Killing Mu Li

The Vajra Bear, spurred on by its own blood, roared again and charged over. Man and bear clashed once more, and the two-meter Long Halberd in Xiao Tianyi's hands gradually became more practiced. From the initial upward thrusts, straight jabs, sweeps, and downward chops, it shifted into hooks, pecks, locks, and cuts.

In the end, the two collided again and separated. Xiao Tianyi looked at his tattered clothes and the superficial wounds on his body, then at the Vajra Bear opposite him, its fur dyed red with blood, and suddenly felt bored. With an Instantaneous Movement, he shifted ten meters sideways and abruptly appeared behind the Vajra Bear, whose reactions had slowed from excessive blood loss. Force gathered over his fist, forming the shape of a lion's head.

"Thunder—Lion."

The lion's head struck viciously into the bear's back, where its heart was. The Vajra Bear's body was pierced straight through, and it collapsed to the ground.

Looking at the fallen Vajra Bear, Xiao Tianyi swept a hand over his storage and produced a Second Rank Blood Healing Pill and a Third Rank Qi Recovery Pill, tossing them straight into his mouth. In an instant, the wounds on his body scabbed over, and his Dou Qi recovered by quite a bit.

In the Monster Mountain Range, after killing the Vajra Bear, Xiao Tianyi found a water source. Once he had washed the blood from his body and changed into a fresh set of clothes, he found a cave not far from the water. After a simple inspection, he discovered it was an abandoned cave. Xiao Tianyi cleaned it up briefly, then sat cross-legged and began cultivating, digesting what he had gained from today's real combat.

Early the next morning, Xiao Tianyi opened his tightly shut eyes. Sensing the Aura within his body, he clenched his fist. "I finally broke through to Six Star. Binghuo Thunder has also condensed into two strands, but it's much slower than Yimu Thunder. Looks like the further I go, the harder it gets. I wonder when the system will reward me with something that speeds up condensation."

After stretching his body, Xiao Tianyi walked out of the cave, confirmed the direction, and slowly moved forward. "The timing should be about right. Xiao Yi Xian should be getting ready to go collect the treasure in that cave too, right?"

Xiao Tianyi could have gone over and taken everything himself, but none of the things inside were absolutely necessary. Besides, the purpose of coming to Green Mountain Town was to check in and meet Xiao Yi Xian. Without Xiao Yi Xian going down to explore the treasure, it would lose some of its flavor. Heh heh, those who knew, knew.

"What are you trying to do?"

Just as Xiao Tianyi walked past a stretch of woods, he heard a woman's angry shout. Finding it somewhat familiar, he moved his feet and instantly appeared ten meters away. After a few shifts, he arrived at the place the voice had come from.

Standing in a tree and looking down, Xiao Tianyi said, "Isn't that Xiao Yi Xian?"

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian was surrounded by a young man and more than ten mercenaries. Outside the encirclement, over twenty corpses lay on the ground. They were probably people protecting Xiao Yi Xian and members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, left behind after a fierce battle. However, everyone protecting Xiao Yi Xian had already been killed.

The young man looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who was leaning against a tree, and said, "What do I want? Don't you know perfectly well? Where's the treasure? You've been going in circles for so many days, and after I waited this long, you still didn't go take the treasure. If you don't talk, I'll deal with you right here. Let's see how stubborn your mouth is then."

"How did you know?" Xiao Yi Xian asked, trembling.

"Hahaha, of course it was that stupid assistant of yours. A few sweet words, and she spilled everything. Since you still won't talk, then I can only..." The young man looked at Xiao Yi Xian with a wicked smile.

"Tsk, tsk. Forcing a beauty like this in broad daylight isn't very nice."

"Who? Who are you? You dare meddle in this young regiment leader's business?" Hearing the sudden voice, the young man shouted and turned his head, seeing a young man sitting in a tree not far behind him.

Xiao Yi Xian, who had already sunk into despair, heard the voice and found it very familiar. She raised her head. "It's... it's you?"

"You don't need to know who I am. You're Mu Li, the young regiment leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group?" Xiao Tianyi saw the wolf head Badge on the young man's body and, with his self-address, guessed his identity.

"That's right, it's me! Get him! Kill this brat and let him know there's a price for sticking his nose where it doesn't belong." Mu Li waved a hand, leaving only two mercenaries to watch Xiao Yi Xian while the others picked up their weapons and charged at Xiao Tianyi.

"Kid, in your next life, keep your eyes open and don't run into my blade again," a Five Star Dou Practitioner mercenary holding a saber said as he charged.

Xiao Tianyi ignored him. A deep green two-meter Long Halberd tinged with red condensed directly in his hand. With a one-handed swing toward the people rushing over, a streak of light swept across the Wolf Head members.

Pfft!

The dozen or so Four and Five Star Dou Practitioners charging over were instantly separated from their heads and collapsed to the ground. "Young Regiment Leader Mu Li, your subordinates don't seem very capable. Now it's your turn."

When Mu Li saw this scene, he knew he had kicked an iron plate today and begged, "Sir, I'll give Xiao Yi Xian to you. She also knows where there's treasure. I have money too. I'll give it all to you. I only beg you to let me go."

With an Instantaneous Movement, Xiao Tianyi swept the halberd tip across the throats of Mu Li and the remaining two mercenaries. Mu Li clutched his throat tightly with one hand and pointed at Xiao Tianyi with the other, wanting to say something but unable to speak. After blood kept pouring from the cut at his throat and mouth, he fell to the ground and did not get up.

"After I kill you, won't all of that be mine anyway?"

Xiao Yi Xian was also frightened weak by the hellish scene and collapsed to the ground. Seeing Xiao Tianyi walk over, she fearfully closed her eyes. But the pain never came. She quietly opened her eyes and saw Xiao Tianyi standing with his arms crossed, smiling at her.

"You're not killing me?" Xiao Yi Xian asked, forcing down her trembling.

"If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have saved you."

After carefully looking Xiao Tianyi over, Xiao Yi Xian confirmed that he would not kill her and reached out a hand. "Th-then... can you help me up? My legs are so scared they won't work."

Xiao Tianyi glanced at Xiao Yi Xian's hand. It was delicate as tender shoots and fair as congealed cream. He reached out and took it, and a soft, boneless feeling came through.

Xiao Tianyi pulled Xiao Yi Xian's right hand with a little force, and Xiao Yi Xian immediately stood up. After Xiao Tianyi let go, Xiao Yi Xian leaned slightly against the tree and slowly recovered herself.

A bright red flame appeared in Xiao Tianyi's hand. With a wave, the flame split into dozens of sparks that landed on the surrounding corpses, instantly burning them to ash. After the flames went out, Xiao Tianyi swept his sleeve, and a wave of Force Energy blew the ash away. A Qi Recovery Pill appeared in his hand. "All right, it's much cleaner now. This is a Qi Recovery Pill. Eat it."

Looking at the flame that had appeared in Xiao Tianyi's hand earlier and the Medicinal Pill he had taken out, she asked, "You're an Alchemist?"

"Is it strange that I'm an Alchemist?"

Seeing the smug look on Xiao Tianyi's face, the world where only Xiao Yi Xian was wounded had been achieved. Xiao Yi Xian ignored Xiao Tianyi's smugness, accepted the Qi Recovery Pill, and swallowed it directly.

"Why aren't you asking me about the treasure?" After recovering her Dou Qi, Xiao Yi Xian stood in front of Xiao Tianyi and asked.

"No need. I know where it is. Isn't it just below this cliff?" Xiao Tianyi gently lifted his chin toward the cliff.

Xiao Yi Xian stared at Xiao Tianyi, utterly incredulous that he knew the treasure's location. "You... you actually know?"

"There's a lot I know. Let's go. We'll head down and take a look." Xiao Tianyi walked straight to the top of the cliff and lowered his head to look down. Under the sunlight, if one looked carefully, one could faintly make out a bit of the Cave Dwelling's outline.

Xiao Yi Xian stared at Xiao Tianyi's back, and a bag of powder appeared in her hand.