After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of golden gloves appeared in Ge Ye's hand.

These gloves are called the Golden Gloves. They are a low-grade medicinal treasure with extraordinary power.

Most importantly, this magical artifact complements his Wind and Thunder Palm technique, greatly enhancing its power.

"Boy, you're the first among the younger generation to force me to use this precious pill!"

"But now you can die!"

With that, Ge Ye put on the golden gloves, waved his hands, and roared as he unleashed a full-force attack on Qin Chuan.

A palm print crackling with lightning instantly took shape and hurtled forward.

"Sky-Piercing Palm!"

Qin Chuan's gaze sharpened, and he unleashed another palm strike.

A flash of white light appeared and struck the wind and thunder palm print directly.

However, the wind and thunder palm print swayed for a moment, its color and power weakening slightly, before crashing towards Qin Chuan again.

Upon seeing this, Qin Chuan was startled and hastily unleashed the Breaking Void Palm once more.

With a loud bang, the two palm prints canceled each other out in mid-air.

However, due to the close proximity, Qin Chuan was also thrown away by the shockwave and suffered some minor injuries.

After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Qin Chuan's eyes became more serious. He hadn't expected that Ge Ye, after using the pill, would be so troublesome.

Seeing Qin Chuan's disheveled appearance, Ge Ye's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he said indifferently, "Boy, you must have just broken through to the Profound King realm, although you are the same as me, both at the first level of the Profound King realm."

However, there are still differences between the two; there remains an insurmountable gap!

He paused for a moment, then continued, "If you hadn't come to Lingyun Peak now, I'm afraid that even if I had a few more years, I might not be your match. But it's all too late now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ge Ye roared and waved his hands, unleashing the Wind and Thunder Palm once again.

"Sky-Piercing Palm!"

Qin Chuan watched from afar, let out a low roar, and used this Heaven-Rank martial skill once again.

"boom!"

A loud explosion rang out, and before it could even finish, another Wind and Thunder Palm swept towards Qin Chuan.

Damn it, do you think I'm easy to bully?!

Seeing this, Qin Chuan gritted his teeth, his heart hardened, and his profound energy surged wildly within him.

"Bang bang bang!"

A series of explosions rang out. Qin Chuan frantically waved his hands, continuously unleashing his Breaking Palm technique to bombard Ge Ye's Wind and Thunder Palm.

In an instant, it turned into a battle of attrition between the two people's profound energy.

Half an hour later, countless loud noises echoed through the valley before it gradually quieted down.

"How can your profound energy be so strong!"

At this moment, Ge Ye's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was filled with disbelief.

At first, when he saw Qin Chuan actually competing with him in Xuan power, he completely looked down on him.

But as time went on, his expression grew increasingly solemn, until it turned into the horror he sees now.

Ge Ye never expected that this person, who had only recently broken through to the Xuan King realm, possessed a level of profound Xuan power that surpassed his own.

This is simply unbelievable.

"Now it's my turn!"

At this moment, Qin Chuan looked at Ge Ye and said coldly, "Let me send you, you old beast, on your way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Chuan moved swiftly, using the Shadowless Step to rush towards Ge Ye's location.

"boom!"

The next moment, Qin Chuan unleashed a palm strike, directly hitting Ge Ye.

"puff!"

Ge Ye spat out a mouthful of blood and was instantly sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the stone wall behind him.

The blood he spat out made a sizzling sound as it hit the ground.

Upon seeing this, Qin Chuan immediately realized that the blood contained a deadly poison, and he became secretly wary, determined not to come into contact with it.

Immediately, Qin Chuan took out the Earth Dragon Sword from his storage ring and thrust it at Ge Ye again.

Although the Wind and Thunder Palm is not a Heaven-rank martial skill, it is still a high-grade Earth-rank martial skill. With continuous use, Ge Ye's Xuan power has been completely exhausted.

Faced with Qin Chuan's attack, he was powerless to resist.

"puff!"

After spitting out blood, the stone wall behind Ge Ye collapsed further backward.

Peace returned to the world.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan walked over to the motionless Ge Ye.

"Is he...is he dead?"

Seeing that everything had quieted down, Yin Jiaojiao also stepped out from behind the boulder and approached Qin Chuan step by step.

Suddenly, Qin Chuan's expression changed, and he quickly turned around, shouting at Yin Jiaojiao, "Don't come any closer!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Jiaojiao's pupils shrank, and she immediately turned around and ran back.

"You should worry about yourself first!"

Just then, Ge Ye's cold voice slowly reached Qin Chuan's ears.

On the stone wall, Ge Ye, with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes, stared intently at Qin Chuan.

"Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ge Ye's body swelled up, and a surge of wild Xuan power began to flow around him.

Oh no! He's going to self-destruct!

Upon seeing this, Qin Chuan's pupils shrank sharply, and a look of horror flashed in his eyes.

Self-destruction is a method by which cultivators use their profound energy to continuously compress their dantian, creating an explosion.

Once a cultivator self-destructs, there is no chance of survival.

Therefore, unless it is a situation where death is certain, very few people will go to this point.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan's expression changed drastically. This was a Xuan King Realm expert, and the power of his self-destruction was far beyond imagination.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

The next moment, a blinding white light appeared, followed by a huge explosion that echoed throughout the valley.

Even the birds and beasts on Lingyun Peak were startled and flew around in all directions.

“Master…Senior Brother!”

Once everything had calmed down, Yin Jiaojiao quickly ran into the valley.

Seeing the mess before her and Qin Chuan's figure nowhere to be seen, her eyes reddened, and she collapsed to the ground.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."

Yin Jiaojiao repeated these words while wiping away her tears.

She blamed herself for everything; if Qin Chuan hadn't helped her, she wouldn't have ended up with no remains.

Although Elder Ge Ye had been eliminated, Yin Jiaojiao felt little joy, only self-blame and guilt.

"Cough cough... Don't cry, I'm not dead yet."

Just then, a faint voice came from not far away.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yin Jiaojiao's eyes lit up, and she quickly stood up and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

Qin Chuan pushed aside a huge rock and climbed out from below.

At this moment, his clothes had turned into strips of cloth, and he was holding a shield in his hand.

The shield was wider at the front and narrower at the back, and it also emitted strong fluctuations of mystic energy.

This item is the reward for Qin Chuan's freshman year, a low-grade pill treasure called the Earth Element Shield!

It was precisely because of it that Qin Chuan was able to block most of the impact of the Ge Ye's self-destruction.

However, a clear crack had appeared on the earth elemental shield, indicating that it had been severely damaged in the previous explosion.

Judging from the current condition, it will be completely unusable after just a few more uses.

After putting away the Earth Element Shield, Qin Chuan looked at Yin Jiaojiao and said, "We can't stay here any longer. The commotion here will soon attract other members of the sect. We must leave as soon as possible."

Yin Jiaojiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded vigorously. She understood the seriousness of the matter.

Killing an inner sect elder within a sect, regardless of the reason, is a grave crime.

As if he had thought of something, Qin Chuan suddenly asked, "Besides you and Ge Ye, is there anyone else on Lingyun Peak?"

"Nothing."

Yin Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "Elder Ge Ye has another disciple, Lu Yunyi, but you have already dealt with him, Senior Brother."

"That's good, let's go!" Qin Chuan nodded.

With that, he led Yin Jiaojiao away from the valley and headed straight for Fallen Leaf Peak.