"Demon Core?"

"He has a Demon Core in his hand!"

"Hand over the Demon Core."

Upon seeing the Demon Core, they charged at Lu Yu immediately, threatening loudly for him to surrender it.

Lu Yu ignored their demands, turned around, and put the Demon Core into his backpack. He handed the necklace with the "old lady" to Yu Xiaoman, who accepted it and put it around her neck.

Seeing her put it on so skillfully, Lu Yu swallowed his words. He wanted to remind Yu Xiaoman that the necklace had been under a pile of corpses for a long time, but since she already wore it, he chose to remain silent.

Come to think of it, I suppose I've also bathed with corpses before!

Lu Yu couldn't help but frown, sniffed his clothes, and, not detecting a strange odor, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it, daring to ignore us, you're looking for death!" Two Martial Cultivators holding large machetes leaped to slash at Lu Yu.

Seeing Lu Yu turning his back to them and making a scent-checking gesture, disregarding them entirely, they dared to use such a high-risk, high-explosive attack method.

For Martial Cultivators below the Spirit Harnessing Realm, leaping off the ground is hazardous because they cannot change their direction mid-air or fully wield their strength.

Although the leaping slash has many drawbacks, its powerful attack is unquestionable.

Thud! Thud!

The machetes struck Lu Yu's back, making a sound like banging on a large leather drum. Lu Yu neither activated his Spirit Armor nor used Spiritual Power to reinforce his disciple robe, intending to see the extent of his physical prowess.

While in the cold pool, as he resisted the Yin Underworld Chill with his Qi Blood, he felt his physical strength rapidly increasing.

Unlike other Martial Cultivators, most Martial Cultivators, after cultivating Qi Blood, have strength surpassing defense due to not actively undergoing Body Tempering, but Lu Yu, having gone through multiple Body Temperings, has developed an extraordinarily strong physique.

In past encounters, his opponents either fled at first sight, unwilling to engage directly, or could not confront him with their own strength, only succeeding through tools.

Now, with a rare opportunity to test his strength, Lu Yu was eager to see how strong he truly was.

Often, numbers do not tell the whole story.

Lu Yu gave his back a sudden jolt, dislodging the machetes, and turned to face his attackers.

Without Spiritual Power infused, the disciple robe was just a tough jacket unable to offset the force of the slashes, so all the power acted on Lu Yu, requiring him to bear it himself.

The outcome was that the blows from their weapons couldn't pierce the third-grade disciple robe nor harm Lu Yu physically.

Fiery Demon Eye, activate!

Tiger's Might, overbearing intimidation!

Lu Yu observed the realm of the two attackers—both at the sixth layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm—and realized their full-power strike could not harm him.

Currently, Lu Yu's Qi Blood soared to 833, with formidable bodily strength and resilience beyond imagination.

Roar~ The two attackers, seeing Lu Yu's fiery eyes, felt an undeniable overbearing intent within, their minds severely shaken.

Originally shocked that their full-power attack failed to harm Lu Yu, their feelings quickly shifted to fear, losing the courage to confront him.

The fiery eyes would forever remain in their hearts, overlooking them unless they could break through mentally; otherwise, their path in cultivation would halt.

Lu Yu hadn't expected that the Fiery Demon Eye coupled with Tiger's Might could even disrupt someone's Dao Heart.

The Dao Heart, the heart of cultivation, the heart of martial arts; once broken, progressing in cultivation becomes exceedingly difficult.

Unless they breakthrough mentally to reshape their Dao Heart, every cultivation attempt will recall Lu Yu's fiery eyes, preventing calmness and focus, known as demonic interference.

Seeing the two standing still before Lu Yu, the people behind shouted in confusion, "What are you doing? Cut him down and take the Fire Spirit Pearl!"

Others, noticing Lu Yu's unbroken robe, assumed Lu Yu used Spirit Armor to block their attack, believing his Spiritual Power levels to be at the third layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm, capable only through Spirit Armor to resist attacks from the sixth layer cultivators.

"Ah!" one suddenly screamed, abandoning his machete and running towards the depths of Kugu Ridge, away from the crowd. His spirit had collapsed, fleeing the scene to escape reality.

For a Martial Cultivator, Dao Heart collapse is perilous because it concerns one's spirit, and problems with it lead to mental issues.

Though the other's spirit had yet to collapse, he lacked the courage to look at Lu Yu again, retreating to the back of the crowd, afraid to raise his head.

Seeing Lu Yu's fiery eyes, Yang Fan's expression turned grim as he questioned, "Did you use a mental attack secret technique on them?"

The state of the two appeared to be caused by a secret technique striking their spirits, leading to mental disarray and nervous breakdowns.

Mental attack secret techniques are rare; even as an outstanding talent of the Yang family, Yang Fan hadn't cultivated one, only having seen information about them in ancient texts.

After scanning the crowd with the Fiery Demon Eye, confirming no invincible experts hidden nearby, Lu Yu deactivated the eye, ceasing Tiger's Might's mental intimidation.

Unexpected, using it on those whose mindset swings greatly, Tiger's Might's mental intimidation proved effective, yet those wary with firm resolve only felt danger, becoming more vigilant.

Lu Yu clenched his fists, heading towards Yang Fan.

Yang Fan's strength was among the top, with Qi Blood nearly reaching 500, stronger than any ninth-layer Qi Cultivation Realm Lu Yu previously encountered, and Spiritual Power at 995, on the brink of breaking through to become a Spirit Harnessing Realm cultivator.

A true pinnacle of the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Seeing Lu Yu approach barehanded, while clenching his fists, Yang Fan's expression turned solemn.

Though he sensed Lu Yu's Spiritual Power wasn't strong, he could vaguely perceive Lu Yu's abnormally potent Qi Blood, not something achievable within the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Having reached the peak of the Qi Cultivation Realm, with focused spirit, Yang Fan's "spirit" was already condensed enough to faintly detect "Qi" outside the body.

Only needing to externalize Spiritual Power to break through to become a Spirit Harnessing Realm, Yang Fan could sense the Qi Blood's strength in Lu Yu.

Partly due to Lu Yu's recent massive Qi Blood surge, he couldn't perfectly control it, with some spilling out, enabling Yang Fan to detect Lu Yu's formidable Qi Blood.

Spiritual Qi and Qi Blood, both miraculous substances capable of qualitative change with quantitative growth. Once the quantity reaches a certain point, it transforms qualitatively.

The qualitative enhancement of Spiritual Qi signifies a major Martial Cultivator breakthrough.

Thus, it's about sensing the strength of Qi Blood and Spiritual Qi, not their quantities.

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