chapter 9 I, Liam Chu, am going to kill three people during this trip.

Black Martial Realm Cultivators nourish their muscles and bones with blood, possessing the strength to tear apart tigers and leopards.
Although Samuel had lost a palm, pulling a carriage was not an issue for him.
As Samuel pulled the carriage, blood seeped from his wound, staining the ground crimson.
"The carriage comes from the Calvin family. It’s said that a genius from the Calvin family has returned, having slain over a dozen Sungarde Sect disciples!"
"How is that possible? Wasn’t he crippled?"
"Perhaps he encountered some fortune and regained his strength, thus seeking revenge."
"My God, is he actually going to the Sungarde Sect? I heard that the disappearance of his Divine Bloodline was a conspiracy."
"Regardless, he is the first to directly confront and provoke the Sungarde Sect!"
...
Greene Town was abuzz, with crowds swarming in.
As one of the prominent families of Greene Town.
The Calvin family's misfortunes over the years were no secret in the town.
Various discussions pushed the Calvin family into the spotlight, causing a stir in the surrounding towns, with many following the carriage.
The Sungarde Sect, a Great Sect of the Red Dragon Martial Dynasty, was only a hundred miles from Greene Town, not too far away.
Regardless of the outcome of this provocation, it was a spectacle worth witnessing.
"Grandpa, is that big brother?"
Amid the surging crowd, seven or eight-year-old Chloe exclaimed in surprise.
Through the fluttering curtains, only three figures could be vaguely seen.
But James, beside the carriage, she had seen in the Moonlight Tavern.
"Indeed."
"It’s him!"
Jack's breathing became rapid.
Just yesterday, he was regretting missing the opportunity to pay respects to the North King.
Today, he witnessed the North King embarking on a journey.
"The North King, possessing a talent that shocks the world, is actually from the Calvin family."
Jack's emotions were tumultuous, "Are the elders of the Sungarde Sect blind?"
The North King, a legend of the Red Dragon Martial Dynasty.
His origins were top secret, with many rumors.
Only today did he learn that the birth of the North King was far less noble than rumored.
Compared to the entire Red Dragon Martial Dynasty, the Calvin family was but a humble clan.
Who said a humble clan cannot produce nobility.
"Chloe."
"Let’s follow them!.."
Jack, limping, led Chloe, following the procession as if on a pilgrimage.
A gust of wind lifted the curtains of the carriage, revealing a handsome face.
"Could he be my benefactor?"
In the crowd, a young man in silver light armor was greatly shocked.
He was William, the commander of the city guards.
After slaying his enemy yesterday, he immediately headed to the Moonlight Tavern, just missing Liam as he left.
Seeing Liam's true face now, he immediately recognized him.
"Brother, more and more people are joining."
"The Sungarde Sect must have received the news by now."
Inside the carriage, Lucy kept looking outside, appearing anxious.
"No matter."
Liam smiled.
His journey of a hundred miles was for settling scores.
Even if the entire Sungarde Sect mustered all its strength, they could not stop him.
Liam's composure made Owen laugh out loud.
He hadn't asked about Liam's realm, but he had some guesses.
...
Inside Sungarde County, there was a lush mountain range.
Through the misty fog, one could see houses built along the mountain, temples next to natural defenses, cranes dancing gracefully, and shady groves of medicinal herbs, resembling a celestial hermitage.
This was the location of the Sungarde Sect.
In front of the majestic sect gate, three hundred Sungarde Sect disciples stood erect.
The incident at the Calvin family had already shaken the Sungarde Sect.
Now.
The Calvin family dared to have Samuel pull a cart, heading straight for the Sungarde Sect.
Not to mention that Samuel's brother was now the esteemed Young Sect Leader of the Sungarde Sect.
Even an ordinary disciple considered this a humiliation to the Sungarde Sect.
"They're here!"
Someone whispered at that moment.
Fallen leaves on the path ahead tumbled, swept up into the sky by a fierce wind.
A carriage approached, bathed in sunlight, glittering brilliantly.
James, like a guard, strode forward with purpose.
Behind the carriage followed thousands from various major cities in the surrounding area.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In an instant, the sounds of swords being unsheathed melded into one continuous clatter.
"This is the sacred ground of the Sungarde Sect, refrain from acting recklessly!"
"Release Samuel, and you might still have a chance to survive!"
In front of the mountain gate, three hundred Sungarde Sect disciples fluttered their robes, their vitality as robust as a rainbow.
They had reached the Black Martial Realm, where blood nourishes the bones and muscles, and were now pressing towards the carriage in unison.
However.
There was no response from inside the carriage.
James, too, did not shift his gaze, urging Samuel to continue moving forward.
The North King, standing at the pinnacle, would not waste his words on these people.
"Liam, I know you are there."
"You, a renegade of the Sungarde Sect, dare to challenge the authority of a Great Sect."
"Today, I shall slay you on behalf of my brother Benjamin."
A disciple, eager to prove himself, leapt up, aiming to board the carriage.
Boom!
James, expressionless, struck with his palm, unleashing a wave of energy like a mountain collapsing, striking the disciple like lightning. Blood sprayed wildly as he was sent flying dozens of meters.
"How dare you!"
The other disciples, outraged, attacked in unison.
In a flash.
Sword lights crisscrossed like mercury, their clanging reaching the heavens like dragon roars.
Yet, within ten meters of the carriage, all was as calm as usual.
James moved like a phantom, each of his movements resulting in Sungarde Sect disciples falling like weeds, their screams unceasing.
Every brave warrior under the North King possessed the cultivation to confront a Great Sect head-on.
Like him.
Without having slain thousands, how could one earn the name James.
In a matter of breaths, no one stood before the carriage.
The three hundred Sungarde Sect disciples either lay in pools of blood or had fainted, with only a few managing to stand up, retreating in terror.
Their attention was on Liam.
Unaware that James, accompanying them, was so formidable.
All three hundred were in the Black Martial Realm, yet they couldn't get close in a coordinated attack.
The spectators who had come to watch were in an uproar.
The prodigy of the Calvin family had returned to claim the Sungarde Sect, prepared, managing to bring such a powerful being.
"A bunch of useless things!"
Samuel, enraged.
Pulling the carriage for Liam for a hundred miles was humiliating enough.
He had thought that upon reaching the Sungarde Sect, he would be free, but these disciples were disappointing.
Under the watchful eyes of all.
The carriage entered the mountain gate, ahead lay a flight of blue stone steps, ascending into the clouds like a ladder to heaven.
This was the 'Sect Path' of the Sungarde Sect, with 9,999 steps inscribed with the Mountain-sealing Great Array.
Since the founding of the Sungarde Sect.
Anyone not permitted and who rashly trespassed would be suppressed by the Mountain-sealing Great Array.
"It's been six years..."
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Liam stepped down.
Gazing at the Sect Path, Liam's eyes flickered with emotions.
Six years ago.
He was harmed by Benjamin and expelled from the Sungarde Sect, leaving from this very Sect Path, desolate and soulless.
Those memories flashed back, as if they happened just yesterday.
Now, he had returned.
No longer the persecuted youth who was powerless to fight back.
"Liam!"
"Surrender and release Samuel, or your entire clan will be exterminated!"
Clouds and mist swirled on the Sect Path, the Mountain-sealing Great Array already activated.
A thousand figures in robes embroidered with fierce suns appeared, each holding a weapon and positioned on the steps, their lofty words tearing through the clouds above.
As part of the Red Dragon Martial Dynasty's Great Sect.
The Sungarde Sect had tens of thousands of disciples.
The three hundred disciples guarding the mountain gate were just the tip of the iceberg, mere ordinary disciples.
"Hehe!"
Liam's gaze swept over the familiar faces, his lips curling slightly.
When he was the pride of the Sungarde Sect, these people flattered him.
After his Divine Bloodline was stripped away, they all turned against him, mocking and ridiculing him, even providing the Sungarde Sect with an excuse to expel him.
Such is human nature.
"On this visit, I, Liam, intend to kill three people."
"First, Daniel Warrick; second, Leo Fletcher; third, Benjamin Layton."
Liam's robe billowed as he ascended the steps, his clear voice causing many to change their expressions.
Daniel and Leo are both elders of the Sungarde Sect.
As for Benjamin.
He is even more prominent, being the Young Sect Leader of the Sungarde Sect and currently the number one Prodigy within the sect.
Liam has embarked on a dangerous journey to the mountains to eliminate these three!