Xuantian Sect's usual faint smile faded slightly: "I have warned you more than once—this sword is not something you are qualified to wield. Yet you chose to ignore me. Granted, along the way, you did put in a little effort. For that, I reluctantly agreed to your request, and that's all there is to it."

"You..."

In her fury, Hannah Grant seemed to suppress her fear and shouted sharply, "Xuantian Sect, you killed disciples of our Linmen Sword Sect at the foot of our Wenjian Mountain. Such behavior shows you have absolutely no regard for our Linmen Sword Sect!"

"Senior Sister!"

"It's Senior Sister Hannah Grant!"

Hannah Grant's sharp rebuke had already drawn the attention of the Linmen Sword Sect disciples. After all, Wenjian Mountain was the stronghold of the Linmen Sword Sect, and there were simply too many disciples coming and going at the city gate. Moreover, Hannah Grant was a well-known figure, ranked among the top ten outer disciples, so many recognized her at a glance.

Very soon, two men and one woman—three outer disciples of the Linmen Sword Sect—gathered around, asking ingratiatingly,

"Senior Sister, what happened?"

"Senior Sister, did this reckless brat offend you?"

"If anything's wrong, just say the word, Senior Sister."

Xuantian Sect, however, didn't even spare the three outer disciples a glance. With a calm expression, he extended a finger: "Let me repeat myself. His death has absolutely nothing to do with me. In fact, even if you were to die, it should have nothing to do with me either."

"You..."

Hannah Grant's face darkened with anger.

But before she could act, the three eager-to-please outer disciples beside her had already started shouting loudly.

"Insolence!"

"Who do you think you are, daring to disrespect Senior Sister Hannah Grant at the foot of our Wenjian Mountain!"

"Unbelievable! You dare offend our Linmen Sword Sect!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

With three sharp cries, the three disciples simultaneously drew their swords.

Sensing their movement, Hannah Grant quickly called out, "Junior brothers, junior sister, put your swords away!"

"Heh... drawing your swords?"

Xuantian Sect glanced at the three out of the corner of his eye, that half-smile reappearing on his face: "Do you know what happens if you draw your swords in front of me?"

Hearing Xuantian Sect's utterly dismissive words, the three Linmen Sword Sect disciples, who had been about to sheathe their swords at Hannah Grant's command, started shouting again.

"Such audacity..."

"Outrageous! Still acting so arrogant—looks like if we don't teach you a lesson, you won't understand whose territory you're standing on..."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Before they could finish, the finger Xuantian Sect had extended flicked lightly three times.

In an instant, the heads of the two men and one woman—three outer disciples of the Linmen Sword Sect—exploded like watermelons struck by a boulder, and the words they were about to say were forever silenced.

The wind was light, the clouds untroubled.

Killing three Linmen Sword Sect outer disciples was as casual as swatting three flies. Xuantian Sect didn't even blink.

On his face...

That half-smile remained unchanged.

At this, not only did Emily Grant once again widen her eyes in terror, clamping her hand over her mouth to keep from screaming, but even the supposedly experienced William Mason, Brian Carter, and the others turned pale, involuntarily retreating several steps.

Nearby passersby who had witnessed the scene also backed away, putting distance between themselves and the group.

Even though, due to the magical beast invasion, most cultivators who dared travel outside the city were used to life and death, that didn't mean they liked meddling or bringing trouble upon themselves.

"Junior brothers! Junior sister!"

Seeing the fate of her fellow disciples, Hannah Grant's beautiful, fair face was filled with disbelief.

Killed!

Xuantian Sect, the man who had just been sitting in the carriage with them, always wearing a faint smile, had in this moment become a demon, killing four Linmen Sword Sect disciples with a flick of his finger.

Here...

Right at the foot of the Linmen Sword Sect's mountain gate!

To kill four Linmen Sword Sect disciples in front of their own gate over such a trivial matter—just how arrogant could one be?

"You... you... Xuantian Sect, with such reckless audacity, aren't you afraid that the experts of our Linmen Sword Sect will punish you?"

"The experts of the Linmen Sword Sect?"

Xuantian Sect looked at the ashen-faced yet too frightened to act Hannah Grant, finding her rather amusing.

But his curiosity only lasted a moment. He shook his head, losing interest.

"Alright, we've arrived at Wenjian Mountain. Now, I should get on with my own business."