A Druid Also Can Cultivate-Chapter 287: Towering Waves! Twelve Golden Cores!
No one knew what had just happened within the Yin Yang Five Elements Array, only sensing the terrifying battle fluctuations emanating from within the array.
When the array disappeared once more, only a blood-stained figure in white remained, along with a severed head with a frenzied expression, eyes wide with primal fear and a gruesome death...
"The ringleader of Starfall City’s black market has been executed today!"
As Qi Ping’s voice announcing this to the heavens resounded, the once silent and suffocating world instantly erupted into chaos!
The mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, Red Flame Daoist Ye Yanwu, fell at the hands of the Foundation Establishment stage Qi Ping!
Everyone looked at the severed head in Qi Ping’s hand with overwhelming disbelief, some even rubbing their eyes multiple times, unable to trust their ears and eyes.
"Ye Yanwu is dead?"
"The Foundation Establishment stage Guardian Envoy killed Ye Yanwu?"
"Someone tell me my eyes are fine, I didn’t see wrong!"
"Am I insane, or has the world gone mad?"
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Although many of them didn’t want Qi Ping to suffer any mishap and hoped he would be the victor, they held no hope in their hearts.
Because Qi Ping’s opponent was the renowned and at peak power mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, Ye Yanwu!
If it had been an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator, they believed that with Qi Ping’s strength and strategy, he might have had a chance to win. The Yin Yang Five Elements Array was the best proof of this!
But the battle prowess of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator could not be compared to that of an early-stage Golden Core!
However incredible the truth may be, it could not change the fact that this was reality!
The phrase "Disciple Lin Ya, prepare to die!" uttered by Qi Ping had completely come to fruition at this moment!
"Once this news spreads, the Qingtian Realm is definitely going to go insane!"
"Not just insane? Simply erupting can’t describe it!"
"The Guardian Envoy’s reputation will become a most significant highlight in the Qingtian Realm!"
"Bearing infamy and enduring disgrace in silence, he lay in wait just to capture all evil in one fell swoop! After the massacre, he even used himself as bait and slaughtered a Golden Core! Creating a mythical achievement never before seen in thousands of years in the Qingtian Realm..."
At this moment, all thoughts of genius or Golden Core cultivators faded for these people, leaving only the blood-stained figure in white, shining with an unparalleled radiance like the brilliant sun...
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After the initial shock had passed, the news of Qi Ping slaughtering Ye Yanwu quickly spread back to the Cyan Origin Sect...
And this news instantly detonated the Cyan Origin Sect!
The impact of this news on the Cyan Origin Sect was even more shocking than its impact among Loose Cultivators.
For many Loose Cultivators, a Golden Core cultivator was an unclear concept, likely just a realm stronger than Foundation Establishment. To them, facing Foundation Establishment meant getting instantly killed, and facing a Golden Core cultivator also meant instant death...
But for the Cyan Origin Sect it’s different. They truly understood the chasm-like gap between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment!
In the absence of the closed-off Nascent Soul Supreme Elder, the Golden Core elders were the real core level!
And with the presence of the Sect Protection Treasure, Ye Yanwu’s status was not much lower than that of a late-stage Golden Core.
And such an absolute high-level core figure was just killed like that? By our own Foundation Establishment disciple, Qi Ping?
So when this explosive news returned to the Cyan Origin Sect, within just a few breaths, Golden Core figures madly shot towards Starfall City...
In an instant, nearly all of the Cyan Origin Sect’s Golden Core cultivators almost completely swarmed out, leaving only the controller of the Sect Protection Array and the closed-off Nascent Soul Supreme Elder, along with a group of Cyan Origin Sect disciples in heart-shaking shock.
"Elder Ye Yanwu died at the hands of Brother Lin Ya?"
"Is the news sure to be accurate? Elder Ye was a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator!"
"That’s right, I even recently heard Elder Ye’s teachings; how is this possible?"
Everyone’s initial reaction was nearly disbelief; it was entirely beyond the realm of understanding. From a realm perspective, this was seemingly impossible.
They believed Qi Ping could massacre the city, although still shocking, it was indeed something Qi Ping could accomplish.
But to slay a mid-stage Golden Core Elder like Ye Yanwu, it was truly outrageous!
However, no matter how difficult this matter may be to implement, when they saw the images sent back, as reluctant as they were to believe it, they had no choice but to acknowledge this fact.
In that image, an array infused with Qi of Yin Yang and Five Elements gradually descended, then they saw the once familiar blood-stained figure in white, holding Ye Yanwu’s head, eyes unclosed in death!
"Why do I have a feeling Brother Lin Ya’s target from the very beginning was Elder Ye?"
A spine-chilling conjecture suddenly rose in some people’s hearts...
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After nearly all the Golden Core elders from the Cyan Origin Sect departed, Qi Ping on the other side quickly learned of the news as well.
Once the news was confirmed accurate, he immediately had the little Stone Spirit begin its breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.
In a hidden place in the Qingtian Realm, after consuming Lu Ming’s Lifebound Sword, the Power of Warfare on the little Stone Spirit began to grow at extreme speed!
A caged Golden Core Magical Artifact and six Tier Two perfect magical artifacts encircled the little Stone Spirit like stars surrounding the moon. For the little Stone Spirit, they were both the best weapons and supplementary resources during the breakthrough process.
And as the momentum on the little Stone Spirit continued to increase, the aura of a Tier Three Spirit Beast began to rise on it, with a metallic luster Spirit Pill gradually forming inside its body...
Meanwhile, as the little Stone Spirit’s Spirit Pill began to condense, a wisp of Celestial Tribulation Qi appeared in the sky...
"Stone Spirit of Warfare... I wonder how much stronger the little Stone Spirit will become after the breakthrough..."
Not far from the little Stone Spirit was Qi Ping’s main body, watching the scene unfold with an expression of great anticipation.
Among all his animal companions, the little Stone Spirit’s bloodline was the most mysterious and powerful. Should the little Stone Spirit break through, its strength would far surpass that of the old Shan Sao!
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As the little Stone Spirit began breaking through to Tier Three, Qi Ping’s Tree-man Avatar in Starfall City began refining the Flame Heaven Seal.
"This Flame Heaven Seal is not only a top-grade Tier Three magical treasure, but also contains the astounding power nurtured by generations of the Cyan Origin Sect, capable of unleashing attacks that would terrify even a perfect Golden Core cultivator..."
"If successfully refined, it will be hugely beneficial for the upcoming challenges, not only for better holding off the soon-to-arrive Cyan Origin Sect Golden Core cultivators, but also for gaining more time for the little Stone Spirit’s breakthrough. With the Flame Heaven Seal, the breakthrough for myself and my other animal companions will be much more secure!"
With such thoughts in mind, Qi Ping began to fully focus on refining the Flame Heaven Seal. To his surprise, what he thought would be a difficult magical treasure to refine, actually became surprisingly smooth and quick.
Besides his proficiency in the Path of Fire, solid foundation, and strong divine soul, the most crucial factor was the spirituality within the Flame Heaven Seal fully aiding his refinement.
"This Flame Heaven Seal is indeed extraordinary, and to think that the Heart-Questioning Mirror rated its spirituality as a pillar of strength is truly remarkable. It seems the Heart-Questioning Mirror is no ordinary item. Has there never been a case where a Sect Protection Treasure was used to attack someone rated as a mainstay by the Heart-Questioning Mirror in the Cyan Origin Sect’s long history?"
Qi Ping recalled the scene where the Flame Heaven Seal broke free from Ye Yanwu’s control and flew into his hand, along with Ye Yanwu’s expression, uglier than if he had eaten refuse, and couldn’t help but want to laugh.
But regardless of how, it’s a good thing for Qi Ping.
As time passed little by little, finally, after three hours, Qi Ping successfully refined the Flame Heaven Seal!
After successful refinement, the Flame Heaven Seal’s aura melded completely with Qi Ping, and when it hovered beside him, it released a protective aura over him, something that had never occurred during Ye Yanwu’s possession.
"Auto-protection?" A query arose in Qi Ping’s heart.
Though Qi Ping had no time for further research, for shortly after he completely refined the Flame Heaven Seal, twelve powerful Golden Core auras approached with terrifying speed!
