Seeing several fellow cultivators ready to teach the man a lesson,
Li Jing remained expressionless and did not stop them.
He was generous and openhearted, but this wandering Taoist had come to his banquet and insulted cultivators he knew.
He felt a flicker of anger himself.
I kindly invite you in for tea, and you insult my guests instead.
Do you really think Commander Li is so easy to push around?
But what happened next caught Li Jing off guard.
The cultivators at the banquet tried every trick they had, yet none managed to make the Wandering Taoist lose face in the slightest.
The sight truly stunned him.
"How can ants know the breadth of heaven and earth?"
"Commander Li, people with real ability do not come to curry favor. It is the incompetent who spend their days flattering you with honeyed words."
The Wandering Taoist said calmly, "I offer you one last piece of advice."
"Spend less time with mediocre people. You never know what day they might bring you to ruin!"
"You're courting death!"
"This damned Taoist has gone too far! He insults us like this and thinks a few tricks give him the right to look down on us?"
"Fellow cultivators, let's teach him a lesson together. Otherwise, how are we supposed to show our faces in Chentang Pass again?"
"Damned Taoist, we meant to spare you some dignity. Since you're courting death, don't blame us for showing no mercy..."
Many cultivators sprang to their feet in fury.
They unleashed deadly techniques and magical treasures at the Wandering Taoist!
Li Jing started and moved to stop them.
But the spells and treasures seemed to meet a gust of wind and hurtled straight back.
Everyone who had attacked was badly injured, collapsing to the ground and coughing up