Shortly after the group fled, a figure with incredible speed quickly caught up to them.
"Uncle Master Li, did you kill them all?"
Upon seeing Li Hanyi’s arrival, Wang Yilin asked excitedly.
Li Hanyi shook his head secretly and couldn’t help but give a wry smile at the question.
"How can it be so easy? Those guys are tough to deal with. I used all my might and only managed to kill seven or eight hundred of them, letting the others escape."
"Perhaps only the Sect Leader Senior Brother and Lin Chen could completely annihilate them."
Li Hanyi glanced at the sword in his hand and spoke indifferently in response.
Su Jinghan, Su Yingzhou, and the members of the Haiyue Commerce were dumbfounded upon hearing this.
It never occurred to them that Li Hanyi, with the strength of one person, not only withstood the Xuan Yin Sect disciples’ attacks but also killed seven or eight hundred people, driving the rest to flee. Such strength was incomprehensible.
And according to Li Hanyi, he wasn’t even the strongest combatant in their Sect—could this be a Sect with a Heavenly Human Realm expert?
Suddenly, a powerful Sword Qi and Spiritual Power fluctuation burst forth from Li Hanyi’s body. A vortex appeared in the sky, forming a peach blossom shape, embodying robust Sword Intent.
"Uncle Master, you’ve made a breakthrough in Cultivation."
Xu Lianyu observed the fluctuation of aura on Li Hanyi and noticed he had broken through from the Sixth Layer of the Reverting Void Realm to the Seventh Level in an instant, finally reaching the same level as Xu Ma’an.
"Haha, I really did break through. Now I suppose I can have a proper fight with the Sect Leader Senior Brother."
Li Hanyi was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected that in the midst of battling with the Xuan Yin Sect’s Martial Artists, he would break through his bottleneck. At this moment, he was eager to return to Divine Sun City for a grand battle with Xu Ma’an.
With his current Cultivation strength, he might even defeat Xu Ma’an.
Meanwhile, in the Xuan Yin Sect.
The Martial Artists that fled returned to their Sect, but out of the five Executive Elders, only one managed to return, and he was missing an arm.
Seeing the dreadful state of his people, the Great Elder’s face darkened.
"What on earth happened? Did the Haiyue Commerce recruit a Heavenly Human Realm expert as a reinforcement?"
The Great Elder asked, frowning.
"It’s not the Haiyue Commerce. It had already disbanded by the time we arrived. The person who inflicted damage on us was the elder who killed the Young Sect Master."
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"How many of them are there?"
After hearing the words of the Executive Elder and realizing they had hit a snag, the Great Elder immediately asked.
The Executive Elder stammered out the answer.
"What!? Just one person managed to route you all. Surely, the opponent must be a Heavenly Human Realm expert!?"
The Great Elder was furious and continued to press for answers.
However, this made the Executive Elder’s face change dramatically.
He stuttered and took a long time before he could say the opponent’s Cultivation level.
"It’s not the Heavenly Human Realm, but... but the Sixth Layer of the Reverting Void Realm!"
The Executive Elder said subserviently, causing the Great Elder’s face to become even more livid.
"Investigate! I want you to find out who he is, regardless of his Sect. Daring to kill hundreds of my Xuan Yin Sect disciples single-handedly, this will not end well."
The Great Elder said angrily.
The informants of the Xuan Yin Sect were widespread in Frost Chill Kingdom, and in less than half an hour, they discovered Li Hanyi and the rest’s whereabouts.
After all, it wasn’t hard to investigate with the help of a few disabled warriors from the Haiyue Commerce.
Having learned of Li Hanyi and the others’ information, the Xuan Yin Sect also found out that Xu Lianyu and her group were from the Jade Cauldron Kingdom.
"The Jade Cauldron Kingdom? That country recently sent a trading caravan to do business in the Frost Chill Kingdom."
"I have long wanted to take action against them; I didn’t go looking for trouble, yet they brought it upon themselves with my Xuan Yin Sect."
"Mobilize our core forces. I want them pursued and eliminated before they can flee back to the Jade Cauldron Kingdom."
The Great Elder ordered, and soon the Xuan Yin Sect dispatched an Elder at the seventh level of the Reverting Void Realm to hunt down Li Hanyi and Xu Lianyu’s group. Even the Second Elder and Third Elder were deployed.
Because Xuan Yin Sect had suffered so many casualties this time, if they did not capture their enemies, it would be hard for them to maintain their foothold in the Frost Chill Kingdom.
The Great Elder also knew that this matter had to be reported to Shi Xinghai, the Sect Leader of the Xuan Yin Sect, as it was beyond his authority to handle alone.
At this moment, Li Hanyi and the others were fleeing towards the Jade Cauldron Kingdom, counterattacking along the way and defeating the four waves of Xuan Yin Sect disciples that came after them.
However, Li Hanyi and his group also sustained injuries in the process.
Fortunately, it wasn’t long before they met Yang Yuemin.
Yang Yuemin informed Xu Lianyu and the others that Lin Chen had already learned of their plight in the Frost Chill Kingdom and was currently making his way to them. It shouldn’t take much longer.
About the Xuan Yin Sect, Lin Chen had some understanding through the Lingxi Commerce Guild. The Sect was ranked among the top ten in the Frost Chill Kingdom, possessing Heavenly Human Realm experts, with both the strength and number of disciples far surpassing the Jade Cauldron Sect.
This issue had to be resolved from the source by Lin Chen; otherwise, once a battle ensued between the two Major Sects, it would be highly disadvantageous for the Jade Cauldron Sect.
When Lin Chen set off for the Frost Chill Kingdom, he also sent a message to Xu Ma’an, ordering him to lead a part of the Jade Cauldron Kingdom’s army into action.
Although Xu Ma’an did not understand why Lin Chen would make such a move, Lin Chen’s recent actions had completely convinced Xu Ma’an, who immediately mobilized the troops without hesitation.