I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

866  Chapter 867: Teammate Offers a Sacrifice to Heaven, Boundless Mana

The cultivators in the field were horrified to find the flag waving above the city center, emblazoned with the three characters for Villain's Guild.

No one in the field was unfamiliar with this name, which now held the top ten positions on the Human Immortal Ranking List!

"Could it really be the deed of the Villain's Guild cultivators?"

"It's Li Xiaobai, he did it, he's that damned Gang Leader of the Villain's Guild, it must have been his elder who swept through Yan City and left it empty."

"We had previously speculated that the Villain's Guild was a heaven's pride organization made up of a few elites, but now it seems that their massive force is far beyond our understanding. The ones who took action today must have been the Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators from within the Villain's Guild, only such a mysterious power backed by terrifying beings could possess this kind of boldness and energy."

"So, you're saying Yan City has nothing to do with us now?"

Several young prodigies were reluctant to accept this. They had gone to great lengths to enlist the help of their family's elder, and they did not want to return without accomplishing anything.

"Yan City has been emptied, what else could it have to do with us, unless you also want to take away the remaining houses? Let's go check the small villages and towns around, visiting more places can save quite a few people, it all adds up!"

What they didn't know was that all the villages they passed had already been plundered by Li Xiaobai, leaving not even a single hair behind, and it would be interesting to see their expressions when they discovered this truth.

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At the same time, Li Xiaobai led his team into the territories of the two Great Dynasties, the Sword Dynasty and the Li Dynasty lay next to each other, and because of this, their target was even larger than that of the Great Flame Dynasty.

At this moment, countless cultivators were stationed within the two dynasties' territories; sects big and small had already fallen and were occupied by the many forces under the Blade Sect, reduced to prisoners.

Only the main cities of the two dynasties were still holding out and had not been breached yet, but from the current situation, it wouldn't be long before they fell.

"Sect Master, the two dynasties are about to fall."

Li Chen said, furrowing his brows as he gazed at the scene before him.

In the villages, cultivators were being herded in groups to mine ore veins, supervised by Blade Sect cultivators who whipped them repeatedly, treating them as mere laborers.

"The time has come to bring warmth to the two dynasties, when we enter, bind and take away all cultivators, starting with this village!"

Li Xiaobai waved his hand, and the chariot beneath his feet slowly moved towards the village ahead. Over a hundred cultivators followed, rushing into the village like swift cheetahs. After several battles, their strength had soared compared to when they first arrived.

"Who are you people, daring to trespass on the territories of our great sects!"

The cultivators stationed in the village shouted angrily, but before they could say more, they were knocked to the ground, suppressed, and securely bound.

Li Xiaobai slapped the Jade Gourd, its verdant light sweeping over and gathering all the cultivators in the field into his possession.

In just a few breaths, all the cultivators in the village were overpowered and tied up, tossed aside.

"Tsk tsk, such a great source of sin, such a vast ore vein. It's no wonder this has happened. Let me take on this sin alone!"

Li Xiaobai muttered to himself, casually taking the ore vein into his Space Ring.

Li Chen timely produced a large flag and planted it on a high point in the village, swaying in the wind with the words "Villain's Guild Was Here". It exuded power and majesty, a flag he had hastily made while on their way here. From now on, at every location, they must plant the Villain's Guild's flag.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"Who is so bold as to dare suppress our Blade Sect cultivators!"

The surrounding villages noticed something was wrong, and numerous cultivators immediately came to support. In the past few days, the cultivators who came to rescue had all hit and run, which caused them great headaches.

Today's cultivators were even more outrageous, directly rushing into the village and suppressing the people of their sects. They couldn't swallow this affront.

"Sect Master, cultivators from the surrounding villages are all rushing over. With just our people, it's hard to fend them off."

Li Chen said.

"No matter, trivial matter."

Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently, as there were no Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators here, there was nothing to fear.

"Brothers, don't panic, we are here to help you!"

"We are all cultivators participating in the Enforcement Team examination, let's help each other out, our path ahead will be wider!"

Suddenly, from within the neighboring villages, shouts rose up, all from cultivators participating in the Enforcement Team examination. They had long been hiding with their sect's experts, not making a move and waiting for an opportunity. Li Xiaobai's incursion lit up their hopes.

With a high-level master leading the charge and drawing hostility, they could step in to pick up the spoils.

More and more cultivators gathered, and many from the surrounding villages who heard the commotion hurried over; the sky was teeming with heads, all of them sect cultivators affiliated with Blade Sect.

"Capture those causing trouble!"

The leader in the sky said coldly.

"Kill!"

Li Xiaobai watched as the cultivators continued to gather around him, expressionless, and with a casual swing of the longsword in his hand, he declared, "Hundred Percent Barehanded Blade Catch!"

In an instant, the dense crowd in the void began to fall like kites with broken strings, dropping to the ground like dumplings. All raised their hands high above their heads, knees buckling as they knelt and prostrated before Li Xiaobai.

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"My cultivation level has been suppressed, and I can't mobilize the Immortal Yuan in my Dantian!"

"Yes, and why are we all kneeling? Who is that youth, and what kind of sword technique is he using?"

The cultivators were shocked and dismayed, their eyes filled with intense fear. They realized they were not only unable to move their physical bodies but even their cultivation levels were immobile, completely suppressed by someone. What's more, it was all caused by a single sword strike!

"Fellow daoist, we are on the same side; don't injure your allies by accident. Please, let us get up quickly!"

"Yes, we are all cultivators participating in the Enforcement Team examination; we're allies. Brother, please withdraw your Divine Skills quickly!"

"Villages within the territories of both the Li and Yan Dynasties have been struck by disaster; let's rescue people together, there's strength in numbers!"

Many cultivators in the crowd hurriedly spoke up, their original idea had been to scavenge, but they never imagined the youth to be so formidable, suppressing them all with a single move.

There were no less than several hundred Earth Immortal Realm cultivators on the scene, yet they couldn't withstand the might of that one sword; such strength and cultivation level were beyond their imagination.

"Allies? Sorry, but here we have only the Villian's Guild, no allies."

Li Xiaobai chuckled, sweeping his Jade Gourd, and the cultivators scattered far and wide were all gathered into his storage.

Let alone the village under his feet, even the surrounding dozen or so villages and sects became deserted in an instant; the cultivators vanished without a trace.

"Sect Master Li is mighty!"

Li Chen and the others were overwhelmed with emotion. To suppress a mountain of cultivators with a single sword, such prowess was truly remarkable!

"Having rescued so many cultivators, we should definitely pass the Enforcement Team examination, right?"

"Is there any need to ask? Following a great leader like this, how could we not pass?"

The crowd was excited. This was a true victory without effort, achieving the examination task without lifting a finger, and even gaining a significant increase in their own cultivation levels.

"Peak Master, shall we go to submit the task now? Having captured so many people, the cultivators we've rescued must number at least in the tens of thousands!"

"No rush, there's still another group of people we haven't captured yet."

Li Xiaobai spoke with a sly smile, his gaze somewhat mischievous.

"More cultivators? Could it be the cultivators from the two great dynasties? With masters aplenty there, rashly moving forward might lead us to directly confront the strong cultivators of Blade Sect."

Li Chen pondered.

Li Xiaobai shook his head: "Not them."

"Then who?" Li Chen was slightly bewildered.

"It's you guys. How dare over a hundred of you loiter in front of me? Not capturing you would simply be an affront to the heavens!"

Li Xiaobai slapped his Jade Gourd: "Fellow daoists, please stay!"

Li Chen: "???"

The cultivators: "???"