True Qi Nonsense

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the passage.

The personnel from the Law Enforcement Hall and the Elder Hall had surrounded the area so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through. The atmosphere was chilling and murderous.

On the stone terrace inside and outside the entrance, dozens of family disciples lay scattered in a mess. Each of them was pale-faced, paralyzed on the ground and unable to move, yet perfectly conscious, only able to let out muffled groans of pain.

The crowd automatically parted to make a path, and First Elder Situ Hong walked out, his face as dark as deep water.

He casually helped up the nearest guard and pressed his palm against the man's back. A surge of thick, pure true qi flowed over, and the guard's deathly pale face quickly regained a bit of color.

"Where is he? Where did he go?" The First Elder's voice was suppressed with fury.

The guard panted heavily and replied in a hoarse voice, "That person... he said he couldn't be bothered to wait for us here. He told us to gather everyone and wait here for him... he will come back on his own."

Arrogant!

This was absolute contempt for the entire Situ family!

The First Elder's face was so gloomy it looked ready to drip water. He took a slow breath, but the heaving of his chest betrayed the raging storm within him.

He viciously flicked his sleeve, his voice smashing into everyone's hearts like solid ice: "Once we catch those two pieces of trash, Ding Yi and Ding Er, execute the family law immediately! The Situ family's face has been completely thrown away by such incompetents!"

He cleverly shifted his anger onto those two.

At this moment, the Second Elder stepped out from nowhere. Unlike the First Elder who wore his anger on his face, his brows were tightly knit, his gaze as sharp as a blade.

"What is his purpose? Going through so much trouble to break into our Situ family, just to injure a bunch of guards and leave behind an arrogant remark? This defies common sense."

His voice was not loud, but it calmed everyone present.

Before his voice faded, his gaze suddenly shifted to the dense crowd of the Law Enforcement Hall, a look that seemed to pierce right through their hearts.

"If Ding Yi and Ding Er were coerced into bringing him, then what is the opponent's goal? Ding Yi and Ding Er's mission was to bring that bastard back to the Situ family, therefore..."

The Second Elder abruptly raised his head.

"Everyone, hear my orders!"

"Scatter immediately and conduct a blanket search of the entire territory! Law Enforcement Hall, concentrate your manpower on the Desolate Courtyard; they might go looking for Situ Yunshu."

"If you discover any suspicious persons or any irregularities, you are strictly forbidden from engaging them on your own!"

"Send a signal!"

The older the ginger, the spicier it gets; the Second Elder instantly deduced the objective of Lin Mo and his group.

The Second Elder practically roared his last words, carrying an unquestionable authority.

"Yes, sir!"

With a unified, thunderous shout, over a hundred Law Enforcement Hall disciples immediately turned around, preparing to rush out.

Yet, just as they took a single step, everyone's movements seemed to hit a pause button, freezing eerily in place.

At the intersection ahead, a group of people was strolling over at a leisurely pace.

The young man leading them had his hands stuffed into his pockets, his posture as relaxed as if he were taking a walk in a backyard park.

In truth, Lin Mo and the others had flown far enough and simply decided to drop down.

After all, flying all the way here made it seem like they were in a rush.

That was not elegant in the slightest.

Behind him, the invisible Ning Qingcheng and Xie Yuling remained silent the entire time.

One was purely there to watch the show, while the other seized the time to silently circulate her cultivation technique, appearing entirely indifferent to everything around her.

A bizarre silence permeated the air.

Despite the Law Enforcement Hall crowd holding an absolute numerical advantage, no one dared to make the first move.

They just watched helplessly as Lin Mo, step by step, walked right into the dead center of their encirclement, as if he were the true master of this place.

Lin Mo glanced around, his eyes looking as if he were appraising a bunch of wooden stakes.

"Quite a crowd."

He spoke breezily, then abruptly changed the subject, his tone carrying a poorly concealed impatience.

"Here is the problem. Where are your First Elder and Second Elder? They can roll out to see me now."

These words were far too arrogant, instantly igniting the fury of all the Law Enforcement Hall disciples. Their glares turned into daggers, wishing they could slice him into a thousand pieces.

Subsequently, the crowd parted, and the two old men walked out.

They were none other than the First Elder and the Second Elder.

They held their heads high in arrogance, hands clasped behind their backs. Their gazes bypassed Lin Mo and landed directly on Situ Yunshu behind him, filled with scrutiny and disdain.

The First Elder struck first, his voice booming: "Situ Yunshu! How dare you collude with outsiders and severely injure disciples of our Situ family! Even if you are the daughter of the family head, today you will not escape..."

He could not finish his sentence.

No one even saw how Lin Mo moved.

"Snow leopard, shut up!"

Lin Mo faintly spat out these words.

The righteously ranting First Elder's voice came to an abrupt halt. His feet suddenly left the ground as his entire body was hoisted into mid-air by an invisible force.

His neck was tightly gripped by an unseen giant hand. His face swelled to a purplish-red hue at a visible rate, and a wheezing, gasping sound leaked from his throat.

No matter how he tried to mobilize the true qi within his body, it was like a clay ox entering the sea—completely ineffective.

He had absolutely no ability to resist and could only be at the mercy of others.

This scene plunged the entire area into an instant, deathly silence.

"I am the kind of person who hates it most when people yap endlessly in front of me." Lin Mo raised his head, watching the struggling First Elder in mid-air, his tone as flat as if he were stating a trivial matter.

Just as he was about to tighten that giant hand of spiritual energy, a furious shout suddenly erupted from the crowd.

"How dare you, brat!"

A gray figure shot into the sky, so fast it left only a blur.

A glint of cold light arrived first, followed by a fierce spear thrust!

A pitch-black long spear, wrapped in a sharp whistle that tore through the air, stabbed straight at Lin Mo's heart.

It was the Third Elder, along with his Shadow Burning Spear.

Lin Mo's gaze lingered on the spear tip for a moment, detecting a faint fluctuation of spirituality.

This was the precursor to a magical artifact transforming into a spiritual artifact after years of use.

What a pity, it was still far from enough.

Facing this thunderous strike, Lin Mo did not even shift his feet; he merely raised his hand casually.

Smack!

A crisp sound rang out.

That unstoppable spear tip was firmly caught in the palm of his hand.

The forward momentum of the long spear came to an abrupt halt, and the shaft vibrated and hummed violently.

The Third Elder's eyes widened perfectly round, a wave of horror rising from the bottom of his heart.

How could this be possible?

Even experts from other families would have to temporarily avoid the edge of his spear strike. Yet this person had caught it barehanded?

With no time to overthink, the true qi within his body erupted frantically without reservation.

"Shatter for me!"

Anyone who dared to grab his spear barehanded had to be prepared for their arm to be pulverized by his true qi!

The berserk true qi surged violently along the spear shaft, but just like a clay ox entering the sea, it failed to shake Lin Mo's palm in the slightest.

Anyone who dared to grab his spear shaft would be ruthlessly...

"True qi?"

A mocking smirk tugged at the corner of Lin Mo's mouth. "Ignorant fool!"

He snorted coldly, and the wrist gripping the spear shaft gave a violent shake and flick!

An irresistible, terrifying surge of massive force rolled back along the spear shaft.

The Third Elder only felt a hurricane strike him. His entire body, along with his Shadow Burning Spear, instantly lost control. He took off right from where he stood, turning into a small black dot on the horizon before vanishing without a trace.

As for which mountain peak he was thrown to, it could only be at the very edge of this blessed grotto-heaven.

The entire venue fell dead silent.