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The golden sword light was not aimed at ordinary disciples, but at the rear of the Xuan Yin Sect army, at the vice sect leader "Blood Butcher" who was in charge of the central army and whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

"Lingxiao, you dare!" A furious roar came from the image. He activated his natal magic weapon, the "Myriad Souls Blood Banner," with all his might. A surging sea of ​​blood surged upwards, and countless ferocious ghostly figures rushed towards the sword light, trying to block it.

However, the gap between the Golden Core stage and the Foundation Establishment stage is like an insurmountable chasm!

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There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soft, yet soul-crushing, sound. The golden sword light, like a hot knife through butter, effortlessly ripped through the vast sea of ​​blood, shattering countless ghostly figures, and precisely struck the enormous "Ten Thousand Souls Blood Banner"!

"Snap!"

A sickening cracking sound rang out! The Xuan Yin Sect's supreme treasure, which possessed boundless power and was stained with the blood of countless lives, was actually cleaved in a deep crack by a single sword strike, and its spiritual light instantly dimmed!

As if struck by lightning, Blood Butcher suddenly spat out a mouthful of jet-black blood. His aura deflated rapidly like a punctured balloon, and he fell from mid-air like a kite with a broken string!

One sword! A mere sword light formed from a sword intent that traveled through the air severely injured the Xuan Yin Sect's Vice Leader, who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and wielded a treasure of the sect!

The golden sword light struck once and then vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed. What remained, however, was a deathly silence, and… the utter panic of the Xuan Yin Sect's collapse!

"Vice Leader!"

"Grandmaster, save me!"

The Xuan Yin Sect cultivators were terrified and their morale collapsed instantly. They could no longer care about their formation and fled in all directions, crying out in despair!

The cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect erupted in thunderous cheers, their morale soaring, and they seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack!

The tide of battle turned in an instant!

The information on the jade slip ended there, and the follow-up situation is still under investigation. But the result is clear: the Golden Core cultivator of the Heavenly Sword Sect has taken action, the Profound Yin Sect has suffered a crushing defeat, the deputy sect leader's main force is severely injured and on the verge of death, and the elite forces have suffered heavy losses. The Black Wind Mountain Range front is likely to collapse completely!

Shen Mo slowly put down the jade slip, his eyes surging with emotion. Even though he had anticipated that a Golden Core cultivator might intervene, he was still filled with shock when he actually witnessed this world-destroying power.

Foundation Establishment and Golden Core are only one realm apart, yet their strength is worlds apart! Before such beings, all schemes and formations seem so pale and powerless!

"The power of the Golden Core... it's truly astounding!" Su Xiao's voice was hoarse, and her pretty face was completely bloodless. Although she hadn't witnessed it herself, she could imagine how terrifying it must have been from the description in the jade slip.

How long could Qingyun Sect's mountain-protecting formation, which it was so proud of, withstand such an attack?

Han Lin had arrived outside the cave sometime earlier, clearly having also learned of the news. His old face was deathly pale, and his hand, gripping the stone wall, trembled slightly: "The fate of Golden Core cultivators... A great calamity is imminent! The Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness is about to change! My Qingyun Sect... how should we conduct ourselves?"

A deathly silence reigned before the Enlightenment Cave. Only the mountain wind howled past, carrying with it the stench of blood and the chill of death from afar.

Shen Mo forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart. Panic would solve nothing. The more critical the moment, the more calm he needed to be as the sect leader.

"Has the news been confirmed?" He looked at Su Xiao, his voice returning to calm.

"Chen Hao used three top-level covert agents, and the sources of information have been cross-verified, so it can be basically confirmed." Su Xiao tried to keep his voice steady. "Moreover... the cultivators who were scattered from the battlefield have begun to flock in all directions. The news can't be kept secret, and it will spread very soon."

Shen Mo nodded, his gaze sweeping over the panicked Su Xiao and Han Lin, and said in a deep voice, "What's the panic? Even if the sky falls, there's always someone taller to hold it up. Right now, the one holding it up is the Xuan Yin Sect."

His calm tone seemed infectious, calming Su Xiao and Han Lin's panicked emotions slightly.

"Sect Leader, then we..." Han Lin asked anxiously.

"Wait." Shen Mo uttered a single word, walked to the edge of the cliff, and looked towards the Black Wind Mountains with a profound gaze. "Wait until this storm completely subsides, wait until a new格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or pattern) emerges. Since a Golden Core cultivator has made a move, it won't be just a single strike."

"The Xuan Yin Sect has suffered such a great loss, and its Golden Core cultivators will certainly not sit idly by. The moment that will truly determine the fate of the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness is about to begin."

He turned to the two of them and said, "Pass down the orders: First, the sect is immediately placed on 'highest alert' status. The mountain-protecting formation is in full operation, and all disciples are canceled from leave and are on duty in shifts!"

"Secondly, recall all disciples currently training outside, especially Shi Tie and his group, and order them to return immediately without delay!"

"Third, suspend all external trading activities, close the mountain gates, and refuse all visitors! Fourth, appease the internal disciples, admonish everyone to remain at their posts, diligently cultivate without interruption, and strictly prohibit anyone from leaving the premises without orders!"

"Yes!" Su Xiao and Han Lin responded sternly, knowing that this was the safest course of action.

"Junior Sister Xiao," Shen Mo said to Su Xiao again, "Through the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, at all costs, I need to know the subsequent movements of the Golden Core cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and... the reaction of the Xuan Yin Sect's headquarters! Especially, the actions of their Golden Core cultivators!"

"Understood! I'll do it right away!" Su Xiao nodded emphatically, turned around and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the communication array.

"Elder Han," Shen Mo said to Han Lin, "I'm entrusting the internal pacification and martial law to you. In particular, keep a close eye on the Zhao family; in these extraordinary times, we must be vigilant against petty thieves causing trouble."

"Understood!" Han Lin bowed and hurriedly left to make arrangements.

Before the Enlightenment Cave, only Shen Mo remained. He stood with his hands behind his back, the mountain wind blowing his robes, making them flutter loudly.

The slight joy of breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment had long been dispelled by this sudden and earth-shattering change.

The power of a Golden Core cultivator far exceeded his expectations. His original plan was completely disrupted. Faced with power at this level, all of Qingyun Sect's previous schemes seemed like child's play.

"Strength... in the end, I'm still not strong enough..." Shen Mo muttered to himself, a hint of urgency flashing in his eyes. Even at the late Foundation Establishment stage, he was still like an ant before a Golden Core cultivator.

We must condense the Golden Core as soon as possible! Otherwise, once the storm hits, the Qingyun Sect won't even be a pawn; it will only be dust in the face of collapse!

After dealing with the urgent matters, Shen Mo returned to the Enlightenment Cave to consolidate his newly broken-through realm.

The immense spiritual power of the late Foundation Establishment stage surged and circulated freely in the meridians, and the range of divine sense perception increased several times. With the slightest thought, one could clearly "see" the movement of grass within dozens of miles outside the mountain gate, and even vaguely sense the aftershocks of spiritual power like muffled thunder coming from the direction of the Black Wind Mountain Range in the distance.

He did not rush to emerge from seclusion again, but instead sat quietly to regulate his breathing, fully mastering the newly added power, and immersing his mind in the system to conduct a comprehensive assessment of his strength.

"System, retrieve my current detailed status panel and compare it with the peak data of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

[Command received. Data generation in progress...]

Name: Shen Mo

[Cultivation Level: Late Foundation Establishment (Beginning)]

[Total Spiritual Power: 1850 standard units (Peak Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage: 1200, an increase of 54.2%)]

[Spiritual Energy Purity: 95.8% (Increased by 3.1%)]

[Divine Sense Strength: 210 Marks (Peak Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage: 130, an increase of 61.5%)]

[Divine Sense Coverage Radius: 35 li (Increased by 133%)]

[Mastery of Daoist Techniques: Foundation Establishment Chapter of "Flowing Cloud Dao Body" (Completed), Core Mastery of "Small Nine Palaces Flowing Cloud Formation" (Proficient), Miscellaneous Array Techniques of True Person Flowing Cloud (Entry-level)]

[Overall combat strength assessment: Comparable to the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, weaker than the early Golden Core stage. Under specific conditions (such as within a mountain-protecting formation), it can briefly contend with an early Golden Core stage cultivator (within ten breaths).]

[Sect Luck Feedback: Slight Improvement (due to the sect leader's increased strength and recent successful strategies).]

Feeling the surging power within him and his heightened senses, Shen Mo felt somewhat at ease.