Xian has been cultivating

Chapter 149 Hong Huang, Entering the Golden Core Stage

"Give up!" Hong Huang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile. He stared at the man in black in front of him with eyes as sharp as an eagle. At the same time, he pointed his finger at the man's heart and said slowly: "From your constantly trembling body, I can see that your heart is full of fear of me. No matter how hard you try to talk, the facts are before you, and you can't afford to refute them. So, be smart and tell the truth quickly. Otherwise, when my patience is completely exhausted, I'm afraid I don't even know what terrible things I will do to you."

As Hong Huang spoke coldly, he emanated chills that seemed to freeze the air around him. This chilling aura made the already frightened man in black feel even more desperate. Finally, faced with the fear of death and Hong Huang's terrifying pressure, the man in black could no longer bear it, and his psychological defenses completely collapsed.

His legs went limp and he fell to his knees with a thud, saying in a trembling voice, "I'll tell you... I'll tell you... please spare my life!" Then, he poured out all the information he knew about the Demon Blood Cult like beans from a bamboo tube.

According to the man in black, the Demon Blood Cult is a mysterious force that only emerged decades ago. At first, it did not attract much attention and was unknown. However, one day, many people with great martial arts skills suddenly appeared in the world, and they all declared that they belonged to the Demon Blood Cult.

What is even more shocking is that it is said that within the Demon Blood Cult, there are not only a large number of people with strength comparable to his own, but there are even peerless masters who are far more powerful than himself. It is precisely because of the sudden emergence of these top powerhouses that the reputation of the Demon Blood Cult quickly spread throughout the world.

Especially those wandering cultivators, after hearing the news, could not suppress their curiosity and racked their brains to infiltrate this legendary Demon Blood Sect to find out its true face and the secrets hidden behind it.

Time flies, and after decades of vigorous development, the Demon Blood Cult is no longer what it used to be. Its strength has far surpassed the level at the beginning of its founding. The number of members in the cult is increasing day by day, but at the same time, it has become increasingly difficult to join the Demon Blood Cult.

In the beginning, anyone with the intention could join, but nowadays, not only does one need to be recommended by someone, but one also has to pass a series of rigorous examiner tests to be eligible to become a member.

The two men in black who had just been defeated by Hong Huang's men had, by some rare coincidence, received strong recommendations from members of the cult. At this moment, the examiner responsible for their assessment was rushing to the scene without stopping.

"My lord, I have really told you everything I know, without reservation! I beg you to spare my life! I swear I will never reveal this to anyone else!" The man in black knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, begging Hong Huang in front of him.

Just at this moment, Hong Huang, who had been on alert, suddenly felt something in his heart. He keenly realized that there seemed to be a figure around him rushing towards him at an astonishing speed. Hong Huang frowned slightly, and after a little thought, he quickly reached into his arms and took out the magical transformation mask he had obtained from Qu Wu Zong.

The next moment, a jaw-dropping scene happened - Hong Huang, who originally looked like a teenager, suddenly transformed into a burly, tall and mighty middle-aged man in the blink of an eye.

At this critical moment, a red figure rushed over like lightning and appeared in front of everyone in an instant. This person was a young man in a red robe, and he was the one that Hong Huang had noticed moving at high speed before.

"Help me quickly..." Seeing the life-saving straw appear, the man in black shouted for help to the young man in red robe as if he had grabbed the last straw.

However, something unexpected happened. Just as he shouted out two words, suddenly, an extremely sharp ice spike emitting a biting chill pierced through his body at lightning speed. In an instant, the man in black's body seemed to be under a spell and could not move.

Immediately afterwards, a terrible chill quickly spread from the wound, enveloping his entire body in the blink of an eye. As the chill continued to erode, the black-clothed man's body began to gradually freeze. This process was extremely painful and horrifying.

The poor man in black didn't even have the chance to scream before he lost consciousness in extreme pain, until his entire body was completely frozen into a lifeless ice sculpture.

Witnessing this scene, Hong Huang remained calm and composed. He simply glanced coldly at the red-robed youth before speaking in an extremely indifferent tone, "These guys are useless trash and are not worthy of joining the Demon Blood Cult. I, on the other hand, can easily kill them. Tell me, isn't someone like me more suitable than them? Respected Examiner."

Hearing Hong Huang's words, the red-robed youth was stunned for a moment, but soon recovered. A look of surprise and joy appeared on his face, and he excitedly responded loudly, "Of course, there's no doubt about that! Originally, I only saw that you were at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but I never imagined that you could kill two Golden Core cultivators so cleanly and efficiently, and with such ruthless and decisive means, without any hesitation. Haha, you're amazing! Your personality and strength are a perfect match for the teachings of our Demon Blood Sect, and completely meet our requirements for membership!"

"Thank you, examiner, but there is one thing I need to tell you before that. To be honest, after a long period of practice and accumulation, I feel that I am about to reach the critical moment of breaking through to the Golden Core stage. So I implore the examiner to stay away a little to avoid being affected." Hong Huang said solemnly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the originally clear sky above suddenly began to fluctuate violently, as if being stirred by an invisible giant hand. In the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered quickly like ink, covering the sky and the sun, and the whole world fell into darkness.

Suddenly, a dazzling flash of lightning cut through the thick clouds like a silver snake, carrying the power to destroy the world, and struck straight towards the location where Hong Huang was. The dazzling light instantly illuminated the surroundings, dazzling people.

Faced with this fierce and powerful thunder tribulation, Hong Huang did not dare to be negligent at all. He immediately used all his strength and deployed various defensive measures one by one. For a moment, colorful lights intertwined together to form layer after layer of solid shields, protecting Hong Huang tightly.

However, the power of the thunder tribulation was too strong. Although Hong Huang had tried his best, as time went on, those defensive measures gradually became weaker under the continuous bombardment of thunder and lightning. Finally, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, all the defensive measures disappeared in an instant.

At this time, Hong Huang had no choice but to rely on his own body to withstand this final thunder tribulation. He gritted his teeth, opened his eyes wide, tensed his muscles, and the spiritual power in his body was running wildly, ready to face this life-and-death moment.

"Ah!" Hong Huang roared, resounding through the sky like thunder from the blue sky.

At the same time, his body burst into dazzling golden light, and collided violently with the lightning that struck down.

In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared, the wind and clouds changed color, and the huge energy impact caused the surrounding air to be severely distorted, and the ground was shaking uncontrollably. But in the end, Hong Huang successfully withstood this final blow and successfully survived the thunder tribulation.

After everything calmed down, Hong Huang slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging spiritual power in his body and the transformation that seemed like a complete rebirth. He knew that from this moment on, he had officially stepped into the early stage of the Golden Elixir realm. From then on, the sea was wide enough for fish to leap and the sky was high enough for birds to fly.