"This guy?!"
The two Demon Sect disciples, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, were stunned upon seeing Lin Li's manic state. They exchanged glances, their eyes full of bewilderment: "What's with this guy?"
"Why does he look more like a demonic cultivator than we do..."
"What are you talking about? We aren't demonic cultivators! That's just what outsiders call us. We are the Holy Sect!"
"Ah, right!"
As the two were discussing, a scene unfolded that made their souls nearly leave their bodies!
The demonized centipedes that the black-robed disciple had released didn't even get close to the sword-wielding cultivator before being sliced into pieces by the sword energy radiating from him, falling to the ground in fragments!
"No!!!"
The black-robed disciple let out a heart-wrenching scream!
These centipedes were not like the ones he kept in the building—these were his elite centipedes, cultivated over several years, meticulously selected and raised with poisonous techniques. Each one was a masterpiece in size and toxicity!
But he never expected that his most prized centipedes wouldn't even reach the enemy before being wiped out entirely by a single slash!
[Killed Sixth-Grade Elite Demonized Centipede, gained 99 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Sixth-Grade Elite Demonized Centipede blood, gained 10 energy points!]
…
In mere moments, over a hundred elite demonized centipedes were completely annihilated by Lin Li!
A continuous stream of energy flowed from Ye Fan's sword into Lin Li's body!
Lin Li, who had trained in orthodox Daoist techniques and once had a peaceful heart, was now being consumed by the thrill of slaughter and power. His smile twisted into something more feral, almost deranged: "Hahaha! Good! Bring it on!"
In just a few moments, his strength had already solidified at the second layer of Foundation Establishment, rapidly approaching the peak of the second layer!
The feeling of such swift progress in strength was intoxicating!
What took others years of painstaking effort, Lin Li had achieved in an instant, and this transformation in power was dramatically shifting his mindset!
At the same time—
Ye Fan was equally exhilarated!
"This wave just brought me over a thousand evolution points and hundreds of energy points!"
Ye Fan knew this wasn't the end!
The green-haired zombie, controlled by the blue-green-robed Demon Sect disciple, showed no fear even after witnessing Lin Li effortlessly kill so many demonized centipedes. It leaped toward Lin Li and swung its claws, which were several centimeters long!
"Ha!"
Lin Li sneered, his eyes cold, and he reversed his sword!
Clang—
"Huh?!"
Lin Li's brows furrowed!
He hadn't expected the green-haired zombie's body to be so tough!
His sword strike only left a shallow mark, a mere few millimeters deep, far from the image in his mind of slicing off the zombie's arm in one swift motion!
"Hahaha!"
The blue-green-robed Demon Sect disciple laughed upon seeing this, smugly declaring, "My green-haired zombie was refined from a nine-hundred-year-old corpse! Its body is as hard as the toughest steel! How can you possibly defeat it?"
"Don't worry, brother! I'll avenge your centipedes!"
He patted the black-robed disciple on the shoulder.
The black-robed disciple, still fuming with anger, nodded and said, "Yes! I won't rest until this guy is dead!"
"Haha!"
Lin Li chuckled, amused that a single failed sword strike had brought the blue-green-robed disciple such joy.
Little did they know what was coming next.
A thought flickered through Lin Li's mind...
His Xuantian Wuji Sword Qi Art surged within him, and although he hadn't fully unleashed the Jinghong Sword, his spiritual energy carried a hint of its essence.
In an instant—
His sword shone with a fierce, sharp light!
Slash—crackle—shhh!
Lin Li's sword cleaved down from above, striking the green-haired zombie's head!
At first, there was a slight resistance, and the blue-green-robed disciple still wore a mocking smile.
But in the very next moment, his smile froze...
Then!
The green-haired zombie, which he had been so proud of, was sliced cleanly in half with a sound like metal being cut apart, right by Lin Li's sword!
"W-what?!"
The blue-green-robed Demon Sect disciple's eyes went wide in shock!
"That green-haired zombie… even Foundation Establishment cultivators have trouble damaging it!"
From his words, it was clear that neither of these two had reached Foundation Establishment; they were merely Qi Refinement disciples of the Demon Sect.
"Heh."
Lin Li sneered coldly.
Even before Lin Li had reached Foundation Establishment, he had managed to defeat a Demon Sect disciple who had nearly reached that stage.
Now, Lin Li's strength had increased by hundreds of times compared to then!
Now—
He didn't even need to fully unleash the Jinghong Sword; just using a bit of extra strength was enough to easily destroy this green-haired zombie!
[Killed Ninth-Grade Elite Green-Haired Zombie, gained 1200 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Ninth-Grade Elite Green-Haired Zombie blood, gained 100 energy points!]
"Whoa! I didn't expect that, even though this green-haired zombie hadn't reached the Foundation Establishment level, it still gave me over a thousand evolution points. Not bad!"
Ye Fan was thrilled.
At the same time, the energy fed back from Ye Fan's sword into Lin Li's body fueled his growing frenzy!
"I'm almost there!"
Lin Li's gaze shifted to the two remaining Demon Sect disciples. His eyes gleamed like a man in the desert spotting an oasis, causing both of them to shudder in fear!
"You, you, you..."
They screamed, "Don't come any closer!"
"Alright, I won't come closer."
Lin Li responded with a smile, then swung his sword in a reverse arc!
Swish—!!!
A golden streak of sword energy shot out diagonally!
Puff!
The blue-green-robed Demon Sect disciple was cut in half, just like his green-haired zombie!
[Killed Ninth-Grade Elite Demon Sect Corpse Controller, gained 980 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Ninth-Grade Elite Demon Sect Corpse Controller blood, gained 89 energy points!]
"No!!!"
The black-robed Demon Sect disciple was now paralyzed with terror!
But—
His fear didn't last long...
Another wave of sword energy followed swiftly behind!
[Killed Ninth-Grade Elite Demon Sect Beast Controller, gained 899 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Ninth-Grade Elite Demon Sect Beast Controller blood, gained 78 energy points!]
At that moment—
The spiritual energy in Lin Li's body finally reached its peak!
Foundation Establishment, second layer, peak!
However—
The energy pouring out of Ye Fan's sword into Lin Li didn't stop!
Finally!
As the energy continued to flood in, Lin Li, who had already reached the peak of the second layer of Foundation Establishment, felt his dantian expand once again!
Simultaneously—
The meridians and acupoints throughout his body became even stronger and more resilient!
Foundation Establishment...
Third layer!!!
"I actually reached the third layer of Foundation Establishment... this fast?"
For a moment, Lin Li's gaze turned dazed, astonished by the rapid breakthrough.
But in the next second, his eyes regained their sharpness!
"No! This is still far from enough!"
He looked toward the distant Demon Sect buildings!
"There are still more demonic beasts and Demon Sect disciples there!"
"I must... rid the world of these evils!"