"You are that fool's master?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yang immediately guessed the identity of the Nascent Soul cultivator in front of him.
"Indeed, it's me! I was just looking for you, and here you are, delivering yourself right to my door. Since you've come to me, then prepare to die!"
Zhang Tao said angrily, his dark eyes sweeping over Xu Yang, as if ready to devour him at any moment.
"Ah, it's you," Xu Yang said with a radiant smile.
"Your disciple... I'll take care of things for you, no need to thank me. No need to get so excited."
Saying this, Xu Yang took out a red fruit and offered it to Zhang Tao with a smile, saying, "Here, have a fruit to calm your nerves."
Zhang Tao looked at the red fruit in front of him, his face turning green.
He had searched for a long time and finally found a disciple whose talent and qualities fit his requirements perfectly. He had hoped that the disciple would inherit his legacy.
To his shock, that disciple had perished in some remote backwater like Qi State!
When he received the news, he nearly fainted.
"Disciple, rest in peace. Today, I will avenge you," Zhang Tao muttered as he stepped closer to Xu Yang.
Xu Yang rolled his eyes and said, "Let me correct you. You're not avenging your disciple. You're just going to join your disciple underground."
Zhang Tao's face changed, nearly choking.
Several Nascent Soul cultivators nearby looked at Zhang Tao with strange expressions.
"Who is this person? Why do I only feel his cultivation is at the Qi Condensation stage?"
"Whoever he is, he's dead today. Zhang Tao is famous for being protective of his disciples. This person must be seeking death for killing Zhang Tao's disciple."
"Yeah, I don't think this guy is anything special. He's just talking big."
The Nascent Soul cultivators muttered among themselves, completely dismissing Xu Yang.
"Lord Elder, this person has insulted our Mo Yun Sect, killing so many of our fellow brothers. Please, we need your help. If this gets out, others might think we're pushovers."
A Golden Core cultivator added fuel to the fire.
Xu Yang looked at these people and couldn't help but laugh.
"Just fight if you want to, stop wasting time talking."
"Fine, then die!" Zhang Tao roared, sending out a punch.
The full power of his Nascent Soul cultivation exploded instantly. The speed of his punch was so fast that even the air around it seemed to ignite in flames.
Xu Yang raised his hand and grabbed the punch. The unstoppable momentum of the punch suddenly stopped, unable to move forward.
"This is all you've got? I'm a little disappointed."
Xu Yang said indifferently, then suddenly squeezed, snapping Zhang Tao's wrist with a sharp twist.
"Ahhh..." A scream like that of a slaughtered pig rang through the air.
With a swift kick, Xu Yang sent Zhang Tao flying, turning him into a mist of blood that dispersed into the air.
The bystanders were stunned, their mouths hanging open as if they could fit an egg in.
One move—just one move—and Zhang Tao was completely defeated.
He was defeated so thoroughly, without even the slightest trace of struggle.
Zhang Tao was no match for Xu Yang at all.
"Well, I wonder if any of you are left?" Xu Yang asked sadly.
A few Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances, truly lacking the courage to fight Xu Yang.
"May I ask, senior, what brings you to the Mo Yun Sect?" one Nascent Soul cultivator asked shakily.
He had noticed that Xu Yang's cultivation was still at the Qi Condensation stage.
A Qi Condensation cultivator, and yet he killed a Nascent Soul cultivator with a single punch?
He wasn't a fool, how could this be possible?
There must be another explanation—Xu Yang was incredibly strong, with a cultivation level far surpassing his own, and he hadn't yet seen through Xu Yang's true cultivation.
As he thought about it, he became a little confused, because his own cultivation wasn't at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stage, but rather at the Nascent Soul stage.
The Nascent Soul stage was already a step below the Cave Heaven Realm, a legendary level of cultivation.
At least in his career, he had seen plenty of Nascent Soul cultivators, but never anyone from the Cave Heaven Realm.
Cultivators of the Cave Heaven Realm were only spoken of in legends.
Thus, he deduced that Xu Yang was likely a very powerful cultivator at the later stage of Nascent Soul.
Their sect leader was also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
But right now, their sect leader was injured and in closed-door cultivation.
Currently, in all of Mo Yun Sect, no one could rival a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
Therefore, He Guang also adopted a very low profile.
"What am I here for?" Xu Yang smiled faintly and said.
"I'm here to destroy your Mo Yun Sect," Xu Yang said calmly.
The Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged looks. Destroy their Mo Yun Sect?
Their faces showed anger. Although they feared Xu Yang's strength and didn't dare to fight him, hearing Xu Yang speak of destroying the Mo Yun Sect directly was unbearable.
"Senior, if we have offended you in the past, we apologize now," He Guang stammered.
They couldn't defeat Xu Yang, so they had to swallow their pride and wait for their sect leader to heal and come out of seclusion to deal with Xu Yang.
"No, you didn't offend me," Xu Yang said indifferently.
"Then why destroy our Mo Yun Sect?" He Guang asked.
Xu Yang smiled coldly and said, "Although you haven't offended me, you Mo Yun Sect secretly released the Flood Dragon, and that is an unforgivable crime!"
As Xu Yang's words landed, the faces of the Nascent Soul cultivators immediately became grim.
The Flood Dragon was a secret of their Mo Yun Sect. If this secret were to be exposed, their sect would become the target of everyone.
They had hidden it very well, but unexpectedly, someone had found out.
"How do you know?" He Guang asked coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent, though he didn't dare to act due to his own weaker strength.
"Admit it," Xu Yang took out a red fruit and said as he chewed.
"However, whether you admit it or not doesn't matter, because the Flood Dragon is in your Mo Yun Sect, and that's something you can't deny," Xu Yang continued.
"Therefore, for the sake of the lives of everyone in Tianwu County, I have no choice but to destroy your Mo Yun Sect!"
Although Xu Yang's voice was soft, his words struck like thunder in the ears of the others.
"Xu Yang, I advise you not to think too highly of yourself. Although you have late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, our sect leader also has late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation!"