Only after unifying the world did I realize that immortals existed in this world.

Seeing the tension between the two sides, Lu Junfeng, who had been anxious just moments before, now stood silently to the side with a furrowed brow, observing coldly.

"Senior brother!"

Lu Junfeng remained calm, but others might not be so; several of his fellow disciples beside him kept shouting.

They are all disciples of the Taihua Sect when they are away from home. Their fates are intertwined, and they share both glory and ruin. How can they allow themselves to be judged by the people of the secular dynasty? Now that they are stranded in a foreign land, with only thirty-two of them remaining, they must unite against a common enemy and cannot tolerate the slightest loss.

However, just as they were about to step forward and speak, Lu Junfeng stopped them with a gesture.

Shi Yu is a real troublemaker. He made a mistake himself, but he still tried to instigate and drag the whole team down with him.

If you don't break other people's rules, what reason do they have to cause you trouble?

Upon hearing Shi Yu's message, Lu Junfeng couldn't help but grumble to himself.

When Ning Boxin brought them here, he made it clear that they could do whatever they wanted, but the premise was that they could not break the rules. Now that they have broken the rules, they have handed the other party a handle to use against them.

Shi Yu was at fault to begin with. If Lu Junfeng blindly protects him, he is essentially representing the entire cultivator community in openly challenging the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, and even becoming an enemy of the Great Xia. If they win, all is well, but if they lose, there will be no room for maneuver.

He couldn't possibly allow Shi Yu to be punished and beheaded according to the law. But given the current situation, nothing he said or did would make a difference; he needed to plan carefully.

For now, he might as well make the best of a bad situation and watch from the sidelines, letting Shi Yu cause this commotion and test the strength of this dynasty.

This dynasty holds many secrets, and the high-ranking official before him is no ordinary man either. He exudes a cold and serious aura, and every word he utters seems to contain an eerie power. Lu Junfeng also needs intelligence; he needs to find out why they, clearly ordinary people, possess such extraordinary charisma.

Furthermore... Shi Yu just publicly challenged him as the leader and questioned his decisions. He believed that there were quite a few people in the team who shared the same ideas as Shi Yu, and he had to teach them a lesson to establish his authority.

……

Shi Yu was completely unaware of the complexities Lu Junfeng was pondering.

At this moment, he had no time to worry about anything else.

At Qi Xiu's command, a group of officials and servants charged toward Shi Yu.

Three of his junior brothers, who were friends with him and fought alongside him, stood back to back, each holding a magic seal, ready for battle.

What a deep brotherhood and unwavering loyalty!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Shi Yu's blood boiled. Looking at the officials and servants who outnumbered him several times over, he couldn't help but laugh heartily: "Zheng Yuan, Cun Yi, Nan Cheng, let's cause a huge ruckus! Let's take down this den of demons together!"

"You bunch of ordinary mortals, today I'll show you what I'm made of!"

"drink!"

Shi Yu shouted sharply, his hand gestures changed rapidly, and his magical power flowed around his body.

[Water Tiger Method]

The dozen or so officials and servants were far less terrifying than those iron-blooded soldiers in terms of their demon-suppressing aura. Although they were heavily suppressed in the capital, they were not without the means to cast spells.

The next moment, the officials and servants suddenly stopped in their tracks. To their astonishment, the water vapor gathered and condensed in front of the stone island, transforming into a striped tiger.

The water rippled, its eyes were blood-red, and its menacing fangs were terrifying.

What kind of sorcery is this?

Even the court officials were still in the early stages of struggling to accept supernatural powers and magic, let alone ordinary people like them.

Although his opponent was shocked, Shi Yu also frowned slightly.

This isn't a "water tiger," it's a "water cat."

His Water Tiger Technique could have razed the entire post station to the ground with a single blow, but now it only condensed into a water tiger that was barely the size of a human, which was far below his level of cultivation.

This wretched place is truly eerie.

"Aww!"

The water tiger raised its head and let out a deafening roar, then pounced on the officials!

"ah!!!"

"Don't eat me!"

"A monster! It's a monster! A water monster!"

They were so frightened that they lost their composure, were scattered on the ground, staggered and cried out in a sorry state, completely losing their initial imposing manner.

This was the first time Qi Xiu had ever seen a cultivator cast a spell. Compared to his disheveled subordinates, he maintained a good leader's demeanor, standing still without flinching or dodging, simply observing the tiger with a slight frown.

As he suspected, power emboldens people, and cultivators use the law to defy prohibitions. Without sufficient control, the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty would be rendered meaningless, and the order would collapse. If His Majesty intends to introduce this practice on a large scale, it will surely cause chaos throughout the land.

The new law is imperative!

Seeing the disheveled state of the mortals staggering around, Shi Yu felt only pleasure. He laughed wildly, his gaze fixed on Qi Xiu, the leader who was feigning composure: "You corrupt official, how dare you insult me!"

The water tiger, its mind at its own pace, roared and charged straight at Qi Xiu, carrying with it a foul wind and watery vapor!

"Lord Qi!"

"Grand Secretary!"

The guards around Qi Xiu were furious and quickly stepped in front of him to protect him. However, an invisible force gently pushed them aside.

Lu Junfeng frowned slightly, his hands secretly forming a hand seal. Shi Yu acted recklessly without considering the consequences. He couldn't possibly let Shi Yu actually harm Qi Xiu.

The tiger charged straight in, leaping into the air. Its crystal-clear body shone brightly in the moonlight, the flowing water creating a beautiful scene... if one ignored its gaping, bloodthirsty maw.

The tiger was close at hand, and a strong wind blew up a few strands of hair.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

Amidst the howling wind, Qi Xiu's copy of "The New Laws of the Great Xia Dynasty" also turned several pages.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Qi Xiu could see the fear in the officials, the worry in the guards, and the arrogance in Shi Yu's demeanor...

With a calm expression, he raised his hand and pointed at the tiger in mid-air.

In an instant, a gentle breeze blew, and an invisible force quietly descended.

The tiger that was about to pounce on Qi Xiu suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if wiped away by an invisible hand, turning into a puddle of water that splashed onto the ground and soaked a small patch of soil.

An eerie silence fell over the crowd of officials and servants, who seemed to be in a dream, their minds in a daze.

"impossible!"

It was Shi Yu, his eyes wide with disbelief, who broke the silence. He glared at Qi Xiu and demanded, "What kind of evil magic did you use?! You demonic cultivator!"

He didn't sense Qi Xiu releasing any magic power at all, so there was absolutely no magic or supernatural ability involved. How did the other party break his spell?

What kind of power is this? I've never heard of it before!

Could it really be some kind of demonic or unorthodox practice?

I was just thinking of sparing this guy's life, but now it seems I can't hold back anymore.

Qi Xiu simply held the law book, his eyes as calm as still water, and quietly looked at him: "Those who resist and assault an arresting officer shall be sentenced to two years of penal servitude; those who injure shall be sentenced to two degrees of fighting injury; those who kill shall be beheaded."

He was simply a ruthless sentencing machine.

"you!"

"What right do you have to judge cultivators from the immortal sects?"

Shi Yu urged his magical power, intending to cast another spell.

Just then, Qi Xiu spoke, his voice, as powerful as a divine judgment, suddenly ringing out in my ears, clear and just: "In the Great Xia, everyone, regardless of who they are, must abide by the law!"

In that instant, it seemed as if a mighty force was pressing in.

The ink characters actually detached from the legal code in Qi Xiu's hand and coalesced into the character "禁" (forbidden).

It fell headfirst onto the four people.

The next moment, it was as if a majestic voice was constantly telling them: They are sinners, they have committed crimes, they are wrong, and they deserve to be punished.

In their panic... they seemed to be defined by invisible rules, enveloped by an invisible cage, as if branded on their hearts and shackled around their necks, all their power seemingly drained of its source, vanishing without a trace.