"Bald donkey! Who are you again?"
Gongsun Tu, clutching his right shoulder that was bleeding profusely, asked in a cold voice, his eyes filled with tangible killing intent.
Fahai, with his eyes closed, calmly replied, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you won't be able to leave today. When one's heart turns to evil, it is more malicious than demons and monsters!"
When he heard that Gongsun Tu had once ambushed and killed a hundred foundational stage cultivators in one night, Fahai had considered intervening. However, when Qin Jun sent out the Cangjun Wolf, he refrained from interfering. Now, seeing the Cangjun Wolf defeated, he naturally had to take action. Although he detested demonic beasts, he could still distinguish between what was more important.
Even if he didn't take action, Taibai Jinxing, Daji, and Xiong Tianquan would have intervened to save the Cangjun Wolf.
He might as well do a favor and eliminate Qin Jun's grudge against him.
Gongsun Tu's eyes were bloodshot. Although he was furious, he knew he was no match for Fahai. He secretly thought to himself, "How could such a powerful person appear? Lord Anxiao's information is inaccurate, and I haven't seen Qin Yu's figure either."
"Amitabha..."
Fahai chanted lightly, then raised his hand and struck out with a palm. Golden spiritual power surged like a gushing spring, heading straight for Gongsun Tu. The two were only twenty meters apart, a distance that was insignificant to Fahai. In the blink of an eye, the golden spiritual power collided with Gongsun Tu, and the entire process was so fast that no one could react in time.
Puff!
Gongsun Tu spat out blood and flew backward, his entire body's bones instantly shattered, like a kite with a broken string, flying nearly a hundred meters away. This scene left everyone stunned.
It was clearly not a battle between equals!
After a brief silence, the remaining bandits quickly retreated in fear.
"Gongsun leader is dead!"
"Run for your life!"
"Escaping is the priority, don't worry about Gongsun leader!"
"Wow! This old monk is too terrifying!"
The bandits, who had been watching vigilantly, retreated like a tide and quickly disappeared behind the sand dunes, leaving Ye Xuan and his four companions unable to come to their senses.
Jia Xun looked at Fahai with a complex expression. When Fahai was killed by Taibai Jinxing earlier, he didn't have a clear understanding of Fahai's strength. Now, with Gongsun Tu as a comparison, he realized the terror of this old monk.
Comparatively, Taibai Jinxing was truly a great immortal!
But what he admired most was Qin Jun, who could gather so many powerful individuals to his side. Qin Jun's abilities were unimaginable, at least stronger than Emperor Qian, and even surpassing Emperor Taizu!
One's strength could be achieved through talent and time, and Qin Jun had the talent, only lacking in time.
However, attracting powerful individuals required personal charisma!
"Thank you, senior, for your help!"
Ye Xuan hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Fahai, and the other four companions, including Zhu Yanqing, also showed great respect.
To kill a Golden Core realm expert, Fahai's strength was at least at the Transcendence realm!
In response to the gratitude from the five people, Fahai just shook his head and smiled, then closed his eyes to continue chanting. Throughout the whole process, he never dismounted from his horse, while Gongsun Tu's fate remained unknown.
At that moment, Qin Jun suddenly ran out from the carriage and asked anxiously, "Venerable monk, did you kill him?"
He had intended to wait for Gongsun Tu to exhaust himself in battle before taking action, but he hadn't expected Fahai to be so serious.
Fahai opened his eyes and shook his head, saying, "A monk does not violate the precept against killing. I only disabled him."
Qin Jun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his gaze towards Fahai became even more pleasing. Then, he took out the Desert Eagle and ran towards Gongsun Tu's direction.
What was he going to do?
Ye Xuan and his four companions looked at each other. From Qin Jun's question, they could tell that he didn't want Gongsun Tu to die.
"Hmph, he's not a good person either!" Yang Lan snorted. Although Zong Yan, Murong Xuan, and Zhu Yanqing didn't speak, they also shared the same thoughts.
Gongsun Tu had committed numerous evil deeds and deserved to be punished. If Qin Jun still wanted him to live, he certainly wasn't a good person.
Jia Xun couldn't help but furrow his brow, unable to understand Qin Jun's intentions.
Bang!
At that moment, a gunshot rang out, and Qin Jun fired at the already unconscious Gongsun Tu.
"Ding! Killed a Golden Core realm cultivator, gained 2102 experience points!"
Nice!
That was a direct two thousand experience points!
Qin Jun couldn't help but smile. After gaining ten thousand experience points from Xiahou En, a Golden Core realm expert, and considering the experience points he had obtained earlier, he could deduce that the experience points for the Qi Refinement realm were between one and one hundred, for the Foundation Establishment realm were between one hundred and one thousand, and for the Golden Core realm were between one thousand and ten thousand.
While Qin Jun was contemplating, Jia Xun wore a smile, while Ye Xuan, Murong Xuan, Zong Yan, and Yang Lan looked puzzled. Zhu Yanqing, on the other hand, gazed at Qin Jun with an indiscernible look in her eyes.
Upon returning to the group and feeling the gazes of the others, Qin Jun couldn't help but touch his cheek and then asked in confusion, "Do I have something on my face?"
"Brother, you're just too mighty, so everyone is looking at you." Qin Yun timely flattered. Since Qin Yu's tragic death, this kid had been trying every means to ingratiate himself with Qin Jun.
"I see." Qin Jun suddenly realized, then walked past Ye Xuan with his head held high, leaving Yang Lan gritting her teeth.
This guy is too arrogant!
I really want to hit him!
Unfortunately, with Fahai present, Yang Lan didn't dare to act. As for what Qin Yun said about Qin Jun having the cultivation of the Golden Core realm, she refused to believe a single word of it.
"Have someone search Gongsun Tu's body," Jia Xun instructed the captain of the guard. The fact that a Golden Core realm bandit was encountered by them was definitely not a coincidence.
After all, wherever a Golden Core realm expert went, they would be treated as an honored guest. How could they possibly turn to banditry?
Ye Xuan and his four companions also shared the same thoughts and discussed it in low voices.
Soon, the guard who went to search Gongsun Tu's body returned with a letter and handed it to Jia Xun. After reading the letter carefully, Jia Xun's face changed drastically.
"Master Jia, what does it say on the letter?" Qin Yun asked curiously.
But Jia Xun completely ignored him and quickly ran towards Qin Jun, who was about to board the carriage.
"Your Highness, Prince Yue, you must read this letter," Jia Xun said nervously. Qin Jun took the letter with suspicion and began to read.
Qin Yun felt hurt, as a prince himself, why was there such a big difference? However, he tactfully did not approach, as his reverence for Qin Jun had surpassed even that for his own father, the emperor.
Ye Xuan and the others also understood that this group actually revolved around Qin Jun, making Qin Yun, the prince, seem insignificant.
"That guy is not a good person at all, yet he still commands such respect!" Yang Lan said, puzzled.
Zhu Yanqing glanced at her and said calmly, "He is stronger and holds a higher position than you. If he's not a good person, then what about you?"
She couldn't stand Yang Lan's coquettish behavior. Throughout the journey, she always relied on her status as a woman to have Murong Xuan and Zong Yan take care of her. If it weren't for Zhu Yanqing, the three of them would probably have been enchanted by her long ago.
"You!" Yang Lan trembled with anger and instinctively looked at the other teammates, but Ye Xuan and the others all looked in different directions, as if they hadn't heard the argument between the two.
Compared to Yang Lan, Ye Xuan and the others were more concerned about Zhu Yanqing, not only because of her appearance, but also because of her status in the sect.