Chapter 68

The atmosphere unknowingly became sorrowful and oppressive.

Why do ordinary people all dream of becoming cultivators? Besides pursuing immortality and escaping the cycle of rebirth, is there no other reason to escape the sea of suffering?

In the hearts of many ordinary people, the world of cultivators is a paradise; even though many may never encounter a cultivator in their lifetime, they stubbornly hold this belief.

People, after all, always like to construct beautiful things in their hearts, even if only imagined.

But they only thought of the good side of cultivators, not the other aspects, just like this Inner Sect Shī xiōng at this moment.

Upon hearing the sorrowful account of Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ, this Inner Door Disciple felt full of sympathy, continuously handing out bags of spirit stones while also offering words of comfort.

「Junior brother, those are things of the past; now that you are a disciple of the Dao Yi Sect, you have the ability to care for and protect your family—take these spirit stones, don't stand on ceremony with your Shī xiōng。」

「Thank you, Shī xiōng。」

「It's really hard on you, junior brother—at such a young age, raising over twenty siblings as both father and mother; I admire you, take these spirit stones, don't be polite with your Shī xiōng。」

「Thank you, Shī xiōng。」

As expected, shortly thereafter, those more than ten Menial Disciples of Divine Sword Peak were all released.

Until then, no one had noticed anything amiss; they were still sighing there.

「I never imagined before that the life of our Dao Yi Sect Menial Disciples would be so dire。」

「Yeah, but thinking about it, it makes sense—Menial Disciples generally have low aptitude, and without any background, their lives are indeed tough。」

「Now that I think about it, my previous attitude toward the Menial Disciples seems to have been overly stern。」

He was indeed moved, but such feeling didn't last long; as an Outer Door Disciple of Overlord Spear Peak arrived and happened to see his senior brother giving spirit stones, he immediately wondered aloud.

「Senior Brother Zhu, why are you giving spirit stones to Li Tong? He shouldn't be lacking in spirit stones, should he。」

That was the person who earlier said his parents had died early and he single-handedly raised over twenty siblings—Li Tong—and this Outer Door Disciple of Overlord Spear Peak happened to know him, coming from the same place.

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Zhu's face filled with sorrow as he sighed.

「Oh, so his name is Li Tong—alas, he too is a miserable wretch; I can't do much to help, so I can only give him some spirit stones。」

「A miserable wretch? 」 Hearing this, the newly arrived Outer Door Disciple was completely bewildered.

「Where does that come from? Li Tong shouldn't have anything to do with being a miserable wretch, should he。」

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Zhu startled, sensing something was off; he fiercely glared at his junior brother, his face taking on a hint of ferocity.

「What do you mean by that? 」

「You and Li Tong both come from the capital of Yanfeng State; he is a member of the Yanfeng royal family, his father is the Prince of Peace, and he is the sole heir, raised in luxury from childhood, so he has absolutely no connection to being a miserable wretch。」

As soon as those words were spoken, Senior Brother Zhu went numb, and the surrounding disciples were also stunned.

His eyes widened in anger; after a moment, Senior Brother Zhu came to his senses, his eyes blood-red, like a beast about to devour someone, and he roared angrily.

「Divine Sword Peak, I cannot coexist with you under the same heaven。」

At the same time, Senior Brother Zhu felt as if something in his heart had been utterly shattered.

Perhaps it was his belief in the goodness of this world.

Isn't human nature inherently good at birth? Why, why can a person's heart become so corrupt?

Damn it, is the Sect's heart-mirror broken? The hearts of the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ are black—why doesn't the heart-mirror reflect them?

「Why.............. 」

His voice brimming with grief and indignation, passing disciples looked at Senior Brother Zhu and those around him, all wearing strange expressions.

「What's wrong with them? 」

「I don't know; could they have gone mad? 」

「Come on, Divine Sword Peak is already abnormal; if the other peaks are like that too, we're in trouble. »

After the roar, Senior Brother Zhu coldly spat out a single word.

「Pursue. »

Immediately, the crowd rushed straight toward the horse field at the mountain's base.

But they only started pursuing now; the outcome was predictable—by the time they arrived at the horse field, those Divine Sword Peak people had already vanished without a trace.

Only the steward, seeing the disciples with bloodshot eyes and bulging veins on their foreheads, cautiously asked.

「You...... you all alright? 」

「We're fine. »

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Zhu replied, but are you sure this is called 'fine'? Your eyes are about to pop out, plus those bloodshot threads and the throbbing veins on your forehead—does that count as fine?

Demonic beasts eating people is nothing more than this.

"Or maybe we should go check Hundred Herbs Peak, be careful............"

"Thank you for your concern, Steward, I'm really fine."

Going to Hundred Herbs Peak for this is useless.

Unwilling, he left the horse farm; afterwards, it was said that Shī xiōng Zhu left the Sect alone, and in succession attacked more than ten evil gathering places, causing many evildoers to hear the news and lose courage.

As for the reason he did this, aside from those present at the time, no one else knew; therefore, Shī xiōng Zhu also received praise from the Peak Master of Overlord Spear Peak.

They said he harbored righteousness, worthy of being a disciple of Dao Yi Sect, and hoped that everyone of Overlord Spear Peak could learn from him.

But according to those present, Shī xiōng Zhu had a dark face throughout, said nothing, only gazing toward Divine Sword Peak with eyes full of endless anger.

And almost at the same time, Huling in Dongzhou let out an earth-shaking tiger roar.

It caused many nearby cultivators to flee in haste, for this was the Demon King's roar.

In a forest deep within Huling, a huge black tiger, its eyes crimson, raised its head and let out a long howl; terrifying pressure swept the surroundings.

Just now, just now, a human petty thief at the Purple Mansion realm intruded into his territory, somehow entering one of his treasuries and looting it completely.

Moreover, this thief even left an insolent written message.

"Heihu Yaowang, whatever Junior Sister Jin Min can do, I can do too; today I rob your treasury, someday I will take you as my mount—wash your neck and wait."

Signed, a dry‑rice eater.

Upon seeing those words, Heihu Yaowang exploded instantly—what guts, you little thief.

But by the time he chased out, the person had already vanished.

At the very moment Heihu Yaowang's anger flared to the heavens, a figure came flying over swiftly.

To Divine Sword Peak, this figure was very familiar—indeed, it was none other than the former overlord of Black Tiger Abyss, Sha Hu.

Since Black Tiger Abyss was destroyed, it fled to Huling and has remained by Heihu Yaowang's side.

"Demon King, please calm your anger; we have investigated—this Jin Min is an Inner Door Disciple of the Dao Yi Sect. He indeed came to Huling before, was pursued by Xuehu Yaowang, and managed to escape by luck."

"Furthermore, based on the residual aura, it is definitely a cultivation technique of the Dao Yi Sect."

Hearing this, Heihu Yaowang's eyes filled with killing intent, and he said fiercely.

"Dao Yi Sect, what a fine Dao Yi Sect—do you really think I, Huling, am afraid of you?"

"Your subordinate earnestly begs the Demon King to issue an order: attack the Dao Yi Sect, flatten Divine Sword Peak, and avenge the Demon King's shame."

Hearing this, Sha Hu thought Heihu Yaowang was planning to cause trouble for the Dao Yi Sect, and immediately spoke up, saying that his hatred for Divine Sword Peak had not lessened in the slightest.

It was inexplicably destroyed—no one can figure it out.

I thought I was just flattering him, but who would have thought that the next second Heihu Yaowang swung a slap, sending Sha Hu flying, and at the same time an angry roar came.

"Are you an idiot? Still want to attack the Dao Yi Sect? Get lost."