Chapter 73 – Sword Pill Emerges
Lin Hao rushed in quickly, but not to compete for hunting demons; he was trying to avoid the crowd.
After all, he wasn't well-liked in the Xuan Yin Sect, and quite a few had just spoken harshly to him.
To avoid being surrounded and attacked, he had to quickly slip out of sight.
Lin Hao, with Shui Ling'er, made their way stealthily. Fortunately, the disciples from various sects were mixed together, creating a chaotic scene. The two of them reached the outskirts of the Qingqiu demon clan's territory, and after seeing no other cultivators around, they breathed a temporary sigh of relief.
Lin Hao planned to disguise himself again and conceal his aura, and he also intended to help Shui Ling'er change her appearance and clothes.
The main reason was that many people knew they were Dao Companions.
However, before the disguise was complete, Lin Hao sensed someone approaching.
Lin Hao's brow immediately furrowed.
This place was very remote, with scarce spiritual energy, and few demons appeared here, so no one would come here to hunt demons.
These bastards were probably coming for him!
At this point, it was too late to flee.
Lin Hao steeled his heart, deciding to teach these guys a lesson, or else they'd cling to him like flies.
At this moment, Shui Ling'er also sensed people approaching, and quite a few of them, which made her a bit worried.
"Lin Hao, should we avoid them for now?"
"No need to avoid them. Constantly running away will only make those damn bastards more aggressive!"
Moments later.
A female cultivator in white led a group over.
Seeing Lin Hao standing still, she was quite surprised, thinking he would continue to flee in panic, requiring them to spend some effort tracking him.
Unexpectedly, he didn't run.
That was just fine.
"Lin Hao, why aren't you running?" the beautiful female cultivator asked disdainfully.
When she learned of Lin Hao's deeds, she was furious.
This shameless scum, who knows how many female cultivators he harmed to boost his cultivation, was truly despicable!
She came today to seek justice for the wronged female cultivators!
The people she brought also voiced their condemnation.
"Lin Hao, kneel and kowtow now, and maybe we'll let you go."
"Why waste words on this scum? Just kill him and rid the sect of this pest!"
"Fellow Daoist, don't be so rash. I think we can use this scum to help us hunt demons!"
Each person had something to say, not taking Lin Hao seriously at all.
The beautiful female cultivator, who ranked in the top fifty in the last inner sect competition, was a true elite disciple and could have advanced further with a bit of luck.
Plus, her trusted followers were no pushovers.
She thought dealing with Lin Hao would be a piece of cake.
"Lin Hao, kneel and beg for mercy!" the beautiful female cultivator shouted.
"Heh."
Lin Hao let out a cold laugh, walking forward slowly, his eyes like cold stars.
"Kneel and beg for mercy?"
"I, Lin, don't have that habit. Instead, you've successfully angered me. It's too late for you to kneel and beg now!"
The beautiful female cultivator and her group seemed to have heard the biggest joke.
"Did you hear that? This guy wants us to kneel and beg for mercy."
"It's killing me with laughter!"
A horse-faced cultivator said arrogantly.
Slap!
His laughter lasted less than a second before he was slapped hard, his face swelling instantly on one side.
The beautiful female cultivator was shocked. She knew Lin Hao was strong, capable of breaking into the top fifty of the inner sect, so he couldn't be weak.
But she thought their strengths were at most evenly matched.
Yet she didn't see his move, and her subordinate was slapped hard.
"Lin Hao, how dare you hit me!" the horse-faced cultivator said, embarrassed and angry.
Slap!
Another slap.
The horse-faced cultivator's face turned into a pancake, both sides swollen symmetrically!
"Attack!"
The beautiful female cultivator shouted, charging at Lin Hao first.
The others, seeing this, also wanted to join in the attack.
"Your opponent is me."
Shui Ling'er, extremely beautiful and skilled in enchantment techniques, with just a smile, entranced several male cultivators into illusions.
The beautiful female cultivator thought that being in the top fifty of the inner sect competition meant her strength wouldn't be inferior to Shui Ling'er.
But who would have thought that she would be at a disadvantage as soon as they exchanged blows?
Shui Ling'er hadn't even used any magical artifacts or talismans, yet she was already suppressing her.
A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes as she exclaimed, "Didn't you just step into the late Foundation Establishment stage?"
"Your strength is infinitely close to the peak of Foundation Establishment!"
The female cultivator, at a disadvantage, didn't choose to endure but called for her companions to help.
Two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were about to attack Shui Ling'er, turned to assault Lin Hao instead.
But even with two companions helping, they only managed to fight Lin Hao to a draw.
"Shameless scum, did you hide your strength during the inner sect competition?"
Lin Hao casually slapped a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator away, his eyes filled with disdain.
"No matter what competition I participate in, I aim for first place. Why would I hide my strength?"
The beautiful female cultivator was silent. With his current strength, aiming for first in the inner sect was a fool's dream, but getting into the top twenty was certainly possible!
She thought it would be easy to take him down, but unexpectedly, she was caught in a tough battle.
Growing more and more frustrated, the beautiful female cultivator shouted to her two companions.
"Don't hold back, use all your strength, kill Lin Hao, and cleanse the sect's atmosphere! The spiritual energy here is scarce, no demons live here, the elders won't be distracted by this, and since this is demon territory, a disciple dying is perfectly normal, the sect won't trace it back to us!"
The two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators responded in unison, each unleashing their unique skills.
For a moment, the small world was filled with dazzling spells, their power astonishing.
Especially the beautiful female cultivator, who used a small bell wrapped in golden light, directly covering Lin Hao.
These bastards were using killing moves, they really wanted to kill me!
Lin Hao's face turned icy. Since they were doing this, he wouldn't hold back.
As they said, this was a desolate place, and when hunting demons, how could there not be casualties!
With a thought, the sword pill nurtured in his dantian flew into his hand.
The sword pill given by his Master, he didn't expect to use it here.
Having never used it before, he was curious about its power.
He circulated his spiritual energy throughout his body, infusing it into the sword pill, which immediately transformed from pill size to its true form.
A three-foot-long green blade, with many fire patterns carved on its thin blade, and two fire lotuses engraved on the hilt.
This was a sword pill crafted by Feng Cangyue, modeled after her own sword.
A painstaking creation!
The sword's might was overwhelming!
As Lin Hao infused spiritual energy into the sword pill, the beautiful female cultivator and her group felt a sense of unease.
When the sword pill transformed into the shadow of a magical sword, they felt an urge to kneel and submit.
The beautiful female cultivator bore the brunt of the sword's might.
She wanted to turn and flee, but being locked by the sword's might, escape was a mere fantasy.