Whoever Dares Offend the Righteous Qi Sect Shall Be Slain, However Far Away!

The True Martial Sect's headquarters stood on a mountainside in the Kunlun Mountain Range, its grand, towering palaces scattered across more than a hundred li.

Once Li Dalong saw that he had entered the True Martial Sect's grounds, he released his aura. The distinctive fluctuations and pressure of the Spirit Transformation stage swept over the palace complex.

Ever since Feng Jinglei had founded the Dao Alliance, the True Martial Sect's disciples and the various factions that later joined the alliance had grown increasingly arrogant and overbearing. After several thunderous crackdowns by the Dao Alliance, fewer and fewer people in the Cultivation World dared challenge it. Whenever they encountered someone from the alliance, they took a detour.

When Li Dalong released his provocative aura, it was like poking a hornet's nest. Dao Alliance disciples swarmed into the sky from every direction like hornets erupting from their nest.

"How dare you, you insolent madman! You dare come here to provoke the Dao Alliance!"

"Who goes there? State your name at once!"

"Don't you know this is the Dao Alliance? Surrender at once!" shouted the first Dao Alliance disciples to appear.

"I'm here to see your alliance leader. Go announce me!" Li Dalong shouted impatiently.

"Who are you? State your name at once!" a Dao Alliance disciple shouted.

"Tell Feng Jinglei to come out!" Li Dalong said contemptuously, utterly dismissing the Dao Alliance disciples who had flown up.

"Insolence! How dare you speak like that! Is the alliance leader's name yours to bandy about?" Another Dao Alliance disciple flew into a rage upon hearing his words.

"Enough nonsense. If Feng Jinglei doesn't come out, I'll tear down the True Martial Sect today!" Li Dalong said impatiently, showing no fear of the Dao Alliance disciples.

"Big words! Who do you think you are?" a Dao Alliance disciple sneered.

"What a racket! Bang!" Seeing that Feng Jinglei still had not appeared, and finding this Dao Alliance disciple irritating, Li Dalong casually flicked out a blast of force from his finger, exploding him into a mist of blood on the spot.

"Ah! Notify the alliance leader, quickly!"

"He dares attack someone in the Dao Alliance! He must have a death wish!"

"Surround him! Don't let him leave alive!"

When the Dao Alliance members saw Li Dalong kill one of their disciples without another word, they erupted into chaotic shouting.

Seeing Li Dalong kill a disciple without hesitation, Feng Jinglei, who had initially stayed away out of regard for his own status, flew out of his cultivation quarters.

"Who are you? You take a life over a mere disagreement!" Feng Jinglei said to Li Dalong, his face cold as frost.

"So you're Feng Jinglei. I thought you weren't going to come out!" Li Dalong said. "You've got some nerve, sending people to threaten the Righteous Qi Sect!"

"What? You're the Righteous Qi Sect's hidden supreme elder?" Upon hearing Li Dalong's words, Feng Jinglei immediately assumed, to his astonishment, that he was the hidden supreme elder widely rumored to exist within the Righteous Qi Sect.

"Fellow Daoist, I am Feng Jinglei, leader of the Dao Alliance," the middle-aged man said, asking in puzzlement, "What is the meaning of this?"

Li Dalong's heart tightened. Feng Jinglei truly lived up to his position as leader of the Dao Alliance. He possessed an extraordinary bearing and a meticulous mind, and was certainly no easy opponent.

"Surely you haven't forgotten, Alliance Leader Feng! You only sent people to the Righteous Qi Sect today. Have you forgotten already?"

"Since you won't tolerate the Righteous Qi Sect, I've come here today to kill you! Once you're dead, the Righteous Qi Sect will naturally have peace!" he said coldly, swinging the sword in his hand.

Feng Jinglei's expression changed. He had not expected Li Dalong to be so direct. The Righteous Qi Sect had reacted so quickly! He immediately roused the spiritual power within his body, wielding the blood-devouring power that had made him famous, and engaged Li Dalong in battle.

Their figures crossed in midair amid howling winds and flashing sword light. Every collision seemed capable of shattering space itself. Li Dalong's Azure Cloud Sword Technique flowed at his will, graceful beyond compare, while Feng Jinglei's Blood-Devouring Saber struck with savage ferocity, every move lethal.

Yet the longer Feng Jinglei fought, the more alarmed he became, gradually sensing that something was wrong. He was already giving it everything he had, but Li Dalong remained relaxed and unhurried. Clearly, Li Dalong's strength far surpassed his own. Every time a saber strike delivered with his full power collided with Li Dalong's Azure Cloud Sword, Li Dalong's Sword Qi drove him back. In contrast, Li Dalong seemed merely to trace a casual stroke with his sword, his expression as serene as drifting clouds in a gentle breeze.

This is bad! This fellow is too strong. I can't keep fighting him head-on, Feng Jinglei cried inwardly.

Just as Feng Jinglei, shaken by Li Dalong's strength, sought an opportunity to retreat-

Suddenly, Li Dalong thrust his sword straight toward the space between Feng Jinglei's brows. Feng Jinglei tried to dodge, but it was already too late. He could only take the strike head-on.

First, he gathered all his spiritual power and poured it into the Blood-Devouring Saber, slashing at the Azure Cloud Sword. Then he circulated his cultivation technique to reinforce the spiritual power protecting his body. Yet it did little good.

Bang! With a deafening crash, the Sword Qi knocked the Blood-Devouring Saber aside, then pierced Feng Jinglei's protective spiritual power like a red-hot knife cutting through a block of butter, driving through the space between his brows.

Feng Jinglei's body shuddered violently. His eyes went wide, as though he could not believe this was happening to him.

"You... you actually..." Feng Jinglei reached out to seize Li Dalong, but his hand trembled and could never grasp him.

His body slowly went limp, his face still twisted with anger and unwillingness. He had only recently become alliance leader, yet he was dying at the hands of this obscure disciple of the Righteous Qi Sect. There was far too much he could not accept.

The Dao Alliance disciples were dumbfounded. A moment ago, the two had been exchanging blows, so how had Li Dalong killed Alliance Leader Feng Jinglei with a single thrust in the blink of an eye?

"The alliance leader is dead..."

"Ah! Alliance Leader Feng is actually dead..."

"Run!"

"Move! Don't block my way!"

Li Dalong put away his sword and watched Feng Jinglei fall toward the ground, without the slightest ripple in his heart. He had accomplished the purpose of his journey and paid no attention to the Dao Alliance disciples scattering in flight.

Then he reached out and grabbed at the air, drawing in the nearby spiritual energy. With a casual sweep of his hand toward the sky, a row of enormous, glowing characters formed from compressed spiritual energy appeared in midair.

"Whoever dares offend the Righteous Qi Sect shall be slain, however far away!"

Li Dalong stayed no longer and rode his sword home!

If he wanted to cultivate in peace in the future, he had to flex his muscles a little and deter the harassment of those filled with ambition. Those words were not merely a warning and a deterrent to the Dao Alliance! They also served as a warning to the entire Cultivation World!

News of Feng Jinglei's death, along with the words "Whoever dares offend the Righteous Qi Sect shall be slain, however far away!" swiftly spread throughout the entire Cultivation World! Some people and factions were stunned! Others felt that the Righteous Qi Sect and Li Dalong were far too arrogant. In short, reactions across the Cultivation World varied: some were cowed, while others remained unconvinced.

After the news spread, the Righteous Qi Sect immediately became a blazing-hot destination. Those seeking friendly relations, alliances, or goodwill, and those hoping to join the sect, arrived in an endless stream every day, creating an extraordinarily lively scene. So many factions came that Zhou Yong grew thoroughly exasperated and simply handed everything over to the hall master of the External Affairs Hall.