66: Chapter 66 Stepping on the sword to face the wind, leaving no trace for a thousand miles.

"What a Marauding Cultivator! In broad daylight, under the vast heavens, you still dare to commit evil!"

"Meeting me is your tribulation!"

"Behold my sword!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The sword's edge, carrying a green gleam, sliced the Marauding Cultivator below at the waist, splitting him in two.

Far away, Ye Fan was incredulous. "Is this Marauding Cultivator also just role-playing?"

Isn't that taking things a bit too seriously?

Jin Fugui fanned himself with his golden fan and sneered, "Of course!"

"Don't you find it quite unbelievable?"

Ye Fan's usually gentle face was rarely serious. "Isn't this playing with one's life?"

He strongly disapproved of Chen Xuanfeng's actions.

"No! They aren't playing along; they really are Marauding Cultivators!" Luo Yunkai looked at the Marauding Cultivator who was left with only half a body, utterly certain.

Because he himself was once a Marauding Cultivator and knew exactly what they were like.

That person was definitely not pretending to be a Marauding Cultivator!

It's just that...

"Young Master Chen, spare my life! Young Master Chen, spare my life! This humble one was driven to desperation, which is why I resorted to this. I swear I won't dare again, please spare my life, Young Master Chen!"

The Marauding Cultivator, with only half his body remaining, prostrated himself on the ground. He didn't flee, nor did he show willingness to die; he begged for mercy without hesitation.

This point made him seem unlike the 'colleague' Luo Yunkai remembered!

Marauding Cultivators rob Cultivators for cultivation resources and prepare for the possibility of encountering tough opponents.

Either die or live—begging for mercy? Marauding Cultivators don't believe in begging for mercy because they have seen too many pleas.

If begging for mercy worked, what would those Cultivators who died at the hands of Marauding Cultivators be considered?

The next second, Luo Yunkai understood why this Marauding Cultivator seemed both like and unlike the ones he knew.

He saw his Good Eldest Son, who loved showing off, bring his right hand's two fingers together like a sword, retract them inward, and the Flying Sword hovering above the Marauding Cultivator's head flew 'whoosh' back into its sheath.

"You shouldn't be begging me for mercy; you should apologize to the Loose Cultivators you robbed."

The Marauding Cultivator unhesitatingly used his arms to support his bloody, severed torso and turned to apologize to the Loose Cultivators he had injured.

"Fellow Daoist, I apologize. It was a moment of madness. Here is my compensation; I hope Fellow Daoist will not refuse."

The Marauding Cultivator painfully took out ten thousand Spirit Stones.

The eyes of the robbed Loose Cultivator immediately lit up. He stepped forward without hesitation and took the Spirit Stones. The pain from his injuries suddenly didn't feel as bad.

The Loose Cultivator performed a deep bow to Chen Xuanfeng floating in the air. "Thank you, Young Master Chen, for upholding justice for me. I will remember this kindness forever and never forget it!"

Chen Xuanfeng's mouth twitched, and his voice was deliberately calm. "It's nothing, just a casual effort."

"I see your injuries are quite severe. I gift you this bottle of Medicinal Pills."

Luo Yunkai and the others were far away, but surrounding them were scattered Loose Cultivators, letting out suppressed bursts of excitement.

"It exploded! It exploded! Old Man Zhang struck gold this time! Ten thousand Spirit Stones for a bottle of Medicinal Pills! Young Master Chen's work must be at least second-grade, definitely not first-grade. A second-grade pill is worth tens of thousands! Ahhh! Why wasn't I the one targeted by the Marauding Cultivator!"

Even the bystanders were this excited; the robbed Loose Cultivators were even more unable to suppress their joy, their breathing becoming heavy.

"Thank you for the medicine, Young Master Chen!"

Chen Xuanfeng flicked his sleeve, placed his hands behind his back, revealing the long sword at his waist, and stood on the treetop with his long hair flowing, appearing like a Sword Immortal ready to ascend with the wind at any moment.

"Cultivate well. I can save you once, but I cannot save you every time."

"Thank you for the guidance, Young Master Chen. This humble one will certainly Cultivate diligently, hoping only that one day I can repay the Young Master's kindness."

Chen Xuanfeng said calmly, "Don't think about repaying me. I... don't need it!"

With that said, without any warning, Chen Xuanfeng stepped on a leaf and soared into the air. His long sword flew out of its sheath and circled down to hover beneath his feet.

"Whoosh!"

In the sky, a lingering azure sword light remained.

Below, a loud discussion erupted.

"Look quickly, it's Young Master Chen, the Peerless Sword Young Master Chen!"

"I heard Young Master Chen is a once-in-a-millennium genius in the Way of the Sword. Seeing him today, he is indeed extraordinary!"

"Stepping on the sword, heading into the wind, leaving no trace for a thousand miles—truly worthy of the title Peerless Sword!"

...

Luo Yunkai never knew he had a tendency to feel awkward for others.

But today, he realized he did!

He didn't dare to look at Jin Fugui's face, which was struggling to suppress laughter, and instead turned and flew away.

Well, simply 'leaving' wasn't enough to express his urgent desire to escape this massive praise session!

After flying ten miles, where the surroundings were dense with trees and no Loose Cultivators were left to offer praise, Luo Yunkai finally stopped.

"Hahahaha..."

Jin Fugui's laughter came from afar and then drew near.

Luo Yunkai's face was dark.

He now thoroughly understood the value of Jin Fugui's earlier statement that the entire city's Loose Cultivators were role-playing for Chen Xuanfeng.

Xiao Tian was unusually silent.

According to his usual habit of defending his own people, he should now be using force to intimidate Jin Fugui.

But today...

"Yo, yo, yo, our luck is really good today! Not only did we avoid that fellow surnamed Chen, but we also stumbled upon a big fat sheep."

Several Cultivators exuding dense Evil Qi walked out of the dense forest.

As soon as the few appeared, they quickly formed a circle, trapping Luo Yunkai's group like dumplings in a wrapper.

An elder among them, whose back was bent and deformed so his chest was almost parallel to the ground, brushed back the scattered, blood-red-flecked gray hair from his forehead, revealing a deeply wrinkled, aged face and a pair of eyes... like venomous snakes peering from the depths of a cave.

Those sticky eyes roamed back and forth over the magic robes, various accessories, and Magical Artifacts on Luo Yunkai's group.

He seemed to recognize the value of these items and grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellow and black teeth.

"Good stuff, all good stuff. After this haul, we can rest for a few years."

"Hunchback, are you serious? Are the things on them really that valuable?"

A muffled voice came from the hulking man standing directly in front of Hunchback, separated from Luo Yunkai's group.

The big man was two and a half meters tall. A common quality magic robe was forcefully stretched open at the front, revealing the man's tan, muscular chest.

"Big Han, you can doubt Hunchback on other things, but when it comes to eyesight, you can absolutely trust him! These few are definitely big..."

To Hunchback's front left, a woman with a black snake coiled around her waist chuckled lightly. Her hook-like gaze lingered ambiguously and intimately on Su Xin, her voice charming yet dangerous. "...fat sheep!"

Big Han suddenly punched the large tree that required two people to hug. A 'crack crack' sound was heard, and the tree crashed down, sending countless dead leaves flying.

"How dare you try to seduce my woman! Die!"

Hidden by the falling leaves, Big Han roared violently, picked up the broken tree trunk, and swept it out like an army of a thousand.

"You Big Han, you're just too impatient!" The charming woman seemed to be scolding, but upon closer listening, the sound of a hissing venomous snake came from her direction.

Hunchback sighed faintly. "Big Han, don't let the Poison Woman get to you every time you encounter her. She's the only one who seduces others; no one ever tries to seduce her."

While speaking words of dissuasion, he didn't hold back his attack at all.

The Marauding Cultivators surrounding them from other directions also took the opportunity to strike.

Xiao Tian was just worrying about how to vent his frustration, and these Marauding Cultivators had conveniently run right into him.

"Slap!"

With one hand, he caught Big Han's powerful sweeping attack!

"Ah!" Xiao Tian roared, using his palm as a blade to sever the tree trunk.

Boom!

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground came from behind, but Xiao Tian ignored it completely.

Using his right hand to half-encircle the tree trunk near his waist, he raised his left hand forward...

The other end of the tree trunk shot up toward the sky!

Xiao Tian raised both hands, holding the cross-section of the tree trunk, forming a straight line with the trunk.

A person was still hanging from the other end of the tree trunk.

Xiao Tian sneered, then violently smashed it down!

"Rumble..."

The earth shook!