“Don't run... Wait for us!”
Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and Huang Tianbao—two men and a dog—shouted as they chased after the crowd of Soul Transformation stage cultivators.
The Soul Transformation stage cultivators from Wuhua Palace and the Blood River Demon Sect couldn't help but complain in their hearts:
Is that even human language?
If we don't run, are we supposed to wait to be beaten to death by you?
Immediately, everyone increased their speed once more...
Their only hope now was that the three Unity stage cultivators from their side could quickly finish off the Blood Fiend Tower's Unity stage cultivator. That way, they could turn the tables and celebrate.
Seeing them speed up again, Lu Ming was also speechless. Why are they running so fast?
Immediately, Lu Ming and his companions also increased their speed.
And sure enough, he actually caught up to one—a slightly slower Soul Transformation stage cultivator from the Blood River Demon Sect.
It's over!
That was the only thought in the mind of the caught Soul Transformation stage cultivator.
He had seen Lu Ming beat the other Soul Transformation stage cultivators to death just now. The Soul Transformation stage cultivator instantly felt that there was no hope of survival, and two streams of clear tears rolled down the corners of his eyes.
He couldn't help but feel some regret. Why hadn't he accepted the dual cultivation invitation from that female cultivator of the Joyous Union Sect? After a lifetime of hard cultivation, he hadn't even tasted the touch of a woman before facing death.
If the heavens were to give him another chance, he would definitely say “yes” to that female cultivator.
With a thud, a corpse suddenly fell from above.
The moment he saw the corpse, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator was stunned. It was over... It was completely over now...
This corpse belonged to none other than General Dog, who had recently arrived at their Blood River Demon Sect.
What did this mean? It meant that their side was clearly losing, damn it!
He simply couldn't understand. How could a three-on-one fight turn out like this?
At this moment, Lu Ming also spotted General Dog's corpse.
“Holy crap... even Unity stage cultivators are starting to die...”
After all, he had interacted with these Unity stage cultivators before. This was the first time he had seen a Unity stage cultivator die. Besides, there were only a handful of Unity stage cultivators in the Northern and Eastern Provinces to begin with.
With a slap, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator Lu Ming had caught up to slid straight into a kneel, bowing before Lu Ming.
“Big Brother... I want to leave the darkness and step into the light! I want to turn over a new leaf!”
Seeing General Dog's corpse, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator was truly terrified. People were actually dying!
Was it easy for him to cultivate to the Soul Transformation stage? It wasn't easy at all...
Surrendering to save his own life wasn't shameful, was it? Besides, losing face was better than losing his life!
Seeing the surrendering Soul Transformation stage cultivator, Lu Ming was also taken aback.
“Big Brother, you're surrendering just like that?”
“Yes...”
“Where is your backbone... Where is your pride as a Soul Transformation stage cultivator?”
“I fed it to the dogs...”
“Woof!”
In its excitement, Big Yellow blurted out in dog language.
“Don't slander dogs! I didn't eat any of that garbage...”
Big Yellow's words completely stumped the Soul Transformation stage cultivator. He had honestly forgotten there was a dog here.
“Brother Dog, it's a misunderstanding! All a misunderstanding! I didn't even have that stuff to begin with...”
“Anyway, I just want to surrender. Do with me as you please, but even if I die, I'm going to surrender!”
Having said that, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator raised his head. No one could stop his determination to surrender.
Lu Ming was momentarily speechless. Big Brother, do you hear what you're saying? Rather die than not surrender. Most people don't have this level of dedication...
“What do you guys think?” Lu Ming asked, looking at Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao beside him.
Huang Tianbao shook his Hundred Million Soul Banner, which was billowing with black smoke. “I'll listen to Big Brother.”
Big Yellow wagged its tail. “Boss makes the call!”
Hearing the words of the man and the dog, Lu Ming sized up the Soul Transformation stage cultivator before him once more.
Clad in a blood-red robe, his skin appeared exceptionally pale. His features were striking and extremely gorgeous, with the corners of his eyes tilted slightly upward, and his eyes were a light shade of scarlet.
From the edge of his brow down to his neck, several delicate, blood-red patterns showed through his skin.
Lu Ming was startled. He hadn't noticed earlier, but now he realized this guy's looks were on par with Fu Chen's. Both of them had that kind of punchable, pretty-boy face.
But this was also good. If the sect ever became so poor that they couldn't even put food on the table, having them work as male escorts to earn some living expenses would definitely not be a problem.
“Ahem... seeing how sincere you are about surrendering, I'll give you a chance. However, our Heavenly Demon Sect doesn't just take in anyone.”
“We don't accept those who kill the innocent, nor do we accept those with no moral baseline...”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator was also taken aback.
He hadn't expected the Heavenly Demon Sect to have such recruitment rules. After all, other factions recruited based on talent and strength. This is quite a principled sect.
Immediately, he spoke up seriously:
“Big Brother, I have killed countless people in my life, but it was almost always due to grudges, benefits, or conflicts... But I have never killed a mortal.”
After saying this, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator looked at Lu Ming nervously. He didn't know if he could meet the standard. After all, he really had killed many people.
“Alright, we'll take you in.”
In this cultivation world where the strong preyed on the weak, being able to avoid killing innocent mortals already qualified one as having a moral baseline.
Hearing Lu Ming's words, the Soul Transformation stage cultivator's face lit up with joy.
“Thank you, Big Brother... No... Thank you, Sect Master!”
“Mhm... Right, what's your name?” Lu Ming asked.
“Sect Master, my name is Xue Wuchang...”
“Alright... For now, you will follow the Second Sect Master and Third Sect Master.”
Lu Ming planned to go see how the battle between the Unity stage cultivators was going. With a flash of his figure, he vanished from the spot.
Seeing Lu Ming leave, Xue Wuchang scrambled up from the ground.
“Second Sect Master, Third Sect Master, could I get a set of our sect's uniform?”
He didn't want to wear the clothes on his body anymore. As for the soul tablet the Blood River Demon Sect used to control him, that didn't matter. Surviving came first.
Big Yellow didn't waste words either and tossed a storage bag to Xue Wuchang.
“This is the sect's standard issue...”
When Xue Wuchang opened the storage bag, he found a massive amount of spirit stones inside, as well as several basins of pills. There were also many weapons and magical artifacts.
He suddenly looked up at Big Yellow. “Second Sect Master, you didn't give me the wrong one, did you?”
He suspected that the Second Sect Master had accidentally given him the sect's warehouse bag. This was just way too much!
“Let me see...”
Hearing him say this, Big Yellow also suspected it might have handed over the wrong bag.
Xue Wuchang quickly handed the storage bag back.
“No, it's correct. Hurry up, we still have to go help with the fight...”
With that, Big Yellow tossed the storage bag back to Xue Wuchang.
Xue Wuchang no longer knew how to describe his shock.
Could someone tell him what kind of divine sect he had just joined? They actually gave this much! If he had known, he would have surrendered long ago.
He felt some regret for surrendering so late. He had missed out on so many good days.
Xue Wuchang didn't dare delay and quickly searched the storage bag to find the bandit kit.
He saw several sets of equipment inside, and there was even a monkey suit. It seemed his new sect had quite a few different identities.
The moment he put on the bandit hood, Xue Wuchang felt fantastic.
“Wuhaha... Qi Lianyue, stop right there!”
After getting dressed, Xue Wuchang followed Big Yellow and the others to hunt down those Soul Transformation stage cultivators.
He immediately targeted the Wuhua Palace cultivators, having been annoyed by them for a long time.
Back then, Wuhua Palace had tried to recruit him more than once. A few times, if he hadn't been clever, he would have been dragged off to Wuhua Palace.
In the end, having no other choice, he joined the Blood River Demon Sect to finally put an end to the matter.
But after arriving at the Blood River Demon Sect, he was ostracized. His life had been an absolute living hell!
...
The culprit behind all of this was Wuhua Palace...
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