Shen Wen’an’s voice echoed in the void.

At the same time, the army of cultivators from Fushan Country, numbering in the thousands, turned in astonishment at the sound, only to find tender cyan lotuses sprouting all around them out of thin air.

The general of the Yao Mountain Army seemed to realize something, his eyes widening instantly in speechless fear.

However, some of the Qi Cultivation Realm soldiers in the Yao Mountain Army clearly had not yet grasped the significance of these emerging lotuses.

Watching the flower buds swaying in the breeze nearby, some curious Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators couldn’t resist reaching out to touch them.

"Stop!"

The general of the Yao Mountain Army shouted frantically!

Yet his warning came half a beat too late. Not far away, a quick-handed soldier had already touched the bud before him!

The moment his finger touched the cyan lotus bud, the half-bloomed bud suddenly burst open!

One by one, cyan Sword Qi flew out from the blooming buds, shooting in all directions!

In response, countless lotus buds in the void began to bloom!

In an instant, the cyan light illuminated the void, with large lotus blossoms of Sword Intent blooming fiercely!

In the terrifying interweaving and slashing of dense Sword Qi, the bodies of thousands of soldiers and cultivators from the Yao Mountain Army were instantly torn apart on the spot!

Bright red blood rained down in the sky!

Below, on the walls of Yunshui City, Shen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the scene, murmuring under his breath:

"Boundless lotus leaves reach the sky, reflecting lotus flowers uniquely red in the sunlight..."

The slaughter in the void ended quickly, and after the bloody storm, the innumerable lotuses gradually disappeared, leaving only a thick bloody scent lingering and the scattered remnants proving that a massive army of cultivators had been here just breaths ago.

"You... dignified... dignified Golden Core... Sword Immortal!"

"Actually... cough cough..."

After the disappearance of the Clear Lakes and lotuses, a piece of bluish-black rock remained in the void, emitting a faint glow.

Beneath that bluish-black rock was the general of the Yao Mountain Army.

The man was now drenched in blood, his armor and magical robe tattered.

Evidently, the bluish-black rock above his head must be an extraordinary treasure that barely preserved his life amidst the dense Sword Qi. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Golden Core?"

Shen Wen’an looked at him calmly and said, "If you think I, Shen, am a Golden Core, you can invite your Fushan Country’s Sovereign to verify it."

Sword Intent is indeed the mark of a Golden Core Sword Immortal, but it is not exclusive to them.

He had already grasped the rudiment of Sword Intent during the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing. After a fortuitous enlightenment, he further condensed the rudiment of Sword Intent into his Lifebound Magical Sword.

Back then, he simply couldn’t manifest the Realm directly.

When he last retreated to breakthrough to the Golden Core, he was forcefully interrupted, leaving his Realm at the Half-Step Golden Core Realm, after which he could manifest his Realm.

This time he just wanted to test the power of the Realm.

The bluish-black rock atop the general of the Yao Mountain Army’s head was actually the peak of an Ancient Divine Mountain, a broken Upper Grade Earth Attribute Magical Artifact.

Though it preserved his life amidst the dense Sword Qi on this occasion, the artifact was ultimately flawed, completely unable to withstand an attack of Sword Intent from a Quasi-Sword Immortal.

Now, his Divine Spirit and physical body were severely damaged, and the Foundation of the Immortal Embryo within him was shattered.

Even if Shen Wen’an spared him this time, it would be difficult for him to survive.

Upon witnessing Shen Wen’an utilizing the technique of the Realm, his first thought was that the Sword Cultivator who struck was a Golden Core Realm Sword Immortal!

But if a Golden Core Realm Sword Immortal made a move, his country’s Sovereign would certainly sense it.

Since the Sovereign did not appear to stop it, it proved that this person was not a Golden Core Realm Sword Immortal.

The general of the Yao Mountain Army was both horrified and despairing!

He didn’t know what kind of existence Fushan Country had provoked this time.

Gazing at his long-time comrades below, now without even a complete corpse, he suddenly let out a bitter laugh.

"To die by the hand of such a heaven-defying talent as you, this... cough cough... this general has no regrets!"

"Please make your move, sir!"

As his words fell, a cyan Sword Aura penetrated directly through his skull.

The Sword Aura flew out from behind his head, and with a sudden twist, it wrapped around his corpse and the bluish-black rock in the void, flying towards Yunshui City.

The Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array opened, and Shen Wen’an landed on the city wall.

He brushed off his sleeve and slightly cupped his hands towards Shen Yuan and the others, saying, "Father, two sisters-in-law, sorry to have startled you."

Shen Yuan smiled and nodded.

Beside him, Hu Mei’er and Huang Lingxiu both waved their hands with a smile.

"Third Uncle’s move just now was amazing!"

"What was the move just now, Dad, with the lotus blossoms filling the sky called?"

Several younger members of the Shen Family gathered around, and Shen Chongzhen, with a face full of admiration, came before his father, looking at him with eager eyes and asked.

Facing the eager gazes of many juniors, Shen Wen’an smiled gently and said, "That was my Sword Intent, ’Clear Lakes Containing Cyan Lotus’."

"Clear Lakes Containing Cyan Lotus..." Shen Xiuzhuo and the other juniors repeated, all amazed by the move.

"Xiuzhuo..." Shen Yuan looked at Shen Xiuzhuo, the eldest among the juniors, and called out.

"Great Grandfather!"

Shen Xiuzhuo immediately cupped his hands respectfully.

"Take some people to clean up the battlefield over there. These soldiers from Fushan Country are all elites; they must have a lot of good things on them. Don’t let it go to waste."

Shen Xiuzhuo nodded and immediately led the Golden Toad, the Centipede Leader, and a group of Shen family cultivators towards the forest littered with remnants.