Seeing Niu Lansan pocket the pill bottle, Lu Ming didn't stand on ceremony and got straight to the point.
“Fellow Daoists, do you happen to have any hundred-person discount tokens on you?”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, Niu Lansan's eyes flickered. This guy was a ruthless character...
Was he planning to kill up to a hundred people?
“We do, but I'll need to apply for them.”
Lu Ming nodded. “Then I'll trouble you, Fellow Daoist.”
Afterward, Niu Lansan and his brother departed.
On the way, Niu Lansi hesitated for a moment before asking, “Big brother, why are you looking out for this guy so much?”
After all, Niu Lansan had not only given him discount tokens but had also tipped him off.
Those discount tokens were benefits given to them by their superiors. Usually, they sold most of them to earn spirit stones.
Niu Lansan stared ahead and sighed softly. “Because this man gives me an unusual feeling. He's capable and knows how to play the game.”
“If he returns safely from the secret realm, how about the two of us join his sect?”
“After all, if we just keep working as guards, it'll be very hard for us to form our cores.”
Hearing this, Niu Lansi hesitated. “But this sect was only just established. Will it really last?”
Niu Lansan turned and looked at Niu Lansi seriously. “Little Si, nothing in this world comes without risk. If we join an established sect, we'll definitely have to compete from the very bottom.”
“But if we join this Heavenly Demon Sect now, we might actually secure a decent position for ourselves.”
Hearing Niu Lansan's explanation, Niu Lansi nodded. “I'll do as you say. Anyway, ever since we were kids, Mom always told me to listen to you.”
Niu Lansan was instantly left speechless by those words. How old are you? Why do you still bring up Mom all the time?
The two of them then walked away quickly to apply for the discount tokens for Lu Ming.
It was a dark and windy night—the perfect time for some sneaky business.
The entire Heavenly Demon Sect encampment was shrouded in the silence of the night.
Seeing this, the Black Snake Gang leader and the Black Eagle Gang leader sneered. Bloodthirsty sneers played on their lips.
What a bunch of fucking absolute amateurs. They don't have the slightest bit of vigilance. We've already snuck right up to their doorstep, and they haven't reacted at all. How do they expect to survive in the cultivation world like this?
“Liu San, go in and check out the situation,” the Black Snake Gang leader ordered in a chilling tone.
“Yes, Boss.”
Liu San, who stood behind him, replied and prepared to scale the wall.
The Black Snake Gang leader spoke again. “Make it quick. Don't let the Black Tiger Gang beat us to it.”
Liu San nodded in agreement once more. With a flash of his figure, he leaped onto the courtyard wall and jumped inside.
Thud...
Before Liu San could even get his bearings after landing, a flash of golden light went off, and his corpse collapsed onto the ground.
Fu Chen frowned and looked at the Thunderclap Brick in his hand. Its stealth capabilities are really lacking...
Meanwhile, Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and the others stared at Fu Chen, utterly speechless.
They had agreed to capture a scout to interrogate. Why did he just beat him to death? Can you show a little restraint when you strike?
Feeling everyone's gaze, Fu Chen looked up and realized his mistake. He looked at the Thunderclap Brick in his hand, then at the corpse on the ground.
“Sect Master, I didn't do it on purpose. I'm just too used to killing people,” Fu Chen muttered softly.
“Sigh!”
Lu Ming waved his hand, motioning for Fu Chen to step back. If he let this guy keep acting, he would end up scaring away everyone outside!
Outside, the Black Snake Gang leader and the Black Eagle Gang leader grew anxious when there was no response from Liu San after quite a while. What was going on? Was it really that hard to just scout the area?
“Could something have gone wrong?” the Black Eagle Gang leader asked in confusion.
“How is that possible? Liu San is at the peak Qi Refining stage. Even if he ran into a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he should be able to hold his own for a couple of moves!” The Black Snake Gang leader shook his head repeatedly.
“Could it be that the kid saw too many good things inside and forgot about us? Mad Dog, go in and take a look. And don't you dare focus only on looting!” the Black Snake Gang leader ordered another lackey beside him.
“Yes, Boss.”
Right after, another figure leaped onto the wall...
Seeing another person enter, Lu Ming moved like lightning, resting a spirit sword against the intruder's neck. “Don't make a sound, or I'll end you.”
Mad Dog didn't hesitate for even a second, nodding frantically to show his cooperation.
After all, his eyes had already landed on Liu San's corpse on the ground. These people clearly weren't lacking in spirit stones; they really would beat someone to death without a second thought.
“Tell them it's safe and have them come in. If you don't want to die, cooperate.” As he spoke, Lu Ming stuffed a pill directly into Mad Dog's mouth.
Then, Lu Ming signaled Diao San to open the courtyard gate.
He then gestured for Mad Dog to call out. Mad Dog was trembling from head to toe. Seeing his state, Lu Ming glared at him, causing Mad Dog to shrink his neck in terror.
Mad Dog hurriedly took a deep breath, composed himself, and called out in a low voice, “Boss, feel free to step inside! It's totally safe here!”
The Black Snake Gang members had been waiting outside when they suddenly saw the gate swing open, and then they heard Mad Dog calling out that it was safe.
The Black Snake Gang leader felt that something was off and asked, “Where's Liu San?”
“I... I didn't see him!” Mad Dog stammered, not knowing how to answer and trying to gloss over it.
At this moment, the nearby Black Eagle Gang leader said, “It should be fine. They only have two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. What can they possibly do to us? We have five of them on our side! Let's not wait around until the Black Tiger Gang gets here.”
The Black Snake Gang leader nodded in agreement. “Go...”
He then took the lead and rushed into the courtyard.
“Who goes there?!” Lu Ming cried out in feigned panic the moment they barged in.
Behind him was a crowd of disciples, seemingly in a fluster and trembling all over.
Only someone standing very close would have noticed the sheer excitement on their faces.
Today, they had all received the weapon handed out by their Sect Master—the massive gold bricks.
These weapons were of an incredibly high grade. According to the test results their Sect Master had described, smashing high-grade spiritual artifacts with them was as easy as pie. They were all itching to test them out.
“Hehehe...”
Seeing Lu Ming and his disciples' reactions, the Black Snake Gang leader let out a sinister, bizarre laugh. This was more like it.
Otherwise, he would have started to suspect there was some kind of trap.
“Activate the formation!” The moment Lu Ming saw that everyone had entered, he shouted the order.
No sooner had his voice fallen, Boom!
The courtyard's protective array activated, and a pitch-black barrier instantly enveloped the entire Heavenly Demon Sect encampment.
When the Black Snake and Black Eagle Gang leaders saw the formation activate, they were utterly dumbfounded.
“Hehehe... Has this guy lost his mind from fear?” the Black Eagle Gang leader mocked, looking up at the pitch-black barrier overhead.
The Black Snake Gang leader also sneered, “Hahaha! I think so too! Normally, people activate their protective arrays before the enemy gets in to block them.”
“They actually waited until we all came inside before turning it on. Aren't they worried about blocking their own escape route?”
“Haha!”
“Hehehe...”
The lackeys behind them also burst into arrogant laughter.
At that exact moment, Lu Ming's figure flashed, and he appeared right in front of the Black Snake Gang leader.
Bam!
Before the Black Snake Gang leader could even react, Lu Ming's fist slammed directly into his chest.
Pfft!
The Black Snake Gang leader violently spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at Lu Ming in utter disbelief.
He never expected that as a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would actually be hit by this opponent.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that an extremely destructive force was rampaging inside him, tearing his body apart.
Not daring to waste a single second, he hurriedly stuffed a recovery pill into his mouth.
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