"Big brother, let me go to Flying Spirit Gate. You stay in the sect. I'll go and meet with Flying Spirit Gate first," Dai Gangzi said with a darkened face.

  "Second brother, no need to say more. You stay in the sect. I'll personally take a trip to Flying Spirit Gate," Dai Daozi said. He knew what Dai Gangzi was thinking. If there were indeed sixth-grade high-level Dan medicines and Xuan-level early-stage martial techniques, then naturally, he would want to obtain them himself.

  Hearing that Dai Daozi had decided, Dai Gangzi's face looked somewhat displeased, his face twitched twice, but he did not speak any further.

  "Sect master, Elder Huang, Elder Bai, and Elder Qin have been inside the Misty City Mountain Range for four months now. They should be coming back, right?" an elder said.

  "It's about time. I guess the three elders must have gained a lot this time. Flying Spirit Gate thinks they can compete with us, but they are not qualified yet," an elder in blue robes said with a proud laugh.

  Time passed again, and above a high altitude in the Misty City Mountain Range, on the back of a Winged Snow Lion, Li Lin slowly exhaled a turbid breath from his body, feeling the true qi within him. At this moment, it had reached the mid-stage of the fourth level Martial General. In these days, he had refined the true qi energy of a fifth level Martial General from the Ghost Martial Sect and the remaining true qi energy in his body. Additionally, after devouring a fifth level Martial General from a large mercenary group the day before yesterday, his cultivation had only reached the mid-stage level of a fourth level Martial General.

  However, in these few days, he had also devoured two spirit souls with the cultivation of spirit practitioners, slightly improving his spiritual power level. Moreover, he had also recruited a few spirit masters and two spirit souls for Flying Spirit Gate.

  "Master, we have arrived. That mercenary group is below us, probably about three hundred people," Shi Yuan said softly.

  "Three hundred people, there should be a Martial General among them," Li Lin said softly. A three hundred people mercenary group is considered a medium-sized mercenary group, probably with a first-level or second-level Martial General. Now, with his cultivation level, devouring martial artists below the fifth level Martial General's cultivation, the effect is not very good.

  "Sect Master, do we plan to subdue or kill this mercenary group?" Jiang Yuan observed asked Li Lin. After spending these days together, at this moment, Jiang Yuan no longer dared to underestimate this Sect Master. Unconsciously, he had grown quite respectful in his heart.

  "How many mercenary groups have we subdued these days?" Li Lin asked.

  "Sect Master, in these five days, we have subdued seven mercenary groups, totaling about eighteen hundred people. We have also killed eleven small and large mercenary groups, with a total of more than two thousand people," Jiang Yuan observed replied.

  "Let's go down. If they can be subdued, keep them; if not, kill them directly," Li Lin said lightly.

  Hearing Li Lin's words, the several spirit practitioners on the back of the Winged Snow Lion all felt a sinking feeling in their hearts. These days, they had come to understand what a calamity star was. This young man, when he made his move, was absolutely merciless.

  "Whoosh whoosh..."

  When the three people and beasts leaped down from the low altitude into the mountain range, in just a moment, the space was filled with several sounds of beast roars, followed by screams echoing through.

  Above the low altitude, the eight or nine spirit practitioners watching below were looking at each other, feeling helpless and secretly glad that they had known their place. If they did not submit, then they would only have the fate of being killed.

  In just a moment, when Li Lin jumped back onto the Winged Snow Lion, he had once again devoured the true qi of a first-level Martial General and collected quite a few space bags. The harvest was quite good.

  "Master, there is another large mercenary group ahead, probably about five hundred people," Shi Yuan said.

  "Let's go over," Li Lin said lightly, with a smile on his lips. A five hundred people mercenary group, if they cannot be subdued, then there might be Martial Generals to devour. A five hundred people mercenary group might have two or three Martial Generals in it.

  "Whoosh whoosh..."

  The Winged Snow Lion flapped its wings, and its huge body instantly disappeared from its original place.

  During this period, almost all the mercenary groups in the dangerous areas of the Misty City Mountain Range suffered a devastating blow. Of course, those who submitted to Flying Spirit Gate would not have any problems.

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  However, all this was still unknown outside the Misty City Mountain Range, as the news had not spread that fast.

  At the edge of the Misty City Mountain Range, as Flying Spirit Gate sealed off the entrance, more and more mercenary groups and teams began to gather. In just the ninth day, the number had reached no less than three thousand people, already far exceeding the number of people in Flying Spirit Gate.

  The vast edge of the Misty City Mountain Range has always been the territory where mercenary groups make their livelihood. All the mercenary groups combined probably total up to ten thousand people, plus there are many small teams, creating the prosperity of medicinal materials at the edge of the Misty City Mountain Range.

  Now, with Flying Spirit Gate sealing off the edge of the Misty City Mountain Range, it immediately caused dissatisfaction among all the mercenary groups. Such actions, even the Ghost Martial Sect did not dare to take before, offending all mercenary groups, was not something to be taken lightly. Among all the mercenaries, there were not a few with the cultivation of Martial Generals.

  "Flying Spirit Gate has gone too far. It's one thing to demand tribute, but now they want to monopolize the Misty City Mountain Range. You need to give an explanation to all the mercenary groups."

  "If Flying Spirit Gate doesn't give us an explanation, then don't blame us for being rude."

  "Does Flying Spirit Gate really think they are the masters of the Misty City Mountain Range? The real masters of the Misty City Mountain Range are us, the mercenary groups."

  As more and more mercenaries gathered, even those mercenary groups resting in Tianxing Town heard the news and rushed to the Misty City Mountain Range in these two days. With the increasing number of people, Flying Spirit Gate was initially able to maintain control, but as the number of people continued to grow, Flying Spirit Gate was no longer able to maintain control.

  "I give you Flying Spirit Gate half an hour to retreat, or else all the mercenary groups will take action against Flying Spirit Gate." At the entrance of the Misty City Mountain Range, there were no fewer than ten Martial Generals surrounding a group of Flying Spirit Gate's protectors and elders. Ordinary mercenary groups only have cultivators with the cultivation of Martial Souls.

  But now, these were the leaders of several large mercenary groups. At the edge of the Misty City Mountain Range, they were absolutely well-known. These large mercenary groups were not ordinary mercenary groups. Their strength was not inferior to a sect. Usually, when they entered the Misty City Mountain Range, they operated in the dangerous areas. Going in once a year was enough to sustain them for a year. Now, with Flying Spirit Gate sealing off the Misty City Mountain Range, the impact on these large mercenary groups was even greater.

  "You better back off. To enter the Misty City Mountain Range, you will have to wait for our Sect Master's command. Whoever dares to break into the Misty City Mountain Range will be killed without mercy," Hu Nansheng said in a light shout. However, facing the several large mercenary groups' Martial Generals, the elders and protectors of Flying Spirit Gate were also unable to suppress them. Their strength only included Liu Yalai, a Martial General, who was a first-level Martial General and was not really able to contend with these mercenaries. With both protectors not present, they were also panicking internally.

  "Hmph, just with you guys, I really want to see how much strength Flying Spirit Gate has to dare to seal off the Misty City Mountain Range," a fifth-level Martial General said coldly, his gaze coldly looking at the people of Flying Spirit Gate. For these large mercenary groups, sometimes they did not care about Flying Spirit Gate at all, nor would they pay tribute, naturally not putting Flying Spirit Gate in their eyes.

  The elders of Flying Spirit Gate looked at each other, without the protectors and Sect Master present, they did not know how to handle the situation. They could deter ordinary mercenary groups naturally, but these were several large mercenary groups, naturally unable to be deterred.

  "Just a small Martial General daring to cause trouble, die," just as the elders of Flying Spirit Gate were at a loss, a light shout came. Suddenly, a figure dragged a shadow and arrived.

  The speed of this shadow was incredibly fast. When people just saw this shadow appear, the next moment, this shadow had already appeared in front of that fifth-level Martial General with a scorching aura.

  "Sss!"

  Along with a spread of scorching breath, the surrounding space for hundreds of meters was twisted, and a violent flame suddenly surged out in the space.

  Suddenly, the space twisted, and the flames quickly turned into a solid-like flame space.

  "Boom!"

  In the blink of an eye, this flame space directly exploded, a huge explosion sound carrying violent spatial fluctuations. As the flames exploded, it was as if there were ripples spreading out around, filling the entire space with a terrifying scorching energy that made one's heart chill.

  "Ah..."

  Screams suddenly spread out, this terrifying flame space explosion affected hundreds of mercenaries nearby. The flames swept through, burning the space with a hissing sound. Under the terrifying high temperature, dozens of people were directly burned to ashes, and those with stronger strength were severely injured and retreated.

  "Bang!"

  At the moment the flame space exploded, two fist imprints appeared out of nowhere, finally directly hitting a fifth-level Martial General and a fourth-level Martial General nearby. The majestic scorching force, like a volcano, erupted with extremely terrifying power at this moment, destroying everything directly and pouring onto the bodies of these two Martial Generals like lightning.

  The two Martial Generals did not even have time to react before a pressure of rank overwhelmed them, a chill emerging in their hearts. In an instant, a scorching tremendous force poured into their bodies. Only then did they know that a Martial Commander powerhouse had arrived.

  "Pfft!"

  A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and the two Martial Generals' bodies were directly smashed down to the ground by a fierce punch, creating a deep crack several meters long on the ground below. The ground instantly cracked, and several towering trees nearby also exploded, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

  As the aura of force disappeared in the surroundings, a blue-robed figure appeared, and the fourth and fifth-level Martial Generals were already breathless, their bodies completely smashed into the ground, their entire bodies charred, and their insides completely destroyed by the scorching force.

  "It's a Martial Commander powerhouse."

  The surrounding mercenary powerhouses and Flying Spirit Gate members like Hu Nansheng, Zhou Yuhou, Liu Yalai, etc., all had horrified expressions on their faces.