On the side, Frank Thompson stared wide-eyed in disbelief and screamed, “Aren’t you a loser? How could you possibly kill Edward Thompson?”

“A loser? Heh, then let this ‘loser’ send you on your way.”

David Walker sneered coldly.

“Send me on my way? Ridiculous! I’ve already opened eight meridians—do you think you can kill me? Do you think I’m Edward Thompson? Go to hell!”

Very quickly, Frank Thompson calmed down. Drawing his longsword, he thrust it at David Walker.

However, Frank Thompson was just an ordinary martial artist, his skills unrefined and his technique lacking—he was no match for David Walker.

With a flash of the Dragon Serpent Step, David Walker dodged Frank Thompson’s sword light and punched, landing a blow to Frank Thompson’s stomach.

Frank Thompson let out a miserable scream, flew backward, crashed to the ground, and spat out mouthfuls of blood.

However, Frank Thompson’s cultivation was a bit stronger, so he was only seriously injured, not dead.

“Trash like you dares to call me a loser?”

David Walker walked toward Frank Thompson, a chilling killing intent radiating from him.

“No, don’t kill me!” Frank Thompson was so terrified his soul nearly left his body, screaming again and again.

He never dreamed that David Walker could be this powerful.

“How do you get to the sand viper bandits’ lair? Speak.”

David Walker asked.

Originally, David Walker could have killed Frank Thompson with a single punch, but he spared him because of the sand viper bandits’ lair.

The sand viper bandits were a group of thieves active near the monster beast mountains, burning, killing, and looting—committing every imaginable crime.

But because they hid in the forests and the terrain was complex, they had never been wiped out.

Over the years, who knows how much treasure the sand viper bandits had amassed? If David Walker could get it, he’d have enough money to buy a Dragon Tiger Pill.

“You want to know the path to the sand viper bandits’ lair? I can tell you, but you have to spare my life.”

Frank Thompson’s eyes flashed as he spoke.

At the same time, he was screaming inside—once he got back, he would take crazy revenge on David Walker. Not just David Walker, but also his mother—he’d make sure she suffered a terrible fate.

“You’re in no position to bargain with me. If you don’t talk, I’ll kill you right now.” David Walker’s voice was icy, his eyes full of murderous intent as he stared at Frank Thompson.

Frank Thompson felt a chill in his heart and cried out, “Fine, I’ll talk, I’ll talk...”

Right then, Frank Thompson revealed the path to the sand viper bandits’ lair.

“Can I go now?” Frank Thompson asked after finishing.

David Walker sneered, “Go? Let you go so you can come back for revenge?”

With that, he punched Frank Thompson in the chest, killing him.

Over the years, with all the ups and downs, David Walker had come to see this world very clearly.

In the world of martial arts, the strong prey on the weak. Sometimes, if you don’t kill others, they’ll kill you.

So, David Walker would never show mercy to his enemies—because if he did, he’d be the one to die.

Afterward, David Walker searched the bodies of Frank Thompson and Edward Thompson.

These two were really poor—together, they didn’t even have fifty taels in silver notes.

However, on Frank Thompson’s body, he found a manual.

“One-Stroke Lightning Sword”—an unranked sword technique. Although it wasn’t high-level, it was just what David Walker needed.

Right now, aside from the Flame Dragon Fist, David Walker had no other attack techniques, so it was a good time to learn a sword art.

He put the manual, the silver notes, and the silver bell grass into the Supreme Divine Hall, then left the cave and headed in the direction Frank Thompson had mentioned—the sand viper bandits’ lair.

The sand viper bandits’ lair was on a mountain peak more than thirty li away.

This mountain had steep cliffs on three sides, impassable even for demon apes. Only the front had a narrow path leading up.

David Walker spent a full two hours to reach the vicinity of the mountain.

Along the way, he almost ran into monster beasts several times—each time was a close call.

Monster beasts were powerful and ferocious, divided into nine levels, each with nine ranks. Martial artists, starting from the Warrior Realm, also had nine ranks per realm.

So even the weakest level-one, rank-one monster beast was equivalent to a rank-one warrior—something David Walker couldn’t handle right now.

David Walker waited nearby. According to Frank Thompson, today the Li family head, John Thompson, would lead the Li family experts to attack the sand viper bandits.

Of course, John Thompson wasn’t so kind as to rid the world of evil—his real goal was the treasure the sand viper bandits had plundered over the years.

Sure enough, before long, over a hundred figures appeared in the forest, rushing toward the sand viper bandits’ lair at great speed.

“Enemy attack!” A loud roar echoed from the mountain peak.

Immediately after, the sounds of fierce battle cries rang out.

“It’s time.” David Walker moved, using the Dragon Serpent Step to weave through the forest.

Soon, he reached the back of the sand viper bandits’ lair, where there was a hidden path up the mountain.

This was the escape route the sand viper bandits had left for themselves—if they couldn’t hold off the enemy one day, they could retreat from here.

Chapter 6: Struck It Rich

David Walker searched carefully and indeed found a path up the mountain. Though steep, with David Walker’s cultivation, it was enough to climb.

Overjoyed, David Walker ascended along the path.

After more than ten minutes, David Walker reached the summit.

The sand viper bandits seemed to think no one would know about this path, so they were completely at ease—there wasn’t a single guard in this area.