“Huh!?”
Just as Lu Ming was about to head up the mountain, he suddenly spoke up:
“Big Yellow, have you noticed that something is missing?”
“Woof woof!!”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, Big Yellow quickly scanned their surroundings.
Suddenly, its gaze locked onto something.
“Woof woof woof!!”
Big Yellow excitedly pointed its paw toward the spot where the large blue stone engraved with “Qingshan Sect” used to sit.
“Holy crap... Who stole our sect's sign?”
Following Big Yellow's paw, Lu Ming saw that the large blue stone they used to lean against while cracking melon seeds was indeed gone.
“Dammit, who is so cheap that they'd even steal a sect's sign...”
“Which blind bastard did this?! Stealing my sect's sign...”
“You utterly shameless scoundrel! May you sprain your ankle walking, choke on your food, and have ghosts knock on your door at midnight...”
“Woof woof woof!!”
“Woof woof!!”
“Woof!!”
“Achoo! Achoo! ...”
The Grand Elder, lying on a lounge chair, sneezed repeatedly:
“Which little brat is cursing me?”
“You'll know if you divine it,” Hanyan's cold voice rang out.
The Grand Elder couldn't help but roll his eyes. How bored did he look?
“The identity token you gave Huang Tianbao to suppress his special physique has shattered?” Hanyan asked, looking at the constantly sneezing Grand Elder.
“Achoo... Achoo...”
The Grand Elder rubbed his nose. “Yes.”
“Will there be any issues?”
“What issues could there be? Everyone bears their own karma, and everything happens for a reason...”
Hearing this, Hanyan said no more and simply turned to leave.
...
At the foot of the mountain, Lu Ming and Big Yellow cursed until their throats were dry.
The nearby ants and insects couldn't stand it any longer and packed up to move away.
They had never seen anyone who could curse like this.
If they could speak, they would definitely tell the man and dog to curse even harder.
Only after the man and dog grew tired of cursing did they remember that they should probably go up the mountain to ask around.
“Woof woof!?”
Big Yellow wagged its tail, its eyes seeming to ask: Boss, our sect is already so poor, why would anyone steal from us? This thief is way too shameless. If we plant flowers and grass in the future, won't even more people come to steal them?
Lu Ming patted Big Yellow's head:
“When the time comes, we'll set up a sect-protecting array...”
Big Yellow nodded.
“Grand Elder, we're back...”
“Woof woof!!”
The man and dog shouted loudly as they reached the mountain peak.
“Huh? Why is no one answering? Are they all in seclusion?” Lu Ming muttered in confusion.
Then, he and Big Yellow quickly made their way to the Grand Elder's residence.
“Grand—”
Then, Lu Ming and Big Yellow froze at what they saw. The Grand Elder's door was wide open, and the interior was completely empty. Forget about people, not even a single brick was left.
The entire room had been stripped down to its bare frame.
Lu Ming stood dazed. What on earth was going on?
Immediately after, they rushed to the Second Elder's place, the Third Elder's place, and the Technique Pavilion... Without exception, they were all in the same state!
“Woof woof!?”
Big Yellow urgently nudged Lu Ming. Boss, what's going on? Did the thieves steal the people too?
Lu Ming muttered with a grim face:
“Could we have been wiped out? And in the most brutal way possible. They shook the eggs until the yolks broke, sliced the earthworms vertically, peed in the ant nests, stripped the bark off the trees, and tore the houses down to their frames...”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, Big Yellow's dog face turned pale, and it trembled with rage. This was simply too cruel.
Just as the anger of the man and dog was about to boil over.
Bang...
A flash of light appeared before them, and the Grand Elder's projection materialized in midair.
“Grand Elder... Have you returned as a spirit? Quickly, tell me who the enemy is! Once I'm strong enough, I'll avenge you all...” Lu Ming asked urgently.
“Woof woof!?” Big Yellow chimed in.
No matter what, he was still a disciple of the Qingshan Sect. This was a blood feud of sect extermination.
But the Grand Elder's projection acted as if he hadn't heard a thing. He didn't answer Lu Ming's question, instead speaking with a beaming smile:
“Lu Ming, by the time you see this projection of mine, you should have returned with the other disciples.”
“What? A projection?”
Hearing this, Lu Ming was taken aback. He wasn't a ghost; this was just a recorded projection? Then what was the point of all his grief just now?
At this moment, the Grand Elder's projection continued:
“I have some good news to share with you all. Our sect has moved...”
Hearing that the sect had moved, Lu Ming and Big Yellow exchanged a guilty glance. The sect's sign at the foot of the mountain... could it be that the Grand Elder and the others had taken it with them when they moved? If that was the case, what was the point of their passionate cursing down there earlier? The main question was: nobody heard them, right?
“Well... alright, there's nothing else. Lu Ming, lead the other disciples and cultivate diligently...”
After the Grand Elder's projection finished speaking, it dissipated into the void.
Lu Ming, who had still been feeling a bit guilty, was instantly dumbfounded after hearing those words. He could understand moving! But did they forget to tell him the address of the new sect?!
Lu Ming scratched his head and paced around in circles.
What kind of nonsense was this? He went out for a trip, and when he came back, the sect had moved without even notifying him!
“Woof woof!!”
Big Yellow was also extremely anxious: Boss, did the Grand Elder and the others forget to tell us the new address? Or did they do it on purpose?
“They must have forgotten. After all, moving is a busy process, so it's normal to forget a few things,” Lu Ming spoke with certainty. After all, the sect only had three disciples. How could they purposely lock them out of the sect? They were the future of the sect! The Grand Elder and the others must have just been too busy and forgotten!
Big Yellow nodded in agreement. The boss's analysis makes sense.
Lu Ming looked around the empty sect:
“Let's rest here for a bit first. Then we'll go find Old Third, and search for our sect...”
Afterward, Lu Ming and Big Yellow pitched a tent.
They began to organize the spoils from their trip.
The wealthiest hauls were undoubtedly Ye Fan's two storage bags and Jiang Xueqing's storage bag.
Ye Fan's storage bags contained not only a vast amount of spirit stones but also many pills and life-saving magical artifacts.
Lu Ming couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, he had acted quickly back then; otherwise, killing the guy might not have been so easy.
Inside Jiang Xueqing's storage bag, there was also a large quantity of spirit stones and numerous life-saving magical artifacts.
On top of that, there were many pills, including quite a few suitable for the Golden Core stage.
There was even a portion of rare spiritual herbs!
Compared to their storage bags, the other storage bags looked incredibly shabby.
After sorting through everything, Lu Ming decided to keep the spirit stones and pills for himself and Big Yellow.
As for the spiritual artifacts and magical artifacts, he would find an opportunity to sell them off.
After all, none of these items were obtained through legitimate means.
If someone recognized them, wouldn't he just be bringing trouble upon himself?
Even though he was the protagonist, he couldn't survive if he kept courting death!
While Lu Ming and Big Yellow were resting, Huang Tianbao followed his newly acquired master, Youhunzi, back to the Ten Thousand Souls Sect.
But as soon as they returned to the sect, they saw the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Souls Sect gathering disciples:
“Elder You, you've returned at the perfect time. The peak Soul Transformation stage expert of the Yin Soul Hall failed his breakthrough and died. Our sect is currently preparing to launch an attack on the Yin Soul Hall...”
“Very well...”
Youhunzi agreed. The Yin Soul Hall was a neighbor of the Ten Thousand Souls Sect, and the two sects had been fighting for many years. In truth, both sides had been waiting for their own peak Soul Transformation stage expert to successfully make a breakthrough so they could wipe out the other. He hadn't expected the Soul Transformation stage expert of the Yin Soul Hall to die like this. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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