With the second cultivator to hand over his spirit stones also receiving his ten percent, the faces of those waiting in line behind him lit up with joyful smiles.
With this batch of spirit stones, they would be able to live much better lives once they got out of here.
However, some people's eyes flickered with greed, harboring unknown thoughts.
“Senior, these are the spirit stones I mined...”
A handsome, remarkably refined Foundation Establishment cultivator bowed respectfully and spoke.
Lu Ming looked at the Foundation Establishment cultivator's face.
He looked like he had a rather punchable face!
He would absolutely never admit that he was just slightly annoyed by how handsome the guy was...
Without another word, he snatched the storage bag right out of the other's hand.
Seeing his storage bag suddenly in Lu Ming's grasp, the Foundation Establishment cultivator's face went pale. His legs turned to jelly, and he collapsed to the ground.
“Senior, spare my life! I'll never do it again...”
Boom!
Lu Ming didn't waste any words. With a casual wave of his hand, the Foundation Establishment cultivator was blasted to pieces, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.
He detested greedy people who were never satisfied the most!
He had already given them a reward, yet this guy still wasn't satisfied and tried to hide some.
Seeing the Foundation Establishment cultivator die, the other cultivators waiting in line were instantly terrified.
They didn't understand why Lu Ming had suddenly killed him.
But many of them looked at the storage bag in Lu Ming's hand and quickly realized what had happened.
Sure enough, they saw Lu Ming give his hand a shake, and another half of the spirit stones poured out of the storage bag.
...
“Serves him right!”
“He got what he deserved!”
Many people couldn't help but curse.
Such a generous senior had saved their lives and even handed out spirit stones, yet someone actually tried to embezzle from him.
They really didn't know what was good for them. They deserved to die...
He had ruined everyone's mood and wasted their time.
Afterward, Lu Ming conducted random spot checks on a few more people.
No one else dared to try anything. After all, their lives were more important.
At the same time, Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao were doing the exact same thing.
Once they finished collecting the spirit stones, Lu Ming looked at the crowd and said, “You all should hurry up and run. The people from the Tiansheng Sect might be arriving soon...”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, the Golden Core cultivator who had been the first to hand over his spirit stones fell to his knees with a thud.
“Thank you, Senior, for saving my life! This junior... wishes to follow you, Senior!”
Hearing his words, many others also knelt.
“We also want to follow you, Boss!”
This scene gave Lu Ming and the other two a massive fright.
What?
Follow us?
Why had they been working so hard? Wasn't it because they had two entire sects to feed back home?
If they took in this many people, wouldn't they work themselves to death?
No way. Absolutely not.
At this thought, Lu Ming and Big Yellow exchanged glances. Run!
Having made up his mind, Lu Ming swept up Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao and fled immediately.
Seeing Lu Ming and the others suddenly vanish, the kneeling cultivators were utterly bewildered.
“What does Senior mean by this?”
“He probably agreed!”
“He didn't refuse, so he must have agreed!”
“Exactly, exactly...”
“Then why did they leave?”
“They must have had some urgent matter to attend to...”
Just like that, the matter was settled by a few words from the crowd. Lu Ming and his companions had agreed.
They were now the big shot's men.
As for whether they would become enemies of the Tiansheng Sect if they followed the big shot, were they afraid?
Afraid of what? They already had a grudge against the Tiansheng Sect to begin with!
Immediately, the crowd turned their gazes toward Zhao Sandao and his men, who were still standing there in a daze.
Zhao Sandao and his crew were also completely baffled. What was going on?
Why did the big shot leave without silencing them? Why did he just abandon them here?
What did this mean?
Since he didn't kill them, did it mean he was letting them go?
It had to be!
However, seeing the crowd's gazes, Zhao Sandao and his men still shivered. If these people found out they were human traffickers who sold cultivators, they would definitely be beaten to death!
His eyes flickered, and he hurriedly spoke up, “We are also mine slaves saved by the senior...”
At the same time, he resolved that from now on, he would always claim to be a mine slave saved by the senior.
“Yes, yes...” the Foundation Establishment cultivators behind Zhao Sandao quickly chimed in.
Pfft! Pfft!
But as soon as those words left their mouths, Zhao Sandao and his men coughed up mouthfuls of fresh blood.
Then, they collapsed to the ground, completely devoid of breath.
Seeing this, the gathered mine slaves were stunned.
They didn't understand why these men had suddenly died out of nowhere.
Just then, a Qi Refining cultivator said in a low voice, “These guys are human traffickers! I was sold here by them...”
He had recognized Zhao Sandao and his men earlier, but seeing them standing behind Lu Ming, he hadn't dared to speak up.
“The senior must have known about their crimes and executed them!” the leading Golden Core cultivator declared.
“Exactly, exactly...” Others nodded in agreement.
Otherwise, why would they suddenly die for no reason?
“Let's leave first. Senior said the Tiansheng Sect will be here soon...”
As he spoke, the Golden Core cultivator took out a spirit boat from Zhao Sandao's storage bag.
Hearing this, the others realized it made sense. They quickly boarded the spirit boat and left the area.
After leaving the mine, the group found a remote mountain and founded a sect right then and there—the Bandit Sect.
Some cultivators who didn't want to stay left immediately.
Most of them already belonged to other sects. Those who stayed were mostly rogue cultivators.
In truth, the reason they were willing to stay and establish the Bandit Sect was to band together for warmth.
After all, the reason they had been trafficked in the first place was that they had no backing. Many of them had been forcibly kidnapped.
Once the Bandit Sect was established, all its disciples wore bandit hoods.
On their sect's plaza, they even erected statues of their three Sect Masters: a thin man, a fat man, and a dog. However, all three statues wore bandit hoods as well, obscuring their faces.
The entire Bandit Sect had over three hundred members. The one with the highest cultivation was a Nascent Soul old man named Jia Wang.
He was Big Yellow's number one fan because when they were collecting spirit stones, Big Yellow had only taken half of his, saying he was getting old and should keep more to protect himself.
Of course, Jia Wang felt he just looked old for his age.
With over twenty Golden Core cultivators, they could be considered a small local power.
Boom! Boom!
Not long after the Bandit Sect was founded, they ran into trouble.
A nearby sect, the Kaoshan Sect, came knocking on their door.
A name like "Bandit Sect" obviously didn't sound like a proper sect.
Besides, having them so close would definitely affect the development of the Kaoshan Sect.
The Kaoshan Sect had two Nascent Soul cultivators. Faced with their joint attack, Jia Wang was beaten so badly he couldn't fight back at all.
He felt like he was about to go see his great-grandmother.
But he hadn't even brought glory to the Bandit Sect yet, nor had he waited for the three Sect Masters to return!
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