82: If you are not ruthless, you cannot stand firm.

"Brother Zhang, we really have no way to frame a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but there is..."

Luo Fei hesitated, not because he was afraid to speak, but because he felt this method wasn't very good.

"But what?"

"Speak up, let's see if it's feasible."

Zhang Qingxiao frowned and looked at Luo Fei with some displeasure.

It was already this late, and he was still dawdling, which made him very annoyed.

"Brother Zhang, if we had the ability to kill Wu Gaoqi, we could frame those Foundation Establishment Cultivators who escaped from the Chang Sheng Sect."

Luo Fei no longer hesitated and stated his idea.

After all, Wu Gaoqi was only at the Foundation Establishment First Layer, and with sufficient preparation, assassination was not impossible.

"That is indeed a method."

"But it must not be done within the Sect; we must lure him into the wilderness or some other place."

Zhang Qingxiao's eyes lit up, his brain thinking rapidly.

He felt that this method was not entirely impossible to implement.

Although Foundation Establishment Cultivators are powerful, as long as one has enough Second-Grade attack and defense Talismans, carrying out a sneak attack from the shadows offers a high chance of killing a Foundation Establishment First Layer Cultivator.

Relatively speaking, when caught off guard, a Foundation Establishment First Layer Cultivator is easier to kill than a Second-Grade Early Stage Yao Beast.

A Second-Grade Early Stage Yao Beast has thick skin and flesh; even if a sneak attack succeeds, it is very difficult to kill in one blow.

However, a Foundation Establishment First Layer Cultivator is different; their protective Qi is not yet strong enough.

Even if a defense Talisman is triggered, by consuming a large number of Second-Grade attack Talismans, the energy shield of the defense Talisman and their own protective Qi can be quickly broken.

Without the energy shield and protective Qi, the Physical Body defense of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is not much stronger than that of a Qi Refining Cultivator.

It absolutely cannot withstand the attack of a Flying Sword or a Second-Grade Talisman.

The thirty or so Outer Sect Disciples they killed today would not cause the Xiaoyao Sect to pay too much attention.

The only worry now is that Wu Gaoqi might hold onto this matter.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qingxiao immediately said: "We will wait and see for now. Lin Ying, you must ensure the intelligence work is done well."

"Once Wu Gaoqi holds onto this matter, immediately prepare the plan to assassinate him and frame the Chang Sheng Sect Cultivators."

Since Zhang Qingxiao had already made a decision, Lin Ying, Luo Fei, and Lu Yun naturally would not say anything more.

Next, they just needed to execute it according to orders.

It was just that Lu Yun did not view the assassination of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator favorably.

He had even started to consider running away.

During this period, because Luo Fei had been very generous to them, he had also gained quite a few benefits.

The Spirit Stones on his person were enough to support him in leaving the Xiaoyao Sect to go to other cities or gathering places of Loose Cultivators to live freely.

Lu Yun was a Cultivation Level 8 Cultivator who had stayed at this Realm for nearly ten years; even taking Qi Condensation Pills had no effect.

In this lifetime, there was basically no chance of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Ever since his Cultivation stopped progressing, he had started to slack off.

Joining the faction that Zhang Qingxiao and the others created in secret was merely because they gave many Spirit Stones, and there was a group of subordinates to listen to his commands.

It could be said to be a gain of both fame and fortune.

If nothing went wrong, he would naturally enjoy it.

Now that such a big incident had occurred, and there was even a possibility of losing his life, other thoughts naturally arose.

After discussing the matter, Zhang Qingxiao took the three of them back to the other subordinates.

At this time, they had already finished disposing of the corpses of the Cultivators they had killed.

The ground had been burned pitch black, and there was a small pile of grayish-white ashes.

Zhang Qingxiao arranged for everyone to clean up the traces here, collect all the ashes, and scatter them into the nearby river.

Only then did he begin to instruct everyone with extreme seriousness not to leak the events of today.

Everyone knew the severity of this matter, so naturally, no one dared to object.

After speaking, Zhang Qingxiao had Lu Yun take his subordinates away first, then called Lin Ying and Luo Fei to the side.

When Lu Yun took his subordinates and turned to leave, Zhang Qingxiao immediately condensed eighteen Spirit Arrow Techniques and shot them instantly at Lu Yun and his subordinates.

Lin Ying and Luo Fei, who were following Zhang Qingxiao, never expected Zhang Qingxiao to do such a thing and were instantly stunned on the spot.

And Lu Yun and the others had even less expectation that Zhang Qingxiao would attack them.

In an instant, seventeen people were hit in the back of the head, piercing through their skulls.

Only Lu Yun had an energy shield from a defense Talisman radiating from his body.

"Boss Zhang, you..."

"Boom!"

"Puchi!"

Before Lu Yun could finish his sentence, he saw an egg-sized fireball explode outside his energy shield, and then he felt a chill in his neck, his vision went black, and he lost his life.

"Brother Zhang, you... you are..."

Luo Fei looked at this scene in horror and asked in disbelief.

"Lu Yun and the others had to die."

"Dispose of these corpses."

"After we go back, Lin Ying, you must immediately eliminate all the Cultivators who know the truth."

"Luo Fei, you must clarify the situation of the Outer Sect Disciples in this faction we are cultivating in secret."

"Strengthen the constraints on these subordinates; you must make the Cultivators under us absolutely loyal."

"And you also need to reflect properly."

"So many subordinates died this time, all because of you."

When Zhang Qingxiao called Luo Fei and the other two to the side, he already had the intent to kill Lu Yun's subordinates and Lin Ying's subordinates.

This time, so many Cultivators knew the inside story; as long as one leaked the situation, they would all be finished.

And he now had an income of more than three thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones every month, and was about to Cultivate to the Lianqi 9th Layer Perfection, preparing to break through to Foundation Establishment, so he naturally did not want to leave the Xiaoyao Sect.

If he wanted the matter not to be exposed, or rather, if he wanted to drag it out longer to give him enough time to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, then the fewer people who knew, the better.

"Boss Zhang, rest assured, I will handle all the subordinates who know the truth and will never leave any hidden dangers."

Lin Ying hurriedly guaranteed.

Zhang Qingxiao's decisive attack shocked him greatly.

Thinking that if he hadn't understood Zhang Qingxiao's meaning and had taken the initiative to propose dealing with the subordinates, his outcome might have been the same as Lu Yun's.

Thinking of this, his entire back was soaked with cold sweat, and he felt even more fearful in his heart.

"Brother Zhang, I will handle the matter well and will never make these mistakes again."

Luo Fei was also extremely self-reproachful in his heart.

He even wished he could destroy that thing below.

"The lesson given to you this time is enough."

"Hurry up and dispose of all the corpses here."

Seeing that Luo Fei had truly realized his mistake, Zhang Qingxiao did not say anything more.

The three of them quickly disposed of all the corpses.

They also collected the Storage Pouches, Magical Artifacts, and Talismans on them.