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nShen Ran looked over.

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nThis is the leader of the Black Mountain bandits. He was originally an ordinary disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect. He knew that his potential had been exhausted and that it would be difficult for him to break through. His future on the path of cultivation was hopeless. Therefore, he chose to leave the mountain and gathered people to form a gang of bandits who caused trouble. He was filled with evil and was about to die.

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n“This leader of the Black Mountain Bandits is actually a disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect. No wonder the sect usually doesn’t accept missions entrusted by the mortal world, but this time, there’s an exception. So there’s a traitor here.”

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nShen Ran looked at the newcomer with flickering eyes. “Alright, I’ll clean up the sect today!”

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n“Senior Brother from the Empyrean Sword Sect!”

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nThe bandit leader’s expression changed when he saw the green robe that represented Shen Ran’s identity as a disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect.

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nIt was precisely because he was once a disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect that he knew that sects generally did not care about worldly chores.

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nThat was why he chose to leave the sect and form the current bandit gang.

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nHe did not expect to see a disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect today who came to destroy his bandit gang.

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nIt seemed that the sect had already discovered that he was the leader of the Black Mountain bandits.

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nJust as the leader of the Black Mountain Bandits was debating whether to fight or run,

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nFrom the corner of his eye, he saw the “Eighth Summit’s First Disciple” token on Shen Ran’s waist.

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nThis made his heart feel like it was being squeezed by an invisible big hand.

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n“Plop!”

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nThe robber leader knelt down in front of Shen Ran.

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n“Yu Qi greets First Senior Brother!”

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nThe robbers, whose hopes had just been ignited by the appearance of the leader, were dumbfounded.

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nThey hadn’t expected this to happen.

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nThe robber, Yu Qi, naturally noticed his subordinates’ gazes.

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nHowever, a wise man submits to circumstances.

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nIf the person who came was an ordinary disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect, then he might still want to fight him.

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nHowever, the person who came was the First Senior Brother of a mountain peak. His strength was top-notch among ordinary disciples!

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nHow could he fight that person?

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nYu Qi was very straightforward and wanted to beg for mercy.

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n“Chief Senior Brother, can you spare my life for the sake of our camaraderie?”

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nWith that, he actually moved behind one of the Black Mountain bandits and snapped his subordinate’s neck.

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nHis actions sent a chill down the spines of the surrounding robbers.

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nYu Qi ignored the rest and continued to kneel on the ground. “Senior Brother, I’ve deeply realized my mistake. As a disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect, I shouldn’t discredit the sect.

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n“There’s no need to trouble Senior Brother with the remaining bandits. I’ll deal with them myself! Senior Brother, please let me off.”

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nAs he spoke, Yu Qi looked up and met Shen Ran’s cold gaze.

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nHis heart skipped a beat.

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nIt seemed that this senior brother did not intend to let him off.

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n“I’m going to die anyway. I’ll kill you!”

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nYu Qi was forced into a corner. Instead, he became ruthless and his expression was ferocious.

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nHe stood up and unleashed his fourth level Divine Sea Realm cultivation to the limit.

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nHe did not know if his potential had erupted in despair.

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nThe bottleneck that had stuck him for so many years actually cracked at this moment.

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nThe aura on his body doubled again.

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nHe directly broke through to the fifth level of the Divine Sea Realm!

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nYu Qi roared with laughter. “This is fate! I didn’t expect that I would be able to break through at this moment! It seems that the Heaven Duke doesn’t want me to die either!”

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nThere was suddenly hope in his heart.

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nAfter all, at the fifth level of the Divine Sea Realm, he could also be a chief disciple of the Empyrean Sword Sect.

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nEven if he had broken through at the last minute, even if he was not Shen Ran’s match today, he still had a chance to escape.

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nThe next second

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nYu Qi’s wild laughter stopped.

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nShen Ran’s palm directly entered his open mouth when he was laughing wildly.

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nFive slender fingers pierced through the back of Yu Qi’s head.

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nYu Qi’s vitality was quickly dissipating.

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nLooking at Shen Ran’s disgusted gaze, he only had one sentence in his heart. Why are you so fast? Why… are you so… strong?

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n“Plop!”

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nShen Ran pulled his palm back.

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nYu Qi’s body crashed to the ground.

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nThen Shen Ran turned his gaze to the remaining Black Mountain bandits.

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nBeing swept by an extremely cold gaze, everyone couldn’t help but shiver.

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n“Run, run!”

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n“Run for your life!”

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n“Please, let me go!”

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nThe robbers immediately panicked.

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nSome fled, others fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

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nBut no matter what, Shen Ran just moved in front of the robbers and kept punching.

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nA moment later.

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nThe robbers were dead or wounded. Only one survived.

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n“Sir, spare me! Spare me!”

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nThe robber was completely terrified. He knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

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n“Tell me, where do you hide your treasures here?”

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nShen Ran asked coldly.

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n“It’s where the leader lives. There’s a cellar there. All the treasures we’ve robbed are kept there… I’ve already told you. Please don’t kill me!”

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nThe robber said everything he knew in one breath and continued to kowtow and beg for mercy.

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nShen Ran was silent and killed him with a punch.

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nThen.

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nHe went to the leader’s residence and entered the cellar inside. He found almost 10,000 spirit stones.

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nThis was naturally not as good as the opportunities he had collected previously, but it was still a gain.

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nSo far.

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nThe sect mission was all completed.

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nIt was time for Shen Ran to go to the back mountain to find the peerless Sword God’s inherited sword technique, the Heaven Splitting Technique.

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