Under the Xiaoyao Peak, Qin Shou led a group of people in constructing a septic tank.
Pile after pile of manure was being transported over. They had enclosed a large area at the foot of the Xiaoyao Peak and dug out the ground below, working diligently on the construction.
There was no other choice; the Beast Taming Peak had too many monstrous beasts, all of colossal size, producing enormous amounts of feces. Their own peak could no longer contain it all.
Moreover, by building the septic tank at the foot of the Xiaoyao Peak, as soon as the weather grew warm, the stench would disperse, wafting up to the Xiaoyao Peak. Eventually, the entire Xiaoyao Peak would be permeated with an overpowering odor.
"Master, please don't blame me. It's the sect leader who gave me this opportunity," Qin Shou sneered.
"But even if you do blame me, it doesn't matter. With your cultivation, you can't defeat me."
Constructing the septic tank would lure out the small black ants. Ants and dung beetles belonged to the same category of creatures, highly sensitive to animal waste.
Qin Shou had become almost obsessed with the small black ants of the Xiaoyao Peak. Nominally, they were protecting the Xiaoyao Peak, but in reality, it was all about building the cesspool.
Xiaoyao Peak, by the Bitter Sea.
Ye Kong, who was fishing, suddenly caught a whiff of an unpleasant odor.
"Who's defecating everywhere? And it's so foul!"
Ye Kong furrowed his brow and sent out his divine sense, only to see Qin Shou and his team constructing the septic tank at the foot of the Xiaoyao Peak.
"Hey, Qin Shou has grown bold, daring to build a septic tank at the foot of my Xiaoyao Peak."
Ye Kong immediately put down his fishing rod and descended the mountain.
"Uncle Ye Kong!" the disciples shouted.
Ye Kong approached Qin Shou and demanded, "You're building a septic tank at the foot of my Xiaoyao Peak, making the entire peak stink."
"Uncle, I didn't mean to, it won't smell once the septic tank is finished," Qin Shou explained.
The intention was to disgust the Xiaoyao Peak. What could you do to me?
Beat me up? Can you win against me?
"Why don't you build it on your Beast Taming Peak instead of coming to mine?" Ye Kong asked again.
"It's the sect leader's orders," Qin Shou replied.
The sect leader tasked me with guarding the Xiaoyao Peak, and I might as well build a septic tank while I'm at it.
"The sect leader's orders?" Ye Kong's brow creased slightly.
"Yes, the sect leader's orders. Uncle Ye Kong can inquire about it," Qin Shou nodded.
Ye Kong hesitated for a moment before waving his hand. "Alright, if it's the sect leader's orders, then hurry up and finish building it. Just make sure to contain the smell."
With that, Ye Kong turned and walked back.
"Cut it out, I thought you'd be harsher. Is that all?"
"Bring up the sect leader, and you won't dare speak up," Qin Shou sneered with contempt.
It wasn't that Ye Kong was afraid; it was that the sect leader of the Xinghe Sect had always supported him.
The sect leader and Ye Kong's father were close friends, and Ye Kong's position as peak master was something the sect leader had fought hard to secure for him.
After ten years without incident, the sect leader had played a significant role in that.
Without the sect leader, Ye Kong might still be an ordinary disciple.
So, Ye Kong had to give the sect leader his due respect.
After all, the Xiaoyao Peak had been under his care for over a decade.
There was gratitude there.
Qin Shou watched Ye Kong leave, shaking his head and smiling.
"Huh, I'm building a septic tank at the foot of your Xiaoyao Peak. What can you do to me?" Qin Shou sneered.
"I am destined to be an emperor. You can't afford to offend me!"
"Work diligently and try to finish the septic tank by nightfall," Qin Shou ordered.
"Yes!" the group replied in unison.
Qin Shou pinched his nose and found a spot to take a nap and slack off.
...
Nightfall, midnight.
On the Xiaoyao Peak.
Two men in black cloaks sneaked into the Xiaoyao Peak under the cover of darkness.
"The Palace Master has ordered us to temporarily block the spirit veins of the Xiaoyao Peak to pave the way for the palace's elites," the left one, Black Dragon, said solemnly.
"Big Brother, we're both at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Dealing with this trashy Xiaoyao Peak should be a walk in the park. Why do we need to be so cautious?" Black Tiger sneered in disdain.
Both he and his elder brother were talented disciples of the Mole Palace, barely twenty years old yet already at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
Furthermore, they were also undercover agents planted by the Mole Palace within the Xinghe Sect.
"The Xiaoyao Peak may not be formidable, but if others notice our actions, it won't be good. We must proceed with caution," Black Dragon whispered.
Black Tiger didn't反驳 his brother's words, nodding silently instead.
After searching the Xiaoyao Peak, the two found the excavated spirit veins. A crack ran through them, emitting a faint aura.
"Shadow Adult was right. The spirit veins of the Xiaoyao Peak have indeed been excavated," Black Tiger chuckled joyfully.
"There's nothing Shadow Adult doesn't know as a high-ranking member of the Xiaoyao Peak," Black Dragon remarked indifferently.
"Who's Shadow Adult?" Black Tiger asked curiously.
"Don't ask," Black Dragon rebuffed.
He took out a black nail covered in runes and inserted it into the crack.
Buzz!
The aura dissipated, and the formation of the Xiaoyao Peak was temporarily disrupted.
The ground trembled slightly, and the vibrations reached the Peach Mountain.
Lin Yaoyao, who was cultivating in tranquility, sensed the faint tremors and awakened from her meditation.
In her serene state, she could sense even the slightest disturbance.
Lin Yaoyao stepped out of her hut and followed the source of the tremors. Just as she arrived, she saw the two men in black cloaks before her.
"Who are you?" Lin Yaoyao demanded.
"According to the intelligence from our undercover agents, you should be the only disciple of the Xiaoyao Peak. Capture her first!" Black Dragon whispered and drew a large knife.
Seeing this, Black Tiger shook his head.
Dealing with a weak woman required a knife?
Isn't it as easy as pie?
As Black Tiger thought, he secretly filled in the pit with dirt to avoid detection.
After realizing the two men's ill intentions, Lin Yaoyao acted decisively, unleashing a punch.
Black Dragon, wielding his knife, leaped forward, slashing towards Lin Yaoyao.
Lin Yaoyao dodged to the side and landed a punch on Black Dragon's chest.
Black Dragon's ribs snapped, and he spat out blood, never expecting Lin Yaoyao to be so powerful!
Wasn't she supposed to be a weakling?
Seeing this, Black Tiger dared not underestimate her. He drew his sword and lunged forward.
Lin Yaoyao's expression turned cold as she conjured a spiritual sword with her aura, pointing it at Black Tiger.
"What do you want on my Xiaoyao Peak?" Lin Yaoyao asked coldly.
"To kill you all!" Black Tiger declared, charging forward with his sword.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yaoyao's expression remained stoic. Her master was so weak; who would want to kill him?
Such a weak person couldn't possibly be my enemy.
Could it be that someone harbors resentment against my master and hired assassins to kill him?
As Lin Yaoyao pondered, Black Tiger had already closed in.
"Looking for death!" Lin Yaoyao leaped into the air, landing behind Black Tiger and impaling him with her sword.
Although it didn't hit a vital organ, it severely injured Black Tiger.
Now, he was baffled.
The intelligence said the Xiaoyao Peak was a wasteland.
What was going on here?
Why were they so powerful?
With only Foundation Establishment Early Cultivation, their combat prowess was incredible!
Black Dragon, having risen from the ground, dared not hide his abilities any longer, releasing a dark aura of magic.
"Devil Cult!" Lin Yaoyao immediately recognized it and couldn't help but furrow her brows.