"I have three swords, the slowest of which is..."
With a thought, Li Si instantly activated his peculiar domain. The overwhelming shouts and cries of battle around him instantly subsided into silence. Dozens of cultivators didn't even have time to react before they were trapped in the peculiar domain. Everyone was filled with terror, but their cries of alarm were delayed for more than ten seconds before slowly spreading out!
The whole world seemed to stand still, and everyone was in a state of near-total stagnation, except for Li Sisui!
He strolled through the strange realm as if walking in a garden, kicking here and slapping there. He had to control the transparent short sword to prevent further killing, while also teaching these suddenly appearing cultivators a lesson. In the end, he could only punish them by giving each of them a blow, just like in the fights of his previous world!
Not long after, when Li Sisui returned to his original spot and withdrew his peculiar domain, the group of cultivators felt as if a hand had been released from their necks. Their faces and bodies burned with pain, and as they gasped for breath, their eyes turned to Li Sisui with even more fear. No wonder he was wanted by the Divine Firmament Palace; he was definitely not a good person. What exactly happened just now?
They felt as if they had inexplicably fallen into a swamp, and even time seemed to slow down, as if they were imprisoned. The thought terrified everyone. Before Li Sisui could say anything more, the people who had been eagerly gathering around him a second ago were now scattered far away, as if they wanted to avoid him at all costs!
"What's going on? Can someone explain this to me?"
The surroundings were completely silent. Li Sisui smiled helplessly and continued:
"You should all understand that if I wanted to kill you, there wouldn't be a single one of you breathing right now. Do you understand?"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, many instinctively covering their burning cheeks. If what had struck their faces wasn't a slap but a magical artifact, then as Li Sisui had said, the ground would already be littered with corpses. Thinking of this, a sense of gratitude welled up in their hearts, and their expressions softened considerably.
In the world of cultivation, the strong are respected. People like them who come looking for trouble are not worth a word. If they disagree, they will be beheaded. There is no way to give Li Sisui a small punishment as a warning. He is simply a weirdo!
For cultivators, the head is the most important part of the body. Even if other parts are injured, they can be restored or transplanted through pills, cultivation techniques, and secret arts. But the head cannot be like that. Once it is injured or blown off, the divine consciousness will collapse and it will completely vanish into nothingness!
Although it is the most important part, it is also the most vulnerable part. Therefore, most cultivators attack from a distance and try to avoid close combat, so as not to expose their weaknesses to the enemy's reach!
“The Divine Firmament Palace has issued an order that the wanted person of Sage Qiu Feihua Sect is in the Falling Cloud Sect. We are just here to investigate. It won’t be long before the main force of the Divine Firmament Palace arrives. If you want to live, you’d better run away as soon as possible. You don’t seem like a bad person. I just don’t know why they’ve put a warrant on your arrest.”
Someone in the crowd whispered an explanation, and Li Sisui suddenly realized that it was a wanted notice issued by Leng Rushuang's sect. He then casually asked:
"What can you do if you catch me?"
"If we can capture him alive, the benefits will be immense!"
Now, simply providing reliable clues will earn you a large reward of spirit stones. Upon reaching Sage Hill, you can even join the outer sect of the Flying Flower Sect. If you can capture them alive, you'll be directly admitted to the inner sect, enjoying the sect's protection for hundreds of years. Whether it's elixirs, cultivation techniques, or general practice, you'll no longer need to be distracted!
No wonder this group of people flocked here. Faced with such tempting rewards, who wouldn't be tempted? But what puzzled Li Sisui was how Shenxiao Palace knew he was here.
How did Shenxiao Palace know its exact location?
"Well...we don't know. Right now, all the sects in Wulipo, big and small, are searching for you. Such an important secret certainly won't be easily leaked. If it gets snatched by other sects, it would be a huge loss. I advise you to run away as soon as possible. Once those people arrive, you won't be able to escape!"
Having said that, the group of cultivators bowed in dejection and prepared to leave, but Li Si quickly called out to them:
"I spared your lives, after all. Aren't you going to show your appreciation?"
The cultivators understood immediately, but after exchanging glances, they couldn't help but smile wryly:
“Senior, our cultivation is meager, what could we possibly possess that would catch your eye? Even if we truly wish to express our gratitude, we are utterly destitute…”
What this person said was true. Although this group of cultivators appeared to be numerous and powerful, their average cultivation level was only around the eighth level of the Divine Illumination Realm. Although they were not weak, without the protection of the Divine Firmament Palace, many of them would probably not even have reached their current cultivation level, let alone have anything worth mentioning.
"Anything that can increase cultivation is fine. With so many of you, you don't even have this, do you? You're supposed to be from the Divine Firmament Palace, the number one sect in Wulipo. You can't be this stingy, can you?"
As the saying goes, one may be spared the death penalty, but cannot escape punishment. Li Sisui had already planned ahead. How could he let them come to his door to cause trouble and then just leave? What he needed most right now was cultivation. Since he couldn't cultivate in the short term, he had to find another way!
After hearing Li Sisui's words, everyone's expressions softened considerably. After all, they had been spared from death. They had thought he was asking for some rare item, but it turned out he just wanted pills that could increase their cultivation. They each had quite a few of these miscellaneous pills with different effects, but how much they could increase their cultivation was a matter of opinion.
However, for Li Sisui, who was even poorer than them, no amount was too much. Afterwards, under Li Sisui's excited gaze, everyone started a crowdfunding campaign. Three pills for you, five pills for me, and soon we had ten bottles of pills, all of which could increase cultivation.
Li Si readily accepted, watching the group of cultivators flee as if they were running away. However, it wasn't until he actually started taking the pills that he understood why these people had left so quickly. It turned out that although these crowdfunded pills were indeed meant to increase cultivation, their actual effects were rather appalling!
After Li Sisui consumed six bottles in one go, he felt a significant recovery in the spiritual energy he had just depleted. He roughly calculated that each pill was worth less than a month's worth of cultivation. No wonder these people were so quick to agree and fled like lightning after handing over the goods. Alas, it's impossible to guard against them...
Even after Li Sisui swallowed all the pills, his spiritual sense had only recovered to about 80% of its peak. However, he still felt that the upper limit of his overall spiritual sense storage had increased slightly. Although it was a very small increase, it made him very happy!
Although it's impossible to become fat in one bite, this time the booklet didn't trick him again. It was true that by consuming pills that could increase cultivation, he could restore and strengthen his divine sense to a certain extent. His next goal gradually became clear: to obtain as many pills as possible to increase cultivation, thereby strengthening his divine sense, and even summoning a second sword!
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