Martial research master

"He is the one you were talking about. He looks pretty weak for someone wanting to be our leader." A middle-aged QI King came forward. He must be in his late 30s and looked quite crooked. " Where did this man's child come from."

"He does look funny." Another man interjected.

"We should be mocking a newbie. It's a worthwhile experience for him to join us. He must be extremely strong to be able to lead us." Another woman in her late 20s spoke up. The contempt in his tone was discerning.

"Please don't behave like that." A young lady who was in her early twenties spoke up. It was surprising to see someone capable of being this young. She was at the peak of intermediate Qi King.

"You shouldn't stand up for mongrels like this. He needs to be taught his place." The old man spoke up. The manager wasn't interfering in the fight. He wanted to verify Li Meng's strength. 

Liu Meng simply looked at the manager and seeing the other party stay neutral he decided to spice things up. He walked towards the man who insulted him first. " You seems to be wanting to teach me a lesson. why don't we proceed with the lecture." He said in a mocking tone.

The man gritted his teeth so tight that his veins were bulging. How could his guy act so arrogantly in front of his seniors He lifted his hand sideways and attacked Li meng by using his Qi The man was nearing the peak of Qi king, and the power contained within the punch was quite huge.

Li Meng didn't even dodge the attack and let it hit his body, right below his chest. Everyone thought that Li Meng was done for after taking an attack like that, but to their surprise, he didn't even budge from the location. 

"Being funny, are we?" Why don't you attack me seriously." Li Meng said in a sarcastic tone. The old man's expression changed. He had used more than half of his strength in that punch and the guy didn't even budge from his location. How could it be? He once again concentrated the Qi on his finger and attacked with all his strength.

I meng didn't act out this time either, but his body was pushed back by a great distance. They could see his shirt tore open and him bleeding from the location he was hit in.

"Still can't take a full-powered attack from a Qi King with just my body. The damage seems to be quite deep." Li Meng looked up to see a paled-faced man looking at him. " I guess it's my turn then."

Li Meng tightened his fist and applied three different heavenly low energy, and executed a move from the Thunder fist art. The man raised both of his hands to guard against the attack, but the power was so immense that it penetrated directly through the hands and caved into his chest. The man spewed a mouthful of blood and lost consciousness.

Everyone in the room could hear a loud crack coming from the guy's body. They were pretty sure that he had cracked a lot of his ribs due to the last attack.

"How come the teacher went down so easily? I guess he is just tired from teaching other students." Li Meng then turned towards the other three who spoke against him. " I guess I have to consult one of you for advice." All three of the mercenaries took a step back. They were scared shitless after watching the last attack.

"Sir Meng." The manager was about to interfere in the matter when Li Meng suddenly vanished from sight. He appeared before another man and hit him so hard in the face that it caved in and most of his skull was badly damaged. Then he turned towards the other guy and soon enough he suffered from the same fate, only now it was the limbs instead of the face which took the damage.

The last remaining person was the lady who was pale with fright. She turned towards the other person in the room and shouted. " Save me please."

"Why is the teacher running away from me? I, your humble junior, want a lot of advice from you." Li Meng said with a wide smile. One could see his pearl white teeth reflecting the light away. Everyone could feel their hair standing up. A sinister atmosphere reined within the room.

Li Meng moved towards the woman and grabbed her face in his big palms, he then lifted her body and using a lot of energy bashed her directly into the ground. Another bunch of bones cracked up.

"I suggest you start to look for some more people." He said to the manager, who remained silent. He could feel the irritation and disappointment in Li Meng's voice. He seems to have made a mistake by not interfering in the matter.

"I will be your leader for this expedition. I expect you to be ready and willing to take my order during the expedition. We can always fix any misconception one might get about the situation."

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The guild managed to gather some more mercenaries by the dawn of the next day and they all gathered on the edge of the ridge. The aim was clear. They were going to collect s many frost lilies as possible.

"We will be moving in from the right border. The group has already been divided by me into three different sections. The first was responsible for defence and will be surrounding the troops from the shadows. The second part would be responsible for attacking the enemy. You will be in the group who will be actively moving in the field."

"The last group will be in charge of reconnaissance and scouting the area. The group responsible for scouting is to subdivide itself into minor groups and spread in all directions. The situation within the ridge is known to all. Since the enemy wouldn't be kind to us, no need to be kind to them. Move-in groups and kill everyone in sight, regardless of their backers.

The men within the group were shocked to their core. The leader was asking them to commit mass murder. " I will support all the positions. You will be keeping the talisman which I provided to you at all times and giving me updates regarding the situation every minute."

The groups spread and began their search. Soon enough, news of killing more and more people came rushing in. The group was slowly getting their hands on a lot of treasures and they were being seized from others. Soon enough, a small massacre had already filled the Misty valley.

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"Boss, I think I have found someplace important."

"Where is it?"

"It is within the depth of misty valley's eastern borders. Recently there had been a rumour spreading within the village that a lot of frost lilies appeared in this place. I decided to scout the situation for her and I think I have possibly uncovered a huge conspiracy. I found a group[ of people dressed in black overalls, preparing ambushes in the region."

"I have been watching them for some time, and they have already killed a lot of people. I am not sure about our ability to take care of them."

"Could you estimate the cultivation of the group members?"

"Most of them are advanced QI King and a lot of them are the peak of Qi King level."

"Are they from the Emerald Amethyst Hall?"

"I Don't think so. One of the other scouting team reported having seen them near the borders they haven't reached the center yet."

"Stay there I am coming. Ask some other teams for backup too, including the ones which have peak Qi kings leading them."

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Crimson Lord world-

"Which organization is this?"

"I am not too sure about that. We will know when we reach there. If they have multiple peaks, Qi King, we might run into some complications in this operation."

"Are you thinking about using the Qi bombs?"

"I don't think they would be very useful in this situation. Advance QI Kings and many of them are peaks. They might get a little hurt, but not eliminated. We need to enhance the power of these bombs."

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Mist Valley-

"Where are they?" Li meng came to the site where the guy reported from.

"Right in front 20 yards from here sir. They're hiding within the rocks, waiting for the prey to approach and killing anyone who enters the region of their attack range."

Li Meng instructed his group to slowly surround the whole region and changed location to get a better view of the enemy. It was only when he reached a particularly higher area that he managed to get a clear view of the enemy.

"Well isn't this a great turn of fate? Look who we have here. The members of Black-devil church. I have been searching for their meaning for so long, but couldn't find them. Yet they suddenly appear at my doorstep, and these are powerful top levels of their forces."