As the leading guard gave the order, all the guards mercilessly pulled their triggers. Muzzles spat fire, and bullets roared towards Ye Ling and the other two.
"Xiao Yu, watch closely. This is how the Yin Yuan Sword Intent is used."
Ye Ling said calmly. He brought his fingers together and drew a line in the air. Hundreds of sword energies condensed on both sides, easily slicing through the bullets and cutting the guns in the hands of all the guards in half!
Clang, clang!
The gun barrels clattered to the ground.
The corridor fell into an endless silence.
Everyone stared at Ye Ling in disbelief, unable to accept what had just happened.
As the surrounding sword energies dissipated, Ye Ling looked at the guards around him and said, "There are two young girls here today, so I won't kill anyone. I'll give you ten seconds to get out."
The guards exchanged glances, then looked at the half-broken guns in their hands...
If those sword energies had been aimed at their heads just now, all of them would have lost their lives!
"Quick, quick, let's go!"
Realizing that Ye Ling was an invincible monster, the guards threw away their broken weapons and fled the scene at high speed.
No one wanted to die for nothing!
After all the guards had fled, Lin Yu finally came back to her senses and looked at Ye Ling in disbelief, asking, "Brother... what you just used, was it really the same cultivation technique as mine?"
Thinking of her own three-inch sword energy, which couldn't even be projected, Lin Yu always felt that she and Ye Ling were not cultivating the same technique.
It was too pathetic.
"Cultivate well, and you'll reach this level before long."
Ye Ling affectionately patted Lin Yu's head and said, "I have something to do here. I'll escort you two out first."
Lin Yu quickly said, "Brother, I want to go with you! Many classmates have been abducted by beasts to the laboratories in Zone One. I have to go rescue them!"
"Very well. You've only been cultivating for a few days and you've already encountered combat of this level. It's time you saw the world, that's how you can grow quickly."
"Can I go?"
Li Lele also looked expectant. Ye Ling and Lin Yu had shown her a new world, and she wanted to step into it!
"You can't. Stay outside and behave."
Ye Ling ruthlessly refused Li Lele. Li Lele immediately deflated. Before she could plead further, Ye Ling summoned a stream of spiritual energy and blew Li Lele out of the Tianhui Research Institute.
Seeing Ye Ling so heartlessly reject Li Lele, Lin Yu couldn't help but hesitate and ask, "Brother, is this okay?"
"Xiao Yu, cultivation is not a child's play. Those enemies won't show mercy just because you are weak."
Ye Ling earnestly guided Lin Yu, "Whether it's you or your classmate, you both haven't truly realized the cruelty of cultivation. You're a bit better, at least you have me as a guide."
"If your classmate followed us to the Zone One laboratories, and something went wrong, her life would be ruined."
"At least, I don't see any determination in her eyes right now."
With that, Ye Ling ignited a ball of black fire at his fingertips and threw it towards Zhang Yifeng, who was lying on the ground, knocked out.
Hiss!
Zhang Yifeng's entire body instantly ignited with black fire. In less than a second, he was burned to ashes, leaving only six copper coins on the ground.
Lin Yu was stunned when Ye Ling suddenly killed Zhang Yifeng. Then, she felt a wave of nausea and vomited with a "wow"!
This was the first time she had ever seen someone killed!
Ye Ling was not surprised by Lin Yu's reaction. However, since they were going to find Jiang Xingye, more people would die.
Lin Yu had to get used to it.
The path of cultivation was bound to be accompanied by killing.
Deception and intrigue were commonplace. Even if Lin Yu could not kill with her own hands in a short period, she at least needed to get used to the act of killing.
Otherwise, even if Lin Yu cultivated the "Yin Yuan Sword Intent Art" to the tenth level and reached the Grandmaster realm, she would only be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in the circle of extraordinary individuals.
Picking up the six copper coins from the ground, Ye Ling waited for a moment before asking Lin Yu, "Are you feeling better?"
"B-better..."
Lin Yu's face was pale, and she still felt a bit nauseous.
However, she finally understood why Ye Ling had sent Li Lele away.
Even she, who had already stepped into cultivation and was mentally prepared for killing, would experience physiological discomfort when witnessing death. A pure ordinary person like Li Lele would be even less able to accept it.
Bringing Li Lele along now would only be a burden!
"Brother, I'll do my best not to be a burden. Let's go now." Lin Yu quickly composed herself and said earnestly to Ye Ling.
"What a good seedling for cultivation..."
Seeing Lin Yu recover so quickly, Ye Ling couldn't help but praise her. Then, without further delay, he led Lin Yu deeper into the Tianhui Third Institute.
After releasing all the guards earlier, the entire Tianhui Third Institute had raised its alert level to the highest. All checkpoints were sealed with heavy alloy doors. The guards whom Ye Ling had let go, except for a small portion of the intelligent ones who escaped the research institute, most of them re-equipped themselves and guarded the checkpoints, waiting for Ye Ling to arrive.
Since the commotion had already escalated, Ye Ling no longer concealed his movements and swaggered towards the Zone One laboratory.
No matter how thick the alloy doors were, or how dense the hail of bullets, they were all cleaved open by Ye Ling's sword energy.
The guards of the Tianhui Third Institute retreated steadily!
Lin Yu followed behind Ye Ling, watching the rain of bullets, flesh, and blood ahead, her mind going blank.
This was...
The gap between people?
It was only then that Lin Yu truly understood the cruelty of the cultivation path.
If she didn't grow stronger, she wouldn't be a sword immortal who wielded swords and killed from a thousand miles away, but merely a lost soul who died under sword energy!
...
The outer perimeter of the Tianhui Third Institute had become extremely chaotic due to Ye Ling alone. Meanwhile, in the Zone One laboratory, apart from Jian Gu and his group, there wasn't a single researcher!
"What on earth is going on?"
Jian Gu nervously led his students into the laboratory and looked at the empty laboratory, feeling extremely uneasy.
The students also looked at the standing cultivation pods in the laboratory with surprise, their eyes filled with fear.
Each pod contained a person with numerous tubes inserted, and the environment looked eerie and terrifying.
"Wh-what kind of place is this?"
Some students realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat, but they were stopped by Huang Jianchuan, who was walking at the very back.
Huang Jianchuan smiled and said, "Students, take a good look. This is the highest-security laboratory of Tianhui Pharmaceuticals. The research projects here are not disclosed to the public. Cherish this opportunity."
"But those people..."
A female student hesitantly looked at the people in the cultivation pods. This place did not seem like somewhere they should be.
Moreover, such a large laboratory, yet not a single researcher, this eerie atmosphere, it all pointed to something bad happening!
"What's there to be afraid of? We've already said this is a secret research institute of Tianhui Pharmaceuticals. It's our honor that Teacher Huang brought us here to visit. Could Teacher Huang harm us?" Ou Gui pushed up his glasses and questioned the female student.
Even now, Ou Gui still stood by Huang Jianchuan's side.
"Student Ou is right. Everyone, rest assured. This laboratory has a very high security level, and there will be no problems. Take this opportunity to broaden your horizons and strive to become excellent scientists in the future."
Huang Jianchuan said with a smile. The female student, though fearful, did not dare to show it on her face and could only remain silent.
"Teacher Jian, let's go to Laboratory Zero." Huang Jianchuan said with a眯眼 smile to Jian Gu again.
Hearing Huang Jianchuan's words, Jian Gu turned pale with shock and exclaimed, "Laboratory Zero? Isn't that where...?"
"Does Teacher Jian have any questions?"
"I... no... no..."
Jian Gu clenched his fists, but ultimately still dared not fall out with Huang Jianchuan. He silently led the way.
Laboratory Zero was where Tianhui Pharmaceuticals conducted its Zero Project!
Jian Gu still had doubts, but now he was certain...
The Jiang Group had gone insane to the point of using students as materials for human experiments!
This was madness!!!