Chapter 27

That hand was Luo Li's hand. Xuan Shui snorted coldly, his shoulder moved, and his left hand turned into a dragon claw, grabbing the hand Luo Li had placed on his shoulder!

Luo Li immediately changed his move, using a small grappling technique to try to control Xuan Shui. Xuan Shui used a set of claw techniques and grappled with Luo Li.

Xuan Shui had practiced grappling techniques diligently and managed to hold his ground against Luo Li for seven or eight moves. However, in the end, he was still no match for Luo Li. For them, cultivating was the main focus, and martial arts were just a side practice. For Luo Li, this was what he relied on to survive.

The outcome was immediately clear.

After seven or eight moves, Xuan Shui was grabbed by Luo Li, who twisted his arm, pinning him down tightly!

The intense pain in his arm forced Xuan Shui to bow his head, but he snorted and said, "You are Luo Li!"

Gao Peng picked up his storage bag, and upon seeing Luo Li, he was startled and whispered, "Quick, run, we need to run! They were originally three people, and the other two went to extort the sect's benefits from you! They said they would only leave you one spirit stone to avoid unfairness. Why should you be a third-rank disciple as soon as you arrive? Run!"

Xuan Shui said, "Kid, you wait, Brother Seven will be back soon! Brother Seven has cultivated to the third level of Qi Condensation and is only a fourth-rank disciple. You come here and are immediately a third-rank disciple, which is unfair! So, we will make it fair, ah ah ah ah..."

Luo Li pressed down hard, making Xuan Shui cry out in pain. It seemed trouble was coming. Being a third-rank disciple right away would certainly make some people resentful. The inevitable would come, and running away wouldn't solve the problem!

Since you want to fight, let's do it, and see whose fist is bigger!

Just then, the door of the storage area opened, and someone was about to come out. Luo Li reached out and sent Xuan Shui flying, causing him to crash into the door that hadn't fully opened.

The door shook, and then Xuan Shui, along with two others, stormed out angrily.

The leader, whom Luo Li vaguely recognized from yesterday, was the one Yongchuan called Little Seven. He looked at Luo Li and said, "You dared to hit my brother Xuan Shui!"

Luo Li replied, "He extorted my friend Gao Peng, bullied the new disciples, and robbed and extorted. Is that right?"

Xuan Shui said, "No, I used spirit stones to buy, not to extort!"

Luo Li mocked, "A pill worth six spirit stones, bought for two spirit stones? Is there such a good deal? Why didn't you sell it to me?"

Xuan Shui was speechless. A large man beside Brother Seven shouted, "Enough talk, let me test your skills, a mere first-level Qi Condensation, do you even deserve to talk about principles!"

With that, the large man pounced, raising his fist. The punch was powerful, generating a strong wind, showing that he had great strength.

But Luo Li was not concerned. He deflected and blocked, using the force against the attacker, then pushed forward with all his might, sending the large man staggering back, almost falling on his butt.

He shouted, "Kid, you're really arrogant!"

He reached into his storage bag and took out a pair of bright silver hammers, each as big as a human head and weighing a hundred pounds, but they were as light as a feather in his hands.

Seeing this, Luo Li shook his head, took out the magical sword issued by the sect, and said, "This, you can't handle!"

The large man swung his hammers and charged, the hammer shadows flying and the wind roaring. But with real weapons, he was even more useless in Luo Li's eyes.

The hammer technique relied entirely on brute strength, a chaotic dance that could only fool outsiders. For Luo Li, who grew up in the midst of killing, it was full of flaws. One poisonous sword technique separated the large man's hammers, and a quick sword technique sliced through his headband.

The large man was stunned, and Luo Li struck again, then again, piercing him seven times in quick succession, creating seven large holes in his robe without breaking the skin. If he wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as killing an infant.

Brother Seven shouted, "Fool, step back!"

The large man immediately retreated, shouting to Brother Seven, "Brother Seven, this guy's sword skills are very powerful, he's an expert."

Brother Seven walked towards Luo Li and said, "Good sword skills, good sword skills, but we are cultivators, and no matter how powerful mortal sword skills are, they are still useless!"

Luo Li looked at him and slowly said, "Third level of Qi Condensation? You haven't even refined the Seven Spirit Butterflies, and it seems you don't have any magical techniques?"

To obtain the sect's orthodox techniques, one must reach the fourth level of Qi Condensation and refine one of the seven spirit butterflies, achieving a unity of human and butterfly, to possess true Spirit Butterfly Sect techniques.

Brother Seven smiled and said, "Yes, I haven't cultivated any techniques, but it's enough to deal with you!"

He reached out, and four talismans appeared in his hand. He slapped one on his body, and instantly a golden light membrane appeared around him.

Beside him, Gao Peng shouted, "Adamantine Talisman! This is an Adamantine Talisman, worth one spirit stone! Luo Li, run, this talisman makes you invulnerable to blades and bullets. We don't know any techniques to break through the Adamantine Talisman's defense."

Brother Seven said, "Run, I'll see where you run!"

He took the second talisman and pointed it at Luo Li. Instantly, the talisman turned into a wind blade, slicing towards Luo Li.

The two were seven feet apart, and the wind blade reached in the blink of an eye, making a whistling sound, capable of cutting through a tree as thick as a bowl. In this life-or-death moment, Luo Li bent down, almost lying on the ground, avoiding the attack.

Years of training in the killing hall had honed his agility, and Luo Li managed to dodge the wind blade. He instantly sprang up, circling Brother Seven like a leopard, and the Adamantine Talisman on Brother Seven's body clanged.

This was the sound of Luo Li's magical sword striking Brother Seven, but with the Adamantine Talisman's protection, he was invulnerable, only making a clanging sound.

The sound grew faster, each clang representing a strike from Luo Li. Luo Li didn't believe in invulnerability; anything had a limit. As long as his attack reached the limit, he would win and shatter the Adamantine Talisman.

Brother Seven seemed to see the problem but wasn't afraid. The wind blade talisman's attack speed wasn't the fastest, and dodging it wasn't a big deal.

He took the third talisman, called the Thunderfall Talisman. Once activated, it was impossible to dodge. He pointed it at Luo Li, and a thunderclap sounded as a bolt of lightning struck Luo Li.

But at the moment the lightning struck, Luo Li suddenly accelerated, charging to the other side, and the lightning missed him completely.

Brother Seven was stunned. The Thunderfall Talisman was supposed to hit its target once activated, and it was unheard of for anyone to dodge it. What was going on?

Actually, Luo Li couldn't dodge the lightning, but he could predict Brother Seven's body reactions, eye movements, and qi flow, and leap away the moment the talisman was activated.

No matter how fast the talisman, the user's reaction speed was limited. As long as he could predict the use of the talisman, he could dodge it.

This was a method taught by Master Ciyun to Luo Li for dealing with talismans. These were ordinary talismans without a divine sense lock, so as long as he used speed, he could dodge their attacks.

Brother Seven was stunned and hesitated to use the fourth talisman, his last attack talisman. What if he missed?

During this time, the clanging sound continued, and in a moment, Luo Li had struck Brother Seven over a hundred times.

This was the quick sword technique, fast as rain. The sword Luo Li held was a magical weapon issued by the sect, very sharp. After a hundred strikes, Brother Seven's Adamantine Talisman was about to collapse.

Brother Seven reached out and took another Adamantine Talisman, but it was worth one spirit stone, and he hesitated, reluctant to use it.

At this moment, Luo Li suddenly stopped, sheathed his sword, and stepped back more than ten steps, then said, "Brother Seven, what powerful talismans, I can't break them, I admit defeat, I lost!"

Brother Seven let out a long breath. He felt that two or three more strikes would shatter his Adamantine Talisman. Using a new one was a waste, but losing was embarrassing. He was in a difficult position.

Now that Luo Li stopped, it was a good opportunity to back down. Brother Seven put away his last talisman and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that. Luo Li, your sword skills are impressive. You must be a formidable expert in the mortal world. No wonder you can live in a third-rank dormitory. You have the strength!"

Luo Li replied, "I'm just lucky. By the way, Brother Seven, I heard the food at Jingxiang Kitchen is good. I want to treat everyone to a meal. I'm new here, and I hope you all will give me the honor!"

Actually, defeating this Brother Seven had no real significance. He was an old-timer, and from the way Third Officer Yongchuan treated him yesterday, he was well-supported. Winning would only gain him a false reputation and offend everyone.

Now, by stopping while ahead, he wouldn't be extorted, and the others would see his strength and be more likely to befriend him. More friends mean more paths, and he could use these old-timers to find out how to reach Tianmu Mountain in Chuzhou.

So, Luo Li stopped while ahead and even invited them to dinner!

After saying this, he unexpectedly gained a bit of good karma from Brother Seven, though insignificant, it showed that Brother Seven was grateful and respected him. This person was worth befriending!

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