Chapter 254: Ben Jieming

"We are half-beasts; those demonic beasts usually do not attack us on their own initiative when they encounter us, letting us pass through their territory."

"They only attacked when we were about to pass through; we also don't know what happened."

Once these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed drastically.

They knew the people from Guangmu Academy were targeting their side, but they hadn't expected them to enter the Yaoshou Senlin in advance and already reach the entrance on the side of the Changheng Academy.

This speed of advancement was simply too fast.

If Xing Jiangyi hadn't entered first, the ones being ambushed would have been them, and they might have had several people killed in the attack.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but gasp in cold air.

Lu Tianyu said in a deep voice: "Are all you people from Guangmu Academy half-beasts?"

"Are you the main force?"

The half-beast with hair reaching his feet shook his head: "No, the number of half-beasts is not large, there are about seven or eight hundred in total, and the rest are humans."

"We are not the main force; humans are the main force. However, we half-beasts walk quickly through the jungle and are not disturbed, so we arrived here."

After finishing these words, the three half-beasts all breathed a sigh of relief.

They felt the killing intent on Lu Tianyu's body had vanished, so he should not be killing them.

But just as they relaxed, three sword beams pierced through their glabellae.

Everyone looked at Lu Tianyu in astonishment.

This method of killing was too fast and too ruthless; he extended his palm and sword Qi shot out, leaving people with no defense.

If Lu Tianyu had attacked them just now, they reckoned they would have been injured if not killed.

This was the gap.

Lu Tianyu said with a solemn expression: "You all heard it; what we must face first are these half-beasts, and then the students of Guangmu Academy and the mutated demonic beasts."

"This place is the outermost edge of the Yaoshou Senlin; the bloody scent here will soon attract demonic beasts. What do you plan to do?"

"You have all seen that the strength of these half-beasts is very high; in one-on-one combat, none of us are their match."

Shangguan Wan'er immediately said: "There is no time to lose. Let us set up an array first and wait here for the rabbits, hunting some demonic beasts first to see the strength of the demonic beasts."

"Also, Young Master Lu, don't you have the Heaven-Mending Pill? You said it was mixed with the blood of demonic beasts and could make demonic beasts mistake us for their own kind, and then we can go elsewhere."

Guo Zhuying, however, said: "You all know the Heaven-Mending Pill is extremely precious. Young Master Lu is bringing out the Heaven-Mending Pill for everyone, so everyone cannot let him exert effort in vain."

"You must pay a corresponding price in exchange; you have no objections to this, right?"

Standing from Lu Tianyu's perspective, she directly proposed exchange conditions to Lu Tianyu.

Lu Wenbin, Zhang Xiaocui, and Liu Qingyan also expressed their agreement.

Lu Tianyu was just about to propose this requirement, but he was a bit embarrassed, and it happened to be said by Guo Zhuying.

However, he felt that asking directly like this was not good, so he said: "How about this: for the treasures we obtain by working together later, including the demonic beasts we hunt, I will take thirty percent, and you all will divide the remaining seventy percent. How is that?"

The students entered also to compete to rush into the top ten, as that would allow them to be taken as disciples and obtain many benefits.

Once these words were spoken, Shangguan Wan'er, Guo Zhuying, and Murong Xue immediately expressed their agreement.

Wan Ziling and Zhao Qian looked at each other and also nodded.

The rest of the people naturally had no objections.

They had all seen Lu Tianyu's combat power; he killed the half-beasts cleanly and efficiently, and if it were them, it wouldn't have been so easy.

Lu Tianyu was not only their pillar of support but also brought out the incomparably precious Heaven-Mending Pill; no matter from which angle, they were taking advantage.

Murong Xue said embarrassedly: "Um, Young Master Lu, the injured people from our Ten Thousand Swords Sect, they..."

At this moment, she was in a very difficult position.

Originally, Xing Jiangyi and the others were supposed to follow her, but because of Lu Tianyu, Xing Jiangyi left them.

Now that Xing Jiangyi had encountered danger and nearly lost his life, it was Lu Tianyu who saved them.

But Xing Jiangyi's personality was stubborn and arrogant.

Murong Xue did want to bring them along, but it was not good to bring them; these people would bring trouble to Lu Tianyu.

Lu Tianyu scanned the crowd and looked at Xing Jiangyi: "You have lost your combat power and cannot hunt demonic beasts, so naturally, you cannot obtain a share."

"The six of you still have combat power; if you follow us, you will get ten percent."

"If you agree, join us; if you don't join, go your own way. Your life or death has nothing to do with me."

He was only saying this for the sake of Murong Xue; otherwise, with his usual personality, he would not care about Xing Jiangyi and these people at all.

He really disliked the personality of this person, Xing Jiangyi.

Xing Jiangyi was immediately enraged upon hearing this: "The seven of us can also barely form a sword array; our attack power might not be as good as yours, but it won't be too weak. Ten percent is too little; we need at least twenty percent, preferably thirty percent!"

He opened his mouth like a lion, completely failing to recognize the current situation.

In his view, he was the senior brother after all, and he was injured while protecting others, so he should obtain a portion.

Besides, he was already seriously injured; if he went back and got nothing, he would not only be unable to hold his head up in the Changheng Academy but also unable to hold his head up in the sect.

He had to have some gains at the very least; even if he couldn't squeeze into the upper ranks, he had to squeeze into the middle ranks in the demonic beast hunting rankings.

Once these words were spoken, Murong Xue knew it was bad.

But before she could speak, one of the six Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples spoke up: "Senior Brother, I think your words are inappropriate."

"You have lost your combat power; being able to stay alive is already good enough, do not hope to share in any portion."

"We can take ten percent first; we will do our best to kill demonic beasts. If the combat power of our sword array is outstanding, I think Young Master Lu will also handle it with discretion, right?"

This person had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, a thin, long face, and looked quite graceful.

Except for not looking as good as Xing Jiangyi, his temperament surpassed that of Xing Jiangyi.

Once these words were spoken, Xing Jiangyi immediately shouted: "Ben Jieming, you ungrateful thing, don't you feel that you are losing face for our Ten Thousand Swords Sect by saying this?"

"I am the senior brother of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect; you all must listen to me."

Ben Jieming was expressionless: "You are indeed the senior brother, but our Ten Thousand Swords Sect must also rely on strength to speak; without strength, how can one get a larger share?"

"Senior Brother, you are severely injured; we have to take care of you and hunt demon beasts, so our combat effectiveness is naturally not very good."

"You!" Xing Jiangyi was so angry he could barely breathe, "Very well, Ben Jieming, you actually dare to speak for outsiders, very well, very well!"

"I still have a Sword Talisman in my hand; once my Sword Talisman is released, it can kill quite a few demon beasts. Are you saying I have no ability?"

Ben Jieming sneered: "Your Sword Talisman is for saving your life; are you willing to use it?"

"Senior Brother, we disciples of the Sword Sect are upright and clear about right and wrong; we must not act recklessly!"

"Ah? You!" Xing Jiangyi let out a cold snort, "You want to talk about combat power? In a moment, I will let you see my combat power!"