Chapter 29: Hit the Young and the Old

  In the vast ocean of countless islands, the Monroe Islands are considered a larger island group. Among them, the largest island, Monroe Island, is particularly prosperous due to the presence of an interstellar transmission array. Today, however, a group of people who would normally never be seen appeared near this array. This group of people stood around the transmission array with an air of momentum, and although their cultivation was generally at the Nascent Soul stage, having hundreds of them standing together in one place is a rare "spectacle" for this second-rate Cultivation planet.

  The old man who led the way was now talking to a bottle, and upon closer inspection, it turned out that the bottle was a Lingyun Bottle used in the Xiu Xian realm to preserve Yuanying. Inside the bottle, a Yuanying wearing a light yellow Yuanying heart armor was currently listening to what the old man had to say.

  "Master, you must kill that kid! My junior brother died at his hands and he hasn't even condensed his yuan fetus yet. Master, you raised both of us with your own hands, you must avenge us two!" Upon closer inspection, this yuan fetus was actually the same male who had been following them and hadn't been burned to death by the Five Fires Seven Birds Fan that day.

  "The wind, are you sure that the little guy who poisoned both of you back then was only in the Golden Core stage?" the old man asked.

  "Master, that kid is indeed only at the Golden Elixir stage of cultivation, but his magical treasures are too formidable. A single flying sword is already a mid-grade spiritual artifact, and he also brought out a fan-shaped treasure and a huge boulder, which I estimate to be another treasure with a grade not lower than that." Feng Ming said affirmatively.

  "It's his own bad luck then, daring to provoke our Tian Shui Sect alone on the desolate Hai Xuan Star." The old man said harshly, yet revealed a greedy glint in his eyes.

  Sun Ming was still humming a small tune at this time, stepping on the flying sword and slowly flying towards Menluo Island.

  "Sister, why is our sect recruiting so many new disciples this time? Didn't we always follow the principle of 'better to have fewer but better ones' in Lingtian Sect? Why are we suddenly taking in so many disciples this time? You've seen it too, some of those disciples have such low innate talent that it's scary. Some of them only have a tiny bit of potential for cultivation. I really doubt whether these people can even form their yuan fetus in their lifetime." Yun Lei said with a gloomy face.

  "Ah, don't ask about this matter, after all, these people will still sacrifice for us in the end. I heard from Master that the reason why so many new disciples were recruited this time is because of the next Demon Dao War, and among the participating sects of the Holy Alliance's lottery, there is our Ling Tian Sect. The sect leader didn't want excellent disciples to die in vain, so they recruited a large number of disciples as substitutes. In 50 years, when the Demon Dao War begins again, these new disciples will have reached the Golden Dan stage by then, just meeting the minimum standard for participation... Ah..." Tian Kui sighed.

  "Alas, these people are really pitiful. They all thought that by entering the Ling Tian Sect, they would have a chance at longevity, but in the end, they became scapegoats instead," Yun Lei asked.

  "Notice? Hehe, the demonic path and our side are the same, every sect that is about to go to war is openly recruiting new disciples. The cultivation of the personnel on both sides who participated in the end is almost the same, the Holy Alliance and the Demonic Path's Tianmo Palace are now turning a blind eye." said Tiankui.

  "So that's it, so you Lingtian Sect just want me to refine magic treasures for these substitutes." Sun Ming suddenly interrupted.

  "Lingming, you're back. This matter has almost become an unspoken rule in the Cultivation world. Your Instrumental Refining and Pill Refining aren't part of the war, so it's no wonder you don't know much about it." Tiankui explained.

  "Alas, I'd say that heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating the common people as grass and dogs. The sages are also not benevolent, treating the common people as grass and dogs. In front of the great way, we are all ants, let alone these 'scapegoats'. You can rest assured, I won't speak recklessly, haha." Sun Ming laughed and said.

  "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, regarding all things as straw dogs; the sage is not benevolent, regarding the people as straw dogs." Tian Kui repeated this phrase thoughtfully several times.

  "Alright, let's go to the transmission array and wait for Master. The time is almost up, Master should be back soon." Yun Lei said. After that, the three of them walked towards the transmission array.

  "Master, it's the one walking in the middle of these three," said Feng Mingdao.

  "You said there was only one person, how did two more appear?" the old man asked.

  "Master, what's the difference if there are two more? These two are at best on par with me in terms of cultivation. With so many of us, we can definitely take them down," said Feng Mingdao.

  "Alright then, I'll avenge you." The old man said greedily.

  "Little one, do you still recognize me?" Feng Ming's primordial spirit flew out of the Spirit Containment Vessel and landed on the old man's hand.

  "Aren't you that stalker? What's wrong with you? I let you off last time, and now you're here to get yourself killed again?" Sun Ming was furious but couldn't help laughing.

  "How dare you, a mere tailing man! I am Feng Ming of the Tian Shui Sect. On that day, when you saw my two master brothers carrying precious treasures, your eyes grew greedy and you couldn't help but destroy my physical body and kill my fellow disciple, Feng Yue. Today, in front of my master, you must return the Huo Yan fan and the Luo Yun seal, then take your own life to atone for your sins!" Feng Ming said loudly.

  "What's this? Gathering Fire Fan? Falling Cloud Seal? What thing is that?" Sun Ming was completely bewildered.

  "That little guy is talking about the Fantian Seal and the Five Fire Seven Bird Fan, it seems that this little guy has gone crazy thinking about treasures." Yun Zhongzi reminded aloud.

  "Ling Ming, you've killed someone? You've also destroyed a Yuan Yuan period cultivator's physical body!" Yun Lei asked.

  "Well, those two had the intention of killing me and taking the treasure that day. Who would have thought that they were poorly skilled and I ended up killing one of them." Sun Ming's voice was unusually loud as he said these few sentences, and almost all the onlookers who were watching the commotion heard him.

  "This Water Margin gang, usually just bullying people on Munroe Island, with their high cultivation and few people daring to offend them, looks like they've kicked an iron plate this time." The surrounding cultivators said.

  "Well, yes, but these three people won't have a good ending today. If things go wrong, they'll all die here. What a sin." The onlookers watched the battle between the cultivators and the evil path.

  "Hmm" The old man hummed, and the crowd that had been surrounding them immediately dispersed by more than half. Only Sun Ming and the three of them were left standing in front of the massive interstellar transmission array.

  "You two leave quickly, I don't want to implicate you. If something happens to me, just let Elder Ling Xiao notify the Zhi Ling Sect." Sun Ming said.

  "What nonsense are you talking about, I am a disciple of the Lingtian Sect and not some coward who fears death. Moreover, as our sect's invited artifact refiner, how could we let you die here? That would be a loss of face for the Lingtian Sect!" Tian Kui said.

  "All right, Sun Ming, don't say any more, if he wants to fight, then let's fight." Yun Lei said.

  "Alright, if he wants to fight, we'll fight. Let's settle the score between us once and for all. If we can get through this disaster, from now on, wherever I, Sun Ming, can help, just speak up."

  "Think it through? Are you two going or staying? If you're not leaving, don't blame me for being rude." The old man said harshly.

  "Old thief, it's clear that you're from the Tian Shui Sect and have your eyes on treasure. Are you talking about the Lu Yun Seal or the Fan Tian Seal? Those are my own refined treasures, the Five Fire Seven Bird Fan and the Tian Yun Seal. When did they become things of the Tian Shui Sect?" Sun Ming said, taking out the Wu Xing Lian Qi Shi Ling Pai to show off.

  "Attacking the Refining Master, once this news spreads, my Tiān Shuǐ Sect will definitely be isolated by the Refiners' Alliance. It seems that these three people must die today." The old man thought to himself.

  "How dare you impersonate a Refiner, this time I won't let you off, watch the sword." With that, a flying sword came attacking over.

  "I'll hold them off here for a while, you guys go find Elder Ling Xiao quickly." Sun Ming said, no longer hiding and directly took out the Fan Tian Seal to smash the flying sword that the old man had sent over into scrap metal.

  "The thief actually dares to destroy my flying sword! Disciples, let's go and kill them together!" The old man said with a gasp.

  "Who dares to kill a disciple of Ling Xiao?" The voice came from afar, calm and authoritative.