Chapter 726: Chapter 726 An Explosive Discharge Ends the Era of Warring States
Lin Feng’s hands, on the other hand, remained free of bloodshed.
He had lived a life far different from Li Ruoxi’s.
While she had spent years working under the Li Matriarch and had taken countless lives during those missions, Lin Feng had rarely needed to personally shed blood.
Every enemy he had crossed paths with so far ended up handed over to the capable hands of Big Fatty Zhang San.
Up there, they’d get plenty of time to reflect on their life choices and maybe, after a few centuries or so, consider turning over a new leaf.
For Li Ruoxi, killing was not something unfamiliar.
She had already killed many people in the past, and adding a few more corpses to that number would not change much for her.
Lin Feng glanced at her for a moment before turning his attention toward the city guards, especially Captain Zhao Gang.
The old man had lived for millions of years.
Millions.
Just the thought of such a lifespan was enough to make ordinary cultivators feel insignificant.
Yet Lin Feng knew that nobody could walk such a long cultivation path with completely clean hands.
Captain Zhao Gang was no exception.
Over the countless years he had lived, he had undoubtedly fought countless battles, made countless enemies, and taken lives along the way.
There were probably many things he had done that he was not particularly proud of, even if he rarely spoke about them.
The cultivation world was never a peaceful place.
The path of a cultivator was filled with competition, conflict, grudges, opportunities, and bloodshed.
Sometimes, survival itself required a cultivator to make choices that they would not have made under ordinary circumstances.
Lin Feng looked at Captain Zhao Gang calmly.
He did not particularly hate the old man.
He simply understood the nature of the world they lived in.
After cultivating for millions of years, Captain Zhao Gang had already accumulated countless experiences and countless causes and effects.
If he died today, Lin Feng did not think it was necessarily such a terrible thing.
After all, everyone eventually had to face the end of their journey.
Whether that end came peacefully after millions of years or suddenly during a battle was ultimately another matter.
Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, his expression remaining completely relaxed.
"If you want to fight, then fight," he said calmly. "If you don’t, then there’s no need to force yourself."
His words were simple, but they caused Captain Zhao Gang’s heart to tremble.
Because only he understood just how terrifyingly accurate Lin Feng’s words were.
The old captain had already lived for millions of years.
He had experienced too many things to ignore the warning coming from his instincts.
And right now, every instinct in his body was telling him the same thing.
Do not draw your sword.
A long minute passed.
Yet Captain Zhao Gang still had not made his move.
The surrounding cultivators were beginning to grow impatient.
They had expected the old city guard captain to teach Lin Feng and Li Ruoxi a lesson, but instead, he remained standing there with a solemn expression.
Then suddenly, something unexpected happened.
An ancient voice suddenly echoed throughout the entire area.
"Don’t move."
The voice was neither loud nor threatening, yet the moment it sounded, everyone present felt their hearts tremble.
"There is no need for further conflict. This young master is a great guest of our city."
The ancient voice seemed to carry the weight of countless years.
It was as though it had traveled through the endless passage of time itself.
Everyone was stunned.
The entire street became completely silent.
Then someone suddenly shouted in disbelief.
"Wait! Is that... Dao Lord Cloud Piercer?!"
The moment those words were spoken, the crowd erupted.
"Dao Lord Cloud Piercer?"
"I can’t believe it! I actually heard the voice of a Dao Lord!"
"To think that someone like me would actually hear the voice of such an existence in my lifetime!"
"I can die in peace now. My life is complete!"
"I could say the same thing!"
Many cultivators immediately became excited.
Some even dropped to their knees and prostrated themselves toward the direction where the ancient voice had originated.
Dao Lord Cloud Piercer was not merely a powerful cultivator.
He was the legendary guardian of Infinite Sword Domain City, an existence who had protected the city for countless millions of years.
For ordinary cultivators, someone of his level was practically a legendary figure.
Even Captain Zhao Gang’s expression changed.
He immediately lowered his sword and respectfully bowed toward the source of the voice.
"Greetings, Senior Cloud Piercer."
The anger that had previously filled his face was completely gone.
There was no longer any intention to attack.
Lin Feng watched the scene with a faint smile.
"So that is the Dao Lord guarding this city."
He had already sensed the existence of Dao Lord Cloud Piercer long before the old man spoke.
The other party’s cultivation was indeed extraordinary, but to Lin Feng, it was still nothing worth making a fuss over.
Perhaps this was the best conclusion to the whole matter.
Lin Feng stood up from his chair and casually waved his hand.
The chair immediately disappeared into his storage ring.
He then turned toward Li Ruoxi, who was still holding the rusted sword.
"Come, Ruoxi."
Li Ruoxi looked at him.
"The night is still young. We still have plenty of places to see."
A gentle smile appeared on Lin Feng’s face.
"Let’s do some more sightseeing before we head back and get some rest."
"Alright."
Li Ruoxi nodded.
The two then turned around and began walking away.
What surprised everyone was that not a single city guard dared to stop them.
Captain Zhao Gang simply stood there silently, watching their figures disappear into the distance.
The crowd also remained unusually quiet.
Only after Lin Feng and Li Ruoxi had gone far away did the surrounding cultivators finally begin whispering again.
Nobody had expected that a confrontation that seemed destined to end in bloodshed would be stopped by none other than the legendary Dao Lord Cloud Piercer himself.
And just like that, the two continued their peaceful night of sightseeing as if nothing had happened.