The disciple named Liu Sanshou looked at the crowd, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and explained with a tearful, helpless expression:
“It really wasn't me who stole it.”
The leader of the Xiaoyao Sect looked unconvinced:
“If you didn't steal it, what were you doing there?”
“I... I was just about to steal it, would you believe me?”
Liu Sanshou was also very helpless; he wished he had been the one to steal it.
But he really hadn't!
At this moment, the leader of the Thousand Hands Sect spoke up:
“Wen Ruyu, don't you think the disappearance of our weapons is somewhat similar to when that corpse-looting brat took them in the main hall?”
Wen Ruyu frowned and looked at the leader of the Thousand Hands Sect:
“Hu Laitou, don't you dare slander us. That guy used a big house to collect weapons, a big house, understand? We didn't see any house, nor did we see anyone this time.”
Although Wen Ruyu said this, he still harbored some doubts.
After all, the method was somewhat similar.
Furthermore, they had dealt with the Thousand Hands Sect for years and had some understanding of their thieving techniques.
However, regarding the Star Snow Lotus, he still suspected the Thousand Hands Sect had stolen it.
After all, that disciple was right next to the lotus.
That guy could take weapons, but he couldn't steal spiritual herbs!
“If it was collected with a house, maybe it was an apprentice. This method is much more advanced, so it might be the master.”
Hu Laitou analyzed seriously.
Meanwhile, Lu Ming, who was eavesdropping on their analysis, couldn't help but twitch his lips.
“Your analysis is good. Keep it up, keep analyzing.”
With that, he stopped paying attention to them and left the area.
Just as quietly as he had arrived, he departed.
With a wave of his hand, he took away the staffs and weapons.
For a while after that, Lu Ming embarked on a life of chivalry and justice.
A villain, who murdered and plundered treasures, conjured his spirit sword, about to run it straight through his victim.
But the spirit sword vanished into thin air.
Both the robber and the victim were dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Coming to his senses, the victim shouted excitedly.
“Thank you, Senior, for saving my life... thank you...”
The robber looked terrified. Could it be that a Senior expert had truly saved this person?
“Senior, it's all a misunderstanding...”
“Hmph... I'll spare your life. Scram.”
Lu Ming, hidden within his cloak of invisibility, faked a deep voice to impersonate a Senior expert.
“Yes, yes...”
The villain replied with a terrified expression.
Hearing only the voice but seeing no one, it was indeed a Senior expert.
Although he was also puzzled—wasn't this secret realm only accessible to cultivators below the Golden Core stage?
But he didn't dare gamble his life; what if?
As the saying goes: better safe than sorry.
Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction:
“Scram.”
Hearing the command to scram, the robber quickly vanished into the distance without looking back.
“Thank you, Senior, thank you, Senior...”
Listening to the victim's thanks, Lu Ming felt smug.
See? I told you I was a good person.
The cultivation world owed him the honor of a “Model Cultivator.”
Afterward, the atmosphere of the entire secret realm changed.
Because there was now a spiritual artifact thief who specialized in stealing spiritual artifacts.
Everyone even became much more civilized when fighting over spiritual herbs.
They all fought bare-handed, because they were truly afraid of losing their spiritual artifacts!
After all, a spiritual artifact wasn't cheap.
At the same time, they cursed the Thousand Hands Sect to no end.
The disciples of the Thousand Hands Sect were so scared they didn't dare reveal their identities.
...
Outside the secret realm.
The Sect Master of the Haoran Sect, along with two Elders from the Dingyuan Sect and Zixuan Sect, were drinking wellness tea at their encampment.
“Sect Master Xiao, why did you come to this secret realm personally?”
The Elder of the Dingyuan Sect asked, feigning ignorance.
Sect Master Xiao stroked his beard with a smile:
“Haha... I was bored at the sect, so I took this opportunity to come out and stretch my legs.”
Hearing Sect Master Xiao's words, the Elders of the Dingyuan Sect and Zixuan Sect exchanged glances.
“Stretch his legs,” my foot. It's because he accepted a disciple with a top-grade spiritual root and is afraid something might happen to him.
However, only a genius who has fully grown is a true genius.
They hoped their sect's disciples could find an opportunity to eliminate that kid.
Sect Master Xiao's eyes flickered; he knew these people well.
They would surely be envious, jealous, and hateful that his sect had accepted a disciple with a top-grade spiritual root.
He hoped Ye Fan wouldn't encounter any accidents inside.
Boom... boom...
No sooner had Sect Master Xiao's thought crossed his mind than two of the disciples' soul tablets on a nearby table exploded.
To easily monitor their disciples' status, the three sects had placed their identity soul tablets here.
Sect Master Xiao's expression changed upon hearing the explosions, and he quickly turned to look.
The two Elders from the Dingyuan Sect and Zixuan Sect looked delighted and also turned their heads.
Because the exploding identity soul tablets belonged to the Haoran Sect's table.
Seeing that they were two of Sect Master Xiao's disciples, the two Elders exchanged glances.
Although it wasn't the disciple with the top-grade spiritual root, it was still good.
Sect Master Xiao, seeing that it wasn't Ye Fan's soul tablet that had shattered, felt a wave of relief, but also a pang of heartache.
It was his second disciple and third disciple, both talented individuals.
He didn't know what had happened in the secret realm.
For two of his disciples to die simultaneously.
At the same time, he couldn't help but worry about Ye Fan.
Time passed, and more soul tablets exploded in between.
But they were all soul tablets of ordinary disciples.
Boom...
Just then, the wind and clouds suddenly surged, and heavenly lightning actually struck inside the secret realm.
“Heavenly lightning?”
Sect Master Xiao and the others couldn't help but stand up and look towards the secret realm.
“Who committed an act against the Heavenly Dao to be struck by heavenly lightning?”
The Elder of the Zixuan Sect muttered.
Sect Master Xiao and the other also looked puzzled.
Snap... snap... snap...
Moments later.
On the table where the Dingyuan Sect disciples' soul tablets were placed, three explosions sounded in succession.
The Dingyuan Sect Elder's face paled; all three soul tablets of his sect's disciples had shattered.
He couldn't help but complain internally: Our sect focuses on alchemy, why are they fighting for no reason?
At this moment, he forgot that he had just been hoping his sect's disciples would find a chance to kill Ye Fan.
Meanwhile, the Elder of the Zixuan Sect let out a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, only one of his sect's disciples had come this time, and he was still lively and well.
Under the anxious gazes of Sect Master Xiao and the others, this secret realm trip concluded.
As soon as the time was up, Sect Master Xiao rushed to the exit.
As Ye Fan and Tu Feifei were ejected, Sect Master Xiao couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, his most cherished disciple was unharmed.
Boom...
Just then, his eldest disciple, Bai Yuanfei, was ejected.
Ye Fan leaped over and started beating him.
“What happened? What is going on here?”
Sect Master Xiao quickly stopped Ye Fan. Ye Fan's expression was icy cold:
“Ask him.”
Bai Yuanfei, whose injuries hadn't fully healed, looked at Sect Master Xiao with a wronged expression.
“Master, you must uphold justice for your disciple! Junior Brother, he...”
“We'll talk about this back at the sect.”
Sect Master Xiao saw the situation and knew immediately that it was internal strife.
But people were still watching! He couldn't let them become a laughingstock.
On the spirit boat, Sect Master Xiao asked with a troubled expression:
“Tell me, what happened?”
Bai Yuanfei, once again looking wronged, spoke pitifully:
“Master, you must uphold justice for me! Junior Brother tried to kill me, and he also killed Second Junior Brother and Third Junior Brother... they died so horribly!”
“Silence.”
Annoyed by Bai Yuanfei's cries, Sect Master Xiao coldly shouted, then looked up at Ye Fan;
“What happened?”
“They tried to kill me.”
Ye Fan said with an icy tone.
Hearing Ye Fan's words, a murderous intent surged from Sect Master Xiao, and he looked at Bai Yuanfei with icy eyes.
Bai Yuanfei's face paled, and he quickly retorted:
“Master, don't listen to his nonsense, how could we possibly kill him...”
“Master, it was Eldest Senior Brother and the others who tried to kill Junior Brother.”
Before Bai Yuanfei could finish, Tu Feifei, standing nearby, angrily interrupted him.
Trying to kill her future husband was simply outrageous.
Hearing Tu Feifei's words, Bai Yuanfei stared at the woman with disbelief.
At the same time, his Second Junior Brother's words echoed in his mind:
“You wouldn't happen to have fallen for that pretty boy, Ye Fan, would you?”
But she had only known Ye Fan for a few days???
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