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The elder leaped forward. BOOM! His palm carried a wind pressure capable of crushing rock.Zilong had absolutely no intention of dodging. He raised his own palm and met the strike head-on.Thud!The collision of the two forces created a shockwave that swept the ground until it cracked and scattered. The trees around the road creaked loudly. The elder was forced back a full three steps, while Zilong only shifted half a step backward.The elder’s face turned deathly pale. “You...? What level is your cultivation at?”Zilong only smiled, with no intention of answering. He sensed the flow of his opponent’s power. “So... is this all the ability you have?”He had absolutely no intention of belittling; rather, he was voicing an objective conclusion. His body had truly undergone a perfect metamorphosis. Power that once felt so heavy to him now even failed to shake the foundation of his Dantian.The elder roared in anger and charged again with his remaining strength.Zilong stepped forward to m
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The attackers moved swiftly. Some leaped onto the tree branches, while others slipped in from the left and right sides of the road. In a matter of seconds, the encirclement formation had been perfectly formed. Front, back, left, and right—no gap remained.A hired cultivator drew his long sword. “Do not blame us!”Zilong lowered his gaze for a moment onto the coldly gleaming blade of that sword, then shook his head slowly. “I already warned you.”His hand was slowly drawn out from within the sleeve of his robe. “In that case...” Zilong stepped forward to meet their charge. “...do not regret it.”“Attack!”Dozens of weapons slashed in unison. Sword thrusts, spear strikes, up to waves of palm force smashed through the air from all directions, triggering a dense storm of spiritual pressure.Yet in the blink of an eye, Zilong vanished from sight.“Where is he?!” a cultivator shouted in panic, turning wildly in every direction.Too late. Zilong had already appeared right beside him.Thud!A
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Several figures slowly emerged from behind the bend in the road.Qin Zilong continued walking. His steps did not change, but the glance of his eyes shifted briefly, counting the approaching shadows. One, five, ten... until their numbers steadily increased.The sound of footsteps clashing against the ground grew increasingly noisy. Some came to meet him from the front, while the rest pressed out from behind the dense trees lining the sides of the road. Zilong did not halt his pace even slightly.“They have finally come,” he muttered flatly.Since some time earlier, the presence of those dozens of people had already been captured by his spiritual perception. Their auras were not particularly threatening, but their numbers were quite troublesome. Among that cluster of energies, one aura felt so familiar—the stalker he had once encountered in Black Cloud City.Zilong exhaled softly. In truth, he could have simply quickened his steps and left them behind in an instant. With his current cul
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Zilong paid no heed to the insult. Instead he tilted his head upward, observing the evening sky that was beginning to turn orange-red. The day was growing late. If he wasted too much time here, tomorrow’s travel schedule would be disrupted. He had not the slightest patience to entertain a group of spoiled children like them.Zilong turned away once more.But Luo Chen moved quickly, blocking his path again. “You seem quite certain that no one in this city can force you, don’t you?”Zilong regarded the youth in silence for several moments. “Indeed.”Luo Chen laughed lightly, his tone mocking. “Even your cultivation realm cannot be clearly read. Are you hiding it?”“Correct.”“Then how are we supposed to know that you are truly as strong as the people outside claim?”Zilong shrugged indifferently. “You have no need to know.”He stepped forward, walking straight past Luo Chen’s side.The pursuer behind them clenched his fists in fury. “Qin Zilong!” he called in a raised voice.Zilong stop
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BLACK CLOUD CITY.Qin Zilong halted for a moment. “So I am passing through this place once more.”Vague memories of his previous visit flickered through his mind—the Spirit Pill Pavilion, the bustling auction hall, Mu Yanshan, and several cunning faces that had once regarded him with calculating eyes.Zilong shook his head slightly. This place has nothing more to do with me.He entered the city without paying much attention to his surroundings. His purpose was simple: to purchase a few travel necessities before continuing toward the Heavenly Sword Sect.Yet after walking only a few hundred steps past the gate… his feet stopped. An extremely familiar aura had been caught by his spiritual sense. Zilong raised his gaze. In front of a luxurious restaurant, several men had just emerged.Among them stood someone he knew very well—a cultivator in gray robes who had once been one of his long-time pursuers.The gray-robed man’s eyes met Zilong’s at once. His face froze rigid.Him… the man thou
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Several days had already passed since Qin Zilong left the Southern Cloud Sword Sect. Yet his footsteps showed not the slightest sign of a man racing against time. The mountain path stretched long before him, flanked by green trees that swayed gently in the breeze. Now and then, sunlight pierced through gaps in the foliage and fell in golden patches upon the ground.Zilong walked with both hands hidden within the sleeves of his robe. His steps were light, calm, and unhurried in the least. With the strength he now possessed, he could have accelerated his journey many times over. Had he truly employed the Light Body Art, the distance to the Heavenly Sword Sect could have been shortened drastically.Yet Zilong chose not to do so. Instead, he simply enjoyed the journey at a leisurely pace.The mountain wind brushed softly against his face, carrying the mingled scents of earth, leaves, and morning dew. From time to time the cries of spirit birds drifted from afar. It had been a long while s
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