"Foolish!" "He's being too reckless!"
Seeing Lin Li break away from the group to recklessly suppress the demonic beasts, the other cultivators clearly disapproved.
The other two sects had already been critical of Lin Li for leaving the group on his own, and now, they were openly mocking him.
"Such reckless behavior—Xuantian Sect is really becoming more and more disgraceful!"
"To think that our elders once regarded Xuantian Sect so highly. Looking at this brainless disciple in the first layer of Foundation Establishment, it's clear that the Xuantian Sect is nothing but a liability!"
"Exactly! He's wasting so much energy dealing with these insignificant beasts without any concern for his spiritual power consumption. I can't imagine how pathetic he'll be when we finally reach the Demon Sect's outpost!"
"When that time comes, we certainly won't risk our lives to save someone so reckless and foolish!"
"Heh, if he dies, he has no one to blame but himself!"
The disciples from the other two sects spoke with sarcasm, their words fueling the anger of the three members of the Xuantian Sect's Sword Faction. However—
Though the words stung, they rang true in the ears of the three Xuantian disciples, leaving them without a rebuttal.
At that moment, the trio could only stew in frustration, inwardly cursing Lin Li for his foolishness.
It seemed that Lin Li was no more than a reckless brute!
The Sword Master and Elder Zou had placed such high expectations on him, but he had courage without wisdom!
Everyone had a low opinion of Lin Li.
However—
Lin Li didn't care at all!
At this moment—
As these wolves and tigers appeared, Lin Li finally felt a rush of exhilaration!
"Killing a single demonized tiger is equivalent to slaying ten or more demonized rats!"
A smile appeared on Lin Li's lips. "Now, the energy feeding back from the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword is finally no longer that tasteless waste!"
Currently—
Every time Lin Li killed one of the demonized wolves or tigers, the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword would feed back a modest but substantial amount of energy, enough for Lin Li to feel himself growing stronger.
At the same time—
Ye Fan also felt a sense of excitement.
"Good! Excellent!" Ye Fan thought gleefully. "Now, each demonic beast grants me hundreds of evolution points. Killing ten will give me thousands, and more than a dozen will bring me over ten thousand!"
"And look around here, there are easily dozens of them! Hahaha! Even before we reach the Demon Sect's outpost, I can gain at least twenty to thirty thousand evolution points here alone!"
Ye Fan was thrilled, and Lin Li, naturally, shared in the joy.
The continuous feedback of energy from the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword was steadily accumulating, causing Lin Li's cultivation, which had taken a month to stabilize and another three months to solidify, to surge forward again!
Foundation Establishment First Layer, stabilized...
Foundation Establishment First Layer, complete!
Foundation Establishment First Layer...
Peak!!!
In a short time, Ye Fan had saved himself years of hard work, reaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment First Layer!
Simultaneously—
Ye Fan had gained thousands of evolution points!
At this moment—
The Demon Sect disciples, who had been hiding in the shadows and controlling the demonic beasts, finally realized that Lin Li was causing them unbearable losses!
"We can't continue like this!"
Across from the Red River, a beast-controlling cultivator concealed in a black robe spoke out. "He's caused us immense damage!"
"Ten years of accumulation... all destroyed in one fell swoop by him!"
"Damn it!"
"It seems we have no choice but to summon the already Foundation Establishment-level Demon King!"
"That's right!"
"Summon the Demon King! Even if we can't stop this group of sect disciples, at the very least, we can make sure that the one who broke away from the group and caused us so much damage dies!"
As they spoke, the black-robed individuals began chanting incantations.
…
Splash!
Underneath the dark clouds, the Red River's waters churned.
Amidst the sound of rushing water—
A massive python, as thick as a barrel and over twenty meters long, emerged from the Red River!
"Green Python King! Go! Kill the one who has slaughtered your many subordinates!"
Under the guidance of the beast-controlling Demon Sect disciples hiding across the river, the Green Python King began slithering toward the forest near the riverbank...
…
Puff!
Another demonic wolf was slain!
[Killed Demonized Wolf, gained 456 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Demonized Wolf's essence blood, gained 44 energy points!]
Lin Li's heart surged with excitement!
"It's close! It's almost time!"
Lin Li's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment First Layer!
He felt a faint sensation in his heart!
The time for breaking through to the second layer of Foundation Establishment was near!
Now…
He was just one step away from the opportunity!
At that moment—
Hissssss!
Amidst the loud hissing sound of a snake flicking its tongue—
A massive python suddenly shot out from the forest!
It was as if a colossal train had appeared, casting a long shadow, and in the blink of an eye, it coiled around Lin Li!
The Green Python King's entire body was made of powerful muscles!
Although it couldn't spew venom like other poisonous snakes, it compensated for that with raw strength!
Its muscles were terrifyingly strong!
Even thick steel would be easily crushed in its grip!
"Damn!"
The leader of the Xuantian Sect's Sword Faction, Wei Heng, cried out in alarm, "It's the Green Python King!"
Before they had come here, their sect had provided them with intelligence about the notable threats within this Demon Sect outpost!
Among them—
The Green Python King was heavily emphasized!
It was the second most dangerous demonic beast within the beast-controlling faction of this Demon Sect outpost, with cultivation reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment!
Although it wasn't venomous, nor did it possess any special abilities, its strength was unmatched!
Even a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator could be instantly killed if they were caught off guard and captured by it...
"It's over before we even began..."
Wei Heng sighed, "This is my fault! I didn't expect to encounter the Green Python King here!"
"Lin Shidi!!!"
"Damn it!"
The other two Sword Faction disciples' hearts jumped into their throats!
Meanwhile, the disciples from the other two sects sneered coldly.
"Heh, serves him right for being so impulsive!"
"Now, he's as good as dead!"
While everyone was reacting differently...
"Jing! Hong! Sword!!!"
Suddenly, a streak of golden light, like a flash of lightning, shot out!
Before anyone could react, the Green Python King, which was strong enough to kill even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in an instant, was sliced into pieces by the golden light!
Thud, thud...
Huge chunks of the Green Python King's body, as thick as water barrels, fell from the sky!
[Killed Green Python King, gained 6666 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Green Python King's essence blood, gained 677 energy points!]
"One strike, and I gained 6666 evolution points. Excellent!"
Ye Fan's spirit soared!
At the same time—
A vast amount of energy began to flow back into Lin Li's body from the sword!
"This…"
Lin Li's pupils constricted. "The energy I used for the Jinghong Sword technique has been fully replenished in an instant!"
"And…"
"An even greater amount of energy is pouring in!"
"Foundation Establishment First Layer, peak..."
"I'm about to break through!"