Mu Jinyu's tone was laced with a hint of mockery.
Xiang Yinxui was Jian Ruyan's real name. Mu Jinyu's mission was to destroy the Liuyun Sect. To have a legitimate reason, he naturally had to brandish the flag of Mingyue Valley. When Fang Xiuyuan questioned him, he wasn't going to use Ji Li's name.
But later, he thought that name lacked dominance, so he used Jian Ruyan's real name.
After all, Fang Xiuyuan and the others had no idea whether there was a senior disciple called Xiang Yinxui in Mingyue Valley or not.
"Xiang Yinxui?! The chief senior disciple of Mingyue Valley?!"
Sure enough, when Fang Xiuyuan heard Mu Jinyu's words, his complexion changed several times, and he kept murmuring to himself, wondering how Mingyue Valley could have such an overlooked fish?
Their strength was astonishing enough to rival an entire sect alone, even more terrifying than Mu Jinyu from the Heavenly Sword Faction.
Fang Xiuyuan's thoughts were indeed correct. Now, Mu Jinyu had reached the peak of the Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm. Having mastered the "Killing Character Secret Technique," his unmatched combat power had reached a level where he could rival a sect, even a country!
This was entirely different from when he participated in the Four Sects Martial Meeting and struggled to defeat Dao Wuming.
After Fang Xiuyuan hid near the Blood Sword Sect, hoping to ambush Mu Jinyu and reclaim the Bi Fang Cauldron but failed and retreated, he stopped paying attention to Mu Jinyu's movements.
How could he possibly know that in just a matter of ten days, Mu Jinyu had broken through from the First Layer to the peak of the Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm?
He wouldn't dare to imagine such a thing, even in his dreams.
"But, isn't Mingyue Valley said to be composed entirely of female disciples? How can there be a male disciple?"
Fang Xiuyuan asked curiously.
Mu Jinyu chuckled, "Why can't there be a male disciple? Rules are meant to be broken. With a genius like me, how could Mingyue Valley bear to keep me out?"
"So, I became the chief senior disciple of Mingyue Valley, a splash of green among a sea of flowers!"
Shaking his head slightly, Mu Jinyu's expression gradually grew colder, as if he truly took on the identity of Mingyue Valley's chief senior disciple, and with a chilling voice, he said, "But I never expected that after a period of seclusion, upon returning, you wretched lot have wiped out my sect!"
"Thus, today Xiang Someone returns home to send you usurping sparrows to their ultimate bliss!"
With that, Mu Jinyu swung his arms, left hand forming the sun, right hand forming the moon, manifesting Yin Yang Fish. A terrifying killing intent brewed within, making Fang Xiuyuan and the surviving onlookers tremble with fear!
"Attack, fight to the death!!"
Though Fang Xiuyuan also doubted whether Mu Jinyu was truly a disciple of Mingyue Valley, doubts were of no use now. It seemed clear that Mu Jinyu intended to annihilate them, giving no chance for surrender or escape; they could only fight for their lives!
"Gulp!"
"Gulp!"
The Supreme Elders of the Liuyun Sect, including Fang Xiuyuan, hastily took out an Elixir from their storage bags and swallowed it abruptly.
Instantly, their auras surged wildly, skyrocketing to around the First Layer of the Fanxu Realm in mere moments!
Their original strength was merely at the Seventh or Eighth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, but after consuming an Elixir, they could elevate by two to three Minor Realms, crossing a Major Realm. The effect of this Elixir was even more terrifying than the Blood Demon Life-Reducing Pill of the Blood Sword Sect!
This was one of the precious resources their Liuyun Sect obtained from some relic.
This Elixir is named: "Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill"!
Twin Armor refers to two cycles of sixty years, making a total of one hundred and twenty years.
The effect of this Pill is that upon consumption, it will instantly burn away one hundred and twenty years of life, used to break through the consumable's limits, achieving a dramatic turnaround.
In simpler terms, this Elixir reduces the lifespan of the consumer by one hundred and twenty years, while simultaneously activating the consumer's extreme potential, allowing them to reach the maximum level of strength they could have achieved in one hundred and twenty years of normal cultivation, within a short time.
In other words, Fang Xiuyuan and his group, if not for consuming the Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill, could have steadily broken through to the Fanxu Realm in one hundred and twenty years with normal cultivation progress.
But now, after consuming the Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill, they've compressed this one hundred and twenty years into a short period along with their lifespans, allowing them to have the cultivation level they would have a hundred and twenty years from now, possessing strength capable of turning the tide in desperate circumstances.
However, the side effects of the Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill are more than just burning away those one hundred and twenty years of lifespan. Because the consumer's strength reaches the level they would have in one hundred and twenty years in such a short time, neither the meridians, dantian, nor body can withstand such phenomenal changes.
Therefore, after the drug effect fades, the consumer's strength will be severely diminished.
That means, where Fang Xiuyuan originally had the cultivation of the Eighth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, after taking the Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill, his strength temporarily rose to the First Layer of the Fanxu Realm, but when the effect fades, his strength won't just fall back to the Eighth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm. Instead, it will deteriorate to the Fourth, or even third and second layers…
Additionally, his dantian would shatter, his meridians would sever, making further cultivation in this lifetime nearly impossible.
Therefore, unless in desperate situations, these people from the Liuyun Sect were entirely unwilling to consume this "Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill"!
But now, they were truly out of options. Without consuming this Pill, they would surely meet their demise at Mu Jinyu's hands. By consuming it, there's a slim chance of a comeback. If they managed to kill Mu Jinyu, though they would lose a century of lifespan and destroy their cultivation, at least they would have another twenty or thirty years to live comfortably.
"Oh, another Elixir similar to the 'Blood Demon Life-Reducing Pill'?"
Mu Jinyu hovered high in the sky, his clothes fluttering in the wind, with hands gently pushing forward as if performing Tai Chi. However, the mingling radiance of sun and moon between his hands grew ever more blazing, while the terrifying destructive aura brewed to its utmost.
He saw Fang Xiuyuan and the others' power surge to the First Layer of the Fanxu Realm after taking the Elixir and knew they must have consumed a special Elixir similar to the "Blood Demon Life-Reducing Pill," yet his eyes remained indifferent, not taking them seriously at all.
Not to mention they only surged from the Eighth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm to the First Layer of the Fanxu Realm; even if they reached the Fourth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, they would still face death!
"Form up!"
At this moment.
After consuming the Twin Armor Extreme Breaking Pill, the elders of the Liuyun Sect, including Fang Xiuyuan, wore expressions of pain and distortion but forcibly endured it.
Then, responding to Fang Xiuyuan's furious command, over a dozen surviving elders took out various Spiritual Treasures from their storage bags.
Be it swords, cauldrons, bells, or towers…
Judging by the aura emanating from these Spiritual Treasures, they were mostly Medium Grade Spirit Treasures!
"Their resources are still quite substantial," Mu Jinyu remarked, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Boom!!"
At that moment, the Spiritual Treasures in their hands suddenly shot out beams of lights in various colors, linking together and eventually forming a Bagua Diagram-like defensive light shield, enclosing them all.
"Go!"
Unfazed, Mu Jinyu unleashed the full potential of the Sun and Moon Shine Together in his hands, and with a throw, this radiant orb shot towards Fang Xiuyuan and his group!
"Boom!!"
The radiant orb violently collided with the Bagua Light Barrier, and in an instant, Mu Jinyu's face changed dramatically.