Nightfall descended.
Inside Bai Shaowei's thatched hut.
The flickering candlelight cast an uncertain glow.
The dim light illuminated the faces of several individuals, giving them a sinister and terrifying appearance.
Bai Shaowei's face turned ashen. He sat on a chair, his eyes filled with resentment as he glanced down at his severed right hand.
The anger in his eyes almost solidified, ready to burn through the nine heavens.
"Li Xun, you're in for it!"
"I, Bai Shaowei, will remember what happened today!"
Bai Shaowei's hoarse voice sounded like the voice of a demon from the depths of the abyss, sending chills down everyone's spine. It was incredibly terrifying.
Anyone who heard it would shudder with fear.
"Senior Brother Bai, Li Xun has already reached the Qi Refining Realm. After today, he will likely become an inner disciple. Shouldn't we... just let it go?"
An outer disciple spoke with an unpleasant expression, murmuring.
The highest in cultivation among those present, Bai Shaowei, was only at the Tenth Level Body Tempering stage. Even if they combined their strengths, they wouldn't be a match for Li Xun.
If they couldn't defeat him today, it would be even more impossible in the future.
Li Xun already had exceptional talent, and once he entered the inner sect and received the sect's resources, he would undoubtedly soar to new heights. If they continued to oppose Li Xun, it would be like courting death.
"Let it go?"
Bai Shaowei suddenly turned his head, his eyes filled with a desire to devour. He looked at the disciple who had spoken earlier and said coldly, "I had my hand severed by Li Xun, and you tell me to let it go?"
"Se...Senior Brother, it's not what I meant..."
The disciple who was being stared at by Bai Shaowei trembled, unable to speak clearly.
Bai Shaowei was someone who didn't acknowledge personal relationships. Although they were currently his subordinates, once they provoked his displeasure, their relationship would be useless in saving their lives.
"I'm glad it's not what you meant!"
Bai Shaowei said coldly, "Today's matter is not just my grudge, but the grudge of all seven of you!"
"If Li Xun doesn't die, neither will any of us have a peaceful sleep!"
As he spoke.
He stood up and walked to the bedside, pulling out a cloth bag. With a clatter, he threw it onto the table, and the table was covered in scattered spiritual stones.
A rough estimate revealed there were at least over a hundred low-grade spiritual stones.
All the outer disciples present were taken aback. This was a huge sum of money. Their annual sect allowances didn't even amount to this much.
"These are all my savings from the past four years. I plan to give them to Senior Brother Zhao Heng and ask him to find an opportunity in the wild to... dispose of Li Xun."
As Bai Shaowei spoke, a fierce gleam flashed in his eyes. He made a throat-slitting gesture with his left hand.
"But..."
As the topic changed.
Bai Shaowei's gaze swept across the faces of the other seven disciples, finally landing on the cloth bag. He said slowly, "This is still a bit short of the mark. Killing an inner disciple is not such a simple matter."
"I know that all of you have saved up something over these years, so let's pool our resources. Perhaps we can send Li Xun on his way sooner!"
"Ah?"
"This..."
The other seven outer disciples exchanged glances.
After a moment of silence.
One disciple took out a dozen or so spiritual stones and placed them on the table.
With someone leading the way.
Even if it pained their hearts, they had no choice but to bring out their own treasured items, all under the overbearing presence of Bai Shaowei.
With the contributions of the other seven.
The spiritual stones on the table had piled up into a small mountain, and the spiritual energy in the entire room reached its peak.
"Very well!"
Bai Shaowei nodded in satisfaction. He gathered all the spiritual stones together and put them into his own cloth bag. He said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow morning, I will take these spiritual stones and meet with Senior Brother Zhao Heng. Within a month, we will definitely send Li Xun on his way to the underworld!"
"Hmph!"
"So what if he's an inner disciple? If he provokes me, Bai Shaowei, even if he's an inner disciple, he'll still die!"
As he spoke the last word.
Bai Shaowei's body emitted a chilling aura, like an evil spirit ready to devour its prey.
But at that moment.
"Bang!"
A loud noise.
The door of the thatched hut was suddenly struck open by a tremendous force.
Following that, a gust of cold wind swept in, extinguishing the already flickering candlelight. The entire room was plunged into darkness.
"Who said someone will die?"
A indifferent voice drifted in from outside the door, echoing throughout the room.
"Who?"
Bai Shaowei and the other outer disciples stood up abruptly, their expressions wary as they looked towards the door.
"Lu Changhe!"
Three words were spoken.
Lu Changhe stepped into the room.
After seeing Lu Changhe's face, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.
Who in the entire outer sect of Xuanyang Sect didn't know that Li Xun's closest friend was Lu Changhe?
Just when they had just provoked Li Xun, Lu Changhe came knocking on their door. It was clear what his purpose was.
"Attack!"
Since they understood the purpose of the other party.
There was nothing more to say.
Bai Shaowei took the lead and rushed towards Lu Changhe. Behind him, the seven outer disciples closely followed, exhibiting incredible tacit understanding. Their combined strength sealed off all of Lu Changhe's evasion routes.
Li Xun was in the Qi Refining Realm, so it was understandable that the eight of them couldn't defeat him. But Lu Changhe, a mere Tenth Level Body Tempering cultivator, was arrogant enough to barge in alone. He clearly didn't regard them highly.
Bai Shaowei believed that even if he and the others had one hand severed, they could easily overpower Lu Changhe.
After all, unlike Li Xun, Lu Changhe was no genius.
But in the next second...
Lu Changhe raised one hand. He clenched his fist, and a white radiance bloomed on his fist, causing everyone's pupils to shrink involuntarily. A sense of imminent danger surged in their hearts.
"Oh no!"
"He's in the Qi Refining Realm too!"