The beggar Daoist paid no attention to the pile of white bones and continued singing his Daoist verses as he approached the mountain. However, no one now regarded him as an immortal; all eyes were filled with terror as they looked at him.

The child of the man who had been reduced to only bones finally snapped out of his shock. He hastily ran to the pile of bones and began to call out in terror, “Father, father!”

Li Daoyie was immediately alerted.

This is bad!

He quickly called out to the beggar, “Please, fellow Daoist, wait!”

“Annoying!”

The beggar Daoist frowned again. With a flick of his sleeve, a fierce wind swept through, taking away the worshipper's child and leaving behind another pile of fresh bones.

At this point, no one dared to make a sound. All the worshippers stood frozen, unsure of what to do, their eyes filled with fear.

Daoists from the Grand Thousand Dao Sect’s outer sect heard the commotion and rushed out, gathering around Li Daoye, both shocked and angry.

As the beggar Daoist approached a female worshipper holding a three-year-old child, she trembled uncontrollably in fear, her teeth chattering loudly.

“I told you not to be noisy,” said the beggar Daoist, chuckling ominously.

Countless black insects flew out from his sleeves, quickly engulfing the female worshipper and her child.

In less than a breath, all that remained on the ground were bones smeared with a bit of flesh.

“Damn it!” roared Li Daoye, furious.

He leaped into the air. As he moved, the wood element surged around him, causing trees and plants to grow wildly, transforming into towering soldiers that charged alongside him toward the beggar Daoist.

Some of the wooden soldiers did not forget to take all the worshippers along the way up the mountain to avoid harming them by accident.

The Daoists in the outer sect, witnessing this scene, felt a surge of confidence. They had heard of this technique, known as All Things as Soldiers. It was passed down by the highest-ranking ancestor of the Grand Thousand Dao Sect. Many of its disciples were skilled in this technique.

The beggar Daoist laughed oddly. “Ants, you dare to be noisy?”

The power of fire surged wildly around him. Fiery leopards formed from blazing flames appeared, lunging at the wooden soldiers.

In an instant, these wooden soldiers were reduced to ashes by the flames.

Despite seeing the All Things as Soldiers technique break under the flames assault, Li Daoye did not retreat; instead, he shouted sternly, “Eight Trigram Formation activate!”

Standing at a formation's eye, he continuously channeled his spiritual energy, causing a golden aura to rise and form a grand array around him, imprisoning the beggar Daoist within it. ȑÄ𐌽𝘰BĘ𝐒

Li Daoye fixed his gaze on the beggar Daoist. “Madman, where do you come from, and why are you wantonly killing the innocent here?”

The beggar Daoist glanced at the formation and chuckled. “The Eight Trigram Formation of the Innate Dao Sect? It seems the Great Expansion Dao Sect indeed has some good treasures hidden away.”

Li Daoye roared in anger, “I’m asking you a question! Are you even listening? Stop wasting my time.”

The beggar Daoist smiled eerily. “You dare to call yourself a Daoist in front of me?”

His smile grew wider as he squinted at the Dao Palace in the distance. He chuckled softly. “Little Daoist, I came here today only to deliver a message. Since you insist on making a move against me, it seems I will have to start a massacre today.”

Li Daoye said coldly, “Start a massacre? You’re already trapped by the Eight Trigram Formation. What will you rely on to kill??”

The beggar Daoist laughed heartily, and then a brilliant divine light erupted from him.

A flying sword shot through the air, piercing the Eight Trigram Formation effortlessly.

Li Daoye was momentarily taken aback, his expression darkening.

The Eight Trigram Formation was personally arranged by Pei Qingfeng, said to be capable of slightly restraining even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, yet it had been easily broken by the opponent.

There was only one explanation: the person before him was at the very least a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator!

“Curse my luck,” Li Daoye cursed inwardly.

He forced a smile. “Senior possesses such skills that even the Eight Trigram Formation cannot hold you back. May I ask what you’ve come here for today?”

The beggar Daoist looked at Li Daoye with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. “What so humble all of a sudden? Where did your arrogance go?”

He suddenly waved his sleeve, and a terrifying force slammed into Li Daoye, sending him flying like a ragdoll.

He crashed into a rock before rolling over a dozen feet away without losing any momentum.

Qin Xuan, who hadn’t gone to deliver the message, gasped in shock upon witnessing this scene. “Senior Brother!”

Li Daoye’s legs had flipped over; his bones had to have been broken.

The ordinary Daoists felt a twinge of fear seeing a figure from the inner sanctum so brutally beaten. However, fear aside, they still mustered their courage to rush out, attempting to bring Li Daoye back.

However, as they did so, a fierce wind surged in, and the ordinary Daoist at the front instantly turned into a pile of bones.

Li Daoye immediately shouted angrily, “Get back! This is a battle of cultivators; what do you mortals think you’re doing?”

After scolding, he looked at his current state and felt a chill run down his spine.

“Ah, it hurts! It’s all because I didn’t check the almanac today; I didn’t divine in time!”

Qin Xuan stepped forward and cupped her fists in respect. “Senior, I am Qin Xuan, the daughter of the Qin Family's head from the Immortal Qin Clan. May I ask what your purpose is today? If the Grand Thousand Dao Sect has offended you, I kindly ask you to spare us for the sake of the Immortal Qin Clan!”

The beggar Daoist paused slightly. “Oh? You’re the daughter of the Qin Family’s head?”

He seemed wary of Qin Xuan’s background, as his smile faded a little.

Qin Xuan thought the opponent was intimidated and was about to speak again when she suddenly saw him glance back at Li Daoye and break into a strange laugh. “Kid, who’s your daddy now?”

He raised his hand and struck again.

Li Daoye was sent flying by the terrifying palm force, crashing heavily in front of Qin Xuan.

The onlooking worshippers could clearly see that even his arms had been broken now.

A glimmer of despair flashed in Li Daoye’s eyes. “I’m afraid I’ve lost all face.”

In light of the situation, he even neglected the searing pain.

The beggar Daoist chuckled again. “Kid, not going to answer me? It seems my two merciful attempts haven’t made you understand.”

Li Daoye shouted angrily, “My real name is Li Daoye! If you have the guts, reveal your name! Even if I die here today, I’ll at least divine your fate before I go!”

At that moment, Pei Qingfeng’s voice rang out. He had arrived along with Guan’e and others. “Disciple, don’t be unreasonable! This person is the South Void Mountain’s wandering cultivator, Immortal Duan.”

Stepping out from the light gate, he arrived in front of Li Daoye.

Pei Qingfeng looked at the beggar Daoist and cupped his hands with a smile. “Immortal Duan, my Grand Thousand Dao Sect hasn’t offended you, right?”

The beggar Daoist smirked. “It hadn’t before, but your disciple has insulted me quite harshly just now.”

“Let’s be straightforward.” Pei Qingfeng smiled. “I’ve heard that you enjoy mingling among mortals, free and unrestrained. Why have you come here and targeted our worshippers?”

“Why? Because they were noisy. Isn’t that reason enough?” The beggar Daoist paused, then chuckled. “Actually, it’s nothing much. I’m also a person of the Dao. I came here today just to convey a message from the Purple Sun Dao Sect. Three days from now, they will come in full force to ask for guidance, so you all should be prepared.”

Pei Qingfeng and the others were astounded.

Although the Purple Sun Dao Sect wasn’t particularly strong, they had an Enlightenment Realm cultivator stationed there and were quite renowned within the Azure Dao Manor. What’s more critical was that the Purple Sun Dao Sect was backed by the Nine Sun Dao Sect.

Are they planning to take action against the Grand Thousand Dao Sect?

“I have delivered the message. I’ll take my leave now. See you in three days,” said the beggar Daoist.

He laughed heartily and began to sing the Daoist chant as he prepared to descend the mountain.

“Since you’re already here, why not have a cup of tea before you leave?”

A figure walked up from the foot of the mountain and cupped their hands toward the beggar Daoist.