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With the precedent set, everyone naturally put in more effort to clean up.
Including that disciple from before, who lay on the ground for almost an hour before getting up obediently and taking a broom to sweep.
Song Yin nodded in approval as he watched this, it seemed that someone setting an example for him to assert authority had turned out quite well.
As everyone cleaned, Song Yin himself wasn't idle either, taking a broom and sweeping alongside them.
Each sweep he made cleared a swath of the dust-covered plaza, leaving a clean streak behind.
"Senior Brother, you shouldn't trouble yourself with such tasks, your junior brothers are more than enough," Zhang Fei Xuan said with a twirl of his eyes, running over to ingratiate himself.
Song Yin shook his head, "If my junior brothers are doing it, there's no reason for the senior brother to shirk. Cultivating the Dao is about cultivating the heart's path too; if one only knows Qi Refining for Immortality and nothing else, then how are we different from mere automatons?"
"Senior Brother speaks truthfully. You've only joined for a day and already have such insights, making your junior brother pale in comparison. If I had such an aura of the Great Path, I too could add bricks and tiles to the cultivation enterprise," Zhang Fei Xuan probed.
"Aura of the Great Path? You want to learn?" Song Yin asked with a laugh, looking at Zhang Fei Xuan.
Zhang Fei Xuan bowed with his hands clasped, "I wouldn't dare, it's just... I'm curious."
That peculiar White Qi was truly enviable.
If they could cajole whatever it was out of him and actually learn it, it could have many wonderful uses.
As he spoke, the surrounding disciples also perked up their ears and moved a little closer to Song Yin without making a sound.
Song Yin sized up Zhang Fei Xuan and shook his head, "You lack the innate talent. If you had reached the Innate True Realm before starting Qi Refinement, you might have had the chance to produce the Great Path Aura like me. But it's just a chance. After all, unlike me, with the talent of a Great Immortal, I was able to comprehend the Great Path Aura in the Innate True Realm, and after achieving the Flawless True Body, its uses were numerous."
Great, another incomprehensible thing.
Zhang Fei Xuan could only give an awkward smile, "Senior Brother's talents are exceptional."
Song Yin shook his head again and looked at the others, "You all... lack proficiency in your arts, yet now you wish to learn. Have none of you completely learned the 'Jin Xian Grand Elixir Scripture'?"
His sharp senses immediately detected their underlying purpose.
"Senior Brother sees clearly. Our master only passes down the teachings orally and never lets us see the scriptures. You have them, but we don't, and if possible..."
Zhang Fei Xuan was tempted.
He really hadn't lied. Many of them joined the Jinxian Sect because of the Human Elixir Technique, but the master just wouldn't pass it on. Except for Zhao Yuanhua, no one else knew it. What they knew were some basic Bewitching Mind Techniques, used to go down the mountain to find Human Elixirs.
To put it bluntly, they were just being used to collect materials for Human Elixirs.
But now the situation was different. The scriptures were in this man's hands, and he seemed yet to realize the true nature of their sect. If they could deceive him properly...
"Yes, Senior Brother, since Master won't pass it on, why don't you teach us instead?"
"Indeed, I've been in the sect for a year, and still I haven't Solidified my Essence. I too wish to learn the true Dharma Technique," others joined in from his sect.
"Oh?"
Song Yin had just swept another patch of the ground when he asked, "Has the Master really not passed it on? Then what can you all do?"
"Bewitching Mind Technique."
"Refining Herb Elixirs, searching for medicinal herbs..." the fellow disciples took turns speaking.
"It's all basic stuff, hmm..." Song Yin stroked his chin, contemplating.
Seeing Song Yin not responding immediately, Zhang Fei Xuan, who was not easily discouraged, said, "Senior Brother, if it's inconvenient, just letting me take a look at the Human Elixir Technique is fine."
As the second sibling, he naturally knew more than the ordinary disciples. Apart from the Human Elixir Technique, he had a basic understanding of most others. The most noteworthy was the Blood Harvesting for Qi Nourishment Dharma Technique. He had found some young girls' fresh blood while searching for Human Elixirs on his regular trips down the mountain, and as a result of many years of practice, he achieved his current realm.
But he still lacked the key Human Elixir Technique for refining the Great Medicine Pill and Mortal Elixir. If he could learn that, it wouldn't matter whether he stayed in the sect or not.
After all, with this odd man present, he was already planning to leave. If he could learn the Human Elixir Technique, he would be free to travel the world.
"The Human Elixir Technique?"
Song Yin thought for a moment, looked at Zhang Fei Xuan strangely, "You want to refine yourself?"
Refine himself?
Zhang Fei Xuan didn't understand what he meant but nodded vigorously, "Yes, I would like to give it a try."
"Do the rest of you want to as well?" Song Yin then turned to the other disciples.
They nodded even faster.
Song Yin nodded, "Alright then, I will ask the Master and see if I can pass on the technique to you. Now, back to work."
"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Zhang Fei Xuan exclaimed joyfully.
This man behaved oddly and seemed a little off in the head, but if he could really get his hands on the Human Elixir Technique, it would be worth staying here a while longer.
Fortune indeed favors the bold!
The other disciples shared similar thoughts and worked even harder.
After a while, Song Yin paused from sweeping and suddenly seemed to remember something. He looked towards the center of the plaza, furrowing his brows at the corpses in the pit.
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"How are such demonic practitioners handled before I joined the sect?" Song Yin asked.
Handled?
Following closely behind, Zhang Fei Xuan blinked his eyes; naturally, it was a matter of communicating with fellow practitioners and exchanging experiences...
"Senior Brother, I can handle this kind of demonic practitioner. You need not trouble yourself," Zhang Fei Xuan set down the broom, picked up Zhao Yuanhua's corpse from the pit, and walked toward a secluded area.
Disposing of a body, after all, was as simple as tossing it down the cliff...
"Demonic fiend, your life ends here!"
Clang!
With a clear ringing sound accompanied by the noise of rapid footsteps, a streak of light suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Fei Xuan.
Slap!
The streak of light instantly pierced through Zhao Yuanhua's corpse, creating a small hole in it. As the body fell, Zhang Fei Xuan quickly appeared not far away.
In front of him, a green shadow emerged. This shadow didn't give Zhang Fei Xuan any time to react; it moved swiftly with a streak of light, assaulting him rapidly.
Zhang Fei Xuan's eyes blurred, perceiving only an abnormally large, twisting green shadow with flesh rolling upon itself.
"A python demon?!"
He was startled for a moment and extended one hand forward, faintly revealing a surge of blood qi.
But the light was closing in fast, bursting toward Zhang Fei Xuan's face.
Zhang Fei Xuan sneered darkly; his blood qi was about to thicken when suddenly a white qi appeared in front of him.
The emergence of the white qi swiftly obliterated the blood qi in his hand.
Crackle!
The sound of shattering fragments.
Several pieces of glowing metal fell to the ground while Song Yin appeared before Zhang Fei Xuan, furrowing his brows and intently staring at the person poking him with the hilt of the sword.
This was not a python demon but merely a plump woman dressed in green.
"It's you!" the woman in green gasped in surprise.
"Miss?"
Song Yin said in a stern voice, "Since you've awakened, why did you attack my junior brother?"
As he spoke, he looked back and saw that behind her were about a dozen poorly dressed mortals, without any sign of qi or mana, huddling together timidly.
The woman in green, upon seeing her shattered sword, constricted her pupils and quickly retreated from Song Yin, exclaiming:
"Shut up! You demonic practitioners deserve death by all!"
Song Yin frowned, "Miss, we have met before, I saved you from the demonic path. Jinxian Sect is an orthodox sect, not a den of evil demons."
"Pah!"
The woman in green spat out a thick wad of saliva: "Do you think I'm a toddler, easy to deceive? Your sect specializes in bewitching the mind. You saved me earlier just to make me drop my guard and covet my beautiful body!"
She even twisted her bulky body, and her eyes, squeezed into slits by the surrounding flesh, showed disgust: "I know all too well that you demonic practitioners would consume me completely, invade my heart, and then snatch away my life! Your Jinxian Sect even refines people into pills while still alive!"
Then, she turned to the people behind her and said, "Don't be afraid, everyone. Once I slay these demonic practitioners, you can come with me and offer yourself to my sect."
That's it!
Zhang Fei Xuan still hadn't realized what was happening, but hearing these words, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
He hadn't obtained the Human Elixir Technique yet, and was it about to be exposed?
Given this fierce person's temperament, once the truth was found, his entire Jinxian Sect could be wiped out!
Song Yin frowned, displeased: "Miss, I understand you've been wronged, but why make wild accusations without distinguishing right from wrong, you..."
A white light flashed in Song Yin's eyes as he scrutinized the woman in green. Suddenly, his pupils contracted, and his previously amiable face darkened in an instant.
Thud!
He took a step forward, and with a crack, he shattered the bluestone beneath his foot, a swirling white qi emanating from him.
"Hiss!"
Zhang Fei Xuan winced in pain, feeling as if his body was on fire, and he quickly backed away.
Slap!
Song Yin, however, approached the woman in green, glared fiercely with his tiger eyes, and struck her throat with a sharp snap of his hand.
The woman in green immediately spouted a mouthful of blood, but before she could fight back, Song Yin had already grabbed her by the neck and lifted her into the air.
"I knew there was a reason you attacked suddenly and dared to slander Jinxian Sect as the demonic path—it turns out you're an enchantress!"
Song Yin's hair flew wildly, his expression filled with rage as he berated the woman in green: "I could see with one glance that you're not human!"