My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 76: The Moon Maiden Embraces the Sword and Slays a Thousand Troops in the Snowstorm!

Instant kill!

Yes, another instant kill!

Facing a King-level opponent, Qi Yuan killed instantly.

Facing Emperor-level opponents, Qi Yuan still killed instantly.

He didn’t even get up, still sitting on the bluestone.

With just a casual wave of his hand, seven Emperors fell dead.

What level is this, truly a supreme Emperor?

On the pavilion, Yue Nu's small face was horrified, and the veiled woman beside her was equally shocked.

Qi Yuan held a bowl of fish soup: "Better drink it quickly, the smell of blood drifting over here wouldn't be good."

He said this, slowly savoring the fish soup.

"The taste is good, almost as good as my junior sister's spirit fish soup."

Qi Yuan praised.

This compliment seemed well received, as a sweet smile appeared on the Yue Nu's face, her crescent moon pupils turning into full moons.

However, the little girl thought of something and suddenly stepped forward to retrieve Qi Yuan's sword from the seven corpses.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan laughed.

"No need to retrieve it. Let the sword stay there.

Whoever crosses this sword shall be killed!" Qi Yuan laughed heartily.

In reality, he was timid, scared of even a small Black Mountain Sect, losing sleep at night.

But in the game, he had to be bold and strike hard.

Otherwise, being too cautious would turn him into a real coward, which would be ridiculous.

On the pavilion, Cold Moon watched this scene with admiration and longing in her eyes.

"This is the Sword God!"

The veiled woman was also extremely excited: "The Faceless Sword God, he must have emerged from the forbidden zone."

……

The Hundred Cities Alliance.

A fat man seated at a high position had a face full of smiles.

"What do you all think of the Yue Clan branch in July?"

In the hall, over twenty supreme Emperors were seated.

"What else? With a flick of a finger, we can annihilate them!" A supreme Emperor spoke, his voice resounding like a bell.

"Only these southern barbarians are left resisting. Once they are destroyed, the southern domain will be ours." A female supreme Emperor spoke, her voice ethereal.

At this moment, a small, shrewd old man spoke: "I heard a supreme Emperor has appeared by the July Lake, very powerful, killing seven of our Emperors from the Hundred Cities Alliance with one sword. We cannot be careless.

Should we report this to…”

Before he finished, someone interrupted.

"No matter how strong the Faceless Sword God is, can he defeat twenty-five of us?

Can he defeat our three thousand Iron Tuskers?" the shrewd old man spoke.

"Indeed, no need to trouble that person.

With our three thousand Iron Tuskers and us here, how can we not kill the Faceless Sword God?"

Everyone discussed and agreed.

They were seasoned, knowing the Faceless Sword God's strength, fearing him, but fearing the Black Robe Guards even more.

When the Black Robe Guards appeared, not only their enemies but they themselves could die!

They were merely the Black Robe Guards' fodder.

In front of the Black Robe Guards, all lives were equal.

Even they could be devoured, leaving only a human skin.

So, unless absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t request the Black Robe Guards' help.

"If so, it's decided. In ten days,

We will act, the three thousand Iron Tuskers will flatten the Yue Clan!

Their two Saintesses must be captured and sacrificed... to the heavens!" The smiling fat man set the tone.

……

After killing the seven unwise Emperor-level strongmen, the Hundred Cities Alliance made no further moves.

Qi Yuan still sat on the bluestone by the July Lake every day.

The little girl Yue Nu sat silently beside him, also gazing at the snowy lake.

One big, one small, almost becoming two snowmen.

This time, Qi Yuan's fiery passion helped warm the Moon Maiden.

Sitting beside Qi Yuan, the little girl didn’t feel cold.

During this time, Cold Moon, the disciple of the July Sacrifice and next in line, came to see Qi Yuan, informing him of the Hundred Cities Alliance's impending attack.

She urged Qi Yuan to take the Saintess and leave.

Qi Yuan looked at Cold Moon and said, "We are here to enjoy the snow."

Cold Moon, hearing this, said nothing more, but sadly added, "If you can't hold them off, please leave us."

Qi Yuan nodded, "Don't worry, if it's too tough, I'll play dead immediately."

After Cold Moon left, not long after, the veiled woman arrived.

She knelt and saluted Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan thought of old acquaintances in the Five Elements Forbidden Zone and said, "In three hundred years, the Demon Slaying Conference will begin. If nothing happens, we will eliminate the extraterrestrial demons."

The veiled woman left with tears streaming down her face.

The lakeside quieted down again.

Snow fell for several days, accumulating thicker and thicker.

In the evening, the Yue Nu, wearing a white cloak, brought a bowl again, her face flushed, her breath visible in the cold.

Qi Yuan's nose twitched: "This time it's not fish soup, something new?"

The Yue Nu opened the bowl, a sweet aroma wafted out.

Qi Yuan was stunned, then smiled: "Crispy sweet duck, I finally get to eat it."

He remembered casually mentioning it that day, which the Moon Maiden noted.

Qi Yuan tasted it, savoring it.

"You little one, your cooking skills are impressive.

It's a pity you’re an NPC, otherwise, I'd bring you to Seven Color Peak to be a little cook."

The Yue Nu showed a confused expression.

Qi Yuan suddenly said: "You keep cooking for me, treating me like an NPC to complete tasks?
Come on, tell me, what's your motive?"

A hint of panic flashed across Yue Nu's face but quickly disappeared. She clutched Qi Yuan's clothes tightly: "I don't want to die!"

Qi Yuan looked at her, remembering the July Sacrifice.

These days, he heard the Moon Clan had two Saintesses.

One followed the July Sacrifice away, whereabouts unknown.

This Saintess, the Yue Nu, stayed by his side.

Was she abandoned?

"I can only protect you for a month." Qi Yuan said.

Or rather, in less than a month, he would leave to face the extraterrestrial demons.

The Yue Nu's eyes were determined.

Qi Yuan said: "If you don't want to die, you must become stronger and protect yourself.

During this time, I will occasionally guide you. How much you learn is your fate."

Hearing this, Yue Nu's face lit up with excitement. She nodded vigorously, looking very happy.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan smiled: "Respecting the old but not loving the young is unacceptable.

Extraterrestrial demons, you are wrong."

……

Ten days passed quickly.

The snow did not diminish as expected, falling heavier and heavier.

Even the ancient cedar trees turned into a white expanse.

A thick layer of ice formed on the July Lake.

Qi Yuan sat alone by the lake.

Suddenly, the sound of the earth trembling came.

Like heavy drums, pounding on people's hearts.

The ice on the lake shook, seemingly about to shatter.

Yue Nu ran out from the wooden house, wearing a thin long dress, her face anxious.

Qi Yuan looked into the distance, seeing the distant snow being trampled, flying up, revealing the tall, burly figures behind it, dense, roaring.

Three thousand tall, heavily armored iron soldiers were slowly advancing towards the July Lake.

These were the Iron Tuskers of the Hundred Cities Alliance.

Each of the three thousand Iron Tuskers was a warrior.

The strongmen among them carried over twenty sedan chairs.

Each sedan chair held a supreme Emperor.

At this moment, those supreme Emperors looked lazy, lying on the sedan chairs, appearing carefree.

The smiling fat man’s face was full of fat: "Don’t underestimate them, let’s suppress them together."

"Don't worry, Fat Emperor, we've survived this long, we won't be careless."

"Offering the Saintess to the heavens should give us ten years of peace."

"Where's the other Saintess?"

"Capture this one first, then worry about the second!"

The Emperors chatted, deciding Yue Nu's fate.

At the July Lake, Qi Yuan still sat on the bluestone.

He looked at Yue Nu: "Are you scared?"

The Moon Maiden glanced at the massive army and shook her head.

"Go, pull out my sword, hold it in your arms." Qi Yuan said.

Yue Nu's eyes became resolute.

In the distance, the army marched, flattening the snow, crashing through.

The small figure of the Moon Maiden walked towards the sword a hundred meters away.

She walked alone through the wind and snow, leaving neat, even footprints.

In the distance, the woman in the sedan chair smiled playfully: "What is she doing, seeking death?"
The fat man's smile froze: "Another one who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth!"

Since the Black Robe Guards appeared, they, the supreme Emperors, were the strongest in this world.

As for higher realm beings, daring to show themselves would be taken by the fishlines from the sky, drained of all blood and flesh, leaving only a human skin.

They, twenty-five supreme Emperors, plus three thousand Iron Tuskers, had nothing to fear.
The snow was thick and deep.

The Moon Maiden reached the sword embedded in the ground, stretched out her tender white hand, and pulled the sword out with effort.

She held the sword taller than herself in her arms, and the tip of the sword drew a long mark on the snowy ground.

The sword was very heavy, but the Moon Maiden felt no pain at all.

Cradling the sword, which was almost taller than her, she faced the approaching Iron Floats through the snow, her eyes filled with stubborn resolve.

The tremors of the earth grew stronger.

The snow around the Moon Maiden seemed to be stirred up, and snowflakes fell from the trees.

Holding the long sword, the little girl looked at the Iron Floats approaching from the front and shouted, “Anyone who crosses this sword will be killed without mercy!”

Her voice was drowned out by the marching sound of the three thousand Iron Floats.

However, the Supreme Emperors, including the Emperors, heard the girl’s words.

They were either laughing or mocking her.

The fat Emperor was stunned, then said, “Even if the Celestial Domain were in the world, it wouldn’t dare to say such things.”

“That faceless person must be frightened, deceiving that Saintess!”

“I laugh at the Saintess’s lack of strategy and limited intelligence.”

The group of Emperors laughed and jested.

In the distance, the Cold Moon, standing on an ancient locust tree branch, displayed a trace of despair in her eyes as she witnessed the scene.

“Saintess, I’m sorry.”

She guessed that the faceless person must have been scared, and she felt a bit sad.

At this moment, the army continued advancing without pause.

“Iron Floats, attack!”

With an order given, the three thousand Iron Floats immediately charged forward like giant elephants.

The Moon Maiden, holding the long sword, allowed the snow to blur her vision, standing firm with her slender legs as the Iron Floats charged at her. “Anyone who crosses this sword will be killed!”

With her clear and melodious voice, the sword in her arms suddenly unsheathed.

A blood-red killing aura spread at this moment.

The blood energy surged like that of a demonic giant.

The sword flew into the air, the blood energy overwhelming the swirling snow.

Suddenly, the sword, resembling a blood-colored dragon, charged into the midst of the three thousand Iron Floats.

The blood-colored dragon crashed through the Iron Floats, sending hundreds of them flying, their bones shattered, and their organs smashed to pieces.

“Ah!”

“No!”

“Devil!”

The three thousand invincible Iron Floats were instantly destroyed by the blood-colored dragon.

Many Iron Floats cried out in terror and fled in panic.

The once formidable and majestic army had lost all its previous grandeur.

The sword, like a blood-colored dragon, cut through countless lives with its sword light.

In just a few breaths, all three thousand Iron Floats were exterminated.

At the shore of the July Lake, the faceless man sitting on the blue stone did not even look at the battlefield. He said lightly, “This is the game version of the Brilliant Sword I created these days. How much have you learned?”

The Moon Maiden’s eyes turned red as she replied, “I’ve learned about thirty percent.”

At this moment, the twenty-five Supreme Emperors in their palanquins revealed expressions of horror and intense shock.

How could there be such a powerful being in this world?

How could there be such a sword!
With one sword, the blood-colored dragon annihilated three thousand Iron Floats!

At the shore of the July Lake, Qi Yuan, hearing Yue Nu’s words, showed a satisfied expression. “Not bad, your talent is quite good. The remaining few NPCs should be enough for you to learn seventy to eighty percent, right?”

With Qi Yuan’s voice, the sword that resembled a blood-colored dragon seemed to sense something and charged straight toward the twenty-five Supreme Emperors!

The twenty-five Supreme Emperors were terrified beyond measure.

What they saw was not a sword but a blood-colored dragon of slaughter.

“No!” The beautiful female Supreme Emperor, clad in a colorful feathered robe, was struck by the blood light. Half of her body was sliced off, and the remaining flesh quickly withered, while the blood was boiling.

“Devil!”

Seeing this, the other Supreme Emperors dared not fight.

They had survived this long not because of their strength or bravery but because they were sufficiently sly and shameless.

Unfortunately, the blood-colored dragon-like sword would not spare them.

Waves of blood light, like beams from a blood moon grinding disc, struck down each Supreme Emperor.

“No!”

The howls and pleas for mercy were drowned out in the wind and snow.

All twenty-five Supreme Emperors were killed one by one.

The final sword pierced through the fat Emperor’s corpulent body.

The fat Emperor collapsed on the ground, his eyes clouded, and he still had a smile on his face. “The Black-Robed Guards… The Celestial Gods from beyond the domain won’t spare you.”

After he spoke, he lost all breath and died.

At this moment, the sword that resembled a blood-colored dragon flew back to Qi Yuan’s side and fell into the lake.

Under the branches of the ancient locust tree, Cold Moon was in utter shock.

This… This… Surpasses even the Supreme Emperors!

Such power!

The black-veiled woman was also extremely excited, murmuring, “Master!”

At the shore of the July Lake, Yue Nu, holding the sword sheath, came to Qi Yuan’s side.

The sword, having circled in the lake and cleansed itself of the dirty blood, returned to its sheath.

Qi Yuan looked at the Moon Maiden with a smile. “This is the first time you’ve faced so many enemies. Do you have any comments?”

The Moon Maiden’s small face showed a look of delight. “So strong, so strong.”

She was, of course, referring to Qi Yuan.

“Now it’s my turn to say something.” Qi Yuan began.

It seemed he asked the Moon Maiden that question just to say this.

Yue Nu looked up at Qi Yuan with seriousness.

Qi Yuan contemptuously said, “I haven’t faced such low-level monsters for a long time.

Monsters of this level shouldn’t even appear on my map.”

After entering the Five Elements Forbidden Land, the Yin-Yang Forbidden Land, and Tian Jue.

Especially after the stages behind Tian Jue, what kind of opponents did Qi Yuan encounter?
God Realms, often in thousands.

Divine Domains weren’t even significant.

Sometimes there were three thousand.

These three thousand Iron Floats and twenty-five Supreme Emperors were nothing but trivial monsters.

“I’m going to hunt some higher-level monsters. Do you want to come and see?” Qi Yuan asked the Moon Maiden earnestly.

The Moon Maiden nodded, her face full of determination.

Qi Yuan took the Moon Maiden’s small hand. “Let’s go. Let’s see if the legendary Black-Robed Guards qualify as elite monsters.”

As a player, how could he sit around like an NPC, waiting for enemies to come and challenge him?
Taking the initiative was his nature.

At the July Lake, he had already gotten his answer.

It was time for him to leave, to confront the final boss of this world and gather the fragments of the Heavenly Dao.

But before that, he had to deal with the Black-Robed Guards that ravaged the world.

He could not tolerate such audacious small monsters.

Holding the Moon Maiden’s small hand, the two vanished into the boundless wind and snow.

……

The Hundred Cities Alliance.

A place known as the Ten Thousand Graves Cave.

It was filled with white bones and rotting corpses.

There was much flesh, but no vultures or wolves came here.

It was eerily silent.

This was the core forbidden land of the Hundred Cities Alliance.

It was also the most feared place.

No warrior dared to come here.

Even Supreme Emperors would be terrified and horrified just by glancing at the Ten Thousand Graves Cave from afar.

At this moment, a faceless man holding a seven or eight-year-old girl stepped into this place.

The area was eerily quiet, with no sound.

The faceless man’s expression was neither sad nor happy. “This map… is really lacking, not even comparable to a hair from the Four Great Forbidden Lands.”

The faceless man was Qi Yuan. He, along with the Moon Maiden, had slaughtered the entire Hundred Cities Alliance.

King-level strongmen?
Emperor-level strongmen?
Supreme Emperors?
All were insignificant mobs, not worth a single sword from Qi Yuan.

He fought gods and Buddhas, slaughtering the Hundred Cities Alliance to the point of blood flowing like rivers.

Now, he had finally arrived at the dreaded lair of the Black-Robed Guards.

Holding his sword, he said softly, “I’m here to clear the map.”

As his words fell, the gigantic blood-colored sword charged into the Ten Thousand Graves Cave.

At this moment, countless Black-Robed Guards flew out of the cave like bats.

Qi Yuan looked at these Black-Robed Guards, a trace of complexity flashing in his eyes: "You extraterrestrial beings from beyond the domain, you're truly a psychopath. It's bad enough that you devour flesh and blood, but you even turn their skins into Black-Robed Guards. A big boss like you probably can never be discharged from the mental hospital. Oh, no, you'll probably die in the mental hospital."

As Qi Yuan's voice fell, his sword charged towards the Black-Robed Guards. Blood light filled the air, slaughter spreading everywhere. The sword harvested one Black-Robed Guard after another.

People viewed the Black-Robed Guards as ghosts? No, Qi Yuan was the real ghost.

He held the Moon Maiden's hand and said softly, "How much have you learned?"

"Ninety percent."

"Almost there. When you reach one hundred percent, I'll leave."

Yue Nu held Qi Yuan's hand a little tighter.