Chapter 1449: Chapter 1420: Counterattack and Retaliation

Everyone understood Li Chen’s intention.

He wanted to eradicate the source to prevent any leaks.

While loose cultivators felt a chill in their hearts, they couldn’t help but admire Li Chen’s decisiveness.

Because they also knew what consequences would follow if the events here were leaked.

Xuanlian Commerce Chamber sent people here to encircle and block, naturally for the items inside the Enchanted World, but now, those items weren’t obtained, and instead, many people died.

If Xuanlian Commerce Chamber pursued this matter, there was no way these loose cultivators could withstand it. So, how could the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber be dissuaded from pursuit?

The natural solution was for them to remain unaware.

So, how to keep Xuanlian Commerce Chamber in the dark?

Of course, by silencing the witnesses!

Li Chen made this decision almost instantly.

These people blocking the way and snatching others’ opportunities had long displeased many, but constrained by their strength, no one dared to resist.

And now that they had the strength to resist, what would they do next?

“Kill! Eliminate the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber’s people!” A Mid Envied Heaven Realm Martial Artist spoke first with a cold shout: “The rings on them likely contain many good things too; kill them, and their belongings will become ours!”

“Indeed!” Another martial artist said fiercely: “I’ve long been displeased with these guys, today, I want to have a good kill, at worst we’ll leave right afterward and just find another place for closed-door cultivation. We are loose cultivators, what are we afraid of?”

Almost instantly, the loose cultivators made their decision.

Loose cultivators trained with difficulty and lacked resources, but similarly, they had their own strengths.

Without ties, traveling alone, they could fight and then move to a new place.

At worst, they could kill these Xuanlian Commerce Chamber people and leave immediately; Xuanlian Commerce Chamber might be strong but only ruled this area. Would they dare to pursue them into territories of other major forces or scour the entire wilderness of Earth Prison Star Continent to find them?

“Kill!!”

Li Chen also made his move, joining in the slaughter.

Don’t be fooled by Li Chen’s low-key and peaceful demeanor since entering the Heaven Realm, in certain moments, he was more decisive than anyone.

The path to today was not achieved by Li Chen through brute force alone.

Originally, it was the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber attacking the loose cultivators, but after Li Chen’s return, the situation abruptly changed, becoming an encirclement and annihilation of the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber’s people by the loose cultivators.

Xuanlian Commerce Chamber claimed dominion over this region for many years, naturally incurring resentment among many loose cultivators, even harbouring deep grudges.

But daunted by Xuanlian Commerce Chamber’s overwhelming power, loose cultivators dared not resist, even hatred was only harbored internally, without the boldness to express. Today, however, gave them an opportunity for cathartic release.

After helping to eliminate the Late Heavenly Phase individual, Li Chen came to the outer perimeter, specifically targeting the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber martial artists trying to flee.

If anyone attempted escape, he would definitely pursue them immediately, to hunt them down.

The battle raged for over half a day before it finally concluded.

Beyond a challenging start, in the end, the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber’s martial artists, terrified by the frenzied loose cultivators, were all desperate to flee for their lives.

But ultimately, they were all exterminated by Li Chen and a few others stationed around the perimeter.

Nearly a hundred Xuanlian Commerce Chamber martial artists were entirely slaughtered here, even the ground was stained red with blood.

Martial artists who reached today had experienced numerous slaughters, and loose cultivators were no exception. Yet, faced with such a grim sight, someone’s heart couldn’t help but feel a bit stifled.

However, Li Chen’s expression remained extraordinarily calm, as several martial artists with fire and earth attributes stepped forward to erase all traces of the corpses, while wind attribute martial artists dispersed the surrounding smell of blood.

In the end, no trace was discernible at this location.

“This time, many thanks to Master Lin of the Formations,” someone clasped fists toward Li Chen.

“No need, we’re all loose cultivators, helping each other is only natural,” Li Chen waved his hand and said.

He knew the martial artists here were not solely motivated by preserving their gains, but also had old grudges with Xuanlian Commerce Chamber, and of course, there were also those rings from the Xuanlian Commerce Chamber martial artists.

Sweeping the perimeter, Li Chen had slain over ten people, obtaining more than ten rings. Although the content was scarce, it still amounted to substantial profit.

“Everyone, it’s time for me to bid farewell,” Li Chen approached Hujin and others, smiling: “Actually, there’s something I’ve withheld from everyone. Not only am I a Formation Master, I’m also a Pill Master. If any of you are interested, you can visit me in Auspicious Clear Town; I can refine some pills for you for a fee.”

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, numerous people displayed expressions of surprise; Li Chen being a Pill Master was undoubtedly astonishing news for them.

It’s known that even if they acquire abundant Spirit Grass, turning it into pills wasn’t easy, often forcing many Loose Cultivators to gnaw on the Spirit Grass directly. However, that would retain at most a fraction of the Spirit Grass’s potency, unable to fully achieve its potential.

And if they were to sell, those chambers of commerce would mercilessly depress the price, which was why these loose cultivators struggled to survive.

But if there was a Pill Master willing to refine pills for them…

A group of loose cultivator martial artists exchanged glances, all seeing surprise in each other’s eyes.

“Many thanks to Alchemist Lin!”

“Our deepest thanks to Alchemist Lin, we’ll certainly visit!”

“I too would like a furnace pill, hope Alchemist Lin won’t refuse then!”

A group of loose cultivators crowding around to establish connections with Li Chen.

Although they knew Li Chen had intentions of winning people’s hearts, the enticement of a furnace pill was indeed too significant for them. Often, even if they gathered all needed herbal ingredients, they couldn’t afford a Pill Master’s fee for refining.

This could be seen from Hujin’s previous attitude towards Master Peng.

And Hujin and others were considered reasonably successful among loose cultivators.

As for other loose cultivators, some had even harsher experiences.

After responding to the loose cultivators one by one, Li Chen quickly returned to Auspicious Clear Town with Hujin and others.

This time his gains were substantial, making him feel a need to undergo closed-door cultivation for a period, both to enhance his cultivation and to continue studying the Formation Path and Alchemy Dao.

Following this trip to Devil Ruin Mountain, Li Chen gradually understood a Formation Master and Pill Master’s status among martial artists.

Yet, even Li Chen failed to notice that after their departure, a silhouette stealthily emerged from the forest, venomously eyeing the backs of the group.