This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Ye Tingzhou's heart sank, and his hand gripping the sword unconsciously tightened.

Nangong Jue, oblivious to the situation, turned to look at Li Daoxuan and sneered:

"So you're saying we need to ask you before we can leave?"

"Nangong Jue, shut up..."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Ye Tingzhou rebuked him without any mercy.

Nangong Jue's face turned cold, and he looked at Ye Tingzhou with hostility, as if he wanted an explanation from him.

Ye Tingzhou didn't look at him, but stepped forward a few paces and clasped his hands in greeting to Li Daoxuan:

"Mr. Li, if it's about what happened this afternoon, I'm willing to apologize and offer compensation. I hope you'll be lenient and let this matter drop..."

Ye Tingzhou's words left Nangong Jue and the other white-clad youths visibly incredulous.

Although Ye Tingzhou was not the strongest among the sect disciples, he was by no means a cowardly person. Why was he so wary of the young man in front of him?

Nangong Jue also put aside his contempt and began to carefully examine Li Daoxuan.

No matter how you look at it, Li Daoxuan doesn't seem like a master.

How could a true master emerge from such a barren place?

Even the so-called grandmasters in this place may not necessarily be able to suppress Ye Tingzhou.

So what exactly is Ye Tingzhou afraid of?

Li Daoxuan patted Lord Zhao on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down first.

He then stepped forward a few paces and said to Ye Tingzhou:

"Why are you trying to catch vengeful ghosts?"

Ye Tingzhou opened his mouth, about to answer, when Li Daoxuan said coldly:

"Don't tell me you're doing this for the people, that sounds too fake..."

Ye Tingzhou pursed his lips and replied:

"We have our own reasons for catching evil spirits, but it's probably not convenient to tell you, sir."

Li Daoxuan smiled and extended his hand, saying:

"In that case, leave the gourd behind, and I'll let you go..."

Upon hearing this, not only Ye Tingzhou, but also the others' expressions changed.

Ye Tingzhou said in a deep voice:

"This is a treasure of our sect; it cannot be lost."

Li Daoxuan raised his hand and beckoned, and the bamboo branch transformed into a streak of light that instantly passed through the crowd and landed in his hand.

"Since that's the case, then don't leave. You've trespassed into the county government office with the intent to murder the magistrate. According to the Great Zhao Code, that's a capital offense..."

Ye Tingzhou loosened his grip, raised his head to look directly at Li Daoxuan, and his gaze gradually hardened.

He took a deep breath and slowly gripped the hilt of the sword.

He said coldly:

"Since Mr. Li is so unsympathetic, then we have no choice but to test the waters with our swords..."

Nangong Jue was startled.

He heard Ye Tingzhou say the words "we wait".

In other words, even with Ye Tingzhou's strength, he didn't dare to face this young man alone.

"Could he... be a grandmaster?"

Nangong Jue thought to himself.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Ye Tingzhou shout:

"Form ranks and finish this quickly..."

There were six young men in white, plus Ye Tingzhou, making a total of seven people.

After Ye Tingzhou uttered the words "form a battle formation," the others almost immediately took their positions and raised their swords to meet the enemy, without the slightest hesitation.

Li Daoxuan discovered that their formation was actually arranged according to the orientation of the Big Dipper.

Moreover, these seven people are interconnected, like a single entity.

Ye Tingzhou, who was the core of the formation, seemed to have absorbed the power of the other six people into himself.

This caused his aura to surge dramatically, and his strength naturally increased significantly as well.

Moreover, the seven people can constantly change their positions, attacking the enemy from different angles.

Clearly, this formation is a combined attack technique.

Just as Li Daoxuan was watching with great interest, Ye Tingzhou had already led the formation to attack.

Li Daoxuan was eager to test his newly created One Like Sword Scripture, so he immediately activated the Heavenly Soldier Talisman and Armor Protection Talisman, and without hesitation, picked up a bamboo branch and went to meet them.

This was the first time in Li Daoxuan's life that he had used swordsmanship to fight an enemy.

The bamboo branch in his hand, enveloped in magical power, resembled a sharp sword.

When their swords clashed, a metallic clang resounded.

As soon as they clashed, Li Daoxuan sensed that Ye Tingzhou, who was in this combined attack formation, was much stronger than Qiu Wanli, who was a Grandmaster.

"They're only at the fifth realm, yet the power they unleash is stronger than a sixth-realm grandmaster... Just who are these people?"

Li Daoxuan pondered silently, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

In just a few rounds of fighting, the desolate courtyard was reduced to ruins.

If the battle takes place over a larger area, it may also affect other places.

Li Daoxuan withdrew and ceased using swordsmanship.

A talisman appeared between his fingers. With a wave of his hand, the talisman naturally released a mysterious power, causing Ye Tingzhou and his fellow disciples to come to an abrupt halt, frozen in place.

Li Daoxuan smiled and was about to step forward to take the black gourd from Ye Tingzhou's body when he saw an object suddenly flash out from Ye Tingzhou's arms. The object floated in mid-air and trembled slightly.

A series of tiny, hair-like sword energies suddenly erupted.

Li Daoxuan's pupils contracted, and he immediately pulled Lord Zhao away with him.

The dense sword energy spread out like waves, destroying everything in its path.

Li Daoxuan could even sense that even his armor and protective talisman, along with his Heavenly Soldier Talisman, couldn't withstand that sword energy.

This power absolutely surpasses the level of a sixth-realm grandmaster.

Li Daoxuan acted decisively, pulling Lord Zhao directly out of the courtyard. Then, with a wave of his hand, dozens of talismans flew out like snowflakes, enveloping the increasingly large sword energy.

With his hands forming a hand seal, dozens of talismans spontaneously combusted, their power interconnecting to form an inverted protective shield that enveloped the sword energy.

His internal magical power surged out wildly as if it were free, and the veins on Li Daoxuan's neck bulged out.

Just then, Qingfeng and Mingyue, sensing the commotion, also rushed over.

Without hesitation, he transferred his own magical power to the other party.

About ten breaths later, the burst of sword energy gradually weakened due to lack of follow-up power, and finally disappeared completely.

Meanwhile, Ye Tingzhou and his group had already taken this opportunity to escape without a trace...

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the courtyard, which was now unrecognizable, Qingfeng asked with lingering fear:

"Master, what happened? How could there be such terrifying sword energy?"

Li Daoxuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

"We'll talk about it when we get back..."

He then walked up to Lord Zhao, who looked utterly dejected, and asked in a deep voice:

"Lord Zhao, what exactly happened with that vengeful ghost? Why did those people come to capture it?"

Lord Zhao appeared dazed, repeatedly murmuring: "Embroiderer...embroiderer..."

Li Daoxuan frowned, his voice carrying a hint of magical power as he said:

"Lord Zhao, wake up..."

This call finally brought Lord Zhao back to his senses. Upon seeing Li Daoxuan, this magistrate of Anyi County actually knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying:

"Mr. Li, please... please help me get the embroiderer back..."