Su Jie’s primordial spirit, intending to destroy Su Jie’s primordial spirit alongside refining his physical body, completely eliminating him.

Su Jie appeared petrified, making no reactions.

The next moment, the flying shuttle pierced through Su Jie’s forehead, splattering blood flowers.

Su Jie’s body exploded, seemingly unable to bear it.