What level is the same cultivation as mine?

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"Your name is Xiao Yi, one of the two orphans from Xiaowang Village, and also the Kunlun Dao Sect Master Yu Xuzi's final disciple, in the Core Formation Stage. Your Kunlun Divine Sword Technique is impressive, making you a standout among the righteous path's young generation."

Bai Feng stood before the young man.

His eyes were cold and sharp, as if piercing through the other's soul.

"You... you demon head, how do you know my identity?"

Xiao Yi's expression changed drastically, losing all his previous composure.

It turned out that when he stepped into the demonic path's territory, he couldn't resist attacking Bai Qingling along the way, only to be captured and imprisoned here.

The two never exchanged any words from beginning to end.

"I not only know your identity, I also know you have a brother named Xiao Chen, who is also a disciple under Yu Xuzi."

Bai Feng said.

"You..."

Hearing those words, Xiao Yi's face turned completely pale, gritting his teeth, he angrily said, "Demon head! If you dare to touch a hair on my brother's head, even if I fall into the Unstoppable Purgatory and become a vengeful ghost, I will not let you go!"

"I hate being threatened most in my life."

"However, I do admire you and am willing to give you a chance."

"Want to play a game?"

Bai Feng earnestly extended an invitation.

"Wha... what game?"

Within the Detention Soul Flag, the young man said warily.

"I want you to face me in a duel."

"If you win, I'll let you go and reunite with your brother. If you lose... then you'll continue to stay here until your soul body is completely refined."

Bai Feng watched him with interest, "So, are you interested?"

"Stop mocking me, demon head."

Xiao Yi smiled bitterly, "If I were truly a match for you, would I have ended up in this situation?"

"It's different now," Bai Feng replied.

"How... is it different?" Xiao Yi's eyelid twitched.

"The rumor that my powers were burned out by Mu Xinlan is true. Now, standing before you, I have just begun my path of re-cultivation, and my cultivation is similar to yours."

As Bai Feng spoke, he lifted the "Primordial Breath Retraction Technique" spell, fully exposing his cultivation aura.

"You... you were truly crippled to such a state by Senior Mu?"

At this moment, a mix of shock and joy filled Xiao Yi's heart.

If this demon head has indeed fallen so far, then he has no regrets even in death!

"I've shown you my hand now."

"You can start making your choice—"

Before Bai Feng finished speaking.

He heard the young man within the Detention Soul Flag roar in anger, "Fine! Let's do it! Come out and duel me! I, Xiao Yi, will accompany you to the end!"

Although he did not know what sinister plot this deceitful demon head was up to.

But at the moment, he had no other choice!

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Third basement level of the Blood Kitchen.

In a small fighting room constructed with Exorcism Stones on all sides.

Two figures stood facing each other.

An invisible, murderous aura filled the void.

"Tsk tsk, Bai Qingling, I didn't expect you would really return my body and my Dao Sword to me."

"Of course, what I didn't expect even more was that your realm... had truly fallen to the mid Core Formation Stage! Hahaha! The heavens have eyes!"

His soul body returned to his flesh. The chief disciple of Kunlun Dao Sect was extremely joyful, boasting with laughter.

"Cough cough... it's re-cultivation, not falling,"

Bai Feng corrected.

"Well, it doesn't matter."

Xiao Yi looked relaxed and casually spun a sword flower, "For someone who's doomed anyway, whatever purpose and secret he holds, it's all unimportant."

"So confident?"

Bai Feng glanced at him.

"Of course."

"You're in mid Core Formation Stage, so am I!"

Xiao Yi's sword brows rose sternly, his chest held high, "I was captured because the realm gap between us was too much in the past! If our cultivation was equal, taking your life would be as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs!"

"Very well, let's begin."

Bai Feng nodded encouragingly.

"Dividing Yin and Yang, Qi rushes towards Kunlun Ruins, sword emerges from the vastness..."

Xiao Yi's eyes lit with killing intent, pointing his left hand to the sky and maneuvering a sword technique with his right, stepping on seven stars and muttering incantations.

In the blink of an eye, infinite sword charm blossomed around him, and where the sword's edge pointed, a powerful stream of sword qi extended forward instantly!

Seeing the terrifying and mighty river of sword qi getting closer, full of killing intent!

Bai Feng showed no hint of panic, rather muttering with interest:

"As expected of the protagonist's formidable move in early stages, both effect and power are decent, and the casting preparation time is short."

"But, speaking of it, this Kunlun Divine Sword Technique used by Xiao Yi is much more vigorous than when the protagonist Xiao Chen employs it."

"No wonder this guy succumbed to plot necessity, otherwise, who would really be the protagonist is left to question."

He contemplated.

The next moment.

Xiao Yi swung his sword!

That stream of sword qi, like a wandering dragon, glowing fiercely, howled toward him!

"It's time to test the purity of this new body."

Bai Feng focused, a demonic glint appeared in his eyes.

Suddenly, he keenly perceived the flow of sword momentum within the sword qi torrent!

The next moment.

Crack.

He extended a strong, pale arm, launching a punch!

This punch seemed ordinary, without mana or True Yuan infused at the fist's edge.

However, it precisely struck the flaw in the opponent's sword momentum, throwing it into disarray!

Clang clang clang...

Like a defeated army collapsing, shocking metallic clashes echoed in the void.

Bai Feng looked calmly.

Only to see in the void, that majestic, terrifying river of sword qi dissipating at a speed visible to the eye!

Immediately afterward.

Bang!

A sharp and crisp sound echoed.

The Dao Sword in Xiao Yi's hand shattered into several pieces!

"Even among Core Formation cultivators, there are disparities."

"Young man, you've lost."

Bai Feng, draped in a black robe, his gaze icy cold, akin to a grim reaper.

"No..."

"Impossible!"

"With you only in Nascent Soul Realm, how could you crush my Kunlun Divine Sword Technique barehanded!?"

"How can you?"

"How dare you!?"

In an instant, a lifelong belief in the Sword Dao collapsed.

Xiao Yi's face turned ashen, collapsing like mud on the ground.

The black-robed man before him was as strong as a deity or demon of the nine heavens!

Could it be... he truly is undefeatable?

Even that senior on the righteous path's pinnacle, Senior Mu, couldn't completely erase him?

The more Xiao Yi thought, the more despair crept in.

At last.

Pfft—

A sweetness welled in his throat, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, tracing a long arc in the air!

"Demon head... I've lost to you, and I know I must die! But—"

"I am not resigned to losing so!"

Xiao Yi gritted his teeth and said.

Bai Feng, rather in a good mood, replied, "Perhaps I can try to console you."

"I ask you! If... if your punch just now had missed by an inch, not hitting my sword force's weakness, what would you have done then?"

"With your character, you definitely wouldn't have risked your life! Right?"

Xiao Yi clenched his teeth, hysterically questioning.

"Of course, I wouldn't."

Bai Feng shook his head and truthfully replied, "Before returning this body to you, I added some delightful seasonings to it."

"You... what do you mean?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yi shivered, his previously supporting form collapsed again.

"It's them—"

Bai Feng snapped his fingers.

With a crisp sound,

From the limbs of this chief disciple of Kunlun Sect, out crawled a horde of entirely black, grotesque, and terrifying arthropod insects, multiplying rapidly, soon covering his entire body!

"These... damn it... are Gu Insects!"

"And they're the ferocious Nine Evil Bone Eating Insects!"

"Bai Qingling! You're too despicable!!!"

Xiao Chen's face contorted with disbelief.

"If I had felt any danger from your sword just now, these little things would have appeared in advance to devour you completely."

"In other words, in today's game, no matter what, you are the loser."

In this last moment, Bai Feng decided to share the truth with a wider sense of openness.

Soon, the sounds of cursing grew weaker, gradually drowned out by the bone-crunching noises of the insects feasting...

"What kind of level is this, same cultivation as me."

Bai Feng glanced at the young man's corpse and then released a spiritual thought.

Whoosh—

The Detention Soul Flag in the corner responded to its master's summon, rocketing to the air, spinning continuously, shattering the young man's soul once more and retrapping it!

"Ah no... why am I getting so adept at doing this now?"

"Hmm, I need to restrain myself more in the future to make sure I don't truly become a Big Demon Head."

Bai Feng cautioned himself.

But to be fair,

In a world of cultivation where the strong devour the weak, survival is not easy, is it?

Bai indeed had no choice.

Today, not only did he eliminate a hidden threat early, but he also got more acquainted with the art of using Gu insects, somewhat rewarding his endeavor, fortifying his confidence in his future path.

"Now that Xiao Yi is dead, next comes Xiao Chen who will bring trouble tomorrow."

"Hopefully, everything will go smoothly."

Bai Feng silently prayed.

Then, his brows furrowed as a thought suddenly struck him.

"Wait a minute..."

"Due to my transmigration, the storyline has deviated from its original course, so, when I lure Xiao Chen to his doom tomorrow, his huge backer from Cangming Sect won't come to rescue him, right?"

Thinking of this, a voluptuous, feminine figure involuntarily surfaced in Bai Feng's mind.

It was Xiao Chen's mentor from Cangming Sect, Hall Master of Yin Gui Palace, Embroidered Face Saint Maiden—Hua Yuerong.

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Cangmeng Sect, Yin Gui Palace, high-level disciple dormitory.

"Fellow Daoist, spare me!"

"We are allies!"

"Master! Master, please say something! You know my identity! Save me!"

A handsome young man shot up from bed, staring wide-eyed at the void with lingering fear.

"What happened to Brother Xiao? Was it a nightmare?"

The nearby junior brother and attendant, Chen Qiang, walked over with concern.

"I..."

Xiao Chen quickly wiped his sweat and tentatively asked, "I was talking in my sleep just now?"

"Yes." Chen Qiang nodded.

"What was I saying?"

"I... I didn't catch it."

"Oh, then it's fine."

Xiao Chen patted his chest, opened the window, and instinctively looked towards Youluo Mountain.

For some reason, a sudden sharp pain twisted his heart!

As if a piece of his flesh had been gouged out!

"Something feels off already..."

"Today is already the sixth day, and the poison from the Soul Scattering Powder in Bai Qingling's body should have spread to its limit."

"That Xing'er girl has been acting erratically lately; I can't pin all my hopes on her!"

"Not working! I have to go myself!"

The more Xiao Chen thought, the more uneasy he became, immediately getting up and strapping his blade, heading for the door.

"Hey, Brother! The morning class at Magic Palace hasn't started yet! Where are you going?" Chen Qiang asked curiously.

"To the Heaven Abyss Lake below Youluo Mountain next door."

The undercover ace from Kunlun Dao Sect, second disciple by designation, with eyes like flames, squeezed five words through his clenched teeth:

"I want to eat fish."

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