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After the group had galloped for two hundred miles, Li Yunjing plopped onto the ground and shouted weakly, "Senior Brothers, let's rest! I really can't run anymore."

"Damn it! What a piece of trash!"

The outer sect disciple surnamed Wu couldn't help but curse again.

"Forget it! Let's take a break then!"

Senior Brother Han panted slightly; covering two hundred miles in a quarter of an hour had pushed him to his limit as well.

They had seven days to cover a thousand miles, so why were they rushing so fast?

It was all to dispose of Li Yunjing as easily as possible!

By exhausting Li Yunjing's mana, they could ensure that even a mortal could finish him off, just like now!

Seeing Li Yunjing in such a pathetic state, the four outer sect disciples felt completely at ease.

Once they rested, they could finish him off the next day when they reached Emerald Forest Ridge!

Li Yunjing lay on the ground for a full quarter of an hour before he staggered to his feet, hunched over, and slapped his thighs to work out the fatigue.

The four outer sect disciples watched as Li Yunjing slowly ambled toward them.

The four of them grew slightly more alert, though it was merely an instinctive reaction.

They knew Li Yunjing only possessed the cultivation of the second level of the Qi Refining stage, and the journey so far had tested his limits.

Such a piece of trash posed no threat at all.

Especially now that he was as limp as a noodle, they didn't even bother to keep an eye on him.

If this weren't an inconvenient place to start a fight, they would have been tempted to finish him off right there.

"Senior Brothers, if we keep traveling at this high speed, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up! Since we still have six days, can't we slow down a bit?"

In the woods by the side of the road, Li Yunjing sat down, leaned his back against a large tree, and spoke to the four outer sect disciples two yards away.

"Why is your mana so pathetic? With so little mana, how dare you accept an outer sect mission?"

The burly man surnamed Wu leaned against a tree as well, looking at Li Yunjing with a mocking, playful expression.

In his heart, he was secretly calculating how he would properly torment this man once they reached their destination, slowly torturing him to death!

He needed to vent the frustration of his own stagnant cultivation!

"Sigh! I have no choice; I offended someone! I don't know what kind of retaliation awaits me when I reach Red Sun Valley!"

Li Yunjing said, his face seemingly full of despair, looking like a man who had lost all will to live.

"Oh? Is that so?"

The four outer sect disciples were startled at first, then immediately feigned ignorance.

"Sigh! Let's not talk about such unpleasant things!"

Li Yunjing replied impatiently, then took some dry rations from his Storage Bag and began to eat.

Seeing this, the other four let go of their concerns; some took out rations, others took out water, replenishing their energy.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes, and his limp body, leaning against the tree trunk, tensed violently!

His mana boiled throughout his entire body as he threw a fierce punch at the silent outer sect disciple closest to him. His massive fist glowed with dazzling golden light, accompanied by a piercing whistle that seized the initiative, shattering the man's head with a single blow!

It burst like a smashed watermelon, ragged and ruined!

"Oh no!"

The three remaining outer sect disciples were struck with terror. They never imagined that Li Yunjing, that piece of trash, would launch a counterattack so soon after leaving the sect!

Their original plan had completely collapsed!

Looking at the corpse falling before him, Li Yunjing moved with wind-like speed, kicking the headless body toward Senior Brother Han. At the same time, a cold light flashed in Li Yunjing's hand as he slashed his Cold Star Sword toward the disciple surnamed Wu.

"You brat! How dare you ambush us!"

The disciple surnamed Wu was furious. A brilliant light flashed on his hand as well, and his standard-issue Cold Star Sword flew out to intercept Li Yunjing's strike!

"You big oaf! When it comes to martial arts, you're far behind!"

Li Yunjing sneered. Gone was his previous submissiveness; he moved like a leopard—agile and full of explosive power.

Clang, clang, clang!

With nine consecutive strikes, swung with ease, streaks of Sword Qi erupted from the Cold Star Sword, gathering without dispersing into points of starlight.

"Ah..."

The burly man surnamed Wu let out a miserable scream. He hadn't expected that while he guarded his head and torso, a moment of carelessness would cost him an arm to Li Yunjing's blade.

It was his sword-wielding right arm. As his Cold Star Sword clattered to the ground, the burly man clutched his spurting wound and stumbled backward, panic finally setting in.

"You beast! How dare you!"

The other two, especially Senior Brother Han after kicking away his dead companion, lunged at Li Yunjing almost simultaneously.

"Five Elements Spirit Talisman!"

Li Yunjing seemed to have anticipated this situation; his left hand had long since reached into his pocket, gripping the five talismans issued by the sect.

Five talismans were rapidly activated in his hands and launched toward Senior Brother Han and the thin, gaunt outer sect disciple!

The talismans of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect were incredibly formidable.

Even a cultivator above the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage would be injured if struck by them inadvertently.

Suddenly, five-colored light erupted, ready to explode upon the two of them!

Seeing the five talismans flying toward them, the two men retreated in terror, scrambling to dodge.

Amidst the "rumbling" sounds of the five spiritual talismans exploding.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yunjing moved, catching up to Big Man Wu. The cold light of the Cold Star Sword in his hand flashed, and with a single strike, he severed Big Man Wu's head.

Under the incredulous gazes of Senior Brother Han and the gaunt man, their two brothers were killed one after another, plotted to death by a mere third-level Qi Refining cultivator.

"Nine Stars in One Sword, Cold Star Dots!"

Having slain Big Man Wu, Li Yunjing turned around instantly. Like a divine dragon flicking its tail, the Green Edge Longsword in his hand trembled repeatedly. Strands of true energy surged through the blade, condensing into a sword radiance of immense lethality, thrusting toward Senior Brother Han and the gaunt man, who had just retreated from the center of the explosion in a sorry state!

"Li Yunjing! You animal, I never imagined you were so insidious; everyone misjudged you!"

Senior Brother Han was furious. Knowing this strike was no trivial matter, he raised his hands, and an oval shield was instantly summoned, blocking his front.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

The moment Li Yunjing saw that this man would be difficult to kill, he immediately shifted his sword stance, thrusting instead toward the gaunt man!

When it came to close-quarters combat experience, Li Yunjing was far too seasoned.

In these past three years, he had killed at least eight hundred people, if not a thousand!

What kind of scenes had he not witnessed?

What did his first fight against a cultivator matter?

As long as one moved fast enough before they could react, they were not necessarily harder to kill than mortals!

"Vajra Talisman!"

The gaunt man also reacted. A talisman flashed on his palm, forming a golden light barrier that covered him like a golden bell.