I'm really angry right now!

Azure Cloud Town.

Black Tiger Gang.

Inside the heavily guarded main hall.

A beefy Black Tiger Gang member rushed in, his face full of panic as he shouted toward the middle-aged man sitting at the head of the room:

"Gang Leader! Something terrible has happened!"

Seeing this, Li Hu, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, furrowed his brows and scolded coldly:

"What happened? Making such a racket, where are your manners!"

He was originally an Outer Sect Disciple of a small Sect. Due to his poor Aptitude, he failed to Breakthrough to the sixth layer of Qi Refining even after turning thirty. Eventually, he was kicked out and had no choice but to return to the secular world.

The strength of the fifth layer of Qi Refining was nothing in the Cultivation World, but in the secular world, it made him a top-tier expert.

Thus, relying on his cultivation and ruthless methods, Li Hu quickly gathered hundreds of Subordinates and founded the Black Tiger Gang. In a small place like Azure Cloud Town, his word was law, and he lived like a local tyrant.

He held immense authority within the Gang. His scolding immediately silenced the Subordinate, who answered tremblingly:

"Re... Reporting to Gang Leader, a Cultivator of unknown origin has arrived outside. He claims to be that kid Qi Yuan's cousin. He keeps shouting about wanting to find Hall Master Xu Biao to avenge his cousin, and he's already injured several brothers."

"A Cultivator?!"

Hearing this, Li Hu's heart skipped a beat, and his eyelid twitched.

He didn't care about the name of the victim; so many people had died by his hand, directly or indirectly, that it was impossible to remember them all.

The origin of this Cultivator who had come to his door was unknown. If he had offended someone powerful, disaster would strike.

However, from his Subordinate's description, the newcomer's strength didn't seem like much. He was likely just a hotheaded youth putting on a brave front.

The reason was simple: if the opponent were truly a high-level Cultivator, there would be no need for such trouble to seek revenge; they could simply wipe out his small Black Tiger Gang directly.

Furthermore, true powerhouses were mostly arrogant individuals who wouldn't even look twice at ordinary Mortals without cultivation.

But that guy was shouting and beating up his group of Mortal Gang members, and only injuring them instead of killing them. This proved he wasn't calculating or ruthless enough, so his level certainly couldn't be that high.

After all, even if he were killed, he would never imagine that a Golden Core expert would run to such a remote town to trick a small fry like him at the fifth layer of Qi Refining... Despite these thoughts, Li Hu still got up and went into the back hall, taking out a uniquely shaped small hammer from a hidden compartment and carefully tucking it into his sleeve.

With his trump card Magical Artifact in hand, his spirits lifted. He immediately flew to the front hall and ordered loudly:

"Pass down the order! Gather all the brothers in the Gang and follow me out to meet this troublemaking thief."

...Meanwhile.

At the entrance of the Black Tiger Gang.

Bang!

After kicking away a Black Tiger Gang lackey who rushed at him with a blade, Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. He looked up at the plaque above the gate and flicked his finger.

Crack!

The wooden plaque fell at the sound and shattered into pieces.

Around him, groups of Black Tiger Gang members lay scattered on the ground, their painful groans rising and falling.

Perhaps because the Black Tiger Gang's reputation was too fearsome, or because people feared being caught in the crossfire, despite such a large commotion, there wasn't a single pedestrian watching the scene on the street. Vendors had packed up early, and the entire street was eerily quiet.

Seeing that the remaining Black Tiger Gang lackeys didn't dare to step forward, Qi Yuan smiled slightly and slowly walked inside, shouting provocatively:

"Xu Biao! Get out here and face your death!"

"If you don't hand him over, I'll level your Black Tiger Gang today to get justice for my cousin!"

Qi Yao followed closely behind him, her pretty face full of gratitude.

Although Qi Yao didn't know the deep meaning behind this mysterious expert's actions, he was actively looking for trouble with the Black Tiger Gang. To her, it looked like he was standing up for her deceased brother. How could she not be grateful?

Brother Qi is truly a good person.

Just as the two stepped through the gates of the Black Tiger Gang, a loud roar rang out:

"You dare to run wild in the Black Tiger Gang? Are you tired of living?!"

Before the voice faded, dozens of fierce-looking thugs poured out from the courtyard ahead.

Leading them was a broad-shouldered middle-aged man wearing a short shirt, his muscles bulging. A ferocious Li Hu was embroidered on his chest; it was none other than the Black Tiger Gang leader, Li Hu.

After confirming the newcomer's cultivation level, Li Hu breathed a complete sigh of relief, and killing intent rose in his heart.

Damn it.

This kid is only at the Third Level of Qi Refining. What is he acting so tough for?

He thought it was someone troublesome, but now it seemed it was just a green boy!

Thinking this, Li Hu said sinisterly:

"Kid, you've got some guts, actually daring to bring trouble to our Black Tiger Gang. If you don't give me a good explanation, I'm afraid you won't be leaving today!"

His underlying intention was to test Qi Yuan's background.

If he had a powerful background, Li Hu would be somewhat wary. Otherwise... hehe!

"Explanation?"

Qi Yuan sneered and said in a contemptuous tone:

"I am the Dao Child of the Taixuan Holy Land. I came today specifically to avenge my cousin. If you don't hand over the person, I'll tear down your pathetic Gang!"

"Taixuan Holy Land?"

"Dao Child?"

"With just you? Hahahahaha—"

Hearing this, Li Hu was first stunned, then he laughed so hard he bent over, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, nearly losing his breath.

The other Black Tiger Gang members joined in the loud laughter, and the air was filled with a merry atmosphere.

"Brat, if you're going to make up a story, at least make it believable."

After he finished laughing, Li Hu stopped and looked at Qi Yuan with a gaze full of murderous light.

"What kind of power is the Taixuan Holy Land? Never mind a Dao Child, even a random servant coming out from there would be enough to crush our Black Tiger Gang into pieces. How could they be shouting in the street like some petty thug?"

"If I believed that, I'd truly be blind."

As he spoke, his right arm shook, and he instantly summoned the Magical Artifact hidden in his sleeve.

"Brothers, get him! Chop this thief who's impersonating a Holy Land Dao Child into mincemeat and throw him into the courtyard to feed the dogs."

"But make sure to capture that little beauty behind him alive. I'm fuming right now!"

BOOM!!!

The dark small hammer expanded as soon as it left his palm and smashed down heavily toward where Qi Yuan was standing.

"Brother Qi, be careful!"

Beside him, Qi Yao cried out in fright and instinctively leaned closer to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan seemed to be frightened. After a moment of daze, he "clumsily" fished out a dusty gray Storage Pouch from his robe and pulled out a small shield made of pure red gold, blocking it directly in front of him.

Bang!

A dull impact suddenly rang out. The Magical Artifact Li Hu struck with was sent flying by the small shield, and the attacking Black Tiger Gang members were also all shaken back, retreating one after another.

Qi Yuan's body trembled, and he stumbled back several steps. His face was deathly pale, a trace of blood seeped perfectly from the corner of his mouth, and his Third Level of Qi Refining Aura weakened significantly.

"Run!"

Then, he grabbed Qi Yao's sleeve and started "fleeing in panic" toward the outskirts of the town.

"No wonder he dared to come here; it turns out this kid also has a decent quality Magical Artifact..."

Seeing this, Li Hu was not surprised but delighted. Greed flared up in his heart. While hurrying to recover the True Qi consumed by using the Magical Artifact, he shouted to urge his Subordinates:

"Chase him! Whoever catches that kid will be heavily rewarded by this Gang Leader!"

In an instant, the entire Black Tiger Gang poured out. Led by Li Hu, they aggressively chased after the two in the direction they fled.