The leader of the Night Fragrance Pavilion looked at Damian with cold disdain.

In his eyes, Damian was nothing more than a failed Foundation Establishment cultivator who had somehow stumbled upon a treasure.

The dark-purple-robed man slowly stepped forward, his aura pressing down across the courtyard. "Damian, do you really think you are worthy of whatever treasure you found?"

Damian raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

The leader sneered. "A useless rogue cultivator like you suddenly became rich, suddenly started gifting Top-Rank Profound Grade pills, and now you even dare kill my people."

His eyes became colder. "You are not suitable to hold such treasures."

Damian stared at him for a moment before suddenly laughing. "Damn... you people really say the funniest things."

The leader’s expression darkened. "What are you laughing at?"

Damian slowly rested his sword against his shoulder and grinned. "You want what’s mine, then act like I’m the one who did something wrong?"

His smile became sharper. "Everything I have, I got by myself. Who the hell are you to decide whether I’m suitable or not?"

The surrounding Night Fragrance Pavilion cultivators frowned.

The leader’s eyes narrowed slightly, but soon, a greedy smile appeared on his face. "So there really is a treasure."

Damian paused for a moment.

Then his mouth twitched. "Wow. You really heard what you wanted to hear."

The leader ignored his mockery and raised his hand. "Kill him. Take his storage ring. Search his room afterward."

The cultivators around the courtyard immediately released their Qi.

Several Foundation Establishment auras erupted at once, causing the air to turn heavy.

Damian slowly lowered his sword from his shoulder. "You guys really think I’m weak, huh?"

The leader sneered. "You are alone."

Damian grinned. "That’s not an answer."

The next instant, thunder and flame burst from his body at the same time.

Crackle!

Whoosh!

Lightning wrapped around his legs, while flames coiled around his sword like a living serpent.

The expressions of the Night Fragrance Pavilion cultivators changed slightly.

Even the leader’s eyes narrowed in surprise.

Damian did not give them time to think.

[Thunder Flash Steps]

His figure vanished.

A thunder afterimage remained in place, and in the next breath, Damian appeared directly in front of one dark-clothed cultivator.

The man’s pupils shrank. "Fast-"

Damian’s sword had already risen.

[Mountain Breaking Sword Art]

This time, the sword strike was different from before.

It was no longer just heavy.

Thunder Qi made it violent and explosive, while Flame Qi made it burn with destructive heat.

The moment Damian swung, the air itself seemed to tremble.

BOOOOM!

The dark-clothed cultivator raised his weapon to block, but his blade shattered instantly.

Damian’s sword smashed through his defense and sent him flying backward like a broken sack.

His body crashed into the courtyard wall, making the entire wall crack.

The courtyard fell silent for half a breath.

The leader’s expression finally changed.

That strike was far stronger than what a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator should have been able to release.

Damian slowly turned his head back toward them, flame and thunder flickering around his blade.

His grin widened. "Still think I’m just a lucky fool?"

The leader of the Night Fragrance Pavilion did not darken in anger like Damian expected.

Instead, his eyes suddenly brightened.

A greedy grin slowly spread across his face as he stared at the flame and thunder wrapped around Damian’s sword. "Mutated Qi..."

The surrounding cultivators also froze for a moment.

The leader’s breathing became slightly heavier, and the greed in his eyes grew even stronger.

"So that’s it. No wonder you suddenly became so powerful. No wonder you have so many precious pills."

He pointed at Damian and laughed coldly. "It must be because of that treasure!"

Damian’s mouth twitched slightly. "Here we go again."

The leader ignored him completely and shouted, "All of you, attack together! Kill him and take his storage ring! The treasure that can mutate Qi must be on him!"

The Night Fragrance Pavilion cultivators instantly moved.

Some drew swords, some pulled out hidden needles, and others formed strange hand seals as dark-purple Qi spread through the courtyard.

Damian sighed helplessly. "Damn. You people really don’t listen."

Then his eyes became cold. "Fine. Let me kill you all this time."

Thunder exploded beneath his feet.

[Thunder Flash Steps]

His body vanished from where he stood, leaving behind a crackling afterimage.

At the same time, the first wave of hidden needles pierced through his afterimage and struck the ground behind him. "Tch! Fake!"

Before the attacker could react, Damian had already appeared in front of him.

Flame and thunder wrapped around Damian’s sword at the same time, making the blade glow violently.

[Mountain Breaking Sword Art]

BOOOOM!

The sword smashed down like a burning thunder mountain.

The attacker raised both arms to defend, but the moment the blade landed, his defensive Qi shattered instantly.

His body flew backward and crashed through the courtyard wall, leaving a trail of blood behind.

The other cultivators’ expressions changed.

"His power increased again!"

"Don’t fight him alone!"

Three cultivators rushed at Damian together.

One attacked from the left with a curved blade, another thrust a spear from the front, while the third tried to strike from behind with a dagger coated in dark poison.

Damian’s eyes flickered.

His Flame and Thunder Qi surged again violently through his meridians.

Damian stepped forward and swung horizontally.

[Mountain Breaking Sword Art]

BOOOOM!

The curved blade snapped.

The spear bent.

The dagger shattered.

All three cultivators were blasted away at the same time, their bodies smashing into different parts of the courtyard.

The leader’s face finally changed. "Impossible..."

Damian exhaled slowly, but he could feel the Qi inside his body being consumed rapidly.

Using Flame and Thunder Qi together with the Mountain Breaking Sword Art was powerful as hell, but the cost was also terrifying.

Without hesitation, Damian took out a Top-Rank Profound Grade Blood Qi Recovery Pill and swallowed it directly.

Medicinal power surged through his body, restoring his exhausted Qi and strengthening his blood at the same time.

The leader’s eyes widened even more. "He still has that kind of pill?!"

Damian wiped the corner of his mouth and grinned. "Yeah. I have a lot."

Then thunder and flame erupted from his blade again. "So come on. I want to see how many lives you have."