Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 179 – Offend the Ten Thousand Demon Sect

Lin Jichen had been on high alert from the moment he stepped into Thunder Marsh. The most terrifying and deadly threats often came from ambushes lurking in the shadows, not from enemies faced head-on.

Since entering Thunder Marsh, Lin Jichen had never let his guard down, even while battling those seven Thunder Crocodiles earlier, he had constantly been observing his surroundings.

The instant the arrow appeared, Lin Jichen twisted his body to dodge it, successfully avoiding the attack.

"Come out, you sneaky rat. I could smell your stench from miles away in the rain," Lin Jichen mocked.

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures emerged from the shadows in the distance. One held a bow, and the other wore a pair of gloves.

An archer and a palm cultivator.

Both were at the mid-stage of Crystal Formation.

"Kid, we know you're strong, but if you hand over three Thunder Crocodile eggs, we'll let you go."

"Don't say we didn't warn you. You might be able to beat us, but if we send out a signal, a large number of experts will surround and kill you. So you'd better be smart about this."

Despite having seen Lin Jichen single-handedly take on seven Thunder Crocodiles, the two didn't seem overly worried. Instead, they appeared quite confident.

Lin Jichen temporarily suppressed his killing intent and sneered, "Do you think I'll believe you?"

A burly man among them laughed wickedly, "To tell you the truth, we are underlings of the Young Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. This time, the Young Sect Leader has brought thousands of men to Thunder Marsh to hunt the Thunder Dragon. Do you think we're lying?"

Lin Jichen frowned upon hearing this.

The Ten Thousand Demon Sect was a top-tier demonic sect well-known in his previous life.

Although the Ten Thousand Poison Sect was only one word different, the gap in power between the two sects was like night and day.

In the Tale of Immortal, sects could be roughly divided into third-rate, second-rate, first-rate, grand sects, and super sects.

The Ten Thousand Poison Sect was a third-rate sect, while the Ten Thousand Demon Sect was a super sect!

Their strength was comparable to the Tianyan Sword Sect.

Although the two sects had never truly compared, the Tianyan Sword Sect only had Leng Feiyan at the Feather Transformation Realm, while the Ten Thousand Demon Sect had two!

However, Leng Feiyan was at the peak of the Feather Transformation Realm, while the two from the Ten Thousand Demon Sect were at the early and mid-stages of the Feather Transformation Realm.

But they definitely had the strength of a super sect.

Offending a sect of this caliber would be very troublesome for Lin Jichen in the future.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Jichen decided it wasn't worth offending them over three pet eggs.

Although he was reluctant, Lin Jichen knew his current strength was weak, and his goal here was the Thunder Dragon.

If he killed them now and alerted the other members of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, it would be a loss.

Even though he had Leng Feiyan as his master to back him up, Lin Jichen didn't want to trouble her over three pet eggs.

A master is meant to protect, not to be used as a scapegoat.

Of course, this only applied to female masters; male masters didn't matter.

If Leng Feiyan got involved, it could really trigger a war between two super sects, and that would be a big problem.

Besides, Leng Feiyan was far away in Mu Xian Province right now, so even if he wanted to call her for help, he couldn't.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Jichen chose to take out the three Thunder Crocodile eggs.

A small concession to avoid a bigger conflict.

Lin Jichen decided to back down after weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing Lin Jichen compromise, the two demonic cultivators both showed smug smiles.

"Smart move, kid. You know when to back down."

The archer demonic cultivator walked over, ready to take the Thunder Crocodile eggs from Lin Jichen's hand.

But the palm cultivator suddenly spoke, "This kid also has an Iron-Eating Beast as a pet. Hand over the pet too."

The archer demonic cultivator was stunned and looked at Lin Jichen, noticing his eyes suddenly turned cold.

A surge of killing intent erupted from him!

Before the archer demonic cultivator could react, Lin Jichen retracted the three Thunder Crocodile eggs back into his ring and thrust a jet-black sword towards him!

Splat!

Lin Jichen's sword pierced the archer's heart.

All thoughts of concession and weighing pros and cons went out the window.

The archer demonic cultivator screamed in pain, retreating while waving his hands, "It wasn't me who said that~"

Lin Jichen ignored him, using Phantom Step to close the distance, his Dark Night Sword becoming a blade of death in the rain.

The archer's defense was weak, and after a few strikes, he died on the spot.

Even in death, his eyes were wide open, unable to rest in peace. Fuck, it wasn't even him who said it, why did he have to die?

The palm cultivator hadn't expected Lin Jichen to actually attack. In a panic, he took out a signal talisman.

Just as he was about to tear it apart!

"Wind Thunder Sword!"

Lin Jichen's figure moved like lightning, charging forward!

A sword strike aimed straight at the palm cultivator's heart!

The palm cultivator's action was interrupted, but he still tried to tear the talisman.

However, Lin Jichen's sword strikes were relentless, like the torrential rain, swift and deadly!

Every time the palm cultivator tried to tear the talisman, he was forcibly interrupted. In excruciating pain, he had to strike out with a palm to force Lin Jichen back.

But Lin Jichen endured the damage, his sword unwavering, determined to kill him.

The palm cultivator panicked and begged for mercy.

"Brother, I was wrong. I don't want your pet or your Thunder Crocodile eggs. Let me go, I won't notify the Young Sect Leader."

However, Lin Jichen seemed not to hear him at all.

Terrified, the palm cultivator used his movement technique to escape Lin Jichen's attack range.

Lin Jichen, with his high speed, caught up again.

But he saw the palm cultivator had already torn the signal talisman.

In the end, he couldn't stop it.

Lin Jichen had no choice; the opponent was a palm cultivator known for defense and health, at the mid-stage of Crystal Formation. Killing him instantly was impossible.

In the end, the guy managed to tear the talisman.

"Hahaha, kid, you're done for! My Young Sect Leader will be here soon, you're dead... Ah!"

Before he could finish his threat, Lin Jichen's attacks intensified.

Despite his efforts to resist and hold out until his allies arrived, the palm cultivator was quickly dealt with by Lin Jichen.

After killing the two, Lin Jichen didn't even bother to collect their Soul Burial Mounds. He summoned Panda Xiong back into his pet space and fled the scene at full speed!

Just as he left, a man with an unfathomable aura appeared.

The man was handsome, dressed in luxurious clothes, with a cold and arrogant demeanor.

He surveyed the scene, not finding the Thunder Dragon, but only the bodies of his two subordinates.

Soon, other subordinates arrived as well.

"Young Sect Leader!"

They knelt respectfully upon seeing the man.

The handsome man, with cold eyes, said, "The signal talisman was for discovering the Thunder Dragon, but these two idiots used it to call me for help, wasting my time. Chop up their bodies and feed them to the Thunder Crocodiles."

"Yes!"

The subordinates, trembling with fear, immediately complied.

"But someone dared to kill members of my Ten Thousand Demon Sect. They must have a death wish."

The handsome man glanced at the bodies and the wounds on the Thunder Crocodiles, revealing a cold smile.

"A sword cultivator, huh? Find him and skin him alive, extract his soul."