Primordial Emperor
Chapter 469: Three Sword Moves

Chapter 469: Chapter 469: Three Sword Moves

"Boss, an army has appeared up ahead, exuding an extraordinary aura, with alarmingly superior equipment. They’re approaching our territory—could they be coming to exterminate us?"

"An army? Da Yun Kingdom wouldn’t do such a thing. How many are there?"

"Five hundred!"

"Five hundred and you’re panicking? Gather the brothers, let’s ensure these fellows never return. Aren’t they just here to deliver their equipment to us?"

Inside Clear Wind Stockade, a man with an eyepatch gave the command and immediately soared into the air, rushing out of the stronghold to confront the enemy.

In no time, over two thousand bandits had assembled. Facing the Jade Cauldron Sect’s army, a hint of cowardice crept into their hearts.

For the five hundred soldiers before them wore sets of armor—at least of Profound Middle Grade quality—far better than the junk they had scavenged.

Many of them had been bandits in Clear Wind Stockade for over a decade, robbing countless merchant companies, yet not one of them had ever owned decent gear.

Indeed, the treatment these outlaws received was nothing compared to a regular army’s.

"Gentlemen, you’ve mobilized for a trial, but you must have mistaken the place. This is the genuine Outlaw Camp."

The bandit with the eyepatch said coldly and tauntingly as he eyed Li Hanyi leading the five hundred soldiers.

Despite the imposing presence and orderly ranks of the army before him, their cultivation levels were quite poor. Many were only at the Melding Earth Realm.

He alone could fight a hundred such men.

And although Li Hanyi was a warrior of the Reverting Void Realm, his aura was naturally unrecognizable to the bandit.

Lin Chen had sent out this army precisely as a warning to those within Da Yun Kingdom harboring ill intentions against the Lingxi Commerce Guild.

The message was clear: Don’t mess with the Lingxi Commerce Guild, or death is the only path left.

"I’m not one for idle chatter. You’ve plundered goods from my Lingxi Commerce Guild—do you know the consequences?"

Li Hanyi spoke calmly as his hand glinted with Spiritual Light, summoning an azure Treasured Sword, while looking over the more than two thousand bandits.

The leading bandit had the strength of a Half-Step Return to Void Realm cultivator, and there were a few at the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, but the rest of the bandits were of lower cultivation, hardly worth Li Hanyi’s notice.

Although annoyed at being sent by Lin Chen to suppress bandits, Li Hanyi harbored no complaints.

After all, it was he who had agreed to this task, to vent the frustrations within him.

"So it’s that trash commerce guild’s army. Yes, we robbed it. What are you going to do about it?"

The eyepatched bandit spoke arrogantly, not taking Li Hanyi and his forces seriously at all.

"What am I going to do? You’ll find out soon enough."

Li Hanyi spoke indifferently, then slowly rose into the air, his azure treasured sword radiating dazzling Sword Qi, stretching dozens of feet out from the blade.

"A Reverting Void Realm powerhouse!?"

The man with the eyepatch finally felt fear upon seeing the Sword Qi Li Hanyi had conjured.

He couldn’t understand how such a low-level army contained someone with such immense strength.

"Misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding, we must have robbed the wrong one," the bandit said in fear as Li Hanyi prepared to make his move, desperately trying to explain himself.

However, Li Hanyi paid no heed.

"I’ll only strike three times. If you survive, consider it your good fortune."

Li Hanyi said with a faint smile, then made his move.

The five hundred soldiers watched in awe as Li Hanyi’s technique dominated the battlefield, each swallowing hard.

"We didn’t kill them all. Should be about five hundred left, all unable to resist anymore. Clean out the stronghold, take the goods, and tie up the living to bring back," Li Hanyi ordered the five hundred soldiers in a calm voice.

The members of the War Department were bemused, thinking to themselves how their mission seemed a bit too easy this time around...

...

When Li Hanyi returned to the Jade Cauldron Sect with the five hundred War Department soldiers, escorting over five hundred bandits, Lin Chen arranged for the robbers to be kept in the Deadly Servant Barracks. If they showed merit, they would have the chance to join the War Department.

After dealing with the troubles of the Lingxi Commerce Guild, Lin Chen entered seclusion.

There was one month left until the Descension Ruins would open once again.

This time, when Lin Chen went there with the Descension Order, it wasn’t expected to cause as much commotion as the last opening of the ruins had.

But Ma Yuan of the Black Cloud Sect had also qualified for the Descension heritage. He had obtained the Blazing Fire Divine Decree, a top-quality technique, and his cultivation level had grown unknown extents since.

Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division held no fear for the opponent, but increasing strength would add an extra layer of security.

After all, who knew whether Ma Yuan had obtained only the Divine Technique in the last visit to the Descension Ruins?

When Lin Chen’s original body visited the Formation Sect, he had handed over the Descension Order to the Second Soul Division.

As the original body couldn’t spare the time to visit the ruins, letting the Second Soul Division go in his stead was no different.

And now, the Second Soul Division, even stronger than Lin Chen’s original body, was more likely to defeat Ma Yuan.

...

At this moment, in the Formation Sect.

Once Lin Chen had healed his injuries, he sought out Xia Wanxin to inquire if she possessed any more Five Elements Treasures.

However, Xia Wanxin seemed to have anticipated Lin Chen’s visit, continuously playing coy, neither confirming nor denying that she had the Treasures.

Seeing this, Lin Chen knew Xia Wanxin was bargaining, and immediately produced a Qiankun Escape Talisman.

"This talisman is a treasure from a secret realm that saved your life, allowing you to teleport a hundred li. You’ve already witnessed its usefulness, and its value needs no further explanation from me," he said.

"I don’t take things for free. I’ll use it to trade with you."

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