“Is that all? Is there nothing else to tell?” Wen Xiangjie asked again, looking at the list in her hand.
Zhou Yunchang shook his head with difficulty.
“Can you… spare my life?” Zhou Yunchang looked at Wen Xiangjie pleadingly. “I promise I won’t go against you. I can be your inside man and help you catch them all!”
“I can’t turn those with strong bones, and I can’t trust those with soft bones once they’re turned. Dead men are the safest,” Wen Xiangjie said with a smile, taking out a seemingly ordinary longsword from her storage ring.
She cast a spell, and several long chains suddenly appeared in the prison, completely binding Zhou Yunchang.
The prison door opened. Seeing Wen Xiangjie approaching him step by step, Zhou Yunchang twisted his body in terror, trying to struggle, but the chains held him tightly, and he was completely unable to move.
One good thing about wild game instances is that you can finally kill people.
Killing is, in most cases, the simplest, most brutal, and most effective way to solve problems.
Wen Xiangjie’s expression was calm as she directly stabbed Zhou Yunchang’s heart with her sword.
The ordinary white longsword in her hand, after being stained with living flesh and blood, turned completely blood-red, emitting a low hum.
What was shredded was not only Zhou Yunchang’s physical body, but also Zhou Yunchang’s soul, which was completely annihilated by this sword.
Seeing Zhou Yunchang close his eyes and his head loll down, Wen Xiangjie did not rush to withdraw the longsword. Instead, she carefully checked Zhou Yunchang’s condition.
After ensuring that Zhou Yunchang was thoroughly dead, Wen Xiangjie shook the blood off the longsword and put the longsword, which had returned to its ordinary appearance, back into her storage ring.
Wen Xiangjie cast another spell and turned to leave.
Behind her, Zhou Yunchang’s body disappeared inch by inch, as if he had never existed.
After coming out of the dungeon, Wen Xiangjie instructed Wen Keqi to secretly bring the collateral Family member of the Lin Family who had become a Taiyi Sect handyman, according to the list Zhou Yunchang had provided.
That night, while the Lin Family’s collateral Family member went to the back mountain for fresh air, Wen Keqi followed suit, knocking him out and sending him to the dungeon.
Wen Xiangjie came to the dungeon again and interrogated the Lin Family’s collateral Family member brought by Wen Keqi.
After confirming the list Zhou Yunchang had provided from the Lin Family’s collateral Family member, Wen Xiangjie personally ended his life as well.
Wen Xiangjie was not at ease leaving the matter of killing to silence others; she had to do it herself.
No one cared that a newly arrived handyman disciple had disappeared from the Taiyi Sect.
Handyman disciples are not essentially disciples of the Taiyi Sect. Who would care whether he ran away because he couldn’t bear the hardship or if he died?
Only Lin Zhaoting, Zhou Yibin, and Zhang Yu cared.
The three found a time to meet and exchanged information.
“Your Lin Family’s collateral Family member is gone. It’s said he left his room alone last night and never came back,” Zhou Yibin said with a solemn expression.
He was, after all, an inner disciple of Spirit Talisman Peak, so it was convenient for him to inquire about some news.
“Moreover, Yun Chang and I exchanged contact information yesterday. I’ve been sending messages to Yun Chang since last night, but I haven’t received any response from him at all.”
No matter what Zhou Yunchang was busy with, he should have had time to reply to Zhou Yibin’s message by now.
If there was still no reply, it was probably… ominous.
“Did she make a move?” Lin Zhaoting asked through clenched teeth.
“Most likely her. Today is only the second day of the game instance. Besides her, who would lay a hand on a small handyman?” Zhou Yibin sighed.
“Yun Chang was young and impulsive and exposed a weakness in front of her. He must have been taken away by her people. Last night, your Lin Family’s collateral Family member was also taken away by her people. It seems Yun Chang probably couldn’t withstand her methods and revealed all our names. Now, we are in danger ourselves.”
Lin Zhaoting and Zhang Yu also fell silent.
On the first night, two of their people were decisively dealt with by Wen Xiangjie.
Now, they must also be on Wen Xiangjie’s kill list.
After joining their respective peaks yesterday, they also tried to inquire about Wen Xiangjie’s identity.
Wen Xiangjie’s starting position was simply too good.
The Young Master/Mistress of the first Immortal Cultivation Family, the Wen Family, and the personal closed-door disciple of the Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader, the first Immortal Cultivation Sect.
Wen Xiangjie’s identity weighed heavily on their hearts like a great mountain.
Being targeted by such an enemy, who was constantly thinking of how to take their lives, was terrifying.
At this moment, Lin Zhaoting and the other two already regretted joining the Taiyi Sect.
“The only way now is to find a way to quickly distinguish ourselves, gain the appreciation of the Peak Lord, and quickly be accepted as personal disciples. As long as we become personal disciples of the Peak Lord, Wen Xiangjie won’t dare to openly attack us like this,” Lin Zhaoting said, frowning.
Zhang Yu’s expression became somewhat unpleasant.
Lin Zhaoting and Zhou Yibin were both single spiritual roots and were already inner disciples of their respective peaks, just a step away from becoming personal disciples.
However, he was a dual spiritual root and was currently only an outer disciple. It was truly too difficult for him to become a personal disciple of the Peak Lord.
After a brief discussion, the three dispersed and returned to their respective peaks.
It was almost time for the first lecture at their peaks, and they had to perform well.
Lin Zhaoting returned to Lingjian Peak, smiling and greeting the fellow disciples passing by.
Currently, he had 2 free attribute points, and his initial cultivation was at the fifth level of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
2 free attribute points were enough for him to break through to the seventh level of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
Today was his first day of formal cultivation after joining the Taiyi Sect. Learning a new cultivation method and making a breakthrough due to high comprehension was also a good excuse.
Having made up his mind, Lin Zhaoting went to the inner disciple lecture hall.
Today was the first day of formal classes for the newly recruited inner disciples. The Lingjian Peak Lord sat on the podium, personally instructing these inner disciples.
“My Lingjian Peak lineage primarily cultivates the Sword Dao…” The Lingjian Peak Lord began to lecture.
As an inner disciple, Lin Zhaoting received a copy of the Taiyi Sect Inner Cultivation Method, a copy of Basic Sword Techniques, and a customized longsword from the Taiyi Sect Inner Sect.
“The Sword Dao cultivates sword techniques, sword intent, and sword heart. Sword techniques are the most basic among them, and they are the foundation of the Sword Dao. Now, everyone, silently recite the cultivation method and watch as I demonstrate the most basic sword technique for you.”
With a dragon’s roar, the Lingjian Peak Lord’s Natal Spirit Sword unsheathed.
He held his Natal Spirit Sword and demonstrated the basic sword techniques for the inner disciples.
With the Lingjian Peak Lord’s cultivation and his mastery of the Sword Dao, even basic sword techniques, when demonstrated by him, were still extraordinary in momentum. Every move and every stance carried his understanding of the Dao of the Sword.
The inner disciples silently recited the inner cultivation method and, unknowingly, became immersed in the Lingjian Peak Lord’s sword moves, gaining insights.