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The eerie situation made Li Xiaoyao feel rather uncertain. This Patching Heaven Arrow, what exactly was its origin? He had merely used it, but such bizarre occurrences had transpired.

Feeling the life force in his body growing weaker by the moment, Li Xiaoyao knew he couldn't continue waiting. Otherwise, the Patching Heaven Arrow would drain him completely.

"Old monk, die!"

Li Xiaoyao drew the bow to its full extent. His right arm muscles were nearly trembling, and he abruptly released the bowstring. The Patching Heaven Arrow vanished instantly.

Even with Li Xiaoyao's keen eyesight, he was unable to see the path of the Patching Heaven Arrow.

As Li Xiaoyao bellowed out, Gui Hai's sense of crisis had almost reached its peak. His decades of combat experience prompted him to make the most correct response at this critical moment.

The golden bowl flew in front of him, and at the same moment the Patching Heaven Arrow was shot, he turned and ran.

"Swoosh!"

A streak of black light crossed above the botanical garden. The next second, the Patching Heaven Arrow struck the golden bowl.

"Bang!"

The golden bowl had almost no power to defend against the blow. With that one strike, it shattered into little bits of gold that rained down like water. The entire botanical garden, at that moment, seemed to be endowed with a layer of golden radiance, as if a holy realm had been added.

Gui Hai, swiftly escaping, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as the golden bowl was demolished, while hanging in mid-air.

The golden bowl was his lifebound magical treasure. Now that it had been destroyed, he naturally suffered backlash.

Looking back, Gui Hai's heart was full of resentment and anger, but he dared not linger any longer.

He could never have imagined that Li Xiaoyao would possess such a heaven-defying treasure. Just one arrow had destroyed his lifebound magical treasure, striking fear into his heart. He didn't dare to stay a moment longer.

After spitting out blood, Gui Hai immediately pushed his speed to the limit and vanished from the botanical garden in an instant.

Li Xiaoyao didn't pursue him. Despite standing aloft, appearing like a figure of an immortal, his internal spiritual power had been almost completely depleted; he was barely maintaining his presence.

Spirit Revitalizing Pills flew out from his Storage Ring, swallowed one after another, turning into dense spiritual energy within his body, filling every limb and bone, giving him a bit of strength and causing his complexion to pale slightly less.

When he looked back again, the eerie phenomenon had already vanished, and the Patching Heaven Arrow had returned, hovering quietly in front of him without any ominous presence, appearing like just an ordinary feathered arrow.

Li Xiaoyao casually stored the Patching Heaven Arrow in his Storage Space, his figure flickered, and he turned into a streak of light flying towards the exit of the botanical garden.

Seeing him fly over, everyone was terrified out of their wits, retreating continuously, but the entrance was sealed off by Li Xiaoyao. Unless they were as powerful as Gui Hai, they certainly couldn't escape from this place.

The crowd was filled with regret; they should never have mocked and ridiculed Li Xiaoyao in the first place.

Some even doubted he was Li Xiaoyao and thought his strength was less than Gui Hai's. Reality, however, had slapped them hard in the face.

With just one arrow, he had made Gui Hai flee like a dog that had lost its home. His individual power could be compared to an elder of the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country's Da Lin Temple. Such strength was nearly against the heavens.

Throughout the whole of Ling City, he was the undisputed number one, with no one to rival him.

Li Xiaoyao slowly descended to the ground, his cold gaze sweeping across everyone's faces.

Hundreds fell silent, no one daring to speak, showcasing the extent of Li Xiaoyao's deterrence.

"I won't kill you," said Li Xiaoyao, and with those words, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

What they feared was nothing more than being killed by Li Xiaoyao, and now, Li Xiaoyao's words, like a sacred decree, gave them a glimpse of hope for life.

"Many thanks to Daoist Li."

"Daoist Li is merciful."

These people had the most subservient smiles on their faces, and at this moment, in order to survive, they did not hesitate to bow and scrape, uttering fawning words, completely forgetting how they had treated Li Xiaoyao before.

A cold smile curved Li Xiaoyao's lips as he took out a pill medicine, flicked it with his finger, and it transformed into a mist that instantly enveloped everyone present.

Before the crowd realized what was happening, they had breathed in the mist.

Li Xiaoyao's voice then resounded, "If a word of today's events leaks out, it doesn't matter who lets it slip, I will kill you all."

The crowd was jolted, and they hurriedly said, "Daoist Li, rest assured, we will keep our lips sealed about today's matter and will absolutely not divulge a single word to the outside world."

Li Xiaoyao, how could he believe their words, said, "The mist you just inhaled is from the Separation Fire Poison Pill. Usually, you won't be able to feel any difference, but if I find out that today's events have been revealed, I'll activate the poison pill. Then, your bodies will dissolve into a thick liquid and you'll die."

"What!"

The crowd was shocked and frightened; Li Xiaoyao's methods were too terrifying, too cruel.

"Li Xiaoyao, by what right do you treat us this way? We have already promised we wouldn't speak of it, why must you do this?" A cultivator, unable to hold back his indignation, roared, "If someone else intentionally reveals it, won't we be dying in vain? This isn't fair to us!"

Although the others were not as bold as him to confront Li Xiaoyao directly, they were also extremely angry in their hearts.

Li Xiaoyao indifferently said, "In this world, there has never been such a thing as fairness. In my eyes, you are but a bunch of ants that I can crush at any moment. Ants also dare to talk about fairness with me?"

The cultivator angrily said, "Who do you think you are? By what right do you control our lives and death? You're too autocratic; I won't accept this!"

"I just want to control your lives and death," Li Xiaoyao said coldly with a snort, "If you don't submit, then die!"

As the last word "die" fell, black smoke suddenly sputtered from the seven orifices of the cultivator in question, enveloping him completely within moments. In just a short while, the cultivator had turned into a pool of thick liquid, leaving no bones behind.

Such a method of killing sent another shock through the crowd's hearts.

"Daoist Han Chen was at the realm of Spirit Cultivation, yet he met such an untimely death. Daoist Li's strength is truly unfathomable. I am convinced," an elderly man sighed.

If Li Xiaoyao's display of power in the earlier fight against Gui Hai shocked them,

then now, his method of killing had genuinely terrified them.

Unseen and undetected, you wouldn't even know what the opponent did, and you'd already be dead. Facing such an opponent, akin to a god or demon, the only choices were death or submission.

"As long as you keep your mouths shut and do not speak of what you shouldn't, you will still live well," Li Xiaoyao lifted his hand, dissipating the barrier at the entrance, and said, "Dismissed."

The crowd, with doubt and uncertainty, glanced at Li Xiaoyao before leaving without making too much noise, in a very orderly manner one by one.

Stepping out of the botanical garden, looking at the surrounding modern buildings and the bustling passersby, it was as if they had been reborn.

The events of the past hour felt incredibly surreal to them.

Qin Qing and Hu Xue stood together, their emotions extremely complex.

If she had been more determined then and stayed with Tang Youde, perhaps things would be different now.