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Chapter 425: Chapter 425: Second Grade Pill Medicine

“Slap!”

The crisp sound echoed in the hall, and Bai Yu, like a falling leaf, was sent flying backward and crashed to the floor, much to everyone’s surprise.

“Pfft!”

As Bai Yu hit the ground, he spat out blood, a sight that shocked everyone present.

The other six individuals’ pupils also shrank suddenly, betraying their disbelief.

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People had already held Li Xiaoyao in high esteem, but the strength he displayed at that moment still shocked everyone.

Bai Yu, at the first level of the Spirit Cultivation Realm, couldn’t even withstand a single move from Li Xiaoyao. Just what level of cultivation had Li Xiaoyao reached?

This gradual showing of strength filled everyone with a repressed and frustrated anger, challenging them to guess his true cultivation level.

Ignoring the severely injured Bai Yu, Li Xiaoyao’s gaze swept across the faces of the remaining six, saying, “You are thirty minutes late. I don’t have time to waste with you. Now, all of you, sit down and remember everything I’m about to say. I will only say it once.”

“What right do you have to order us?”

“Why should we listen to you?”

“It seems with Yun Feiyang gone, any Tom, Dick, or Harry thinks they can step up.”

Although the six were surprised by the strength Li Xiaoyao had displayed, their own cultivation levels were not weaker than Bai Yu’s. If it really came to a fight, couldn’t the six of them handle one person?

“If you’re talking about Yun Feiyang, then I can clearly tell you, Yun Feiyang is already dead, killed by me,” Li Xiaoyao said with an indifferent tone, as if he were discussing something trivial.

The hall fell silent. After a long while, it was suddenly broken by a sneer.

“Kid, don’t you think you’re being too arrogant? Yun Feiyang is known as the number one person in Ling City. Do you have any idea how terrifying his cultivation level is? Your wild claims, if heard by Yun Feiyang, would probably result in the execution of your entire family line.”

The six at the door shook their heads, thinking this youngster was overly presumptuous.

As the strongest cultivator among the six, Wang Xiao spoke up, “If you think this nonsense can intimidate us, then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed.”

Wang Xiao took out his phone and, while dialing Yun Feiyang’s number, said, “If you’ve got the guts, wait here. I’ll inform Yun Feiyang.”

“It seems I wasn’t clear enough,” Li Xiaoyao said, “Yun Feiyang has been killed by me. Today, I came here to notify you that from now on, Ling City is under my control.”

“How dare such a young whippersnapper be so presumptuous?” Wang Xiao scoffed as he dialed the number, but to his puzzlement, Yun Feiyang’s phone was showing as out of service.

All of a sudden, Li Xiaoyao lifted his right foot and stomped lightly on the floor across from him. The entire mansion shook violently as if struck by an earthquake, crystal chandeliers rattling above and floor tiles below cracking open with countless tiny fissures, spreading like centipedes.

Everyone clung to their sofas, their hearts pounding with fear.

The six at the door, comparatively stronger, leapt up the moment Li Xiaoyao stomped, avoiding the fissures that formed beneath them.

But Li Xiaoyao’s stomp had truly shocked them.

What sort of strength was required to shatter the ground with a single stomp?

“Is there anyone else who objects? Step forward!” Li Xiaoyao demanded coldly, his gaze sweeping over the six at the door.

Color rose to the cheeks of the six as they felt indignation, yet Li Xiaoyao’s demonstrated strength had sent a chill through their hearts.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Wang Xiao stood forth and asked, “Do you truly disregard Yun Feiyang that much?”

Li Xiaoyao shook his head, “As I told you, Yun Feiyang has been killed by me.”

“You say ‘kill’ as if it’s that simple. Do you realize Yun Daoist is a strong practitioner of the Golden Core Realm? Are you trying to tell us that your cultivation level is even stronger than Yun Daoist’s?” Wang Xiao’s words were laced with disdain and contempt.

“We only recognize Yun Daoist. If you say you’ve killed him, show us the proof!” someone echoed in support.

“Proof?” Li Xiaoyao scoffed coldly as an overwhelming aura suddenly burst forth from his body, “I told you, I brought you here tonight just to inform you that from now on, Ling City is under my control. Anyone with objections, step forward!”

Wang Xiao was the first to speak, “We will not recognize your claim!”

The others also stood up one after another, “That’s right, we won’t recognize it.”

Li Xiaoyao, too lazy to waste words with them, flicked his palm open and a burst of flame slowly rose. The moment the blazing flame appeared, the temperature in the entire hall surged dramatically.

The gleaming golden flames, reflected in the pupils of the crowd, sparked an emotion called awe that slowly swelled within their hearts.

“An alchemist! You’re an alchemist!”

Someone exclaimed in shock.

With a mere thought, Li Xiaoyao manipulated the flame to stretch into a long whip that danced through the air. The destructive energy carried by the flames made everyone’s faces turn pale.

Wang Xiao and his six companions opened their mouths but were too frightened to speak further; they clearly sensed something in the flaming whip that made them feel fear and tremble.

Having achieved his goal of intimidation, Li Xiaoyao casually retracted the flame and said indifferently, “These next few days, I won’t be in Ling City. If during this time, my woman or my friends are harmed, I won’t be looking for anyone else, just you.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd was filled with anger. Why should they be responsible if your woman gets hurt? What does that have to do with us?

Li Xiaoyao, of course, understood what they were thinking. He took out several jade bottles and tossed them casually onto the table, “Here are some Second Grade pill medicines. Take one each, consider it payment for my hiring you.”

“Second Grade pill medicine?” The crowd was taken aback, then overjoyed.

The terrifying status that alchemists held within the community of cultivators indicated just how popular pill medicines were.

In the Ghost Market, a First Grade pill medicine’s price could range from 5,000 to 10,000 Spirit Stones, while a Second Grade pill medicine’s price was around 20,000 Spirit Stones. Of course, it also depended on the specific effects of the medicine. If it was a pill that could enhance one’s cultivation level, the price would double, and it would be priceless with supply not meeting the demand.

Now, Li Xiaoyao nonchalantly produced a pile of Second Grade pill medicines. No matter their exact use, the least they could go for was 20,000 Spirit Stones each.

In other words, Li Xiaoyao had given them a gift worth 20,000 Spirit Stones each. In the face of this generous offer, the threatening words previously spoken by Li Xiaoyao seemed something they could choose to ignore.

“If you encounter any difficulties, just come to me. Remember, in Ling City, I’m the boss. From now on, you work for Li Xiaoyao. If anyone dares to bully you, they’re making an enemy of me, Li Xiaoyao.”

Having dropped that line, Li Xiaoyao turned and walked out of the hall.

His arrival was quiet, but his departure was full of dominance; such a remarkable demeanor was not something just anybody could display.

A few minutes after Li Xiaoyao left, the hall fell silent. Then, people began to move towards the table to reach for the jade bottles containing the pill medicines.

Wang Xiao slapped away someone’s hand, “This pill medicine, one each, no one can take extra.”

Li Hao, standing nearby, stared at the jade bottles with a puzzled look, “Is what he said true?”

Wang Xiao turned to him, “What?”

“About Yun Daoist…”

Wang Xiao shuddered, smiling wryly, “I just called Yun Daoist. His number has already been disconnected.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s hearts jolted.