aughter, her body shaking with mirth as if she'd heard the funniest joke imaginable. "Old Monster Geng, you've only reached the peak of Qi Refinement. Even if you're a level or two higher than us, do..."A few ironwood thistles What use are they to stop us" Before Ziyue Zhenwu had awakened, Lian Yue's eagerness to prove himself had already caused Lu Xia Tian displeasure. At this moment, eager to make a show of strength, before anyone else could act, Lian Yue drew his sword and slashed at the ironwood thistles with several swift strikes.

Here we go...

The flying sword struck the ironwood thorns, producing a sound like metal clashing against stone. With one strike, it could only cleave through two or three of the ironwood thorns.

The faces of the crowd changed. While a few ironwood caltrops weren't very powerful, further away, shadows came crashing down in droves.

Please note: I translated "Dali's persecution in the first place. We have been hiding for ten years now, and it is impossible to go out. Keeping this secret doesn't help anything either. Maybe one day we won't be able to live a...