Without a single regard to Qi Zedong warning, Lin Xuanhao just stood in his place casually with not a single care in the world.
Seeing his carefree posture, Qi Zedong got even more angry and directly attacked him, closing in on the distance of more than 20 meters between them in a matter of a few seconds.
He raised the sword in his hand and his movements became even faster as he aimed for Lin Xuanhao's neck, wanting to kill him instantly and not even give him a chance to retaliate.
He had been in the cultivation world for quite some time and knew that he should never underestimate his enemies, which was why he went all out from the beginning.
Even if the person before him looked young, what if he had some sort of trump card on him?
Underestimating the enemy was a death sentence in the cultivation world.
On the other hand, the remaining bandits who were watching from the sidelines also joined in the battle and attacked Lin Xuanhao from all sides.
He was practically bring encircled right now.
However, to everyone's surprise, Lin Xuanhao still maintained a calm expression throughout this entire time.
Qi Zedong suddenly spun in midair as his sword pointed towards Lin Xuanhao.
This was the great success of the Swift Saber Technique!
After cultivating for over 50 years, Qi Zedong had achieved great success in the Swift Saber Technique given by his master and was only a step away from achieving mastery in it!
This was the technique he was most proud of and the reason he was respected despite having low talent!
As he spun in the air, the tip of his sword gathered the wind of the surroundings into a sphere and struck it towards Lin Xuanhao.
Seeing this, Lin Xuanhao slightly changed his position to the left. His movements seemed to be slow and deliberate, however, in the eyes of mortals, he was moving extremely fast, so fast that their eyes couldn't keep up and even Qi Zedong barely saw him move.
*Whoosh!*
The sword pierced through the air, producing a great air pressure and shockwave that sent a few bandits behind flying into different directions.
Lin Xuanhao raised his hand and slightly swung it in the air, raising up a torrential wind that swept away all the bandits rushing towards him from the side dozens of meters away, severely injuring or even directly killing some of them.
Qi Zedong once again raised his sword vertically and slashed down towards Lin Xuanhao, forming a whirlwind that swept across, raising dust clouds into the air.
Lin Xuanhao casually flicked his hand and the sword shaped whirlwind dispersed into all directions in an instant, yet again blowing away the surrounding bandits.
This fellow...!
He's using my attacks to clear up the enemies around him!
Qi Zedong couldn't help but put on an ugly expression on his face as he realized what Lin Xuanhao was doing, increasing the intensity of his attacks but was still unable to even touch him.
This made him even angrier and he started attacking frantically, however, by the time he came back to his senses and looked around, all the bandits had already been handled by Lin Xuanhao, either dead or incapable of fighting.
Even I, someone at the peak of Body Forging Realm, cannot fight against nearly a hundred people while defending myself from another peak Body Forging Realm expert's attacks...
Just what is he?
A cold sweat broke out on Qi Zedong's forehead as he instinctively took a step back, still in a defensive stance.
"Who are you? What is your true identity?"
He asked in a sharp voice.
Just now, a terrifying thought had crossed her mind. That the person who he was trying to compete against was actually a Meridian Connecting Realm expert!
He could be a young prodigy, no, a prodigy among prodigies who had attained the Meridian Connecting Realm on his own without anyone guiding him just in his 20's, or he was an old monster who had used a Youth Retaining Pill which only those with great connections could obtain.
Both cases were not in Qi Zedong's favor, as he had already offended the expert before him.
The Meridian Connecting Realm, where one could be considered a god among mortals, taking the head of a general amidst a thousand strong mortal army was an easy feat for such an expert.
And the calmness of Lin Xuanhao throughout the entire battle only served to alarm Qi Zedong of the fact that he was probably a Meridian Connecting Realm cultivator.
Seeing the sudden serious tone of voice of Qi Zedong and the many bandits lying on every corner of the battlefield, the onlookers, including the Iron Fang Brigade Leader, looked at Lin Xuanhao with stunned expressions on their faces.
Specially the Iron Fang Brigade Leader, who seemed to sense that something was wrong with Qi Zedong's tone of voice.
Hearing Qi Zedong's words, Lin Xuanhao shook his head slightly and stepped forward towards him.
"How about you tell me your origins first?"
He spoke calmly, looking over at Qi Zedong.
"Fellow daoist, you need to reconsider. We can still discuss things peacefully. My background is not to be provoked."
Qi Zedong retaliated, yet still took another step back, clearly afraid of Lin Xuanhao.
"Oh? And how special is this background of yours?"
Lin Xuanhao asked again, his grey eyes turning slightly cold.
"I'm the disciple of Daoist Lightspeed, a Meridian Connecting Realm expert and a high ranking member of the Azure River Alliance, one of the strongest forces within the Red Dragon City of the Red Dragon Mountain Range. It would be wiser for you to give up and join the Azure River Alliance, as it is directly connected to the Immortal Sect and will give you a chance to soar even higher with your talent."
Qi Zedong explained, still looking at Lin Xuanhao cautiously.
He was afraid the other party would suddenly attack him.
Hearing his words, Lin Xuanhao wasn't affected in the slightest, but he was still somewhat curious.
The Immortal Sect again...
This Immortal Sect is really controlling everything behind the scenes, huh?
He scoffed slightly before increasing his pace and directly appearing before Qi Zedong, frightening the latter into raising his sword to block.
However, Lin Xuanhao had already struck out with a palm strike straight to Qi Zedong's chest. Even with the sword covering his chest, as soon as Lin Xuanhao's palm reached the sword, it shattered in an instant, dividing into countless small fragments as they also landed on Qi Zedong's skin, making him feel an extreme burning sensation.
Had he not been a peak Body Forging Realm cultivator, he might not have been able to endure it.
However, it didn't stop there as Lin Xuanhao's palm landed on his chest next, a supreme pressure descending down onto him as his chest muscles were torn apart and bones cracked in an instant while his body was blown away almost a hundred meters by the impact, crashing down on a tree causing it to collapse as well.
This scene caused the spectators eyes to widen and mouths agape, even astonishing the Iron Fang Brigade Leader.
"M-monster..."
He uttered out a single word before turning around and starting to run frantically.
However, the next moment, a sharp blade flew into his direction at extreme speed and pierced his right leg from behind, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.
"ARGHHHH!!!!"
He let out a bloodcurdling scream and grabbed the leg which had been pierced by the blade, his senses overwhelmed by the pain he felt.
At that moment, Lin Xuanhao appeared behind him and squatted down, pulling out the blade from his leg without even flinching.
The blade was actually a bigger fragment of Qi Zedong's sword which had shattered into pieces.
The reason Lin Xuanhao did not target any vital spots of the Iron Fang Brigade Leader was because he still wanted to question him about some things, specifically the cultivation world.
He might have asked Qi Zedong since he should have known more having higher cultivation, but firstly, he was already dead, and secondly, Lin Xuanhao didn't care much about the specific details as long as he got an overview of everything.
Since the Iron Fang Brigade knew an Immortal Cultivator like Qi Zedong, he must also know about other things in the cultivation world.
"Tell me about this so called Immortal Sect, the Red Dragon Mountain Range, and the Azure River Alliance."
He asked slowly, his voice unnaturally cold.
"W-will you spare me if I...-"
"I can make your death a lot more worse than now. Believe me."
Lin Xuanhao cut him off by thrusting the blade in his hand into the palm of the Iron Fang Brigade Leader, causing the latter to wail in pain.
"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything I know! Just let me die in peace!"
He shouted in pain as Lin Xuanhao finally pulled out the blade and threw it away, an unforgiving look on his face.
"That's better for you."