I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 805: Chapter 806: Going Easy on Collecting Protection Money
 

Atop Sword Peak, one could occasionally hear a thunderous boom followed by a burst of fire shooting into the sky.

Li Xiaobai took steps forward, and any Earth Immortal Realm cultivator who failed to cooperate was greeted directly with Firecracker Thunderclap, blasting them into a somersault. After several explosions in a row, the cultivators all learned their lesson and would hand over 300,000 medium-grade Spirit Stones as soon as they saw the young man approaching, without a word.

“Damn, who is this guy? He’s clearly a newcomer, how could he possibly possess such terrifying potential and strength?”

“I only reached this step after being promoted to Earth Immortal Realm, how can he move through this place so effortlessly?”

“With such potential, joining the Inner Sect for cultivation wouldn’t be a problem. The commotion he’s causing on Sword Peak has probably already gotten the attention of quite a few Elders!”

The cultivators watched as Li Xiaobai collected the Immortal Stones, and then continued wandering around Sword Peak as if nothing was blocking his way, not even the terrifying Sword Intent.

The Attribute Points brought about by this area’s Sword Intent had reached a terrifying two hundred thousand.

Facing this relentless, sharp cutting of the Sword Intent, even the cultivators in the Earth Immortal Realm found it unbearable.

But for Li Xiaobai, it was of no concern. He had known since his combat with King Weiwu in the Earth Spirit Realm that even an offense of five hundred thousand Attribute Points could not defeat him directly; he intended to walk deliberately up to the five hundredth step, to heavily plunder it.

The two hundred fiftieth step!

The two hundred sixtieth step!

…

The three hundredth step!

The three hundred and tenth step!

The cultivators watched Li Xiaobai’s performance with vacant stares, not blinking an eye. This was already completely within the range that only Earth Immortal Realm cultivators could withstand; how could a beginner Sect Disciple possibly possess such strength?

Then Li Xiaobai’s strides continued to steadily advance.

The distance between them grew larger and larger.

The four hundredth step.

Bitterness covered the faces of the disciples; they had thought the newcomer was just causing a little trouble, unable to reach their level, but he walked over leisurely as if strolling in his own backyard.

Watching the string of green Firecracker Thunderclaps in his hand, they silently took out a Storage Bag and handed it over.

The five hundredth step.

At this distance, Li Xiaobai felt considerable pressure, the attribute values on the System panel wildly fluctuating.

[Attribute Point +500,000…]

[Attribute Point +500,000…]

He dared not linger, pausing only for a few breaths before immediately turning back and taking several Heavenly Fragrance Life-extending Pills to recover from his injuries.

The disciples who had been closely observing his actions were completely numb by now.

A newcomer just entered, and he went directly up to the five hundredth step on Sword Peak; what did that imply?

They had witnessed the birth of a peerless genius!

If this child did not meet an early demise, he would definitely become famous throughout the world, rising to be a powerful figure!

“Five hundred steps, am I seeing things?”

“Brother, you’re not mistaken, it really is five hundred steps. For a newcomer, that’s definitely a new record, unprecedented!”

“In recent years, it seems only our eldest senior brother managed to step into the three hundredth step when he was a beginner, and now he has become a Heavenly Immortal Realm expert, traveling the Central Origin Realm. This Li Xiaobai went even farther, directly into the five hundredth step; doesn’t that mean he might exceed our eldest senior brother in the future?”

“That’s hard to say. Sword Peak is just a place to polish the cultivators, it doesn’t represent innate talent. I think this Li Xiaobai conducts himself in a manner lacking the grace expected of cultivators; he’s solely focused on Immortal Stones, a vulgar and crass person. He won’t go far on his path ahead!”

“Regardless, today he has offended almost all the Inner and Outer Sect Disciples. In the future of the Sword Sect, it will be hard for him to find a place for himself!”

“Indeed, young people are always too impulsive, acting recklessly without considering the consequences, being too rigid often leads to their downfall!”

The cultivators whispered among themselves, engaging in a heated discussion, truly astonished by Li Xiaobai’s natural talent.

However, after all, the opponent was just at the Human Immortal Realm, and as disciples, they had no thoughts of cherishing talent; all they knew was that this junior cultivator was taking advantage of others’ weakness to provoke them deliberately, and he must be severely punished. The moment this guy stepped out of Sword Peak, they would immediately challenge him and cripple him!

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Li Xiaobai slowly made his way back to the base of Sword Peak, tallying up the gains from his journey.

This haul included over ten million medium-grade Immortal Stones, enough to buy items like Firecracker Thunderclap at will.

The Attribute Points accumulated through Sword Peak had also reached tens of millions, solely because he had moved too quickly; had he been slower and accumulated more Attribute Points, even breaking into the Earth Immortal Realm could have been possible.

[Attribute Points: Ten million.]

No question about it.

All on defense!

[Defensive Power: Human Immortal Body (Eight million one hundred thousand/one hundred million) advanceable.]

With only about twenty million Attribute Points away from the Earth Immortal Realm, the once distant realm was gradually becoming clearer.

It was at this moment.

A streak of light flashed across the void, and an old figure emerged, his hair white as snow, and his eye sockets deeply sunken—a frail old man.

“I am Elder Sun Yue from the Sword Sect!”

“Li Xiaobai, upon entering our Sword Sect, you began causing destruction everywhere. Did you ever consider the consequences?”

The old man said indifferently, yet a hint of admiration flickered in his eyes.

“To respond to Elder, I am new here, and I was merely engaging in mutual exchange and fostering relationships with fellow sect brothers on top of Sword Peak, where exactly is the destruction you speak of?”

“Now, our sect disciples are indeed very united and loving.”

Li Xiaobai said with a light smile.

The other disciples trembled with rage, nearly bursting into curses.

Mutual exchange?

Promoting relationships with each other?

How could you say that with a straight face, where’s your shame?

To speak of unity, indeed, these disciples had united quite a bit, for they had a common enemy—that was Li Xiaobai!

They had unanimously set a goal to kill Li Xiaobai, and naturally, they were quite united at this moment.

“Oh? Is that so?”

Sun Yue also laughed, turning to look at the disciples as he asked.

“Indeed, we brothers are very affectionate indeed, and later, I would still like to learn a few moves from Brother Xiaobai!”

The disciples sneered, certainly not intending to tattle; they wanted to personally take down this arrogant fool and did not hope for the Elder to interfere and stop them.

“This is a conflict among the younger generation, and it is not good for an old man like me to get involved.”

“I came here only for one thing, boy, let your companion release all the cultivators they have kidnapped, and from now on, within the Sword Sect, the trafficking of sect disciples is prohibited!”

Elder Sun Yue said slowly, his voice not loud, but every disciple heard him loud and clear.

For a moment, everyone involuntarily widened their eyes and stared at Li Xiaobai as if they were seeing him in a new light.

From what Elder Sun implied, was this new disciple not only collecting their protection money but also kidnapping sect disciples?