This is the legendary Divine Beast Bloodline, rarer than even Divinity Transformation True Venerables, destined to become a Demon Venerable in the future!

It’s understandable that even in its youth, it can unleash power comparable to a Golden Core at a certain cost.

However, it’s ultimately not an actual Golden Core, whereas I am a true Golden Core Cultivator.

In this battle, the advantage is mine!

The Divine Beast Cub should belong to one with virtue, it must be mine, Mad Saber Zhenren’s!

Mad Saber Zhenren’s teeth were stained with blood, his expression ferocious and deadly.

He took a Spiritual Long Saber from his Qiankun Bag and once again slashed toward Mao Mao.

To become a Nascent Soul True Monarch!

As his passions ignited, Mao Mao just felt this person was extremely annoying.

Clearly unable to win, why keep charging to his death?

The friendly-to-humans Max Mao Mao was somewhat angry and decided to give this annoying guy in front of him a lesson.

Mao Mao activated the Fire of Huodou.

Mao Mao mimicked Xiaobao’s Shadowless Cat Fist, stood up on its hind legs, and consecutively struck with three claws.

Mad Saber True Monarch surrendered.

The Fire of Huodou on Mao Mao’s furry paws was pervasive, burning all things.

The first claw hit, and the Spiritual Long Saber instantly melted into a blob of hot molten metal.

The second claw hit, obliterating Mad Saber Zhenren’s defensive Magical Robe and Defensive Spiritual Artifact together, not even lasting a moment.

The third claw hit, piercing through Mad Saber Zhenren’s chest and abdomen, with the dog paw directly stabbing through his heart and out the back, nearly bisecting him.

Mao Mao seemed startled, not expecting such power from a single claw, and immediately retracted its paw, concernedly looking at Mad Saber Zhenren.

Mao Mao was bewildered.

The Observatory Master and Elders who were watching were terrified.

And Mad Saber Zhenren... utterly terrified, eyes wide with fear, cowered!

All his might was casually pierced through by a light swipe of the opponent’s paw, almost instantly killing his Early Golden Core self!

This is the Qi Refining stage of the Divine Beast Bloodline!?

If you said it was Late Golden Core stage, I’d believe you!

Run!

Must run!

Back to the Sect, relying on the Mountain Protection Array, the opponent can’t get in!

The Divine Beast Cub isn’t something I can covet, it needs to be reported to the Immortal Dao Alliance!

I’ll just take some reward for myself.

Fear had completely filled his heart.

Mad Saber Zhenren couldn’t care less about face, afraid Mao Mao would chase and bite him to death.

Immediately, he used a Secret Technique to burn his lifespan, and transformed into a meteor disappearing into the distant sky.

Mao Mao tilted its head, pondering as it watched the trajectory of Mad Saber Zhenren’s escape.

The opponent ran away by himself, that should count as completing the master’s task, right?

Suddenly, Mao Mao noticed a few sneaky figures in the distance.

It was the Observatory Master of the Wood and Earth Temple and several Elders.

Seeing Mao Mao’s gaze sweep over, they immediately froze into statue-like stillness, barely managing to squeeze out a more grimace than cool smile.

"Divine... Divine Beast Lord... What do you command?" The Observatory Master asked, face filled with despair.

After pondering slightly, Mao Mao spoke: "The master is still reading woof, keep it down."

After speaking, it turned around and wagged its tail, heading back to find Lu Wenwu.

"De...definitely!"

The Observatory Master and several Elders agreed hastily, and started to slowly step back.

Their actions became quicker, their steps more rapid, until eventually, they even produced afterimages.

"Why are you all leaving so quickly, senior brothers?"

"You’re jesting, junior brother. The situation of spirit plant cultivation hasn’t been checked today."

"I just remembered there’s a furnace of elixirs in my Cave Mansion, I need to go check so it doesn’t explode."

"I just recalled today is the appraisal day, I must go down the mountain to check on the disciples’ cultivation techniques."

"Brothers, you are all so hypocritical. You might as well have ’want to run’ written on your faces! Do you all plan to abandon the master and our lifelong foundation? This is our life’s work! I am ashamed to be with such cowards as you all!"

"Don’t pull that on us, senior brother. You really want to stay? Mad Saber Zhenren was nearly killed, heavily injured with one move, what can us Foundation Establishment seniors do? Stay and wait for death?"

"Junior brother, you’ve misunderstood. What I meant was, it’s fine for us to run, but at least we should take that low-grade Spirit Vein. It’s our livelihood, and back then the master..."

"Enough, you shut up, go now, you old thing sure wants Spirit Stones more than life."

"Better to die than to have no Spirit Stones!"

"...that makes sense."

"Brothers, stop bickering, let’s quickly gather the Spirit Vein! Instructor Elder, notify our direct disciples. Afterwards, we shall head directly to Celestial Star City, without any stops! By then, this Spirit Vein and our direct disciples will be our assets for a comeback!"

"Good!"

"Let’s follow junior brother’s advice!"

Down the mountain, the hardworking disciples of the Wood and Earth Sect might only find out in a few days that the Observatory Master and several Elders, along with late-stage Qi Refining direct disciples, have long escaped.

Even Lu Wenwu was a little dumbfounded when he found out.

What the heck!?

I’m just here quietly reading a book when a Golden Core Zhenren claims I’m a Demonic Demon?

And yet this weakling almost got scratched to death by Mao Mao?

Oh, so Mao Mao’s base power is already slightly stronger than an ordinary A+ Level player?

Then it’s no problem.

In the Library Pavilion, learning about everything, Lu Wenwu felt a bit speechless.

Why the heck are you bothering me?

All I want is to peacefully read for a moment.

He spread his Divine Sense, glanced at the remaining disciples of the Wood and Earth Temple, and lightly sighed.

The sect’s treasury was completely emptied, these folks clearly abandoned the disciples here.

Truly irresponsible.

Returning to the Library Pavilion, he took a few jade slips introducing the continent’s information, then casually punched and shattered the expensive restriction claimed to be a Five Elements Array Sect product, nearly collapsing the entire pavilion.

"Can you track Mad Saber Zhenren’s trail?"

"Yes, woof master!"

"Hmm, start cloud riding, let’s chase him."

"Woof?"

"Why? Of course, to go punch his head in. Your big brother here wanted to coexist peacefully with the locals, yet they made me lose so badly, damn it! The ancients didn’t deceive me, truly good people are bullied, good horses are ridden, today I must have an explanation."

"Woof woof! Master, this way!"

"Mao Mao, you need to be more mindful."

"More mindful? What treat, woof?"

"...pancake with sauce."

"Pancake with sauce is delicious, woof!"

Mao Mao was good-natured.

But Lu Wenwu...

Well, those who get it, get it.

You think you can escape after offending Brother Wu?

Leave your life here, damn it!

...

Meanwhile, the other side.

Bajie... no, Mad Saber Zhenren was in a sorry state.

The old fellow was desperate, burning Life with all the Divine Speed Talismans he could apply and sticking them all to himself.

While not forgetting to take out Elixirs for replenishment and healing from his Qiankun Bag, chewing them down as if eating.

His injuries were not minor at all.

His chest and abdomen were directly pierced through by Mao Mao’s claw, now as open-hearted as Person named An.

This was indeed a severe injury, near death.

Had Mao Mao only intended to kill, the burning of the Fire of Huodou would have already incinerated his internal organs completely.

If that were the case, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch might have a sliver of hope to survive, but Golden Core would have definitely died instantly with no chance.

Thus, the frightened Mad Saber Zhenren was desperately stuffing himself with various healing types of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, struggling to rush back to his sect.

He was not far from the Middle Stage of Golden Core and had many decades left to live.

The less lifespan left, the more a cultivator cherishes life.

Mad Saber Zhenren was no exception.

Ever since achieving Golden Core Cultivator status, having been a local emperor for so many years in the barren Eastern Wilderness, he had long become accustomed to a carefree, sovereign lifestyle.

To die now, he would definitely be unwilling.

Falling into the Mad Blade Temple, like a comet hitting the ground, Mad Saber Zhenren immediately started giving orders to his disciples, commanding all disciples of Mad Blade Temple to be on high alert and fully activate the Sect Protection Array.