77: Chapter 77 Emptying the Treasury

Li Wu took a deep breath, then walked over and squatted down, pulling off the Storage Ring from his finger and placing it into Zhang Bufan's hand, before turning and leaving without a word.

Zhang Bufan glanced at Li Wu's retreating figure, then withdrew his gaze.

“Host, this guy clearly holds a grudge against you. Are you sure you're not letting a tiger return to the mountain?”

“Those who resent me will only increase from now on; he probably won't even rank.” Zhang Bufan said indifferently.

“That's true. On the path you're taking, enemies will only grow, not lessen.” After a pause, the System continued, “Then why don't you kill them all and be done with it?”

“What the heck, I'm not a butcher. After all, I'm half a Blue Star person, okay?” Zhang Bufan said, speechless.

The System fell silent.

Zhang Bufan looked at the remaining Xuanwu Sect Disciples with calm eyes.

With Li Wu leading the way, although those Disciples were extremely reluctant, this was already the best outcome. It was better than losing their lives, right?

For a moment, there were sounds of severed arms falling everywhere, and muffled grunts echoed.

Zhang Bufan placed a large basket in front of him and commanded, “Put your Storage Rings here. Take your severed arms with you; it's disgusting to leave them here.”

Half an hour later, all the Xuanwu Sect Disciples had left, leaving a large pool of blood on the ground. The basket in front of Zhang Bufan was already filled with Storage Rings.

There were still a dozen or so Xuanwu Sect Elders remaining in the field, looking at each other.

“Senior, I am willing to hand over my Storage Ring and cripple one of my arms. Do you think this will suffice?” An Old Man walked out with a panicked expression, bowing and pleading to Zhang Bufan.

Zhang Bufan merely raised his hand casually, and the Old Man's head exploded like a watermelon, splattering red and white everywhere.

“Actually, what I hate second most is repetitive speech.” Zhang Bufan casually conjured the Storage Ring to him from a distance, then raised his hand and pointed to the square-faced Old Man who had brought the little fatty back, saying faintly, “Besides him, do the rest of you still need me to make a move?”

The Elders' faces were pale, but to survive, they had no choice. They gritted their teeth and crippled their cultivation, placing their Storage Rings into the basket in front of Zhang Bufan, then turned and walked shakily down the mountain.

Their cultivation was lost, their possessions stolen, and their former high status was gone forever. They knew very well what awaited them.

“What is your name?” Zhang Bufan asked the square-faced middle-aged man faintly.

“Reporting to Senior, my name is Left Guardian Guangming.” The square-faced middle-aged man nodded and bowed respectfully.

He didn't know why Zhang Bufan wanted to keep him, but not being crippled yet was already the best outcome.

“Now I'll give you a chance. Take me to the Xuanwu Sect's treasury.” Zhang Bufan collected the basket of Storage Rings in front of him. He still had some expectations for the Xuanwu Sect's treasury, wondering how many Spirit Medicines he could find to revive the Old Man.

“Yes, I will take you in now.” Left Guardian Guangming hurriedly walked ahead to lead the way, silently pondering whether to take the opportunity to beg Zhang Bufan for mercy. Perhaps if the other party was happy, he would be released.

But after much thought, Left Guardian Guangming still felt that now was not the time. The best opportunity would be when Zhang Bufan saw the dazzling treasures in the treasury and was in a joyful mood.

“Fire Junior Sister, I'm going into the Xuanwu Sect to search for treasure. Are you coming?” Zhang Bufan asked Fire Qingrou.

Fire Qingrou's eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded, “Of course, I also want to see what the Xuanwu Sect's treasury looks like.”

“Chirp chirp chirp!” Baldy jumped directly from the table, and with a few leaps, he landed on Zhang Bufan's shoulder.

Fire Qingrou looked at Hundred Li Jingang, who was still sitting on the table, at a loss, and opened her arms, smiling, “Little Jingang, big sister will hug you, okay?”

“Thank you, big sister.” Hundred Li Jingang hurriedly stood up from the table and threw himself into Fire Qingrou's embrace.

Fire Qingrou picked up Hundred Li Jingang, put away the table and chairs, and walked towards Zhang Bufan.

As soon as Hundred Li Jingang saw Left Guardian Guangming, his little face puffed up with anger, and he loudly said, “Big Brother, he's a bad guy.”

Left Guardian Guangming shivered and hurriedly explained, “Hundred Li Jingang, it was not my intention to tie you up and bring you back. This was all arranged by the Sect Master, and I was forced to do it!”

“I don't care, you're just a bad guy.” Hundred Li Jingang was very agitated, his little face flushed red.

Fire Qingrou comforted Hundred Li Jingang in her arms, looking at Zhang Bufan with a questioning gaze. She didn't know why Zhang Bufan wanted to keep this square-faced middle-aged man. Was it just to lead the way?

But with so many Elders in the Xuanwu Sect, why him specifically?

“Let's go!” Zhang Bufan gave Fire Qingrou a look, not explaining too much.

“Big bad guy.” Hundred Li Jingang glared fiercely at Left Guardian Guangming, then buried his head in Fire Qingrou's chest with a wronged expression.

“It's okay, Little Jingang. From now on, big sister won't let anyone bully you ever again.” Fire Qingrou dotingly stroked Hundred Li Jingang's round head.

Zhang Bufan moved his gaze from Hundred Li Jingang with envy, then walked towards the Xuanwu Sect.

After Zhang Bufan entered the Xuanwu Sect, he saw many Disciples still within the Sect, but they were all ordinary Disciples or servants. He didn't bother with them and followed Left Guardian Guangming directly towards the Sect's treasury.

Left Guardian Guangming led Zhang Bufan to a magnificent building, then turned and respectfully said, “Senior, this is the Xuanwu Sect's treasury, but without the Sect Master's token, one cannot enter.”

Zhang Bufan raised an eyebrow, then threw a punch. The entire treasury vibrated, and the invisible energy layer covering the treasury was directly blasted through and dissipated.

Left Guardian Guangming trembled all over, staring blankly at the blasted-open Sect treasury in front of him. How strong was this Zhang Bufan exactly?

Zhang Bufan tossed a Storage Ring into Left Guardian Guangming's hand and instructed, “Go, put everything in the treasury into this Ring.”

Left Guardian Guangming recovered from his shock and hurriedly took the Storage Ring and walked into the treasury.

Half an hour later, Left Guardian Guangming emerged from the treasury and respectfully handed the Storage Ring in his hand to Zhang Bufan, “Senior, everything in the treasury is in the Storage Ring, not a single item left.”

Zhang Bufan swept his Divine Sense over the treasury, took the Ring and put it away, then looked at Hundred Li Jingang in Fire Qingrou's arms and asked with a smile, “Little guy, how do you want to deal with this bad guy?”

“Big Brother, can you flatten him?” Hundred Li Jingang asked, looking up.

Zhang Bufan nodded, then looked at Left Guardian Guangming.

“Don't kill me, Senior, you already promised to let me go.” Left Guardian Guangming was sweating profusely, trembling violently all over.

“Oh? When did I promise to let you go?” Zhang Bufan had a half-smile on his face, looking at Left Guardian Guangming as if he were looking at a dead man.

Actually, the reason he kept this square-faced middle-aged man was to avenge Hundred Li Jingang. Hundred Li Jingang was brought back by Left Guardian Guangming, and Left Guardian Guangming's hands must have been stained with the blood of many of Hundred Li Jingang's clansmen.

“I…” Left Guardian Guangming was speechless, not knowing what to say. Zhang Bufan had only asked him to lead the way, and indeed hadn't said he would let him go.

“Haha, I finally succeeded, hahaha!” Just then, an Immortal Cave deep within the Xuanwu Sect suddenly exploded, and loud laughter echoed throughout the entire Xuanwu Sect.