“Woof woof!!”
Big Yellow pointed its paw deep into the spiritual mist, indicating there were plenty of spirit herbs inside!
“Eldest Senior Brother, are we about to strike it rich again?”
Huang Tianbao also asked, staring at the phantoms within the spiritual mist.
“Why do I feel like something is off?”
Lu Ming said, resting his chin in his hand with his other hand on his hip as he looked up at the flickering shadows in the spiritual mist.
“Let's go... Let's head out first and see...”
But when Lu Ming and the others tried to leave, they found they couldn't get out at all.
They kept walking in circles along the edge of the spiritual mist. As expected, when something felt off, something was definitely off.
Well, great. It seemed they couldn't refuse this stroke of good fortune even if they wanted to.
Whatever. The bigger the storm, the pricier the fish. No pain, no gain.
Let's do this...
Right at that moment, other people began to arrive. They spotted the spirit herbs in the spiritual mist.
Then they saw Lu Ming and his companions wandering along the edge of the mist. Many of them swept their gazes over the trio as if looking at complete idiots.
Are these guys brain-dead? Why are they wandering around here instead of harvesting so many spirit herbs?
As for whether there was danger inside?
That was just how the world worked—survival of the fittest. Fortunes never waited for the weak.
Immediately, their eyes lit up with greed as they rushed inside.
Of course, for safety's sake, many of them still activated some protective measures.
Lu Ming was utterly speechless at the looks they gave him.
He suspected these people had shit in their eyes.
As time passed, more and more people rushed in.
Yet, once they entered, they made no further sound.
When Ye Fan arrived, he happened to see Lu Ming and the others entering the depths of the spiritual mist.
“Junior Brother, do you want to go in together?”
Just as Ye Fan was about to give chase, he heard Bai Yuanfei's voice.
Turning around, he saw Bai Yuanfei walking over with two junior brothers.
Ye Fan's eyes flickered, a sneer playing at the corners of his mouth.
“Sure! Though this place doesn't look simple.”
“What, is our Junior Brother too scared to go in?”
The second junior brother standing beside Bai Yuanfei mocked.
Bai Yuanfei pretended to be angry and scolded him:
“Second Junior Brother, what nonsense are you talking? Our Junior Brother has a top-grade spiritual root. He is the future hope of our sect...”
The second junior brother muttered disdainfully,
“So what if he has a top-grade spiritual root? Hasn't he still failed to establish his foundation?”
“Exactly. It's been almost a month since he joined the sect, and Master gave him so many resources, yet he still hasn't successfully established his foundation. Could his top-grade spiritual root be fake?”
The third junior brother chimed in as well.
Bai Yuanfei looked at Ye Fan.
“Junior Brother, don't listen to your senior brothers' nonsense. You will definitely succeed in your Foundation Establishment sooner or later...”
Ye Fan sneered in his heart at their overt and covert mockery. He usually didn't waste his breath on people who were about to die.
“Junior Brother! I heard you were robbed and even had your clothes stripped off. Are... are you okay? ...”
Bai Yuanfei looked Ye Fan up and down with mock concern.
His expression practically asked if Ye Fan had been violated.
Seeing Bai Yuanfei's expression, Ye Fan's face darkened, and murderous intent flooded his eyes.
Once I find the culprit, I will slice him into a thousand pieces.
You motherfucker, if you're going to rob me, just rob me! Why did you have to strip off my clothes?
Even if the clothes are worth something, why did you have to search my undergarments?
Especially around the crotch...
Still, Ye Fan gritted his teeth and explained,
“I was only robbed of my wealth...”
As soon as Ye Fan finished speaking, the second junior brother cried out in disgust,
“Tsk, tsk... If I were stripped naked, I'd drown myself in my own piss. I wouldn't have the face to go on living...”
“Second Junior Brother, don't talk nonsense...”
Bai Yuanfei scolded his second junior brother again in a half-hearted manner.
Seeing Ye Fan's dark face, Bai Yuanfei comforted him with a smile.
“Junior Brother, don't be angry. Your Second Senior Brother just has a loose tongue; he doesn't mean any harm...”
But in his heart, he sneered:
It'd be best if you died of anger. You probably don't even know yet, but I've already spread several scandalous versions of the story.
Ye Fan looked at the three of them as if they were already dead.
He felt that these pieces of trash living in this world was a pure waste of spiritual energy.
He began to channel the Chengying Sword in his dantian, but just as he was about to strike, he held back.
Because he saw people approaching from behind.
Thus, Ye Fan merely swept his gaze over the three of them before turning and stepping directly into the spiritual mist.
“Hey... What's his problem?”
“So what if he has a top-grade spiritual root? What is he acting so arrogant for?”
“He didn't even say goodbye. Does he even respect us as his senior brothers?”
Seeing Ye Fan leave, the second and third junior brothers spoke up in anger.
Bai Yuanfei clenched his fists inside his sleeves.
The look Ye Fan had just given them made a shiver run down his spine.
No, I must get rid of him as soon as possible.
“Fellow Daoist Bai, are you also going in?”
Just then, a voice called out from behind.
Bai Yuanfei turned around and saw Liu Lang of the Dingyuan Sect approaching with two junior brothers.
Liu Lang was the eldest disciple of the Dingyuan Sect's Sect Master.
He, Liu Lang, and Ning Wan, the Eldest Senior Sister of the Zixuan Sect, were the eldest disciples of the Sect Masters of the three major sects.
The three of them had fought, competed, and even plotted against one another...
Bai Yuanfei nodded with a bright smile.
“We plan to go in and take a look. Are you going in, Fellow Daoist Liu?”
“Yes.”
Liu Lang replied.
Then, he glanced in the direction Ye Fan had gone.
“Was that the disciple with the top-grade spiritual root your Sect Master recently took in?”
“Haha... Yes. Our Junior Brother is young, so it's only natural for him to be a bit arrogant. He insisted on going in first by himself.”
Hearing Bai Yuanfei's words, Liu Lang's eyes flickered as he nodded.
“Well, he has a top-grade spiritual root, so it's normal for him to be arrogant...”
In his heart, however, he muttered:
But only a genius who grows up is a true genius. A dead genius is nothing but dog shit.
It seems Bai Yuanfei doesn't like this junior brother of his very much!
Well, nobody likes having someone stand above them and take the resources that should belong to them.
Naturally, I don't like people like that either...
People who are more talented than me are the most annoying.
Seeing Liu Lang's expression, a slight smirk curled the corner of Bai Yuanfei's mouth.
He knew that no one would like a genius like that.
After all, once Ye Fan grew up, he would likely be invincible in their generation.
At that time, they would be beaten so badly they wouldn't even be able to lift their heads.
The two of them smiled at each other, then led their respective junior brothers into the spiritual mist.
...
Lu Ming and his companions walked some distance into the spiritual mist, and as expected, they discovered a problem.
Once they passed through that stretch of spiritual mist, there were no spirit herbs or pavilions inside at all.
There was only a ruined spirit herb garden and piles of collapsed walls.
Among the ruins, human and demon beast skeletons lay scattered everywhere, and a sinister, chilly aura rushed over them.
Seeing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but draw a cross over his chest, then pressed his palms together:
“Infinite Heavenly Lord, bless us, bless us...”
Beside him, Huang Tianbao hurriedly copied Lu Ming, drawing a cross over his chest.
He muttered along, “Infinite Heavenly Lord, bless us, bless us...”
Although he didn't understand what it meant, it felt extremely impressive.
“Woof woof!!”
Big Yellow also stood up on its hind legs and did the same.
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