"Who? Who was speaking just now?"

The burly man’s face darkened as he looked towards the second floor of the tavern: "How dare anyone interfere with my Baptism by Fire Sect?"

As he spoke, he no longer hid his aura.

The powerful mana wave representing the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment emanated from him.

The cultivation at Late Stage of Foundation Establishment is enough to support a whole family.

Immediately, many cultivators in the tavern revealed shocked expressions.

The Initial Dao Assembly is for disciples under the age of thirty from various Immortal Sects.

After all, the Baptism by Fire Sect isn’t considered a Great Teachings, so it’s understandable for the burly man to act arrogantly at this cultivation level given his age.

But don’t think cultivation is easy just because Lv Bai’s cultivation progresses like a rocket.

Among the Immortal Sects participating in the Initial Dao Assembly, many smaller sects have their strongest still in the Qi Cultivation Stage.

The young man sitting on the second floor of the tavern showed no fear, picked up a cup of wine, and drank it in one shot, a bit tipsy, saying: "What? Acting like this just because you have a bit of meager cultivation?"

As the burly man revealed his cultivation realm, several well-informed cultivators clearly recognized his identity.

"Isn’t this Theo Flame?"

"Yes, exactly. It matches. I heard he’s a promising talent discovered by the Sect Leader of the Baptism by Fire Sect during his travels, personally nurtured in the sect, began cultivation at eight, his cultivation advanced rapidly, and he’s hailed as the most outstanding talent of the sect in a hundred years.

"Rumor has it that he succeeded in Foundation Establishment after only five years of cultivation. Unexpectedly, he’s now at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and he’s only twenty-seven!"

"That’s right, many speculate he might achieve Core Formation before forty."

The tavern was full of discussions, aside from personal character, the evaluations of Theo Flame were mostly positive.

Considering that Foundation Establishment cultivators generally live two to three hundred years, being at Late Stage Foundation Establishment at twenty-seven is akin to being ten and already in college.

Theo Flame looked at the second floor of the tavern with a hostile expression, raised his right hand, and slowly clenched his fist.

Seeing this, many in the tavern looked at the young man with a pitying gaze.

Speaking for justice isn’t wrong per se, but unfortunately, he angered the wrong person, and he might be killed by Theo Flame on the spot to make an example.

Theo Flame raised his right fist, which gradually became enveloped in scorching flames, then punched towards the young man.

Fire techniques are quite aggressive, and just the scattering heat waves made people stagger, instantly turning the tavern’s first floor into a mess.

Lv Bai watched as the fiery fist’s projection formed and blasted towards the young man, not rushing to rescue.

Based on his crushing cultivation realm, from a vantage point, he could easily judge the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

The development of the situation did not surprise him.

The young man calmly sat there, waiting until the fiery fist approached him before suddenly acting.

He merely took a pair of chopsticks meant for picking up food and horizontally sliced at the fiery fist.

Under the activation of mana, his Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level, just like Theo Flame’s, was fully revealed.

Zheng~

These ordinary chopsticks unexpectedly emitted a sound similar to sword clanging.

The wooden chopsticks demolished the pure flame fist seal as effortlessly as decaying wood.

Accurately dismantling the spiritual energy structure of the strike, it faded into nothingness.

Many were left speechless upon seeing this scene.

"Who is this? He’s also at Late Stage Foundation Establishment."

"At such a young age, with terrifying sword intent like this, did he grow up sleeping on a Sword Tomb?"

"Interesting, Theo Flame seems to have kicked an iron plate this time."

Theo Flame also realized the young man’s unusual nature.

At this age, with this cultivation, and being a sword cultivator, there was only one possibility, the young man was a disciple of Sword Pavilion—the top-tier sect in Xuan Province.

Of course, several Immortal Sects in Xuan Province are on par with Sword Pavilion, so Theo Flame wouldn’t back off merely for Sword Pavilion’s name.

To be honest, this is just a disciples’ dispute; the elders wouldn’t intervene.

Hence, Theo Flame not only didn’t plan to retreat but instead felt battle intent.

"Then unsheathe your sword, let me see how capable this generation of Sword Pavilion disciples are."

Instantly, intense flames rose around him, making the spiritual qi of heaven and earth within the tavern area seem ablaze, causing difficulty in breathing.

The young man didn’t even glance down; he raised the wine pot, pouring himself more drink.

Theo Flame snorted coldly: "Arrogant!"

After cursing him, he tried to fiercely launch his next attack.

Seeing they had little involvement for the moment, Lv Bai signaled for the Cyan Hope Sect disciples to leave the tavern with him, since the tables were overturned, there was no way to continue eating.

The dark-skinned young man mingling among the Baptism by Fire Sect team suddenly panicked.

He was the one who initially devised the plan for his leading elder brother to test Lv Bai, yet somehow, it turned into a fight with someone else. Was his brother’s brain entirely muscle?

With plans changing before his eyes, the dark-skinned young man desperately shouted: "Trying to flee? The Cyan Hope Sect barely shows any courage, why join the Initial Dao Assembly?"

Lv Bai glanced at him, a brighter smile appearing on his face.

"Oh, nearly forgot about you."

After reading the opponent’s ability, he slightly activated his mana and, faster than lightning, slapped the dark-skinned young man on the head. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Without any resistance, the dark-skinned young man died on the spot.

[Ding!]

[Points +1, Current Points: 2, Current Ranking: 1/195]

The remaining disciples of Baptism by Fire Sect were furious upon seeing this.

Honestly, in this short time, they didn’t develop deep bonds with the dark-skinned young man.

But no matter what, the dark-skinned young man was part of their Baptism by Fire Sect.

Lv Bai brazenly killed him in front of many people; it was as if their sect’s face was being rubbed in the dirt.

If there was no response, they might as well not represent the sect at the Initial Dao Assembly.

Frankly, the disciples behind Lv Bai from Cyan Hope Sect were a bit anxious, and Fatty Feng wanted to tell Lv Bai to inform Elder Wang immediately.

Aside from Lv Bai, the highest cultivation among the Cyan Hope Sect’s disciples in this batch is Fatty Feng, yet he’s only at Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer.

Facing Theo Flame is one thing, but even dealing with the remaining Baptism by Fire Sect disciples left him doubtful.

"Who are you?! To dare kill in front of me!"

After such an incident, Theo Flame no longer wished to duel with the wine-intoxicated young man and, taking advantage of his peak momentum, immediately targeted Lv Bai for an attack.

Fierce flames came rushing, yet Lv Bai retained his harmless smile.

He no longer masked his cultivation, revealing his spiritual power to form a giant hand seal made of pure heaven and earth spiritual qi.

He then swung it directly.

Vast spiritual power resembled a towering mountain; the flames were completely extinguished, and Theo Flame was sent flying.