55: Chapter 55 Get Out of Here

Xia Shaoxin asked Deacon Wang Xinhao, "When I arrived at the Chiyan Sect, I didn't know anyone, nor did I have any grudges against them. Yet they insisted on bullying me. Can you understand what they were thinking, Deacon?"

"It's just because they look down on you; I know that."

"There are many people they look down upon, so why do they only bully me?"

"What do you think the reason is?"

Xia Shaoxin said with a dark Face, "They think I have no future and that there will be no consequences for bullying me, so they trample on me without restraint."

The expressions of those present gradually turned serious.

This situation happens everywhere.

Immortal Sect Disciples are, in essence, still human, and human nature is the same everywhere.

"They aren't living well in the Chiyan Sect, and their hearts are filled with malice. They've always wanted to bully someone, and when I arrived, they finally found a target to vent on."

Wang Xinhao was moved and nodded, saying, "What you said is very true."

"With that kind of Heart-Nature, in reality, they have no possibility of Cultivating at all," Xia Shaoxin said disdainfully.

"What do you mean?"

"Let them all get lost, can you do that?"

"Eh, this..."

"If you keep them here, I'm truly afraid that one day, when I'm drunk, I'll beat them all to death."

"Are you serious?"

"Of course."

Upon hearing this, those former roommates were terrified; they knelt on the ground, their eyes staring blankly.

"Hero Xia, please spare me."

"Brother Xia, I beg you, a great person doesn't hold grudges against small people."

Several people crawled over on their knees, hugging Xia Shaoxin's thighs and crying so miserably that it was as if they were filial sons mourning their fathers.

Xia Shaoxin felt disgusted.

Although these few had never physically fought Xia Shaoxin, they had never spared him their cutting remarks or looks of contempt and disdain in their daily lives.

If they had been tougher, resolutely admitted defeat, and refused to beg for mercy from someone they looked down upon, Xia Shaoxin would have respected them as men who stood by their actions.

Begging for mercy now only made people look down on them.

He suddenly raised his leg, forgetting that his strength was no longer what it used to be.

These people were sent flying, crashing against walls and beds, dizzy and disoriented.

This was the first time hitting a Mortal after reaching the Qi Refining Realm, and it was truly terrifying.

If he had given each of them a single punch, their heads would have blossomed.

Deacon Wang hurriedly pulled Xia Shaoxin back: "No, you must not."

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran also quickly intervened, smiling as he said, "Alright, alright, there's no need to get angry with them. Let's head out first."

Senior Brother Shao Junwei whispered in his ear from behind: "Your status is different now; don't argue with these pieces of trash. It's very easy to make them leave."

In truth, that kick Xia Shaoxin just delivered had put him in a difficult position.

Did he really want to kill this group of people?

To be honest, these pieces of trash didn't deserve death.

Xia Shaoxin was a reasonable person who followed the rules; he had his own moral compass. These people were indeed annoying, but they hadn't actually harmed anyone, so their crimes didn't warrant death.

Having delivered that kick, the pent-up anger in his chest had dissipated quite a bit. It was the perfect opportunity to give Face to the Deacon, so he walked out of the Nanxiang Courtyard.

Once outside, a cool breeze blew, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I've just become an Inner Sect Disciple, and I almost became a murderer again. If word gets out, it will make it seem like I enjoy killing."

Deacon Wang and the others also walked out.

From the room behind them, a chorus of wailing could be heard.

A voice whimpered from behind: "Deacon Wang, please don't drive me away. I feel like I've had signs of a Breakthrough recently."

Senior Brother Shao Junwei sneered: "If he were capable of Qi Refining, he would have had a Breakthrough long ago. Saying this now is too late."

The group walked up the mountain path.

Xia Shaoxin said to Deacon Wang, "It's not that I insist on dealing with them, but as you heard, they are still unrepentant behind my back."

"You should know that I have always been patient. Every time, they were the ones who provoked me, and I only acted out of necessity." Xia Shaoxin's tone was very calm, even carrying a smile.

"I had thought that since I had been promoted to Inner Sect Disciple, they would settle down, yet they are still cursing me behind my back. If it were you, what would you do?"

Deacon Wang said expressionlessly, "They are indeed intolerable. I am currently wondering how to arrange things since we will be short-handed after driving them away."

Xia Shaoxin stopped, bowed deeply to Deacon Wang, and said, "This Junior wishes to Cultivate properly, and I cannot harbor such pointless anger in my heart. Before, I had no ability to solve this, but if I still can't solve it now, wouldn't my promotion to Inner Sect Disciple be in vain? Thank you, Senior, for pulling out this thorn in my eye for me!"

Deacon Wang sighed, "You have just become an Inner Sect Disciple; you still need to display an image of magnanimity and humility. These people are nothing more than ants."

"Senior is right; this Junior has been taught a lesson."

Upon returning to Xueyan Cliff, Deacon Wang arranged a small courtyard for him to live in.

He ordered a Utility Disciple to clean it up.

There were several large compounds for Utility Disciples at Xueyan Cliff, and Xia Shaoxin had long ago discovered that even Utility Disciples were divided into different ranks.

High-ranking Utility Disciples cleaned for Inner Sect Disciples and ran errands for the Deacons.

The low-ranking ones did menial labor—he had belonged to the low-ranking Utility Disciples when he was at Nanxiang Courtyard.

Everyone kept quiet about it, so there was no need to point it out.

The group had some wine, chatted for a while, and then went their separate ways.

Xia Shaoxin closed the courtyard gate and suddenly felt a sense of "home."

Of course, he had a home before, but that home had become increasingly dilapidated, eventually turning to ashes.

Even if it hadn't turned to ashes, he wouldn't have liked it; he had always wanted to escape.

The Spirit Cave of Xueyan Cliff was located around the mountain peak, so the dwellings of the Inner Sect Disciples were scattered near the top.

This house was similar to those of Senior Brother Liang and Senior Brother Shao.

The building was not large and the style was simple, but it had been built with great care and could not be compared to ordinary dwellings.

A bedroom, a practice room, a small kitchen, as well as a study, a workshop, and a Pill Refining Room were all available.

The study was for creating spirit talismans, the workshop for crafting Magical Artifacts, and the Pill Refining Room, naturally, was for Alchemy.

There were many benefits to becoming an Inner Sect Disciple.

Besides having a separate courtyard, one also had the qualification to use the Spirit Cave and the qualification to enter Baotong Tower for Spirit Stone transactions.

Elder Qian of Xueyan Cliff was solely focused on Cultivating and didn't pay much attention to his Disciples. There were only about twenty Inner Sect Disciples in total, and if one wanted to use the Spirit Cave, they had to wait for arrangements.

Additionally, entering Baotong Tower required waiting for a token to be made, and this was not something Senior Brother Shao Junwei handled.

In short, the Chiyan Sect had many rules and many tokens.

For these two days, he stayed in his own room, enjoying the peace of solitude and Cultivating his Cultivation Technique every day.

At this point, eating the jade bamboo spirit leaf had no effect at all.

Come to think of it, this was just scrap material from the jade bamboo, meant for Mortal Disciples who hadn't entered the Qi Refining Realm; how could it be anything good?

There were several Spirit Medicine fields at Xueyan Cliff. The ones he used to water every day belonged to the low-grade fields where spirit rice was grown. Inner Sect Disciples received ten catties per month, but he hadn't eaten any yet; he would have to wait until next month to get his share.

There was another field where Spirit Medicine was grown.

That field was surrounded by a fence and guarded by a Formation. Once, when he had passed by, an Inner Sect Disciple guarding it had shouted at him, scaring him so much that he had scrambled away in a panic.

Even Inner Sect Disciples could not enter such Advanced fields at will.

The person managing the Spirit Medicine fields of Xueyan Cliff was a female Deacon, known only by the surname Yang. She lived in seclusion, was stern and unsmiling, and was not an easy person to get close to.

He was very interested in the Spirit Medicine fields and wanted to visit them if he had the chance.

If he could offer some to the Shangqing Profound Mirror, he wouldn't have to spend Spirit Stones to buy them in the future.