"Bastards! Who's blind enough to meddle in the Vajra Sect's affairs?"
A group of Vajra Sect disciples scrambled to their feet and searched everywhere for whoever had injured them.
They were covered in wounds. Half had broken bones and torn tendons, while the rest were bruised and filthy. All of them seethed with anger, eager to settle the score with Ning Xiaochuan.
"You're courting death."
Ning Xiaochuan could not be bothered to waste words on them. He raised a hand, and a vast surge of Martial Dao Essence Qi in Dragon Tiger Form flew from his palm. With the roars of dragons and tigers, it bared its fangs and claws and burrowed into their bodies.
Pfft!
Pfft!
The Martial Heart Palaces within them were shattered by the Martial Dao Essence Qi, destroying every trace of their cultivation. They lay on the ground, twitching uncontrollably, unable even to crawl.
They knew they had kicked an iron plate today, but it was too late for regrets.
Ning Xiaochuan did not kill them. He merely crippled their cultivation and left them to live or die amid the chaos of war.
"If the Inner City is already this chaotic, how much worse must the Outer City be? Once the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Who would have thought the Yulan Empire, mighty for eight hundred years, would collapse in just a few short years? What rises to its peak must decline. It really is the truth!"
Ning Xiaochuan led Chen Jiuxuan through street after street and alley after alley. After witnessing many scenes of chaos, they hurried back to the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion.
A dense crowd packed the area outside the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion. Some people of high status sat in resplendent carriages surrounded by throngs of guards. Others were warriors and