Forced to Be a Villain: Starting With My Brain Extraction System-Chapter 154: End of Secret Realm Exploration (2)

Elder Tie Shan and Hua Yuelian rushed to their sides in shock, quickly stabilizing their injuries.

From their weak state, it was clear they barely escaped death.

"What happened? Was the secret realm really that dangerous? What about the others?"

A dreadful premonition filled their hearts.

Elder Jianhong’s face was already cold as frost.

"E-Elder... it was the Black Lotus Sect. Those bastards... they used some method to create a Gold Core cultivator inside and massacred everyone. They wanted to collect our blood essence."

Mingxuan from Hundred Flowers Valley barely managed to speak as she pointed at Elder Lu Sheng.

Her beautiful face was filled with fury.

She truly believed she was going to die.

Not just her, but the elites behind her as well.

They barely survived because of the defensive amulet given by their Peak Elder, and because the sudden appearance of the Blood Palace distracted that Gold Core cultivator.

Otherwise...

Mingxuan quicky narrate what happened inside the secret realm and how most of their companions died inside.

"Blood essence?"

While the two elders were slowly beginning to understand what happened, the atmosphere suddenly turned icy cold as the deafening cry of a sword echoed throughout the entire valley.

Elder Jianhong was already gripping his sword.

"Lu Sheng, your Black Lotus Sect went too far."

Jianhong roared in fury as Tie Shan and Hua Yuelian slowly released their Gold Core auras, their eyes brimming with killing intent.

This time, their losses were enormous.

So severe that punishment upon returning to their sects was almost certain.

A simple exploration mission turned into a catastrophe where elites fell one after another, all because of these demonic sect scoundrels.

"Heh. Too far? Jianhong, don’t make me laugh. Everything is fair in conflict. Besides, do you not find this strange?"

Lu Sheng felt pressure from the three elders’ auras, but he quickly steadied himself.

"If a false Gold Core cultivator from my sect truly appeared, then why are they still alive? Where is he? Who killed him?"

He spoke sharply, then pointed toward Mo Tianyu and Mei Xuan.

"In my view, this looks like a scheme by the Divine Cauldron Sect. Otherwise, why did no Foundation Establishment cultivators return from my sect, but yours are intact?"

Lu Sheng was shrewd.

He knew that facing three elders together meant certain defeat.

So he stalled, buying as much time as possible, hoping someone from his sect would still appear.

He needed something to bring back this time. Even if the plant went awry, he still needed some gain. Otherwise, the sect master would not let this matter slide.

"Hmph. No need to play clever. Everyone knows what you are thinking. Do you believe we cannot tell friend from foe?"

Jianhong was so enraged that he nearly swung his sword on the spot.

Unfortunately, disciples were still exiting the portal, and he could not abandon it.

"Tch... then, where is that False Gold Core cultivator then? Don’t tell me he stumbled and killed himself. Or do you have some genius inside who can kill such a person?"

Lu Sheng also snarled as even he was confused inside. After all, if someone really formed his Gold Core inside, why the heck was he still not appearing?

In fact, this was also one of the reasons why the three elders didn’t attack recklessly. If someone really formed a false core and was hiding, then that would be a very serious threat.

Just as the three elders looked at each other, not knowing what to do, a soft voice broke the silence.

"Your false core cultivator will not appear, because I already killed him."

The voice belonged to Lian Yue, whose prideful figure was standing right outside the portal. Her crescent petal mark on her forehead was flashing more brilliantly than before.

Her realm was already at the peak of the Foundation Realm, befitting the daughter of the Sect Leader of the Divine Cauldron Sect.

"Lian Yue?"

Everyone already recognized who she was, while Lu Sheng’s face slowly began to turn ugly.

He never thought the core target of this mission was still fine and alive with no injury whatsoever.

Now he was sure that something happened inside. Their mission went horribly wrong.

"Elder Lu Sheng, right? It is true that killing a Gold Core cultivator is impossible for us, Foundation Realm cultivators. But you see, my father left an imprint on my body before sending me here."

"That poor guy got caught completely off guard and was killed in a flash. Tch... tch..."

Lian Yue was the daughter of a Nascent Soul powerhouse after all. She didn’t show any respect to Lu Sheng. Rather, she seemed to be gloating.

"Unfortunately, before targeting me, that guy already killed multiple disciples. Even Elder Hua..."

She then lowered her head, as the Divine Cauldron Sect’s loss this time was too large. Except for her, only Mei Xuan and Tianyu managed to return in the Foundation Realm.

Well, there was another one, but she didn’t know who he was. He only told her to take responsibility for killing that Gold Core cultivator.

Lian Yue was already scanning her surroundings in search of a familiar figure she met in the Blood Palace, but she didn’t find anyone.

"Lu Sheng... now what do you have to say?"

Jianhong roared once again, his sword flying on its own in the sky.

Now he was truly enraged and already ready to attack. Not only him, but the other two elders were also prepared.

"Tch... what bad luck. You little shit... I remember you."

Lu Sheng’s face was already as black as it could get.

Now that Lian Yue confessed that an imprint of her father killed his disciple, he had nothing to say.

He was only furious that he received wrong information from Yan Yue.

’Damn bitch... didn’t you say that your sect leader was injured? How could he still leave an imprint? You dare betray the Blood Lotus Sect.’

An unknown fury burned within him, as he wanted nothing more than to kill Yan Yue with his own hands. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Dejected, Lu Sheng directly stopped pouring energy into the array and abruptly left his position.

"Lu Sheng, what are you doing?"

Due to his departure, the portal suddenly rattled as if about to close.

There were still a few disciples appearing, including those from his own sect. But it seemed this guy directly abandoned them.

"Welp... I am not stupid enough to stay here, am I? Since you killed my elites, who am I supposed to wait here for? But don’t think this is the end. We will definitely take revenge."

Lu Sheng spoke in a cold voice as if he were the one betrayed.

He even attacked the array nodes of the other elders, further destabilizing the portal, before leaving swiftly with his disciples.

Now, if those people wanted to chase him, they also had to give up on their remaining disciples inside.

Could they do that?

"Elder..."

Mei Xuan hurriedly called out in distress as she saw the portal nearly closing due to Elder Lu Sheng’s attack.

If it really closed, it couldn’t be opened again since that bastard took part of the key with him. Unfortunately, she still didn’t see Zhiran appear outside.

"Damn it... Lu Sheng, you ruthless bastard."