Chapter 229: Chapter 223: Disciple Ding Officially Perishes
Mr. Qian’s face was a stiff mask of fury, his eyes hollow.
With every flicker of his body, he closed a great distance in an instant.
He continuously repeated a single word:
"Punish... punish... punish... punish..."
The bizarre scene made Ye Longtao’s blood run cold.
The undercover disciple bringing up the rear, Ah Ding, had a Cultivation that had not yet fully recovered to the fourth level of Qi Refining, making him a beat slower than the rest.
In that momentary gap, the "Mr. Qian" suddenly appeared behind him.
"Mr. Qian’s" face turned toward the person closest to him. He raised a hand and gently patted him on the shoulder.
"Your punishment is to..."
"BOOM—!!!!"
Ah Ding’s entire body exploded!
He blossomed into a slightly warm, crimson mist of blood.
This lethal bloom transformed into a rain of blood with the most primal of textures, drenching "Mr. Qian."
The warm rain brought the expression on Mr. Qian’s face, twisted with fury, to a halt.
Warm, frothy blood splattered all over "Mr. Qian’s" face and body.
As the scarlet liquid trickled down his rigid features, the expression on his stiff, angry face changed.
The fury faded, replaced by a benevolent smile.
It was a benevolent smile framed by bits of flesh and blood.
The pools of blood and severed limbs on the ground made his smile seem exceptionally bizarre and terrifying.
It seemed as though "Mr. Qian" had returned to normal after killing someone.
He smiled, waved at the disciples ahead of him, and greeted them.
"Disciples, there is no need for alarm."
Mr. Qian’s voice was gentle, a complete contrast to the deathly cry of "punish" from moments before.
"Remember, do not think of secretly stealing the sect’s Cultivation Techniques and Magic."
"As long as you make sufficient contributions to the Guixi Sect, you may come find me in the Transmission Hall at any time."
"When that time comes, I will certainly exchange your due rewards for you."
As he spoke, he gave the sky a benevolent look, as if without a care in the world.
"The weather is lovely today. The Guixi Sect will surely grow strong. You all must also work hard."
After speaking, he turned around. With his hands still stained with the remains of Ah Ding, he clasped them behind his back and leisurely strolled back toward the Transmission Hall.
And this, perhaps, was the improvement Ashen Heaven Game Company had made after listening to player feedback.
Now there was absolutely no need to worry about the Transmission Hall elder being unable to impart Cultivation Techniques after a bug was triggered!
He even provided after-sales service with a smile!
...
Ye Longtao and the few remaining disciples stood frozen in place, their bodies cold and limbs stiff.
They were scared stupid.
’Wait... How did this happen?’
’We just took advantage of the empty sect to sneak into the Transmission Hall and grab a few Cultivation Technique jade slips that looked decent, but were definitely not top-tier!’
’They were just the display slips, the ones for people to look at.’
’When we even walked to the entrance of the Transmission Hall with the jade slips, nothing happened. He even smiled and nodded at us!’
That had only further convinced them that Mr. Qian wasn’t a living person.
’So how is it that not even a hundred meters from the Transmission Hall, this elder came after us like a life-reaping specter?!’
’And without a single warning or question, he just killed someone?’
’No, he blew him up!’
Ye Longtao had originally held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that this demonic sect might have some special use for them and wouldn’t be so quick to kill.
But now it seemed he had been overthinking things!
’Killing someone over a few mediocre Cultivation Techniques, just like that, without even batting an eye!’
’The most terrifying part was...’
’You smack a person into a pulp, then leisurely come over to deliver a "warning lecture" as if nothing happened?!’
’Who does things like this?!’
’This demonic sect is completely insane!’
Once the fear subsided, the remaining outer sect undercover disciples all turned to glare at Ye Longtao.
"Ye Longtao!"
"If it wasn’t for your insatiable greed, insisting on stealing those Cultivation Techniques, how could things have ended up like this?!"
"Great! Now we didn’t get anything, and you got Ah Ding killed!"
Their lives as outer sect undercover disciples were already as worthless as weeds, but at least they had been scraping by, clinging to life in this demonic sect!
But this inner sect prodigy had only been here for a few days, and he had already gotten someone killed!
Ye Longtao hadn’t expected things to turn out this way either.
He looked at the murderous glares from his fellow disciples, opened his mouth, but couldn’t say a word.
He couldn’t stand their gazes.
’A bunch of trash...’
’What right do they have to stare at me like that?’
A wave of irritation and humiliation washed over Ye Longtao.
’I didn’t expect this to happen either! Who knew this demonic sect’s puppet would be so twisted?!’
But in the end, he didn’t dare say what he was thinking.
He knew full well that this was indeed his fault. If he said anything too harsh right now, there was no telling what this group of desperate losers, already pushed to the brink, would do next.
’Maybe it’s better to just start sending back the intel and Cultivation Techniques I’ve gathered and stop trying anything extra.’
In the dead silence, the sight of a figure in his peripheral vision made Ye Longtao’s body suddenly stiffen.
A figure appeared around the corner of a small path not far away.
The appearance of this figure also made the expressions of the other undercover disciples freeze.
...
「Guixi Secret Realm, River God Grotto.」
"SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH—!"
A sky full of sword rain shot toward Dong Changsheng, blanketing everything!
When Dong Changsheng saw this, his heart nearly gave out.
’This dazzling world has truly clouded my heart of a champion...’
However, the next second, the sword rain fell.
Countless treasured swords plunged into every inch of the ground around Dong Changsheng, yet not a single one harmed him in the slightest.
They formed a forest of swords that firmly protected Dong Changsheng in the center.
Dong Changsheng sat slumped in the middle of the sword forest, gasping for breath, his body trembling with the relief and terror of having survived.
’So... so terrifying...’
Seeing the ground covered in a forest of swords, the other players could no longer hold back. They rushed forward, pulling the swords from the ground one by one and stowing them in their storage pouches to be divided up later.
Lin Qingfeng’s gaze, however, did not linger on these swords.
He was staring intently at the water’s surface where the three river gods had exploded.
The scene within the secret realm was also shaking violently, looking as if it might collapse at any moment.
But at the center of the explosion, a huge, dazzling sphere of light was coalescing.
Once the sphere of light took shape, it shot straight toward Dong Changsheng, who was trapped within the sword forest, without the slightest pause!
That sphere of light was massive; a single glance told you it was some kind of high-level inheritance or a mysterious hidden reward!
Lin Qingfeng’s expression froze instantly.
’You’ve got to be kidding me.’
’The NPC has already been blown to bits, and Dong Changsheng’s lucky encounter isn’t even over yet?’
’There are follow-up rewards?!’
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