Like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, Ling Yao tapped the leader's head with a finger and then flew back gracefully, leaving behind a group of shocked villagers.
The eyes of the old village chief of Shi'an Village became much clearer. He looked at the tribal leader beside him and only left a portion of his body behind. He fell straight down, scaring the villagers behind him into screaming repeatedly.
There were a few cultivators in the village, but the highest in such a place was only at the Qi Drawing Realm. Most of them were at the Qi Drawing Realm and were only slightly stronger than ordinary people.
The difference in cultivation realms was like a mountain with each step. An initial-stage Foundation Establishment realm expert like Ling Yao was already at a height that they could never reach in their lives.
When the old village chief of Shi'an Village was young, he had only cultivated to the initial-stage Qi Drawing Realm. Although he could not see through Ling Yao's cultivation level, he was definitely not someone they could compare to.
The village chief of Shi'an Village was also old and thick-skinned. He immediately threw his walking stick away and knelt on the ground with a plop.
"I'm sorry, we didn't recognize you! We didn't know you were an expert! We'll leave now, we'll leave now!"
Ling Yao looked at the old man and snorted.
"I gave you a chance to leave just now, but you didn't. Now you want to leave? It's too late!"
Ling Yao waved her hand, and the Divine Tree villagers jumped onto the wall.
Today, Ling Yao was going to let these people go on a killing spree. If a cultivator didn't see any blood, they would easily be frightened to death if they encountered any big scenes in the future where they had to see blood.
Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, the few hundred villagers were mostly ordinary people. They were no match for these cultivators.
The old village chief wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but he was too old. He accidentally tripped over a rock and fell to the ground. His forehead was heavily carved on a tree stump, and he was knocked to death.
Tonight's massacre filled the air with the smell of blood. Other than the women and children who stayed in their respective homes, all the people who came to the Divine Tree Village to cause trouble were killed.
This was how the world worked. The strong could be ruthless in the face of provocation. The weak could only pray for the heavens to open their eyes.
At dawn, dawn appeared in the east. Ling Yao instructed the villagers to dig a huge pit in the east of the village and threw the corpses of hundreds of people into it.
After a night of fighting, the martial artists in the village had basically bid farewell to their youth. Those whose hands were stained with blood were different from those who had never seen blood. They were filled with killing intent.
After burying these people, Ling Yao brought the martial artists back to the village. The old people, women, children, and a small number of men who stayed behind in the nearby village were also captured.
Ling Yao stood in front of these people and said, "We won't kill you all. Today, you can return to your respective villages. If you can let go of your hatred within ten years, the Divine Tree Village will welcome you!"
These people who stayed behind did not even dare to think about revenge. Who would have thought that there would be such a powerful expert in the Divine Tree Village? Moreover, it seemed that the entire village was filled with martial artists.
How was this a village? This was clearly a sect hidden in the forest, wearing the clothes of a village.
Ling Yao told Gu Xiao what had happened.
When Gu Xiao heard this, he only said that he understood.
Ling Yao had done a good job in this matter, but this kind of thing couldn't be praised. It wouldn't be good if Ling Yao thought of exterminating them if anything happened in the future.
After all, this was his first time. If he wanted his subordinates to see blood, it was understandable that they would be able to suppress the situation in the future.
This matter passed quickly.
A year later, one day, Gu Xiao suddenly could not sense the correct location of the two demon beasts.
However, the system also notified him that the two demon beasts were still alive. Gu Xiao did not care. Perhaps there was a special magnetic field in the primitive forest that blocked his senses?
After a period of time, one day, Ling Yao brought the most talented child to Gu Xiao.
Ling Yao said to the child.
"Kneel down and speak to Lord Divine Tree yourself."
The child had already grown into a young man. He looked to be 16 or 17 years old now. He watched as Gu Xiao knelt down respectfully and solemnly kowtowed three times.
Gu Xiao looked at Ling Yao and asked, "Ling Yao, what's going on?"
Ling Yao cupped her hands and said to Gu Xiao, "Lord Divine Tree, this child wants to go down the mountain to train. I'm not sure, so I specially brought him to Lord Divine Tree, hoping that Lord Divine Tree can point out a path for this child."
Gu Xiao looked at the child and asked, "What's your name?"
The child replied honestly, "Lord Divine Tree, my name is Liu Yang."
Gu Xiao said, "The outside world is not as calm and peaceful as the Divine Tree Village. Are you sure you're ready to welcome the outside world?"
Liu Yang nodded solemnly and said solemnly, "I'm already prepared. I definitely won't disappoint Lord Divine Tree and the Village Chief. I want to go out and train. It will be beneficial to my cultivation and my personality. Lord Divine Tree, please allow me!"
Gu Xiao thought for a moment before reaching out with his branch and taking out a treasure from the tree crown.
"I got this treasure by chance. It's a piece of Soft Dragon Scale Armor. Although your talent is not bad and your strength is enough, there are very few people who can reach the Connate realm at your age."
"However, you're still young and inexperienced. Keep this Soft Dragon Scale Armor close to your body. You can't take it off unless it's absolutely necessary!"
When Liu Yang heard this, he was shocked. He felt that this treasure was too precious. He wanted to refuse, but Gu Xiao stuffed it into his arms.
"There's someone called Bai Mingxuan in the Divine Martial Sect. He's also my believer. You can call him Martial Uncle. He's doing quite well in the Divine Martial Sect."
"If you have made up your mind to go out and train, you can seek refuge with him first. Of course, if you have other plans in the future, you can also leave the Divine Martial Sect."
Gu Xiao did not want to put all the eggs in one basket. Since this child was going out to train, he would let him go to a large sect like the Divine Martial Sect to take a good look.
As for the last sentence about leaving, the Divine Martial Sect was not the only major sect in the world.
If this child could be like Bai Mingxuan and give him a few cultivation techniques or other treasures, that would be great.
Liu Yang nodded and wore the Soft Dragon Scale Armor under Gu Xiao's surveillance.
As expected, the treasure immediately became invisible after wearing it.
Liu Yang left the Divine Tree Village and headed for the Divine Martial Sect.
He was a good seedling. In the few days that he had been gone, Ling Yao had also come to the mountain from time to time to ask Gu Xiao how this child was doing.