"Realm of Extreme Strength, combat power increased by seven and a half times!"

Li Sheng sheathed his long sword, drenched in sweat but feeling quite joyful. Just then, a notification sounded in his ears.

"The Path of Enlightenment is closing."

With a flash, Li Sheng found himself back at the vortex in the secret realm.

"What a pity; I can only enter once every ten days... I wonder how much enlightenment time my hundred steps can add."

With that thought, he left the Black Tower and headed to the alchemy chamber to refine some pills.

After a flurry of activity, Li Sheng returned to his residence and was about to eat when he was interrupted by a hurriedly approaching Wang Hu.

"Master, Manager Liu is here and says there's something urgent!"

"What's the urgent matter?"Li Sheng put down his chopsticks and looked in the direction of the voice.

"I don't know; Manager Liu... his face looks terrible,"Wang Hu said, panting.

"Understood."

As Wang Hu looked up, Li Sheng had already disappeared.

In the conference hall, Liu Hongfeng and Bai Ye were asking what had happened. But Manager Liu just shook his head darkly, not responding.

"Manager Liu, what's going on? Why the urgency?"

Just as he finished speaking, Li Sheng appeared in the hall.

Seeing Li Sheng, Manager Liu quickly said, "The details haven't been revealed by Manager Hua, but he instructed me to convey that something has changed here, and we need to evacuate immediately."

"Changed... what has changed?"

"I'm not sure, but my Baibaoge has already evacuated everyone."

"Baibaoge has evacuated everyone?!"Li Sheng's smile faded, his expression turning serious.

He initially thought it was due to last night's incident, and that Manager Hua was worried he might conflict with City Lord Li and Hall Master Fei, but it seemed he had misunderstood.

"Indeed, not only has Baibaoge in Qingshan City evacuated, but also the branches in seven nearby cities have retreated to the capital city."

"The manager said this matter is urgent, and we must not delay. He hopes Master Li will make a decision quickly!"

"With that said, I must hurry to join the main group... Master Li, take care!"

Watching Manager Liu leave, Li Sheng fell into deep thought.

"What kind of change could prompt Baibaoge to evacuate entirely?!"

"After all, their influence spans three countries and they are truly a behemoth, with Grandmasters guarding the main hall..."

Li Sheng shook his head, unable to comprehend it, but a shadow of gloom settled over his heart. Unfortunately, the sect was stationed here, making evacuation impossible.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Hongfeng said, "Junior Brother, something that could cause Baibaoge to evacuate is certainly significant. The capital city's grand competition is about to begin; we might as well set out first to avoid potential dangers."

Bai Ye agreed, "I concur. What do you think, Senior Brother?"

Li Sheng nodded in agreement, saying, "It can only be this way. Notify everyone to prepare for departure."

"Master, it's bad! The sect is surrounded again!"

"Surrounded?!"

Li Sheng's brows furrowed as he sensed the situation.

Two forces had appeared at the entrance of the Qinglei Sect. One side was clad in black robes, affiliated with the city lord's office, while the other wore green and belonged to the garrison hall.

In the forest, valley, and low hills behind, many other forces were watching.

"Do Li and Fei really think I'm a pushover, blocking my door for those people?"

Anger surged in Li Sheng's heart. He was no longer the same as before; if these two pushed their luck, he would have to give them a harsh lesson.

With a grim expression, Li Sheng walked towards the mountain's exit, followed closely by the others.

At the mountain gate, the two groups seemed imposing, but the atmosphere was somewhat off.

In front of the crowd, a plump man wiped the sweat from his forehead and impatiently said, "Master Fu, the letter has been sent. When the patrol envoy arrives, we at least need to have something to present; what's the point of this?"

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"Master Fei's words are reasonable, but our combat power is no match for the garrison hall's colleagues; this matter still relies on everyone here."

Master Fu replied with a forced smile. He had come to put on a show to deal with this situation, not to provoke the infamous Li Sheng.

Hearing this, Fei's expression turned stern, just as the dense fog in the formation gradually dissipated, revealing the figures of Li Sheng and his companions.

Cold words amplified by true energy echoed throughout the area.

"Are you all planning to invade my Qinglei Sect?"

Li Sheng stepped forward, causing the city lord's office and garrison hall members to hurriedly retreat and create distance.

The chubby man in green flashed a look of fear but still spoke defiantly: "Master Li, we represent the Great Yan and the Sacred Land; do you dare to strike?"

Li Sheng glanced around and noticed that Li and Fei were absent, realizing they did not intend to escalate things. His anger gradually subsided, and he grew somewhat impatient: "Those people were dealt with by me. Go back and tell City Lord Li and Hall Master Fei that I have no intention of causing trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either."

"To make such a fuss over this matter, these two truly..."

Li Sheng shook his head.

Upon hearing Li Sheng admit to killing people, both groups were taken aback, and as they processed his words, confusion washed over them.

"Master Li is straightforward... since you've admitted it... then come with us; once the patrol envoy arrives, he will personally interrogate you."

Master Fu swallowed hard and stammered.

Fei was also taken aback, thinking to himself, "He just admitted it... is this Li Sheng insane? We're just here for a formality; what is he trying to do?"

"Go with you? Patrol envoy?"

"The forces invaded my Qinglei Sect first; my retaliation is justified. You city lord's office and garrison hall have gone too far... and do you think you can take me just like that?"

Li Sheng felt a laughable anger rising; since they didn't want to leave, he might as well leave them with something.

"Clang~"

With the long sword in hand, true energy spread, and a strong pressure suddenly bore down on everyone.

"Crazy... crazy, no wonder he dared to assassinate City Lord Li and Hall Master Fei; this Li Sheng has truly lost it!"

Master Fu exclaimed, leading everyone to retreat in panic.

"Assassinate the city lord and hall master?"Li Sheng retracted his foot that was about to step forward, recalling the previous oddities regarding the two, and suddenly understood.

"Li and Fei are dead?!"

Li Sheng's voice, charged with true energy, rang out loudly.

"Li Sheng, stop pretending; you've already admitted to the assassination last night. When the patrol envoy arrives, you will face the consequences."

Seeing the two groups flee in a panic, Li Sheng felt as if he had swallowed a dead fly.

What he had admitted to was the killing of those who had invaded the Qinglei Sect, not Li and Fei.

"Senior Brother, you... just kill them; why admit it?"Bai Ye glared at him, annoyed.

Li Sheng found himself momentarily speechless.

"Junior Brother... you acted recklessly. By openly admitting to this, the Great Yan Dynasty and Hongyu Sacred Land won't let my Qinglei Sect off the hook.

While the news hasn't spread to the surrounding cities yet, we should quickly relocate and evacuate to the Chaotic Sea region."

"Senior Sister... Junior Sister... I didn't kill them,"Li Sheng said weakly.

"Hmm, Senior Sister believes you."Liu Hongfeng rolled her eyes.

"Senior Brother, I... I believe you too."Bai Ye puffed out her cheeks, as if stifling a laugh.

The forces watching from a distance were also shocked by Li Sheng's aura.

"Who said Li Sheng has given up?!"

"No wonder he's Li Sheng; he's openly challenging the Great Yan imperial family and the Hongyu Sacred Land!"

"Li Sheng... no, this is simply a great demon!"

"Disperse, disperse... the city lord's office and garrison hall have fled..."