#335 - First in the hospital?
#335 - First in the hospital?
Inside the main hall.
Qu Youdao and the others were unaware of the situation over the past two to three months.
Previously, the Sect Leader felt that there seemed to be many issues within the sect recently and was worried about them causing trouble everywhere.
So, he summoned the leaders of the seven main peaks, along with the heads of the three Elder Halls, to the back mountain.
He began lecturing and expounding on the Dao.
This book is first published on the entire network by 𝕥 𝕨 𝕜 𝕒 𝕟 . 𝕔 𝕠 𝕞
With low profile as the core and peace as the purpose, he began a three-month lecture on the Dao.
He told them to value harmony above all else and to avoid conflicts with others.
A step back brings boundless horizons.
This kind of thing happened often, so they were already tired of hearing it.
But not going was not an option.
If the Sect Leader summoned you and you didn't go, were you trying to rebel?
At this moment, the group began to examine the situation of the past few months.
"The list has been announced. They should work even harder. After all, a marriage alliance with the royal family, even if there are some problems, is a huge opportunity for them," Qu Youdao said with a smile.
Situ Baichuan shook his head and sighed, "I feel like I'm at a disadvantage. Why is it always my disciples who get eliminated?"
"He's too outstanding. To be honest, I admire him quite a bit," Qu Youdao said with a smile. "However, the profits of his First Branch should not be as good as the other eight. After the announcement of the marriage alliance event, they lack competitiveness and are probably going to be last place.
It's just right, and they can be eliminated smoothly."
Yan Ruxue, who had been looking at the rankings, said without looking up, "It won't be easy to eliminate him."
Hearing this, everyone looked over.
"Why won't it be easy to eliminate him?" Qu Youdao asked in surprise.
"The First Branch is a spy of the Reincarnation lineage, whether it's true or not, the royal family has taken it seriously.
Since they have already sent letters over.
It is reasonable for us to eliminate him.
He has many advantages, but also many disadvantages.
And the revenue is average."
Yan Ruxue handed the rankings to them to look at.
Soon, everyone had a suspicious look on their faces.
Qu Youdao looked at Situ Baichuan and said, "What's going on?"
"How would I know what's going on?" Situ Baichuan was also puzzled, "February, March, April, the First Branch was all in first place, not just first place, but a landslide victory.
What did they do?"
Yan Ruxue looked at everyone and said, "How can we eliminate them now? Even if we decide to eliminate them, aren't you curious about their ranking later on?"
Everyone:
That's indeed something they were curious about.
Because the royal family didn't say to eliminate them directly.
So...
Their ranking will still exist.
Their so-called elimination means there's no need to count the other party's ranking.
But now...
They are already in first place, they are also curious, will they be in first place later on.
Especially since the other party is already in first place, it's not suitable to eliminate them just like that.
The game still needs to be fair.
Excellent people still need to be given opportunities.
"If you still decide to eliminate him, I'm going to flip the table," Situ Baichuan said.
"Investigate, how did the First Branch get first place," Qu Youdao said immediately.
What's the point of eliminating them? What's the point of eliminating such an interesting member?
Didn't you see that the others in the rankings are also striving to catch up?
Soon, they had a conclusion.
Many magical treasures, strange pill formulas, and also a pill furnace.
After looking at the items, Qu Youdao was shocked, "Is this a Pill Dao inheritance? This pill furnace is amazing. If we really take this, what's the point of comparing?
Return it, the people from the Enforcement Hall are still not discerning enough.
Don't accept such good things in the future."
"Don't accept this either?" Situ Baichuan said, "This is what they obtained, the resources handed over by the First Branch, why doesn't it count?"
Qu Youdao said calmly, "It's unfair. It's a great loss for the First Branch to hand over such good things to us. It's too unfair to them.
Although we are a Demonic Sect, we are not so shameless as to seize the good things of our disciples.
Let them keep it themselves, who knows, a Pill Dao master might emerge in the future."
Excellent people need to be given opportunities.
But too excellent people disrupt the balance.
They need to be suppressed.
"Are you worried that I will win directly?" Situ Baichuan said coldly.
"It's really not necessary to accept it, but handing it over is not a big deal," Yan Ruxue said with a smile.
"Anyway, three people will be selected in the end.
His chances of winning are not high.
As for the royal family's instructions...
Elimination is definitely not an option. The royal family gave good things, and the First Branch has also given them now.
Although it's far from comparable, maintaining normal qualifications is considered reasonable.
This time we can accept it.
In addition, the royal family will not say anything, after all, they can choose not to choose the Reincarnation lineage spy among the three candidates."
In the end, they stopped arguing.
Qu Youdao leaned back and said, "Actually, it's hard to say, after all, treasures are not always available. It's not impossible for the First Branch to be at the bottom of the rankings later on.
Looking at the overall strength, they will still be eliminated, and the royal family can also be accounted to."
Thinking carefully, everyone also felt that this was the case. Good things are never abundant.
The First Branch is probably handing over all the good things they have accumulated before.
But they don't understand how long the competition will last.
In fact, the people in the main hall are not sure, but they have to determine the final candidates in the next year or two.
After that, it will be up to the royal family to make a decision.
Nine Heavens Pavilion Secret Realm.
Gu An began logging again.
He originally wanted to advance alone secretly.
But he found that he couldn't shake off Ye Xiu.
The other party followed him the entire time.
It seems he has to build a residence.
But when he was logging, he saw someone coming, Zhantai Xiu, who had asked him to give him face back then.
The other party brought two people, one in the late stage of Returning Void, and one in the middle stage of Returning Void.
They were not young.
However, he didn't pay much attention and continued logging.
At this time, Zhantai Xiu said with a smile, "Junior Brother Cheng, you don't look too good. You look ten years older. Does logging shorten your lifespan?"
Cheng Yifei lowered his head and said, "Logging is indeed a bit tiring. I'm making Senior Brother laugh. I wonder what Senior Brother is here to do?"
"It's nothing." Zhantai Xiu looked at the logging progress that was about to reach the foot of the mountain and couldn't help but sigh, "It's almost time to go up the mountain. I've brought two senior brothers with good cultivation. I plan to let them help with the logging.
"This..."
Cheng Yifei was about to refuse, but Zhantai Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Junior Brother is not welcome?"
"Welcome." Cheng Yifei gritted his teeth and nodded.
Finally, he gave each of the two people an axe.
After that, the two entered the crowd and began logging.
Zhantai Xiu wandered around.
Naturally, he didn't go in the direction of Chu Meng, he also felt the faint chill.
As long as he dared to be presumptuous over there, he would most likely die there.
Although he didn't know what their purpose was for coming here, but for now, it wasn't for Cheng Yifei.
That was enough.
Soon he saw Gu An, but he looked away after just one glance.
Cheng Yifei was a little worried, he didn't understand what people like the other party were here to do.
However, for three consecutive days, the other party didn't do anything.
Moreover, the logging progress of the two Returning Void was much faster than theirs, with large and powerful movements, they were really good at logging.
Thus, Cheng Yifei became even more puzzled.
He even suspected whether they were really here to log.
Seven days later.
Cheng Yifei was not even that vigilant anymore.
However, Gu An encountered trouble, because his spell was almost full.
In at most a little over a week, he would not get any benefits from logging.
Bang!
Suddenly, there was a sound from behind.
Someone cried out in pain.
Gu An turned his head to look, a Golden Core cultivator was covering his thigh, looking somewhat angry.
But looking at the person logging on the side, he didn't say anything.
"A momentary slip." The other party said with a smile.
This was a strong person in the late stage of Returning Void.
Not to mention hitting him with a tree branch, even if an axe was thrown over, the other party wouldn't dare to say anything.
Gu An didn't take it to heart either.
Noon.
Gu An found that there was one more person on the side starting to log.
It was the Returning Void cultivator in the late stage.
He looked to be about forty years old.
His body was full of vigorous qi and blood, and his terrifying aura was also alarming.
Gu An only glanced at the other party as a warning and didn't pay too much attention.
He needed to think about how to secure a promotion for himself.
However, the people beside him started logging, with considerable movements, and muffled sounds kept coming.
This made him a little concerned, but he couldn't say much; some people just log like that.
Suddenly, he felt something whizzing by the corner of his eye.
He reacted instantly.
Bang!
A sharp piece of wood streaked past his eyes and finally embedded itself in the wood.
Ye Xiu had been vigilant about his surroundings, and he was naturally paying attention to the approaching people, but his attention was focused on the other party's power operation and movements, and he didn't expect the wood being felled to suddenly appear.
Moreover, it was too close and too sudden, and he didn't react in time.
If the Dean hadn't suddenly dodged, this wood could have seriously injured him.
“A little accident, are you alright?” the other party asked with a smile.
Gu An shook his head at the other party and said, “I'm fine.”
“Then I'll continue logging; be careful.” Saying that, the middle-aged man continued logging.
Gu An lowered his eyes and thought a lot for a moment.
Finally, he continued logging.
The middle-aged man didn't say anything more either and continued logging.
Nothing happened for most of the day.
When night fell.
Gu An was logging, and the middle-aged man was also logging.
In the midst of the continuous logging sounds, suddenly a piece of something flew out.
With a bang.
Ye Xiu caught the object directly, and he looked coldly at the middle-aged man.
“A logging accident.” The other party said with a smile, “Fortunately, nothing happened. Let's continue logging then.”
Ye Xiu wanted to explode, but Gu An said calmly, “It's alright, let's continue logging.”
He had just sensed a strange aura from the other party.
This aura could affect Ye Xiu.
Just now, Ye Xiu should have reacted faster.
But under the influence, he almost failed to catch the wood.
The other party came prepared.
He didn't know why he was being targeted.
Continue logging. When his術法 (sutras/techniques) are full, if there really is a conflict, escaping would be a good thing.
He could get rid of this team.
However, he hadn't even logged a few times tonight when something flew over again. Gu An saw Ye Xiu reach out, but...
The influence appeared again, even greater than before. The stone grazed Ye Xiu's hand and headed towards Gu An's face.
Smack!
Ye Xiu suddenly turned his hand back and caught the stone. He looked in the direction the stone came from; it was another man.
A Void Refinement Stage middle-stage cultivator.
“What are you doing?” the Void Refinement Stage late-stage middle-aged man questioned coldly.
The Void Refinement Stage middle-stage man shrugged and said, “I just wanted to see the reaction of this servant. After all, such things can happen when logging.
It's good to give him some training.”
“Don't do such things again. Get back.” The Void Refinement Stage late-stage man scolded.
Then he looked at Gu An and said, “Fellow Daoist Gu, please don't mind. This is my junior brother. After we return, I will definitely punish him severely.”
Ye Xiu slowly lowered his hand, without saying a word.
He wanted to attack, but he still held back.
Impulsiveness would bring a lot of trouble.
Gu An looked at Ye Xiu, and then at the Void Refinement Stage middle-stage man who threw the stone. He had a smiling face, as if waiting for his reaction.
Withdrawing his gaze, Gu An put his eyes on the stone again. There was a strange aura on it that could seize one's mind.
Once he was hit by the stone, he was afraid that...
It would be mostly bad luck.
“Ye Xiu, which hand did he use to throw the stone just now?” Gu An suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Ye Xiu was stunned and said, “I don't know.”
Gu An: “You are honest.”
And the person who threw the stone laughed and said, “I'm just doing a good deed. It doesn't matter if you don't remember; I didn't have any malice.”
Gu An shook his head slightly and said, “Forget it. Since we don't know which hand it was, let's cripple both hands together.”
Originally, Ye Xiu was still a little troubled, but the moment he heard Gu An's words, his whole person roared out like a sharp blade.
In the instant that the Void Refinement Stage middle-stage cultivator was stunned, Ye Xiu had already arrived in front of him.
Grabbing his left hand, he twisted it.
Crack!
Pfft!
Fresh blood spurted out, and a scream came.
The other party wanted to attack, but his other hand was also grabbed by Ye Xiu, and then twisted again.
Crack!
Bang!
A wail came, followed by a shrill, sharp voice: “I'll kill you.”
Saying that, he suddenly opened his mouth, and for a moment, it seemed like a bloody maw was opening, truly capable of swallowing people.
Ye Xiu didn't hesitate, grabbing the other party's head with one hand and twisting it.
Crack!
In an instant, everything quieted down.
Zhao Qingshan, seeing that the person was dead, silently approached Gu An.
The matter was big.
Ye Xiu was too impulsive, killing people everywhere without a word.
He would cause a lot of trouble for the Dean.
However, to Zhao Qingshan's surprise, there was no change on Gu An's face, it seemed...
He just killed him.
No wonder Ye Xiu's attitude towards the Dean was different after killing people at the inn before.
He had gained recognition for killing people.
Only...
Such indulgence could easily lead to trouble.
A little carelessness could lead to extremes.
After hesitating, he felt it was okay. The Cangmu Sect was a demonic sect after all.
And just in the instant he hesitated, he suddenly noticed someone attacking Gu An from behind.
With a bang.
He stepped forward to block the attack.
At the same time, he guarded against that Void Refinement Stage late-stage cultivator.
However, in the instant he blocked the attack, he heard the Void Refinement Stage late-stage cultivator shout: “Someone wants to kill Fellow Daoist Gu. I'll take him away first.”
Zhao Qingshan wanted to stop him, but in the instant he reached out, something seemed to interfere with him.
What a powerful magic weapon...
In the instant he reacted, he saw Gu An being taken away.
“Ye Xiu, chase after him.” Zhao Qingshan immediately wanted to chase after him as well.
However, Zhantai Xiu stood in front of him and said, “Fellow Daoist, this is a forest. Once you enter, it will be difficult to come out.”
And Ye Xiu chased directly in.
Zhao Qingshan didn't move.
The person in front of him also had magic weapons, and most of them were probably used to target Ye Xiu.
So, even if he could go, he didn't plan to chase.
After all...
He had to invite the other people from the Cangmu Sect.
At this time, Cheng Yifei immediately ran over and said seriously, “You really can't go deep into the forest casually. It's easy to get lost inside.
The only way is to log your way in.”
In the distance, Chu Meng looked at all of this with her cheek resting on her hand and said, “He was protected by two Void Refinement Stage cultivators, and he was captured just like that?”
Chun Yu poured tea on the side and said, “There should be a magic weapon affecting them. Those two Void Refinement Stage cultivators were already affected from the beginning. They were too close.”
Chu Meng looked at the mountain and said, “You said these people came to log to find a tree?”
“Yes, I heard that the tree can bewitch people's hearts and then make people nourish the tree with their essence and blood, and finally be absorbed by the tree.
And Cheng Yifei wanted to find his grandfather's inheritance, saying that his grandfather died under that tree.
Finding the tree would allow him to find the inheritance and some tokens.
That way, their lineage wouldn't be in decline. Now they rely on a dying person.” Chun Yu said calmly.
Chu Meng frowned: “I heard that this Gu An likes logging very much. I wonder if he will continue to chop it down if he encounters this tree.”
“It shouldn't be possible. This tree can bewitch many strong people, so it must have some ability.” Chun Yu made her own guess, paused, and then continued, “In addition, he was captured by a Void Refinement Stage late-stage cultivator, so his chances of survival are slim.”
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