Guarding the Imperial Palace

Sure enough, over the next three days, a steady stream of independent Rogue Cultivator from the surrounding area came to investigate. After all, the previous tribulation was incredibly powerful, and this place happened to be an unclaimed area, which was simply a delicious meal laid out on the table for these Rogue Cultivator.

Some of the lesser- Rogue Cultivator didn't cause much of a stir. Those who were arrogant and acted badly were basically unable to move. As for those who were more friendly and benevolent, some were bought off by Su Du, while others were not made too difficult and were let go.

After all, it's not good to go too far; you can't make enemies everywhere.

However, a relatively strong Rogue Cultivator arrived that day. Although he was not Golden Core cultivator, he was at the Foundation Establishment Peak, and his strength was barely passable.

He flew directly above the palace, coldly shouting, "You lowly mortals, I advise you to hand over the goods obediently, or don't blame me for unleashing a massacre!"

Below, in a pavilion, Shen Ge, holding a glass of wine, calmly looked at the person in the air. "What do you want?"

Beside him, Han Yu and Su Du sat facing each other, serving Shen Ge tea and wine like maids.

The man in the air glanced at Shen Ge, and seeing that he wasn't afraid at all, he felt a surge of anger. A mere mortal dared to confront a cultivator! However, when he saw the two richly dressed women, he immediately realized that this man was probably the emperor of this palace, so he sneered, "Just hand them over as I told you to! Stop with the nonsense!"

"How can we exchange documents if you don't even tell us what it is? There needs to be some description of its appearance, right?"

"No description needed, hand over all those things that look like good stuff!" the man in the air said sternly, while releasing his aura to press down on Shen Ge.

But Shen Ge was completely unaffected, instead looking at the person with a calm and collected expression.

The man in the air narrowed his eyes, descended and landed on the stone path below. He stared at Shen Ge for a while, then suddenly knelt down and prostrated himself on the ground.

"This junior was blind to your greatness and begs for your mercy, senior."

Although he couldn't discern Shen Ge 'Shen Ge cultivation level or sense his aura, he felt an overwhelming sense of crisis that left him no room for resistance. So he knelt down without hesitation.

The man's actions startled Shen Ge. He was about to draw his sword when the other man knelt down so quickly that he was momentarily unsure whether to draw his sword or not.

Su Du and Han Yu both covered their mouths and chuckled. In the past few days, they had seen many cultivators, some arrogant and some gentle, but this was the first time they had seen someone who would prostrate himself in such a way.

"Before embarking on the path to immortality, I, Song Junjie, was a scholar who always believed in the saying, 'A wise man knows when to yield.'"

Shen Ge chuckled and said, "Since you've already said that those who know when to yield are the wise, then why bother getting involved in this mess?"

"Senior, the Immortal Dao immortality is one of competition. My strength in this area is considered decent. If I didn't even bother to take a look at this treasure, I would feel as if a thousand claws were tearing at my heart."

Are you Rogue Cultivator or a member of a sect?

"Senior, you think too highly of me. I'm just a rogue Rogue Cultivator without any sect or affiliation. If I were from a sect, I wouldn't have come alone."

"I'm giving you two choices: first, stay here and protect this country; second, die!"

"I choose number one, I choose number one!" Song Junjie hurriedly said, "I am also of mortal origin. This court is good and treats the people well. I am willing to protect this court, which can be considered as doing my part for the people of this region."

At this moment, three more people flew in from the sky, two men and one woman, all at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

As soon as they arrived, without saying a word, they threw a fireball that set a house on fire, and the cries of maids and servants echoed from inside.

"Where is the emperor here? Why don't you come out and kneel before us obediently, or we'll be forced to start a bloodbath!"

Han Yu and Su Du's faces immediately darkened, their hands unconsciously clenching, and a murderous aura spread out.

"Hey, isn't this Fellow Daoist Song? Why are you lying on the ground?"

The woman caught a glimpse of the person on the ground out of the corner of her eye. The more she looked, the more familiar he seemed. After thinking for a while and confirming who he was, she immediately spoke up jokingly.

However, she was well aware of Song Junjie's strength; he was no weaker than herself. Since he was lying prostrate on the ground, it was clear that he wasn't doing it willingly. So, she subtly took a few steps back and hid behind the two men, while glancing towards the pavilion.

Upon hearing the voice in the air, Song Junjie trembled, not daring to even lift his head. His forehead and back were covered in cold sweat, clearly indicating that he was quite frightened.

How dare they? Didn't they see there was a senior figure here? They still dared to spout nonsense, they're courting death!

Please don't drag me into this, otherwise all my kneeling will have been for nothing.

Song Junjie cautiously glanced in the direction of the pavilion out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't see the figure. This made him tremble even more, fearing that a sword might strike him on the head at any moment.

Su Du raised his hand and pointed, and the burning house was extinguished by an inexplicable force.

This power is different from the spiritual power used by cultivators, but it vaguely carries the shadow of spiritual power. This is the power of heaven and earth mobilized by the national destiny law enforcement, which can be considered a different kind of spiritual power.

But at this moment, the three men no longer cared about the flames going out, because a flying sword carrying golden light had already pierced the arsonist's head and was heading towards another person.

"Oh no! There's a cultivator here!"

Another man exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly used his magic to try to stop the flying sword. However, seeing the extremely sharp aura on the flying sword and remembering the scene of his companion being killed by a single sword strike, he finally did not dare to stop it and instead turned around and chose to run away.

As for the woman, her eyes narrowed sharply the moment her companion's head was pierced, and she immediately turned and ran.

She now understood why Song Junjie, who was at the Foundation Establishment Peak, was kneeling there prostrate; it turned out that there was a powerful expert guarding the place.

Want to escape?

The outcome was sealed the moment they took action; death was all that awaited them!

The Flowing Gold Sword, radiating golden light, suddenly increased its speed, piercing through the man's protective Law Technique and penetrating his skull.

Of course, Shen Ge was able to kill them so easily because these two Rogue Cultivator didn't have powerful spells to support them, nor did they have good Law Artifact for defense. Otherwise, Shen Ge wouldn't have been able to kill them instantly. This is why Law Technique and Law Artifact are so important in the early stages of the game.

Unless they have a great stroke of fortuitous opportunity, Rogue Cultivator will never be as good as disciples of a sect.

Shen Ge Shen Ge swiftly and appeared in front of the woman in the next moment. He glanced at her coldly, then kicked her from the side. The woman crashed to the ground like a cannonball, even creating a large crater in the white jade pavement.