91: Chapter 91 Once Out of Seclusion, the World Knows 1

Li Qing watched Gao Hu's disheveled retreating figure, standing still without moving, his brows slightly furrowed. Was he off to call for backup?

A vague, ominous premonition stirred in Li Qing's heart; by killing Gao Ping and Sun Xiang, he had already been targeted by the Gao Family and the Sun Family.

Li Qing emerging from seclusion and Gao Hu fleeing had already attracted the attention of all the Cultivators in the vicinity.

As the news spread, more and more Cultivators gathered here, all wanting to see what kind of extraordinary abilities this Loose Cultivator, who had offended the Gao Family and the Sun Family, actually possessed.

A crowd pointed and gestured, their discussions rising and falling, making no attempt to be discreet.

"Look! That Loose Cultivator Li Hu, who has been hiding in his Immortal Cave for two years, has finally come out!"

"My god, he really has patience. Two whole years without stepping out of his Immortal Cave once. If it were anyone else, they would have gone stir-crazy by now!"

"Look at the guy who just ran away—isn't that Gao Hu from the Gao Family? Why is he running so fast? Didn't he go around declaring that Li Hu was only at Qi Refining Level 8 and that he could deal with him easily? Why is he scared enough to run away the moment he sees him now?"

"And there's more! Sun San from the Sun Family is there too! Wasn't he here with Gao Hu? They were supposed to capture him together, so why is he standing there motionless, not even daring to step forward?"

These discussions were just loud enough to drift, word for word, into Li Qing's ears.

Hearing everyone repeatedly call him "Li Hu," Li Qing's brows furrowed even tighter, and his expression darkened.

He was using the pseudonym Li Hu in Yingshui City, a fact known to very few people. Aside from the people at the Wei Family Medical Hall in the city, he had never told a second soul.

Divine Doctor Wei and Senior Sister Xue Ying would never carelessly leak his name, yet now, all these strange Cultivators around him actually knew he was called Li Hu.

It was obvious that someone had deliberately leaked his information, and that was how the Gao Family and the Sun Family had tracked him here using his name.

A figure appeared in Li Qing's mind: Divine Doctor Wei's youngest Disciple—Su Yan.

In the Wei Family Medical Hall, Li Qing only knew these three people, and among them, only Su Yan had any conflict with him.

Just as Li Qing was pondering to himself, Sun San, who had been standing motionless not far away, finally moved his feet slowly and walked toward Li Qing.

Sun San was a core member of the Sun Family with a cultivation base at the Qi Refining Peak. He was somewhat famous among the younger generation in Yingshui City, and usually, relying on his Family's influence, he was accustomed to being arrogant and domineering.

Just a moment ago, when he saw Li Qing emerge from seclusion and felt the Spiritual Qi vaguely radiating from him, he had felt a bit wary and therefore did not dare to act rashly.

But now, with so many Cultivators watching, if he kept retreating, it would certainly be laughed at if word got out, and he would lose the Sun Family's Face.

Sun San stopped about a dozen steps away from Li Qing, clasped his hands behind his back, assumed a high-and-mighty posture, looked at Li Qing with contempt, and spoke coldly:

"Li Hu, you've finally decided to emerge from seclusion? Do you think hiding in your Immortal Cave for two years allows you to escape trouble? I'm telling you, you aren't running away today!"

Li Qing raised his eyes to look at Sun San, his gaze calm and without the slightest hint of fear, as he asked indifferently:

"Gao Ping and Sun Xiang attempted to kill me first; why shouldn't I be allowed to kill them back?"

"Kill them back?" Sun San sneered, his tone becoming even more arrogant.

"You, a wandering Loose Cultivator, came to our Yingshui City. Gao Ping and Sun Xiang killing you is giving you Face. Instead of obediently surrendering, you dared to kill them back—who gave you the guts!"

Sun San said domineeringly.

As he spoke, he prepared to make a Move.

"That coward Gao Hu ran away; if I kill you, all the bounty will be mine."

Thinking of this, Sun San's eyes were filled with greed, and he had forgotten why Gao Hu had fled in his heart.

Sun San's words also sparked discussion among the nearby Cultivators.

Some felt Sun San was too domineering, while others waited to see Li Qing make a fool of himself. After all, in their eyes, Li Qing was just a Loose Cultivator at Qi Refining Level 8 who had been in seclusion for two years; he could not possibly be a match for Sun San at the Qi Refining Peak.

"Now we're in for a good show. Sun San is at the Qi Refining Peak, while Li Hu is only at Qi Refining Level 8. With a gap of two small Realms, he definitely won't be able to win!"

"A Loose Cultivator has no backing, so he gets bullied by anyone. With the Gao Family and the Sun Family teaming up, I'm afraid he's going to fall today!"

"I think he'd better surrender quickly to avoid getting beaten badly by Sun San."

Everyone was certain that Li Qing would surely lose, and Sun San himself was full of confidence; he didn't take Li Qing seriously at all.

In his view, he was a veteran at the Qi Refining Peak, and even if Li Qing had made a Breakthrough in his cultivation, it was impossible for him to be his match.

Sun San stopped wasting words, stomped his feet hard on the ground, and his figure instantly lunged toward Li Qing. At the same time, his right hand condensed a dense amount of Spiritual Qi, transforming it into a sharp palm print, which he slammed fiercely toward Li Qing's chest. The Move was fast and ruthless, without holding back in the slightest.

"Go to your death!"

The surrounding Cultivators held their breath, waiting to see the scene where Li Qing was sent flying.

But in the next second, a scene that left everyone dumbfounded occurred!

Facing Sun San's rapid attack, Li Qing stood where he was, his expression remaining calm, not even shifting his feet. Just as Sun San's palm print was about to touch his chest, Li Qing finally moved.

He only slowly raised his right hand and waved it, seemingly casually. The Spiritual Qi of the Qi Refining Peak in his body erupted without reservation, and a surge of Spiritual Qi, far stronger and more profound than Sun San's, instantly swept out, directly meeting Sun San's palm print.

Bang!

A dull, loud noise rang out. Sun San only felt as if his palm force had struck an incredibly hard piece of steel, and an irresistible, powerful force surged back along his palm, instantly spreading throughout his entire body.

The arrogant expression on his Face instantly froze, replaced by utter shock and pain. His whole body, like a kite with a broken string, was blown backward by this force, flying more than ten meters away before crashing heavily to the ground, vomiting a mouthful of blood on the spot.

From the moment Sun San made his Move to being defeated by Li Qing, the entire process took only a short second!

Defeated in a second!

The dignified Sun San at the Qi Refining Peak could not even withstand a single Move in front of Li Qing; he was instantly defeated!

The scene instantly became deathly silent. All the watching Cultivators widened their eyes in disbelief, their mouths agape enough to stuff an egg into, and the previous discussions came to an abrupt halt.

No one had expected that the Li Hu they thought was only at Qi Refining Level 8 was actually at the Qi Refining Peak, and his cultivation was far more formidable than Sun San's; his strength was terrifying to the extreme!

Sun San lay on the ground, struggling several times but failing to get up. He looked up at Li Qing, his eyes filled with terror and disbelief, and said in a trembling voice: "You... how could you be at the Qi Refining Peak?!"

Li Qing walked slowly toward Sun San, his eyes cold and his tone indifferent:

"Who told you that I couldn't be at the Qi Refining Peak?"

"What the hell, what's going on? Wasn't it said that Li Hu was at Qi Refining Level 8? How did he become Qi Refining Peak?"

Sun San's instant defeat truly shocked the jaws of the group of onlookers.

One by one, they looked at Li Qing in disbelief.

Two years to make a Breakthrough from Qi Refining Level 8 to the Qi Refining Peak, and to instantly defeat Sun San, who was also at the Qi Refining Peak—if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it?