Myriad Daos of the Heaven

The scene was completely unexpected, utterly shocking!

Who could have predicted such an outcome?

The two Yunlai Inn clerks were in the Minor Grandmaster Realm, weak as that was, but they had no idea how both their hands had been severed.

At that moment, several Cultivators were entering and leaving, some of whom were experts in the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm. They, however, had seen two Qi Sabers flash past.

It was just too fast, gone in an instant!

Moreover, they only saw the Qi Sabers; they hadn’t seen... the boy make a move.

’How is this possible?’

Many people stopped, staring in absolute shock at the boy who looked like a beggar on the surface.

His gaze was indifferent; even after cutting off the hands of the two Yunlai Inn clerks, his expression didn’t change in the slightest.

The two Yunlai Inn clerks finally reacted!

"AHH, my hands!"

"No..."

Their wretched screams echoed in all directions, audible to everyone in the Yunlai Inn.

Hearing the commotion, many people rushed over to watch the spectacle.

Before, Young Master Chang bullying and getting rid of two stray beggars was a trivial matter, so no one had paid it any mind.

But now, one of the beggars he’d wanted to get rid of had severed the hands of two Yunlai Inn clerks. This was a major event, worthy of everyone’s attention.

Many things are different when the tables are turned. This was one of those times!

To dare injure people from Yunlai Inn, to cause trouble in Yunlai Inn, to be so reckless—either this boy was crazy, or he was... something else entirely!

At that moment, nearly everyone who rushed over had the same thought.

Jiang Jichen completely ignored the two Yunlai Inn clerks, whose severed hands were gushing blood. Instead, his gaze was fixed with vicious intent on the Yunlai Inn’s Junior Steward not far away.

He was the one who had just given the order... to eliminate him and Zuo Feng.

As for the two clerks whose hands he’d cut off, their earlier grab had been filled with the Power of Ultimate Killing. It would have been one thing if it had landed on him, but Zuo Feng was just a child with no cultivation. If that attack had landed on the boy, it would have shattered his bones and torn his tendons. He would have been crippled, if not killed.

Severing their hands was letting them off easy!

"A moment ago, you were the one who wanted us dead?"

Jiang Jichen, holding Zuo Feng’s hand, took a single step and suddenly appeared before the Yunlai Inn’s Junior Steward.

Many people present were even more astonished when they saw this, because they couldn’t even perceive the boy’s trajectory.

Young Master Chang, Miss Guan, and the others who had been walking ahead also stopped, watching the scene with some surprise.

He hadn’t expected that a stray beggar he’d viewed as an ant would actually possess such cultivation and courage.

However, he wasn’t too concerned. No matter how extraordinary the boy was, his cultivation was only at the Grandmaster Realm.

’Besides, what can brute force accomplish? In the end, he’ll still die!’

The main hall on the first floor of Yunlai Inn was immense. Nearly a hundred people were now gathered around, with more still rushing over.

Before everyone, Jiang Jichen calmly questioned the Yunlai Inn’s Junior Steward.

But many people present knew that this Junior Steward, who would bow and scrape before his superiors with a fawning smile, was absolutely ruthless and cruel to those he considered beneath him. He himself possessed the strength of the Late-stage Foundation Establishment of Profound-level Dao Platform.

What’s more, as a Junior Steward of the Yunlai Inn, he was already in a high and mighty position compared to some low-level Loose Cultivators.

Judging by their current appearance, even if Jiang Jichen and Zuo Feng weren’t stray beggars, they were, at best, down-on-their-luck Loose Cultivators.

’Now, Jiang Jichen dares to sever the hands of two clerks and question me in front of everyone?’

’How reckless! He has no idea what he’s up against!’

The Junior Steward roared internally, but his voice was chillingly cold. "So what if I did? You dared to harm people from my Yunlai Inn, cause a disturbance here, and offend our distinguished guests. You must die!"

As he spoke, a group of Yunlai Inn guards appeared. All of them were Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Realm, with imposing auras. After seeing the Junior Steward’s signal, three guards lunged forward. They showed no mercy, not even for Zuo Feng, the young boy. Their attacks were filled with the Power of Ultimate Killing.

Jiang Jichen didn’t even glance at the three guards’ lethal attacks. Instead, he looked at the Junior Steward and said in a clear voice, "Is this truly the Yunlai Inn, one of the three great inns in Yunshui City’s Outer District? Is this your way of treating guests? What’s the difference between this and a den of thieves?"

The moment Jiang Jichen’s voice fell, a majestic voice suddenly boomed, "Stop!"

As the voice sounded, the robes of everyone present fluttered, and a powerful aura descended over the area.

"BOOM!"

The three guards charging at Jiang Jichen were simultaneously sent flying by an invisible force.

’A Spirit Infant Realm Cultivator!’

Everyone’s heart skipped a beat; they knew that the person who was truly in charge at Yunlai Inn had appeared.

It was an old man in black robes. His eyes glinted sharply, his face was gaunt, and his expression was as dark as water.

Chief Steward Yuan Feng of the Yunlai Inn!

Almost everyone present recognized the old man who had appeared.

But how could Jiang Jichen not have known that a Spirit Infant Realm Cultivator had been watching all along?

In truth, he could have just killed the two clerks, the guards, and the Junior Steward without a second thought.

The only problem was that he would then have no hope of staying safely and openly in Yunshui City. How would that be any different from making an enemy of the world again?

Therefore, that was not his intention. He needed to act—and kill—openly and righteously!

He even needed to slap their faces—Young Master Chang’s, Miss Guan’s, and all the others!

Of course, if that Spirit Infant Realm Cultivator watching from the shadows hadn’t appeared, things would have been different.

Now he had appeared, just as Jiang Jichen had wished!

"How did you know I was watching?"

Chief Steward Yuan Feng stared at Jiang Jichen, his gaze dark, as his powerful aura pressed down like the sky itself.

Faced with such an aura, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would likely crumble. But Jiang Jichen simply pulled Zuo Feng behind him and said nonchalantly, "A guess."

"Heh heh, interesting. To dare mock me like this... let’s put that aside. But you claim my Yunlai Inn is a den of thieves. If you can’t explain yourself, you should know, you will still die!"

In truth, Chief Steward Yuan Feng was also surprised. He couldn’t believe someone who was only in the Grandmaster Realm could withstand half of his aura’s pressure.

’Just a cultivator in the Spirit Infant Early Stage,’ Jiang Jichen sneered inwardly with disdain. ’He thinks he can suppress me with only half his aura? Hmph, ignorant!’

Hearing Chief Steward Yuan Feng’s words, Jiang Jichen coldly pointed at the Junior Steward. "A guest is a guest. Why don’t you ask him why he tried to refuse me, drive me away, and kill me?"

The Junior Steward, standing next to Young Master Chang, laughed mockingly. "You, a down-on-your-luck Loose Cultivator, a beggar from the streets, and you dare call yourself a guest? What gives you the right? Do you have a world-shaking treasure, a peerless Spirit Pill, or hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones? You have nothing, yet you dare step foot in the Yunlai Inn? Your ragged clothes and foul stench have offended the eyes of Young Master Chang and Miss Guan. You deserve to be refused, driven out, and killed. Therefore, you all must..."

Hearing the Junior Steward’s words, Jiang Jichen suddenly gave a cold, sharp smile and flicked his hand.

"PFFT!"

"BOOM!"

The Junior Steward hadn’t even finished his sentence when his voice came to an abrupt halt.

He suddenly found that his heart had been pierced by a blood-red bamboo.

At the same time, an immense force sent him flying back, crashing into the maidservant beside Miss Guan. The impact was so great it knocked her to the ground, vomiting blood along with him.

"Does something like this count as a world-shaking treasure?"

Then, a calm voice echoed throughout the hall.