As the Golden Core Cultivator’s roar sounded, an extremely powerful pressure burst out from his body. In an instant, it enveloped the entire square.
A Golden Core Cultivator was already at the level of a fourth-tier Transcendent. At this level, the strong have undergone an evolution of life itself. Ordinary people naturally cannot withstand such pressure.
Under the pressure, the ordinary people around them trembled uncontrollably, their faces pale and bloodless.
Lu Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly. Such pressure posed no threat to him. His expression remained unchanged, as he calmly looked at the Golden Core Cultivator.
When Lu Sheng first came to this world, he had already learned some things about the Pure and Muddy Gate from his companions.
The Pure and Muddy Gate was ranked among the top five forces on this entire planet, or rather, in this world.
In Lu Sheng’s perception, the strongest within the Pure and Muddy Gate were no more than Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses.
They posed no threat to him whatsoever.
"A sect with only Nascent Soul powerhouses to guard it is already in the top five. It can be said that the strength of this world isn’t very formidable within the Three Thousand Worlds of the Void Insect Race. If I wanted to, I could easily overturn this world!"
"But doing so would easily attract the attention of the Hive consciousness. Even with the Jade Scroll, my presence would not remain hidden, and this battle would be over."
Lu Sheng thought to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.
With his power, he could sweep through this world, but he had a mission to carry out and couldn’t afford to alert the enemy.
The most important thing was...
These Insect Immortals could be dealt with easily, but what about the ordinary people?
Lu Sheng watched how these ordinary people worshipped the Insect Immortals like the brainwashed zealots from the old days. Attacking the Insect Immortals would mean standing against these ordinary people.
He couldn’t possibly slaughter all these ordinary people, could he?
"This world has tens of billions of ordinary people aside from these Insect Immortals. That’s no small number!"
Lu Sheng was a bit troubled at this moment.
"Now I understand why the Human Federation and other flesh-and-blood races, despite being capable, are unwilling to reclaim the Three Thousand Worlds."
As Lu Sheng helplessly thought, a strong sense of aversion toward the Three Thousand Worlds grew within him.
Because the flesh-and-blood kin of the Three Thousand Worlds had already lost themselves under the manipulation of the Void Insect Race. In their consciousness, only the Insect Immortals were legitimate.
And entities like the Human Federation and the Ten Thousand Laws Sect had become akin to Outer Realm Demons.
"It doesn’t matter. If this guy wants to attack me, then to prevent my identity from being exposed, it’s better to destroy the Pure and Muddy Gate. As for the ordinary people..."
Lu Sheng pondered for a moment, his eyes unwavering.
"Anyone who stops me will die!"
The pressure from the Insect Immortal enveloped the entire square. Though it was directed at Lu Sheng and Ling’Er, the ordinary people still trembled and knelt on the ground.
At this moment, Ling’Er couldn’t withstand the pressure either. Her face turned extremely pale, and blood started oozing from the corner of her mouth.
Lu Sheng’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he moved his foot to stand in front of Ling’Er, directly blocking the pressure.
The Insect Immortal naturally noticed Lu Sheng’s actions, and his eyes showed a hint of brutality. His aura grew wilder, stirring up a gale as he attempted to suppress Lu Sheng.
At this moment, a young man who had been traveling with Lu Sheng quickly raised his trembling head and tugged at Lu Sheng’s sleeve, then knelt down to the Insect Immortal.
"Spare our lives, Immortal! Spare our lives! These two are just country folk. On the way here, they even said they had never seen an Immortal and had no knowledge."
"They were just frightened by your presence!"
As he spoke, the young man constantly signaled to Lu Sheng with his eyes.
However, the young man’s words didn’t diminish the Insect Immortal’s anger. Instead, his rage grew even more intense. But for some reason, there was an unnatural flash on the Insect Immortal’s face, and then his anger gradually subsided bit by bit.
Along with this, the oppressive force emanating from the Insect Immortal slowly retracted into his body.
The Insect Immortal’s action did not escape Lu Sheng’s notice. He narrowed his eyes and examined the Insect Immortal closely.
Lu Sheng was puzzled, but the young man was overjoyed at the sight. He quickly stood up and tugged on Lu Sheng’s sleeve, saying, "The Immortal has pardoned you two. Quickly apologize to the Immortal!"
Though baffled, Lu Sheng decided to follow the young man’s lead to gather more information and understand what had just happened. He cupped his hands and bowed to the Insect Immortal.
"Your Immortal Excellency, this humble one had never seen an Immortal before and was momentarily frightened by your presence. Please forgive me."
After speaking, Lu Sheng slowly raised his head, his eyes falling on the Golden Core Insect Immortal.