Volume One, Chapter 9: Scared Away!
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Seeing the situation, Chu Tianxing laughed: “Don’t you like breaking other people’s legs? How does it feel?”
“Senior Brother Mu will never let you off! Senior Brother Mu will never let you off!!!” The woman surnamed Li shouted angrily again and again.
“Senior Sister Li is right! Senior Brother Mu will definitely avenge us!”
“Chu Tianxing! I advise you not to go too far! It’s best to let us go now and let us treat Senior Sister Li’s wounds!”
The others also mustered their courage and warned him one after another, hoping to make Chu Tianxing wary so he would stop attacking them.
“Do you really think Mu Ping is breaking through?” Chu Tianxing tilted his head to glance at Mu Ping sitting cross-legged in the distance and couldn’t help but sneer. “He’s only dissipating demonic energy, not breaking through his realm.”
“If he really were cultivating a breakthrough, do you think I’d just stand by and watch him succeed?”
“Although deliberately interrupting someone’s breakthrough cultivation is an unchivalrous and despicable act, it depends on who it is.”
“For a scoundrel like Mu Ping, if he were truly breaking through, I would not hesitate to stop him.”
Hearing this, Li and the others all gasped, growing even more terrified.
Chu Tianxing’s words clearly indicated he would give no mercy to his enemies!
The only reason he hadn’t taken the chance to attack Mu Ping was because Chu Tianxing was confident in his victory and fully assured.
Such an opponent was truly fearsome!
“While he’s still dissipating the demonic energy, we’ll take our time,” Chu Tianxing sneered and swung his sword sheath.
In an instant, a series of cries of agony rang out incessantly.
Meanwhile, within the Demon Lock sect—
Yang Xuanjun looked at the scene reflected in the mirror and couldn’t help but praise, “Chu Tianxing is truly one who repays every grudge, showing no mercy at all.”
“And he fought from the first floor up to the ninth, never killing a single sect brother. When dealing with those who had grudges against him, he only disciplined them; it’s normal for his methods to be severe.”
“Just based on this alone, he’s very suitable to join the Demon Lock sect and to work in the Penal Institute.”
The Penal Institute was exactly the institution governed by the Demon Lock sect, overseeing all punishments in the Sacred Land.
“Chu Tianxing doesn’t kill fellow disciples? He just doesn’t kill the useless! In any case, he’s no good person, and extremely ruthless!”
“Xuanjun, do you know why you’ve always misjudged people? Today, I’ll take this opportunity to explain it to you properly.”
Dongfang Jingming asked, “If Mu Ping is promoted to an inner disciple, and his cousin Mu Yuyao benefits along with him, what do you think will be Chu Tianxing’s fate?”
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Yang Xuanjun was momentarily stunned but soon realized what was meant.
“Reporting to Master, if we set aside the Holy Maiden Ye Qingxuan, just based on Chu Tianxing himself, his fate would be death and the downfall of the Chu Kingdom,” Yang Xuanjun said.
Dongfang Jingming nodded and smiled, “In that case, do you think Chu Tianxing would let Mu Ping live?”
“Assuming Mu Ping’s character wasn’t bad, Chu Tianxing still wouldn’t spare his life, because if Mu Ping lives, then Chu Tianxing dies and the Chu Kingdom falls.”
“However, if it were other outer disciples who only mocked and bullied Chu Tianxing without threatening his life, what use is there in killing them?”
“If among those who mocked and bullied him there was a supreme prodigy, do you think Chu Tianxing would show mercy and leave a future threat?”
“Besides, killing fellow disciples is a grave crime; there’s no need for him to risk violating sacred rules over some insignificant mediocre opponents.”
“Xuanjun, one must not judge people by appearances or personal preference alone—it requires rational analysis and multiple verifications.”
“Also, although Chu Tianxing is someone you can associate with, it’s better not to, so you won’t be dragged down with him.”
Dongfang Jingming closed his eyes and said calmly, “This is also why you never became the Sacred Son and lost to Ji Wuxin—you’re not as ruthless as he is.”
Ji Wuxin was the Sacred Son of the Demon-Slaying Sacred Land, the second inner disciple of the Sacred Land, with strength second only to Ye Qingxuan, though their statuses were equal.
Yang Xuanjun stood up and saluted respectfully, “Thank you for your guidance, Master. I have learned my lesson.”
“When Chu Tianxing kills Mu Ping, you personally bring him to the Penal Institute, lock him in the prison there, and wait for Ye Qingxuan to come save him,” Dongfang Jingming instructed.
“My junior nephew is unusual. If he can obtain her promise and make her owe a favor, it’s all gain with no loss.”
“Master, won’t this upset the Holy Maiden? It also seems unfair to Chu Tianxing, after all, Mu Ping also intended to kill him.”
Yang Xuanjun frowned and said, “Moreover, Mu Yuyao is Mu Ping’s cousin and has betrayed Chu Tianxing, even aiming to eliminate the Chu Kingdom. Both deserve death!”
“Xuanjun, remember this: those who deserve death to Chu Tianxing are simply pieces we can use.”
Dongfang Jingming sighed helplessly, “If you were like Ji Wuxin, the Sacred Son, you wouldn’t need my teaching to toy with these people at will.”
“If you persist in your stubbornness, how can you ever become the Lord of Punishment?”
Hearing this, Yang Xuanjun furrowed his brows deeply and silently watched Chu Tianxing in the mirror.
At this moment, on the ninth floor of the Demon Lock Tower, after Chu Tianxing’s reprimand, Li and the others lay severely injured on the ground, wailing in pain.
“Looks like it’s almost over,” Chu Tianxing slowly turned his gaze to Mu Ping.
It was clearly visible that the demonic sealing aura above Mu Ping’s head was gradually fading.
Chu Tianxing’s eyes flickered as he thought to himself, “The Demon Lock Tower is one of the four great imperial artifacts of the Sacred Land. Although the inner tower is a replica, it’s entirely controlled by the Demon Lock sect, which also governs the Sacred Land’s Penal Institute. If I kill Mu Ping inside the tower, I will inevitably face punishment from the Demon Lock sect’s Penal Institute. Since Mu Ping has only comprehended two types of demon sealing techniques, the Lord of the Demon Suppression sect and the current Sacred Lord will handle him. Just for daring to deceive the Sacred Lord, he’s bound to die without me having to risk killing him myself.”
With this in mind, Chu Tianxing smiled slightly. Although he wouldn’t kill Mu Ping personally, he would still make him pay for his deeds!
“Finally dissipated all the demonic energy! With this experience, I’m not far from stepping into the Lingxuan realm.”
Suddenly, Mu Ping opened his eyes and rose, laughing repeatedly.
Above the Spirit Master realm was the Lingxuan realm, the threshold to becoming a core disciple.
“Mu Ping, I’ve been waiting for you for a while,” Chu Tianxing said coldly, “Before you entered the tower, you boasted you’d trap me here forever. I’ve been waiting.”
In an instant, Mu Ping’s pupils contracted as he suddenly turned to look at Chu Tianxing.
“Chu Tianxing? You’re actually on the ninth floor?”
Mu Ping’s breath caught, disbelief filling his face, especially when he saw the dozen or so people lying on the ground, his expression changed drastically.
“Just the ninth floor, the seventh heaven of the Spirit Master realm can enter it. What difficulty could it pose to me?”
Chu Tianxing’s face was cold and stern, a spiritual aura swirling around him. He was clearly a ninth heaven Spirit Master.
“You… Ninth heaven Spirit Master? They were all injured by you?” Mu Ping’s expression was filled with doubt and suspicion.
“Senior Brother Mu, help me, help us avenge…” Li and the others were weak and barely able to speak.
Chu Tianxing sneered coldly, “Injured like this and still…”
His words were cut short as Chu Tianxing suddenly froze.
Mu Ping unexpectedly turned and ran without any intention of staying.
“Even I can’t face sixteen ninth heaven Spirit Masters at once. Why is this damn Chu Tianxing so strong?”
Mu Ping’s expression grew grave as he desperately fled toward the tower’s center, gritting his teeth: “Only by gaining the tower spirit’s recognition do I stand a chance!”
“I’ve just comprehended the demon sealing technique and am about to become an inner disciple. My future will surely be bright—I can’t risk fighting Chu Tianxing!”