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Xiao State. Outside a signal tower stronghold set up by Cao Rui.

Several monks in black robes were slowly wandering around. "It is basically certain that the target is below the small lake in front." The leading middle-aged monk said.

His eyes stared greedily ahead, as if he could see the spirit stone at the bottom of the lake through the water.

Behind him, an ordinary-looking young cultivator could not help but back off: "Brother, this is said to be the stronghold of the Spirit Beast Sect. The Spirit Beast Sect is now at its peak in the southwest of Yunzhou. Why don't we not provoke them?" His voice sounded a little uneasy, and there was hesitation on his face.

Today, the Spirit Beast Sect is the most powerful sect in the southwestern part of Yunzhou, and its strength and influence are daunting.

However, the middle-aged monk in the lead was unmoved. He sneered and said firmly: "Humph! What about the Spirit Beast Sect? As long as we can get that treasure, everything will be worth it."

"Besides, this is just a small stronghold. There can't be too many experts here. What are you afraid of?"

"Who do you think issued this black market bounty? It was Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple!"

"We take the object called the signal tower and immediately flee to Liang or Ming. What can the Spirit Beast Sect do to us?"

"If we acquire the signal tower this time, we will be able to gain tremendous wealth, and it is not impossible for us to use it to build a foundation."

"It's worth the gamble this time!" The middle-aged monk stared at the lake in the distance and painted a bright future for his fellow thieves.

"Then why do you think Yunshui Sect or Miaoyin Temple didn't come and get the item in person?"

A steady male voice suddenly came into the ears of several people.

When they looked up, they saw a young man in purple robe appeared in the air.

The young man looked quite young, with handsome features, but the fluctuations in his magical power clearly showed that he was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage!

This purple-robed monk is naturally Cao Rui!

"You died because of your own stupidity and greed." Cao Rui's voice sounded cold and ruthless to them.

As his words fell, the golden flying sword in his hand whizzed out, carrying with it a sharp sword energy, cutting through the void like a flash of lightning.

The faces of several thieves in the late Qi Refining stage below changed drastically. They tried to cast spells or use magic weapons to resist the attack, but their strength was far inferior to Cao Rui's, and they could not withstand this powerful force at all.

With a few puffs, their bodies were cut into two pieces. Blood gushed out, dyeing the surrounding air red.

Afterwards, these broken bodies fell into the lake, splashing water.

The body of a monk contains rich spiritual energy, which is a precious food for ordinary fish.

When the bodies of these monks fell into the lake, they immediately attracted the attention of the fish in the lake, who scrambled to swim towards the bodies and devour them.

Perhaps in the next few years, this lake will undergo some changes because of the bodies of these monks, and one or two lucky fish may evolve into monsters...

Cao Rui looked at everything in front of him coldly, with no ripples in his heart.

He retracted the golden flying sword, then took out the main array plate from his arms to observe the surrounding environment and the enemy's movements.

After some observation and making sure there was no other danger nearby, he disappeared from the spot like a ghost and sped away into the distance.

At this time, more than two months had passed since Feng Qingyun's last nirvana.

A few days after Feng Qingyun's Nirvana, the Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple launched a more intensive operation to remove signal towers.

At one point, there were as many as ten people in the Foundation Establishment Stage who participated in the action.

Moreover, they should have obtained the exact location of the signal tower within the Xiao Kingdom through their own means.

Therefore, actions become more accurate and faster.

After two signal towers were destroyed in succession, Cao Rui asked Lu Jiuxiao for help, while at the same time he had to disperse Feng Qingyun and others and deploy them at the edge of the signal tower.

Lu Jiuxiao sent Wu Qingxuan, Fang Yi and Liu Shuran to support Xiao State.

Including Cao Rui and the other four before, the number of foundation-building cultivators has reached seven.

In addition, Cao Rui shined brilliantly, killing two Foundation Establishment cultivators from Miaoyin Temple and another Foundation Establishment cultivator from Yunshui Sect.

Recently, the Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple have gradually quieted down.

However, there are still many dirty tricks in secret, such as publishing the location of the signal tower on the black market and issuing a bounty order. Stealing the signal tower can be exchanged for 10,000 spirit stones, and destroying the signal tower can also get 5,000 spirit stones.

With such a huge reward, some thieves and even evil cultivators tried to get a piece of the pie.

Cao Rui has killed no less than twenty thieves and demon cultivators recently.

Of course, the Spirit Beast Sect was not without any damage, so Liu Shuran and Ye Yunyin returned to the mountain gate to recuperate.

Liu Shuran and Feng Qingyun are of the same generation, but Liu Shuran has just been promoted to the Foundation Establishment Stage a few years ago. Now with the cultivation level of the second foundation building stage, he was injured by an abbot of Miaoyin Temple who was in the middle foundation building stage.

Ye Yunyin was injured by Xu Tianyi.

Before Cao Rui arrived at the scene, Xu Tianyi, seeing that he had been unable to defeat Ye Yunyin for a long time, gave up and left.

This beast Xu Tianyi not only has powerful martial arts skills and a profound realm, but his character is also extremely terrifying. He knows when to advance and retreat, and will never lose his temper when fighting.

"If we continue to fight like this, let alone spread signal towers all over Yunzhou, we may not be able to set up all the signal towers in the southwest of Yunzhou in our lifetime."

At this time, Cao Rui deeply realized that if he wanted to allow the Lingyin Jade Pendant to develop further, the destruction of the Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple would be an inevitable event in the future.

"For now, let's end the war in Xiao State first."

"After that, I have to go to the East China Sea."

Cao Rui's eyes flickered.

Previously, Cao Rui had displayed his prowess and killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators in succession, which had already shaken the Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple's intention to continue the action.

Next, Cao Rui plans to target the top foundation-building masters of the two sects.

Yunshui Sect——Xu Tianyi! Known as the heir to the position of the leader of Yunshui Sect.

Miaoyin Temple - Huiguang! The first person of the Hui generation in Miaoyin Temple, less than a hundred years old, has already entered the late stage of foundation building. The magic formula he practiced, [Tianlong Fanyin], is an ancient magic formula obtained from an ancient relic, and is extremely powerful.

"As long as we kill these two, Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple will definitely retreat. In this way, Xiao State will actually fall into the hands of the Spirit Beast Sect."

Cao Rui stared at the small array plate.

The magical aura of these two people had already been marked by Cao Rui.

As soon as these two people enter the range of the signal tower, Cao Rui will chase them down.

However, these two men are extremely cunning. Although they are powerful, they never stay in the signal tower area for too long. They will retreat immediately if they find there is no chance.

Cao Rui tried to catch them several times, but never got the chance.

Although Cao Rui was at the fifth foundation building stage, he successfully built his foundation at the twelfth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and his magic power was equivalent to that of the seventh level of the Foundation Building Stage.

Not to mention the spiritual consciousness. After practicing the Shenyuan Jue, his spiritual consciousness is probably even stronger than that of a cultivator who has reached the perfection of the foundation building stage.

If he really faced these two people, Cao Rui was confident that with the Divine Yuan Jue and the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, even if he could not kill them, he would be able to seriously injure them.