"Run. Where can you run to?"
Seeing Tian Zong actually run, Li Qi's face revealed a calm smile.
If it were an ordinary Half-step Mahayana cultivator, they might not be able to catch up if a fellow cultivator fled.
But at this moment, under Li Qi's terrifying speed, even the speed of a true Half-step Mahayana cultivator seemed like a snail's crawl to Li Qi.
If any powerful cultivator were to try to match Li Qi's speed, which was now amplified a hundredfold, they would likely have to be a true Mahayana cultivator.
But true Mahayana cultivators were not as common as cabbage; there were less than five Mahayana cultivators in the entire Qingrao Domain.
"Stay here."
Li Qi's figure flickered, and the speed he erupted with was tens of times faster than that of Tian Zong, who was fleeing at full speed.
In an instant, Li Qi had already closed in on Tian Zong.
Tian Zong's eyes widened, and his aged gaze revealed a look of terror as he watched Li Qi getting closer and closer.
"Scram!"
Tian Zong's terrifying spiritual energy surged out once more, blasting towards Li Qi.
But unfortunately, Tian Zong's previous world-shattering killer moves couldn't inflict any damage on Li Qi. What could this temporary resistance do?
Li Qi swatted it away with a casual gesture, completely destroying Tian Zong's resistance.
His palm grabbed again, and Li Qi directly seized Tian Zong by the neck.
Tian Zong still wanted to resist, but before he could make any move.
Li Qi directly slapped him across the face.
"Slap!"
"Behave yourself."
Tian Zong's eyes were wide with rage, but in the next moment, terror surged into his eyes again.
Li Qi slowly raised his palm, continuously drawing intricate patterns in front of him.
A dense aura of restriction emanated from them. There was no doubt that if such a terrifying restriction were to be injected into Tian Zong's body.
Even a Half-step Mahayana cultivator like Tian Zong would have no room to resist.
"You... No!"
Tian Zong cried out in alarm, but Li Qi seemed oblivious. He tapped his finger, and the restriction he had drawn was injected into Tian Zong's body.
At this point, Tian Zong's face turned ashen.
He understood that after this restriction entered his body.
He no longer belonged to himself.
His body, mind, and soul completely belonged to Li Qi.
If Li Qi told him to go east, he absolutely could not go west.
If Li Qi willed it, with a mere thought, he would likely be instantly annihilated.
At this moment, Li Qi slowly loosened his grip on Tian Zong's neck.
Freed from his restraints, Tian Zong no longer had any intention of escaping, for it was unnecessary.
A look of sorrow appeared on his aged face.
Earlier, he had heard Tian Zhishang say that he had been placed under a restriction, and now, not long after, he was another person to be placed under a restriction.
"You.........."
Tian Zong looked at Li Qi powerlessly, but after a long pause, he could only utter the word "you" and fell silent.
Then, Li Qi's voice rang out.
"Don't worry, I'm also very busy. I won't bother you if there's nothing going on. You can still be the old ancestor of the Tianqin Merchant Guild."
With a sigh, Tian Zong nodded without replying.
"Go back with me."
Li Qi said, ignoring Tian Zong.
He had left the Tianqin Merchant Guild a considerable distance behind while chasing Tian Zong. With a flicker of his figure, he headed back towards the Tianqin Merchant Guild.
At this moment, the members of the Tianqin Merchant Guild were in a state of deathly silence.
Because they had witnessed their own ancestor being beaten and forced to flee by Li Qi like a dog.
Even their ancestor was no match for that guy. Would their Tianqin Merchant Guild be destroyed today?
Despair flickered in Tian Zhishang's eyes.
He realized that he had still underestimated the Penguin Medicine Pavilion. Li Qi's strength was simply too terrifying.
But the next moment, a stir erupted among the many cultivators of the Tianqin Merchant Guild present.
"Look quickly, the monster is back."
"Ahhh, the monster is back. Doesn't that mean the ancestor has already..."
"No, it's fake! How could anyone other than a Mahayana cultivator so easily kill the ancestor?"
An atmosphere of despair instantly permeated the scene.
At this moment, all the cultivators of the Tianqin Merchant Guild felt that today was the day of their Tianqin Merchant Guild's demise.
Suddenly, someone cried out in pleasant surprise.
"Wait, the ancestor isn't dead, look quickly."
"What's going on? Now the ancestor is chasing that guy, could it be that the ancestor was hiding his strength before?"
Everyone's gaze shifted, and they could see Tian Zong chasing behind Li Qi.
From the looks of it, it really seemed like Li Qi was running and Tian Zong was chasing.
But the next moment, they were instantly silenced by what they saw.
Tian Zong's figure quickly arrived behind Li Qi.
But this time, Tian Zong stood behind Li Qi without any intention of attacking.
Instead, he lowered his head like a servant, remaining silent.
"What's happening, Old Ancestor!!!"
"Old Ancestor!"
The cultivators of the Tianqin Merchant Guild cried out in shock.
But Tian Zong seemed not to hear them.
"Say a few words."
Li Qi said calmly, looking at Tian Zong beside him.
"Yes."
When one is under another's roof, one must bow. Tian Zong nodded, his expression only managing to be respectful.
He then took a step forward.
With his indifferent gaze fixed on the many cultivators of the Tianqin Merchant Guild looking at him, his aged voice rang out.
"From now on, the Tianqin Merchant Guild will follow the lead of this lord from the Penguin Medicine Pavilion."
As soon as Tian Zong finished speaking, all the cultivators of the Tianqin Merchant Guild present, including Tian Zhishang and the others, were completely stunned.
"Old Ancestor, what are you saying? How can our Tianqin Merchant Guild submit..."
But before these words could be spoken, a stern roar from Tian Zong directly erupted.
The terrifying might of a Half-step Mahayana cultivator was unleashed. Tian Zong's voice was cold as he spoke again.
"Shut up. Did you not hear what I said? I said, from today onwards, the Tianqin Merchant Guild will follow the lead of the Penguin Medicine Pavilion."
After these words, the cultivators of the Tianqin Merchant Guild present, though still suspicious,
Ultimately, under the pressure of Tian Zong, who was their old ancestor, they dared not ask any more questions.
Only Tian Zhishang and a few other cultivators who had witnessed Li Qi's control over people up close understood something, and then their faces were filled with despair.