Lu Ming nodded perfunctorily at the brawny man's arrogance.
At the same time, he muttered to himself:
The Third Elder probably hid because he was afraid of talking to people.
Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao thought so too.
After all, they all knew about their Third Elder's quirk.
He wouldn't talk to strangers. If you absolutely had to become acquaintances, it was fine—it would only take a mere hundred years...
Just a hundred years. It takes ten years of mutual merit to share a boat ride, and a hundred years to share a bed...
So speaking a word to you after a hundred years isn't asking too much, right?
Just then, the brawny man beside him shouted loudly again:
“Brother, now I'll let you see what it means to destroy a sect...”
“Alright!”
Lu Ming agreed, and then shouted at the top of his lungs:
“Kill!”
The brawny man froze. What was with this silly kid? Did he want to help kill people too?
If so, that would be fantastic.
This fat sheep was so cooperative that he almost felt bad about killing him.
But spirit stones and natural treasures were still more important. The only thing he could do was to burn a bit more paper money for them after they died, so they could buy a better brain in their next reincarnation and not trust people so easily.
“Ah... Whoosh... Pfft...”
Just then, the brawny man suddenly heard screams coming from beside him.
“What's going on?”
Turning his head, he saw his younger brothers being snapped one by one by Diao San and the others.
Looking at their cultivation levels again, they were all fucking in the Golden Core stage, with only a few at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
The brawny man instantly realized that they hadn't run into some fat sheep, but had kicked a steel plate instead! Was the other party trying to rob the robbers?
The brawny man's face turned pale, his forehead drenched in cold sweat as he turned to Lu Ming.
“Y-you... what do you mean by this?”
Then, he saw Lu Ming's innocent and harmless smile:
“Thank you... for helping us find our sect. This Qingshan Sect is my sect.”
“Boom...”
Lu Ming's words exploded in the brawny man's mind like thunder.
Feeling the aura emanating from Lu Ming, the brawny man's body went completely limp.
“Thud...”
He fell straight to his knees.
The brawny man felt incredibly bitter. He didn't even know how to beg for mercy anymore.
He looked at the Qingshan Sect not far away again.
His heart was filled with grievance. Damn it, if you guys are this powerful, why didn't you show it!
If we knew you weren't to be trifled with, we wouldn't have made such a mistake!
The problem was, he had seen individuals playing the pig to eat the tiger before.
But a whole damn sect playing the pig to eat the tiger? This was his first time seeing it.
“Don't worry, once you're dead, I'll burn a bit more paper money for you...”
The brawny man only heard these words before his consciousness plunged into darkness.
“Clean up this place.”
Lu Ming called out, then excitedly led Big Yellow, Huang Tianbao, and the others to the front of the Qingshan Sect's gate.
Looking at the large blue stone engraved with the words “Qingshan Sect”, the two men and the dog were filled with endless emotions.
They were finally back.
Lu Ming didn't know why he felt such a deep affection for the Qingshan Sect.
Perhaps it was because when countless sects refused to take him in, only the Qingshan Sect had the discerning eye to recognize his talent.
Perhaps it was the bumpy ride when the Third Elder flung them all the way to the sect.
Perhaps it was the sip of water the Grand Elder had made them drink before they departed.
The two men and the dog exchanged glances, their eyes full of excitement and joy.
“Grand Elder, we're back!”
The two men and the dog shouted loudly toward the closed gate.
“Creak...”
Just then, the gate swung open, and the three elders stood inside.
“Welcome back safely, disciples of the sect...”
The Grand Elder called out with a wide smile.
“Waaaah... Grand Elder, I missed you all so much...”
Before the Grand Elder could finish speaking, Huang Tianbao dashed forward, lunging to hug the Grand Elder as he wailed.
The corners of the elders' mouths twitched.
Lu Ming and Big Yellow watched this with smiles on their faces.
“Why did it take you so long to get back? I thought you all died out there. I even found an auspicious burial site for you and was preparing to set up cenotaphs...”
Having comforted Huang Tianbao, the Grand Elder asked, launching a preemptive strike.
Hearing this, Lu Ming and Big Yellow widened their eyes:
“Grand Elder, we wanted to ask you the same thing! Why didn't you leave us an address when you moved?”
The Grand Elder's eyes flew wide open, filled with doubt:
“How is that possible? How could I not have told you the address? I remember leaving a projection for you?”
Hearing the Grand Elder say this, Lu Ming and Big Yellow were at a loss for words.
“It's true you left a projection to tell us, but you only said you were moving! You didn't mention the new address at all!”
“Exactly! We had to search high and low for so long...”
Big Yellow chimed in from the side, wagging its tail.
“Whoa... Doggy, you can speak human language now?”
Hearing the Grand Elder's exclamation, Big Yellow tossed its head proudly:
“You bet!”
“Not bad, not bad...”
Meanwhile, Lu Ming stared intently at the Grand Elder. His gaze clearly demanded an explanation for why no address was left.
The Grand Elder's eyes flickered, and he turned to ask Huo Furong beside him:
“Did I really not leave an address?”
“I don't know. I was busy packing up our things at the time!”
Huo Furong replied with a look of utter confusion.
As for Hanyan, he remained expressionless and kept silent.
Well, it seemed they wouldn't get an answer out of them. The Grand Elder had probably genuinely forgotten.
Only then did Lu Ming size up the cultivation levels of the three elders.
In the past, his cultivation had been too low to see through them.
But now that he was in the Nascent Soul stage, he felt he should be able to tell.
Sure enough, the Grand Elder and the others were all in the Golden Core stage.
The Third Elder had the highest cultivation at the peak Golden Core stage.
The Grand Elder and the Second Elder were both in the late Golden Core stage.
They must have concealed their cultivation from the outside world.
Suddenly, he remembered something. Reaching out his hand, three boxes appeared.
“Grand Elder, these are for you—Star Snow Lotuses.”
The Grand Elder cried out in shock:
“These must be worth a fortune, right?”
Hanyan and Huo Furong's eyes flickered. Act, keep putting on an act.
The corners of Lu Ming and the other two's mouths twitched upon hearing this.
“Grand Elder, we're not short of money now. These are to increase your lifespan.”
As he spoke, Lu Ming handed another storage bag to the Grand Elder, which was filled to the brim with spirit stones...
“Whoa... so many spirit stones! Where did you steal them from? You won't get beaten to death by someone, will you?”
Before the Grand Elder's voice could fade, Big Yellow spoke up:
“What do you mean 'stole'? We robbed them... no, we dug them up...”
The Grand Elder's eyes flickered. “Are you sure there's no issue with their origin? No one's going to track us down, right? Our sect can't afford to provoke anyone!”
“Just rest assured!”
Lu Ming then took out several more storage bags and handed them to the Grand Elder.
Besides spirit stones, they contained weapons and pills.
“Third Elder, there are pills here to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. You should quickly enter seclusion and make a breakthrough...”
“That's wonderful! Your Third Elder could have broken through a long time ago, but because we lacked supporting pills, he's been stuck...” the Grand Elder spoke up at this moment.
Then, he turned to the silent Hanyan and said:
“Your disciples brought this out of respect. Take it and go enter seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!”
Hanyan's gaze froze, and he gritted his teeth!
Break through to the fucking Nascent Soul stage my ass!
Nevertheless, he silently took the storage bag handed over by the Grand Elder.
Seeing that the Grand Elder and the others had accepted the items, Lu Ming took out another box:
“Grand Elder, this is a secret realm authority token. Here.”
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