The two of them had died a gruesome death.

Fragments of blood and bone scattered throughout the ruins. Even their Golden Cores had been shattered.

"Come!"

Li Chang’an raised a hand, and their Storage Pouches flew to him.

At this moment, the aura he radiated was still only that of the Early Stage of Golden Core.

But he had long since entered the Borrowed State, his Magical Power reaching the level of the Middle Stage.

As a Cultivator with an Immortal Golden Core, even killing a Late Stage of Golden Core Cultivator would be a simple task.

Killing those two posed no difficulty for him whatsoever.

It was hardly more difficult than crushing two ants.

’These two had quite a lot of Treasure in their Storage Pouches. As expected of Golden Core Cultivators from a Nascent Soul Major Sect.’

Li Chang’an casually inspected the Storage Pouches and took stock of the Treasures within, as if no one else was there.

The entire ruins fell silent.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on him.

’Daoist Li was hiding this much power?’

Zi Yun stared at him blankly, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

Just a moment ago, she had been frantic with worry, afraid Li Chang’an would be killed by those two.

But in the blink of an eye, they were dead at his hands.

Wu Shuo and the others were also in disbelief. They all knew Li Chang’an’s Immortal Dao Skills were impressive, but strong Skills didn’t necessarily mean strong combat prowess.

Originally, they thought that even if Li Chang’an had some fortuitous encounters, he was at best a standout among Early Stage Golden Core Cultivators.

Fighting above one’s stage was incredibly difficult.

Even Golden Core Cultivators from Nascent Soul Major Sects struggled to do so, let alone a Loose Cultivator like Li Chang’an.

’To think I’ve been underestimating Daoist Li all this time.’

’To kill Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivators with an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivation... with that kind of power, he’d be called a genius even in the Purple Mist Sect.’

The gazes of the many Purple Mist Sect Golden Core Masters on Li Chang’an changed once again.

At first, they had only respected his Alchemy and Artifact Refining Skills.

But now, Li Chang’an’s own power was enough to earn their respect.

’If Daoist Li breaks through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core, wouldn’t he be able to kill Late Stage cultivators? It’s a pity his Spiritual Root talent is lacking. His path to breaking through will likely be extremely difficult.’

’That Purple Spirit Pill, supplemented by some other precious Treasures, should be able to help him forcibly break through the bottleneck to the Middle Stage of Golden Core. But it would damage his potential, making it almost impossible to break through to the Late Stage later...’

Wu Shuo and the others used Sound Transmission to secretly discuss the limits of Li Chang’an’s Cultivation.

Meanwhile, they all remained on guard against the numerous Golden Core Masters from the Yellow Sand Sect.

The previous scene had been so shocking that both sides had temporarily ceased fighting.

At this moment, the many Golden Core Masters from the Yellow Sand Sect wore expressions of shock and fear, mixed with a hint of lingering dread.

Most of them only had Early Stage Golden Core Cultivation, even weaker than the two cultivators who had been killed.

Had it been them facing Li Chang’an, they too would have met certain death!

’Thank goodness Wu Shuo blocked me, so I couldn’t get to Li Chang’an.’

’And I was blocked by that Zi Yun...’

They exchanged glances, their hearts still pounding with fear.

If they hadn’t been stopped, their current situation would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, these Yellow Sand Sect Golden Core Masters all retreated, putting a great distance between them and Li Chang’an, having given up any ideas about him.

Among them, even two Late Stage of Golden Core Cultivators reined in their killing intent and greed.

"Daoist Wei, that Li Chang’an’s strength is far greater than we anticipated. We are powerless today. Please forgive us,"

the two of them sent Sound Transmissions to Wei Xu, stating they would no longer involve themselves in this matter.

Wei Xu’s expression turned grim.

Li Chang’an’s strength had not only exceeded their expectations but his own judgment as well.

He had originally thought that if they faced each other head-on, he could kill Li Chang’an in a single move.

But now it seemed one move wouldn’t be enough. It might take over ten moves, or even force him to use some of his trump cards.

He looked at Gu Yunqi and asked, "Senior Brother, can you hold off this Quasi-Tier Four Puppet again? Just give me a chance to face Li Chang’an alone, and I can definitely kill him!"

"The timing isn’t right today. Let’s retreat."

Gu Yunqi shook his head slightly, rejecting Wei Xu’s request.

Wei Xu was unwilling to give up. "Senior Brother, if we just use some of our trump cards..."

"You and I have trump cards, but so does Zi Xi!"

Gu Yunqi cut him off.

"If we keep fighting, the outcome is uncertain. Besides, this is a Secret Realm in the Southern Domain. We’ll let Li Chang’an go for today. Let’s focus on finding opportunities in these ruins first. When the time is right in the future, I will help you kill him!"

"Fine, then."

Wei Xu had no choice but to give up.

Without Gu Yunqi’s help, it would be impossible for him to take Li Chang’an’s life while he was under Zi Xi’s protection.

He looked back at Li Chang’an, making no attempt to hide his killing intent, and his icy voice rang out.

"Li Chang’an, I’ll spare your life for today!"

With that, he disengaged from the Quasi-Tier Four Puppet and transformed into a streak of light, flying into the distance.

Gu Yunqi also broke free from Zi Xi’s Magical Treasure and, without a word, headed off into the distance to search for opportunities.

With the two of them gone, the numerous Golden Core Masters from the Yellow Sand Sect quickly followed suit.

The battle that had erupted so suddenly ended just as abruptly.

Zi Xi didn’t give chase. She raised a hand to recall her Magical Treasure, her gaze falling on Li Chang’an, a trace of surprise in her heart.

She had long suspected that Li Chang’an was hiding some of his strength. After all, any Loose Cultivator who managed to achieve Core Formation with a Low Grade Spirit Root was bound to have had some significant opportunities.

But the strength Li Chang’an had revealed in this battle was even greater than she had guessed.

’Achieving Core Formation with a Low Grade Spirit Root... truly impressive.’

Zi Xi transformed into a streak of light and landed in front of Li Chang’an.

At the same time, Zi Yun, Wu Shuo, and the others all gathered around.

They were all curious as to how Li Chang’an was able to kill enemies of a higher stage, but that was ultimately his personal secret.