Suppressing a Foundation Establishment Expert with a Raised Hand

This group numbered over a hundred, all dressed in black robes, every one of them emanating a formidable aura.

At their head stood an elderly man with long hair draped over his shoulders. He was thin and hunched, yet his aura was deep and powerful, faintly exuding a terrifying pressure.

Behind him, someone carried a banner fluttering in the wind, embroidered with three glittering golden characters.

Jade Spirit Sect!

Such a grand procession from a sect naturally drew the attention of Cloudwater City. Far behind them trailed a dense mass of curious onlookers.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Yan and Zhuge Feng, who had been cultivating on the back mountain, came over. When they saw the banner, their expressions turned grave.

"One of the Lingxiao Sect's subordinate forces—the Jade Spirit Sect!"

Xiao Lingxi, Zhuge Feng, and Xiao Yan all changed expression. Clearly, they had all heard of this sect.

Only Ye Qingyao, who had only recently arrived, looked utterly confused.

"Is this Jade Spirit Sect very formidable?" Su Bai asked with a smile.

"As far as I know, the Lingxiao Sect took in several subordinate sects to expand its sphere of influence. The Jade Spirit Sect is one of them."

"The Jade Spirit Sect possesses tremendous power. It has already joined the Immortal Alliance and holds an extremely lofty status throughout Great Zhao, no less than the Lineage I come from."

"It is said that the Jade Spirit Sect's patriarch has entered the ranks of Golden Core True Persons. I do not know whether that is true."

Xiao Lingxi explained slowly.

"The Jade Spirit Sect is actually this powerful..." Xiao Yan and Zhuge Feng were shocked to the core.

"My Xiao Household is considered a major household in Cloudwater City, with several Qi Refining cultivators. Yet compared to the Jade Spirit Sect, we are like ants!" Xiao Yan sucked in a cold breath.

The Jade Spirit Sect was already this formidable—just how powerful must the Lingxiao Sect be?

"Master... what should we do?" Zhuge Feng asked gravely.

"It is nothing." Su Bai spoke lightly.

His expression had never changed. He looked down at the foot of the mountain as the breeze stirred his robes and sash, tracing a free and easy arc.

At that moment, he resembled an unmatched banished immortal, looking down upon all living beings.

The group swaggered into the territory of the Heavenly Dao Sect and advanced step by step up the mountain.

A moment later, the elderly man at the very front stopped.

The old man's gaze lifted slightly. When he spotted Xiao Lingxi beside Su Bai, a trace of gloom flashed deep within his eyes.

"Miss Lingxi, we have searched high and low for you!"

The old man spoke in a voice like a great bell, his majesty rushing forward and making fear rise involuntarily within everyone's hearts.

Foundation Establishment Realm!

The aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was simply too vast. Even standing there casually gave one the sensation of Mount Tai pressing down overhead.

For such a peerless powerhouse, even a mere wisp of pressure was beyond what Qi Refining cultivators could resist.

This little hill of the Heavenly Dao Sect could probably be leveled with a single strike from him!

"Miss Lingxi, please accompany this old man to the Lingxiao Sect!"

The old man continued.

His words brimmed with command, causing Xiao Lingxi to frown as displeasure surfaced on her lovely face.

"And if I refuse?"

Su Bai stepped forward and stood before his disciples. The instant he did, the aura emanating from the old man vanished without a trace.

The old man's pupils contracted slightly as he stared directly at Su Bai. "Who are you, sir? Are you planning to interfere in the affairs of my Jade Spirit Sect?"

A faint smile rested on Su Bai's lips as he said calmly, "I am Su Bai, Sect Master of the Heavenly Dao Sect. You wish to take away my disciple—have you obtained my consent?"

"The Heavenly Dao Sect? Su Bai?" The old man searched his memories for a long time, confirming that he had never heard the name Su Bai.

Then he looked past them. When he saw that the Heavenly Dao Sect consisted of only two buildings, he could not help but snort.

He had thought it was some powerful sect. It turned out to be nothing more than an insignificant sect.

At that thought, the old man's eyes narrowed and a cold gleam flashed within them. "Yesterday, the corpses of several disciples of my Jade Spirit Sect were discovered outside Cloudwater City. Do you know about this?"

"That is right. I killed them." Su Bai admitted it directly.

At those words, the crowd erupted.

Those were disciples of the Jade Spirit Sect, yet he had killed them just like that?

The people of the Jade Spirit Sect were instantly consumed by rage. They drew their magical artifacts one after another, their swords at the ready as they pointed them at Su Bai and his group.

A flash of anger also appeared on the old man's face as he shouted, "You have some nerve! You dare kill members of my Jade Spirit Sect—are you not afraid of provoking the wrath of my Jade Spirit Sect?"

"Ha ha ha..."

Su Bai threw back his head and laughed, his laughter bold and unrestrained. "What is this petty Jade Spirit Sect worth? If it provokes my Heavenly Dao Sect, never mind killing a few disciples—even if I wiped it out, so what?"

The moment those words fell, everyone froze.

Wiping out the Jade Spirit Sect—he said it as though it were nothing!

So arrogant. Who did he think he was?

At the foot of the mountain, all the onlookers heard Su Bai's words, and their expressions became incomparably vivid.

Who had not heard of the Jade Spirit Sect's great name?

But the Heavenly Dao Sect's name... how many had heard of it?

"The Heavenly Dao Sect... I remember now. Isn't that the ragtag sect that beat up Lingxiao Sect disciples yesterday?"

"Impressive. First it slapped the Lingxiao Sect in the face, and now it is provoking the Jade Spirit Sect. No matter its strength, this courage alone is enough to make it famous."

"That is a Foundation Establishment elder of the Jade Spirit Sect—a great Foundation Establishment cultivator! This Heavenly Dao Sect probably will not survive the day."

The onlookers discussed it heatedly.

"Courting death!"

The members of the Jade Spirit Sect flew into a towering rage, wishing they could immediately tear this arrogant fellow to pieces.

"Disciples, release your auras and proclaim to the world that my Jade Spirit Sect cannot be provoked!"

With a sweep of his wide sleeve, the old man shouted in a deep voice.

Rumble...

In an instant, waves of vast momentum surged skyward.

One great Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Two Ninth Level of Qi Refining cultivators!

Three Eighth-Level Qi Refinement cultivators!

Five Seventh-Level Qi Refinement cultivators!

There were fully thirty Mid-Stage Qi Refinement cultivators at the fourth level or above!

And all the rest were Qi Refining cultivators as well.

The auras of more than a hundred Qi Refining cultivators burst through the clouds, stirring the winds and rain into chaos.

Thunder roared and lightning flashed in the sky, as if the end of the world had arrived.

Everyone trembled all over, as though they had been thrown into an ice cellar.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

The people watching from below the mountain hurriedly withdrew several hundred meters.

With so many cultivators clashing, even the slightest aftershock could tear ordinary people into chunks of flesh!

Yet facing so many cultivators, Su Bai remained utterly at ease, without the slightest trace of panic.

"Attack! Level the Heavenly Dao Sect! Other than Xiao Lingxi, kill everyone without mercy!" The Foundation Establishment elder roared and struck first.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

Blade qi, sword radiance, palm imprints, and fist force came howling forth one after another.

All those attacks converged into a dazzling torrent that came crashing down, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.

Su Bai stood with his hands behind his back, completely unmoving. He merely extended a finger and flicked it toward the void.

Whoosh...

In an instant, every attack shattered completely.

Worse still, the backlash from those attacks made the Jade Spirit Sect's group cough up blood repeatedly as they staggered backward.

Then Su Bai moved. He raised one hand toward the people of the Jade Spirit Sect ahead of him and pressed downward.

Boom!

With that single press, waves of invisible pressure instantly swept toward the people of the Jade Spirit Sect.

Crack! Crack!

The Jade Spirit Sect disciples felt their bodies sink, as though they were carrying a towering mountain on their backs.

Then their knees abruptly buckled. With a splat, both legs dropped to the ground.

That included the Foundation Establishment elder!

Suppressing a Foundation Establishment expert with a raised hand!