Mo Tiange walked over softly and looked outside through the crack in the door.
There was blood on Elder Qingyi's chest, but she was still standing, and Elder Qingmiao was on guard beside her.
Shangguan Yunhao, who was standing not too far away, looked resentful. Ren Yufeng, on the other hand, was watching their quarrel with interest as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Don't think I'll believe you!" Shangguan Yunhao's face twisted. "My heart is evil?
You're clearly biased! "
"Yes, we're biased!"
Elder Qingmiao stared at him with a sharp gaze. "We're really blind to be biased towards a heartless and unscrupulous thing like you!
Linhai is so short of resources, but we gave you a share of everything first. We didn't ask you to do anything and only told you to focus on cultivating.
But in the end, we raised an ingrate! "
The three elders watched Shangguan Yunhao grow up. Now that Elder Qingmiao's gaze was sharp, his momentum weakened and his eyes also started to shrink.
Ren Yufeng chuckled softly. His devilish eyes swept over the female cultivators in front of him. "If that's the case, why didn't they let you go to Kunwu?"
Upon hearing that, Shangguan Yunhao stuck out his chest again. "Right!
You obviously had no choice but to cultivate me for the sake of the group's future!
You were afraid I wouldn't go back to Linhai after going to Kunwu, so you wanted me to be trapped in Linhai for the rest of my life! "
Nevertheless, Mo Tiange knew this reason.
When she went to the Dao-Achieving Pagoda to see the three elders a few days ago, she already heard from them that Bixuan Court was short of talents, so they didn't dare to let their disciples with high aptitudes go out to gain experience. This wasn't the reason Shangguan Yunhao mentioned at all.
This Shangguan Yunhao's heart was really evil. Did he think he could be flattered everywhere just because he had mutated spiritual roots?
In Kunwu, every cultivation group indeed wanted to accept mutated spiritual roots, but if he thought he had mutated spiritual roots and relied on the group for everything, he'd only be looked down upon by others!
Even if Bixuan Court was short of resources, with the strength of a group, how bad could he be if he fully supported his cultivation?
This was probably the best a small or medium-sized cultivation group in Kunwu could do.
However, if it was a big cultivation group, even if they accepted disciples with mutated spiritual roots, they definitely wouldn't treat him as leniently as Bixuan Court did. If his cultivation level couldn't meet the cultivation group's requirements, the number of spirit stones and medicinal pills he received would be reduced. If he failed to live up to expectations, no one could save him.
That was why it was said that superior aptitude was a gift from the heavens. However, in the end, one still had to rely on one's own hard work. Those who relied on their outstanding aptitude to feel that everything was given to them by others would never be able to achieve the Immortal Dao.
"Qingmiao, don't talk to him anymore!"
Elder Qingyi snorted in a low voice. "This kind of heartless and unscrupulous thing always blames other people's fault if he can't obtain anything. He never thought that from the moment he entered the sect, everything he has today was given by us!"
"Not bad."
Elder Qingmiao's expression also became indifferent. She stared at Shangguan Yunhao with an indifferent gaze. Obviously, she didn't have the slightest bit of hope. "Us three martial sisters are really failures. After more than a hundred years, we only managed to teach this kind of thing."
The conversation between the two elders made Shangguan Yunhao seethe with anger, "Not only did you not repent, you even said that I — —"
There were some people in this world who held grudges but didn't remember kindness.
They never thought about how much others had given them. Instead, they always thought about how much others could still give them. If they didn't give them everything they could, they would feel that others had let them down.
Therefore, even if they wanted to show kindness, they still had to see who the person was.
If some people treated them well, not only would they not feel grateful, but they would also think they were stupid. They would be delusional enough to want more from you, otherwise, they would be letting them down.
One liter of rice was a favor, but one bucket of rice was a grudge — this saying wasn't unreasonable.
"Shangguan Yunhao!" Wei Haolan said coldly, "Did you collude with this devil cultivator?"
Shangguan Yunhao's gaze was gloomy and cold. He didn't get the sect head's position, so he harbored intense hatred towards Wei Haolan. "Yes, he promised to take me away from Linhai. I've long had enough!"
"These days, some of our sect's disciples went missing from time to time. Was it him or you?"
"So what if I did it?" Shangguan Yunhao didn't feel guilty at all. "It's not a pity for those idiots to die!
It's better to give them to Senior Ren for cultivation. It can also be considered recycling waste. "
"Then there's nothing else to say."
Wei Haolan waved her hand, summoning a bronze mirror. "Elder Qingyi was ambushed because she wasn't on guard against you. Now, I'll deal with you. I want to see how strong you, the number one Foundation Building disciple of Bixuan Court, are!"
Shangguan Yunhao's expression changed. "You overestimate yourself!
Wei Haolan, you stole my sect head's position, so today, I'll let you see my strength! "As he said that, he also summoned his magic tool.
Mo Tiange had never seen Wei Haolan fight, but now that she saw it, she actually wasn't weak at all.
Elder Qingyi's gaze was cold as she watched the two of them fighting. "This traitor thinks he's amazing; it's good to let Haolan teach him a lesson. We used to protect him because we didn't want him to suffer any setbacks. Now, it seems we were too lenient!"
Elder Qingmiao lowered her gaze and sighed. She then asked worriedly, "Senior Martial Sister, are your injuries alright?"
"They're fine. I won't die." Elder Qingyi lowered her hand that was covering her chest. "Let's deal with the enemy first."
"Alright!"
The two martial sisters shifted their gazes towards Ren Yufeng. Both of them summoned their magic weapons.
Mo Tiange could see that although Wei Haolan's cultivation level wasn't as high as Shangguan Yunhao's, her fighting ability was very strong. She probably wouldn't lose to him.
As for Elder Qingyi, she was a middle stage Core Formation cultivator after all. Even if she was ambushed, how could a late stage Foundation Building cultivator possibly injure her?
Therefore, her injuries weren't serious.
Now that the two elders joined hands, Mo Tiange reckoned she was still a bit stronger than Ren Yufeng.
However, when she examined Ren Yufeng carefully, she discovered that the black aura on his body had become even denser. She then recalled what Shangguan Yunhao said about the missing Bixuan Court disciples … This Ren Yufeng had indeed embarked on the path of devil cultivators. He actually used human corpses to cultivate!
Ren Yufeng was currently confronting Elder Qingyi and Elder Qingmiao. All of a sudden, he cast a glance at the concocting room and said gloomily, "Ye Xiaotian, Junior Martial Sister Ye, we haven't seen each other for several months. Why are you hiding?"
Since Ren Yufeng and Shangguan Yunhao were colluding, Mo Tiange didn't think she could hide her whereabouts from him.
Although she had the temperament to put her own safety before things went awry, she couldn't learn to push the blame away and disregard other people's lives.
Therefore, she boldly pushed open the door of the concocting room and walked out.
"Ren Yufeng, I'm right here. Do you have any advice for me?"
When Ren Yufeng called her junior martial sister, bewilderment flitted across Elder Qingyi's and Elder Qingmiao's faces. However, when they saw that Mo Tiange was full of vigilance towards Ren Yufeng, their expressions finally relaxed.
"I wouldn't dare to advise you."
Ren Yufeng stared at her with a smile on his face. However, his whole body was now covered in devil aura, so his smile looked even more terrifying. "I really didn't expect this. I couldn't find you back then and thought you escaped with Jiang Shuihan and the others. As it turns out, you actually came to the Eastern Sea with me!
Could it be that you've been hiding in the underground palace for a whole year? "
"Correct."
It wasn't a big deal to say this out loud. "Ren Yufeng, I've been hiding in the underground palace for a whole year, but you didn't notice me at all."
"Junior Martial Sister Ye deserves to be the brilliant disciple of a Nascent Soul Lord Daoist from Xuanqing School!"
Ren Yufeng's expression twisted. He thought he'd obtained power, but in the end, he was fooled by a Foundation Building cultivator — the anger in his heart could be imagined. "But today, don't even think about escaping!"
Mo Tiange sneered. "I'll return those words to you!
You're sinister, cunning, and harboring evil intentions. As an elite disciple of Zhengfa Sect, you used your fellow disciple to burn the bridge after crossing the river. You even schemed everywhere and wanted to kill me to silence me!
I, Ye Xiaotian, am not a weak woman who can be bullied and won't fight back. Since you schemed against me, I'll give you a tooth for a tooth! "
"Hahahaha!"
Ren Yufeng threw his head back and laughed. Once he finished laughing, he said with a gloomy expression, "What I hate the most is you so-called proud sons of heaven who look down on others because you think your aptitudes are high.
You want to kill me?
What a joke!
A mere Foundation Building cultivator also wants to kill me! "
Mo Tiange ignored his mockery. She turned towards Elder Qingyi and Elder Qingmiao and said, "Seniors, does what Sect Head Wei promised me still count?"
When Wei Haolan asked her to teach Xia Qing pill-concocting, one of her conditions was to ensure her safety.
Elder Qingyi and Elder Qingmiao already knew this devil cultivator was a deranged person. Even if they stayed out of this matter, this devil cultivator and Bixuan Court would never forgive each other. Besides, that missing disciple was also because of this devil cultivator, so the hatred between them had long been formed.
Elder Qingyi and Elder Qingmiao immediately said to Mo Tiange, "Rest assured, Little Friend Ye. Since we promised, we naturally keep our word."
As they spoke, Elder Qingyi and Elder Qingmiao stepped forward.
"Hmph!"
Ren Yufeng let out a cold "hmph" and cast a glance at Mo Tiange. "I'll deal with these two old women first, then I'll deal with you!"
"Arrogant!" Elder Qingyi shouted in response to those words.
Even though devil cultivators were slightly stronger than Righteous Path cultivators in fights of magical power, Ren Yufeng was only an early stage Core Formation cultivator. Elder Qingyi was in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm while Elder Qingmiao was in the early stage of the Core Formation realm. There was absolutely no reason for them to lose when it was two against one!
"Whether I'm arrogant or not, I'll show you!"
With a ferocious expression, Ren Yufeng formed an art with both hands. In an instant, a sphere formed from black devil aura appeared in front of his chest.
Elder Qingyi and Elder Qingmiao didn't dare to be careless. Each of them released a protective spiritual light and summoned their magic weapons.
Elder Qingyi's weapon was a jade bottle with a willow branch stuck in it. She picked up the willow branch and brushed it, spilling several drops of sweet dew. The spiritual aura in front of them flickered, forming a spiritual aura net that blocked in front of Ren Yufeng.
At that moment, Ren Yufeng's devil aura ball was already spinning crazily. He let out a cold "hmph" and swept his gaze over everyone in front of him contemptuously. He then pushed the devil aura ball forward.
"Boom!" The spiritual aura net formed by Elder Qingyi's magic weapon blocked the devil aura ball, but an extremely strong spiritual aura fluctuation burst out from it.
"Ah —" Two screams rang out. They didn't come from Elder Qingyi or Elder Qingmiao, but from Wei Haolan and Shangguan Yunhao, who were fighting on the side.
Mo Tiange was smart enough to hide behind the two elders, so she wasn't affected by the fight.
"Haolan!"
Upon seeing that Wei Haolan was sent flying, Elder Qingmiao swung the golden rope in her hand, bound Wei Haolan and pulled her back.
Shangguan Yunhao, on the other hand, didn't have such good luck. He fell heavily on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He then pointed at Ren Yufeng. "Senior … Ren, you …"
Ren Yufeng looked at him as if he was looking at an ant. His eyes were filled with contempt. "Since you're useless, you can go die!"
Anger emerged on Shangguan Yunhao's face. "You … didn't keep … your promise!"
"Hmph!" Ren Yufeng cast him a cold glance and only said one word: "Naive!"
Shangguan Yunhao's eyes widened. His face was filled with unwillingness, but in the end, he still breathed his last.
Mo Tiange stared at his corpse without the slightest trace of pity. She didn't sympathize with people who couldn't see their own position and only knew how to endlessly demand things.