From the energy aura radiating from Ye Xiao's body, they could clearly sense that Ye Xiao was at the early fifth stage of Qi Refining, the same as them. But why was he so powerful that he could blow them away so easily?
"This... this must be because we were too rash." One of the guards quickly recovered from his shock and immediately voiced his suspicions.
He clearly believed that their cultivation level was the same as Ye Xiao's, so the reason they lost this time must be because they were too hasty in restraining Ye Xiao. After all, they only used a portion of their strength to restrain Ye Xiao.
"Yes, it seems so." The other guard immediately came to his senses and made the same assumption. Then, the two of them stepped forward again, preparing to restrain Ye Xiao again.
"Kid, don't get cocky yet. We were too rash in underestimating you earlier, but don't expect a repeat of it this time," one of the guards said. The two of them stepped forward with angry expressions. This time, they didn't intend to restrain Ye Xiao like before, but rather to teach him a lesson for what had happened to them.
Furthermore, the two gatekeepers felt that the young man, who looked very similar to Ye Xiao, had used all his strength to push them away. Otherwise, the young man, who looked like Ye Xiao, wouldn't have been able to push them back so far.
Hmmm...
Hearing the gatekeeper's words, Ye Xiao revealed a thoughtful expression. Essentially, Ye Xiao and the two gatekeepers were both unfamiliar with the world. They couldn't even estimate another person's strength just by sensing their aura.
Of course, that didn't prove a cultivator's strength, but simply understanding someone's aura gave them a small idea of the strength of their opponent.
Ye Xiao had only awakened his golden core a few months ago and was only just emerging from seclusion, so he didn't yet understand such things. As for the gatekeepers, their village, located at the very edge of Emperor Wang Yi's domain, was a very peaceful and safe place.
This village, called Lingsing Village, rarely experiences chaos or quarrels. Therefore, neither the gatekeepers nor most of the villagers focus on cultivating their cultivation or strength. Except for the Ye family, most of the villagers are simply ordinary cultivators who rely solely on luck and their cultivation strength.
At this moment, the two guards launched simultaneous palm strikes to teach Ye Xiao a lesson. Meanwhile, Ye Xiao prepared to face them. He was about to draw the blood sword on his back to meet the attack of the two gatekeepers. However, Ye Xiao furrowed his brows and decided against using the blood sword. He sensed from the aura of the attack that the two guards weren't particularly powerful.
Therefore, Ye Xiao raised both hands, intending to meet the two guards' palm strikes with the same strike.
And in the next moment...
Bang...
The two attacks immediately collided, causing a loud bang.
The two village gatekeepers were confident that with their full strength and combined attacks, they would easily defeat Ye Xiao. However, the reality was far from perfect.
When their attacks met, they suppressed each other for a few seconds. However, after that, they unexpectedly saw Ye Xiao's palm energy easily suppress and erode the two guards' attack energy. Finally...
"How is this possible?" The two gatekeepers were shocked, but at the same time, their bodies were sent flying backward and fell to the ground, vomiting fresh blood...
Ahhh...
Pfffttt....
You...
Sitting on the ground, the two village gate guards stared at Ye Xiao in horror.
"I didn't mean to harm you, but you're the ones asking for trouble." Looking at the two men, Ye Xiao said with an indifferent expression, then continued walking past the two village gate guards.
From the previous battle, Ye Xiao had a rough idea that his strength was far stronger than that of ordinary cultivators. Therefore, even though he had just finished a power struggle, Ye Xiao felt a sense of joy in his heart.
With his current strength, wasn't he considered a genius cultivator capable of challenging those of a higher realm?
With this feeling of happiness, Ye Xiao quickened his pace to reach the Ye family residence as soon as possible. In this state, he felt even more confident that the Ye family would change their attitude towards him later.
But before Ye Xiao was far from the village gate, someone suddenly dashed over and stopped him.
"Wait," the figure said as he arrived in front of Ye Xiao.
"Hey, village chief, what's wrong?" Ye Xiao was startled when he saw the new arrival. The village chief was so fast that he didn't even notice him. He immediately questioned the village chief.
"You... are you Ye Xiao?" The village chief asked Ye Xiao in return. He had received a call from the two village gatekeepers that a young man who looked very similar to Ye Xiao had entered the village and had defeated them both. Therefore, the village chief immediately arrived to see if what the two gatekeepers had said was true.
"Yes, village chief, I'm Ye Xiao. I've finally awakened my golden core," Ye Xiao replied proudly, lightly thumping his chest. This time, he directly stated that he had awakened his golden core to prevent a repeat of what happened to the two gatekeepers.
"You... hmmm." The village chief tried to examine Ye Xiao's body with his divine powers, and indeed, Ye Xiao's blood flowed through his veins.
"You really are Ye Xiao." The village chief acknowledged Ye Xiao's identity. Initially, he immediately came because he thought there was a fraudster who had come and entered the village using Ye Xiao's appearance. However, he also knew the news about Ye Xiao who could not possibly awaken the golden core in his body.