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

“Silence!”

Bai Suying snapped coldly, her sharp gaze sweeping across the hundreds of people below.

The crowd instantly fell silent, looking up at Bai Suying, a flicker of admiration in their eyes.

No matter how much they looked down on Bai Suying, they had to admit that she was as beautiful as a celestial fairy.

Her divine beauty and ethereal grace made her seem utterly otherworldly.

Especially her noble and elegant demeanor, which made people involuntarily want to submit to her or conquer her.

However, no matter how beautiful Bai Suying was, it had nothing to do with them. Instead of unrealistic fantasies, it was better to focus on improving their strength.

“Junior Sister, if you have something to say, please say it. We’re in a hurry to go back and cultivate.”

“That’s right, I just had an epiphany; it was a rare opportunity.”

Although no direct accusations were made, the meaning was clear.

The crowd stood with their arms crossed, in a relaxed posture, looking at Bai Suying with a mocking gaze.

“Hmph!”

Seeing this, Bai Suying let out a long breath, her eyes growing even colder.

They were still dreaming of cultivation, not taking her seriously at all.

And they had no intention of contributing to Divine Illusion Peak.

At this moment, these handsome men appeared utterly hateful in her eyes.

“Have you forgotten that you are merely menial disciples of my Divine Illusion Peak?”

Bai Suying said coldly.

Menial disciples, as the name suggested, were disciples responsible for handling miscellaneous tasks.

They had no right to cultivate on Divine Illusion Peak and could only live on the mountains where the menial disciples resided outside.

It was her momentary soft-heartedness that led her to treat these people as her own, as Gu Qing needed manpower to seize the orthodox position, so she wanted to cultivate them.

After all, the immortal essence on Divine Illusion Peak was endless and continuous, and not using it would be a waste.

Bai Suying still remembered the scene where these people were tearfully grateful to her, treating her as if she were their reborn parent.

But how long had it been, and they were already treating this place as their own home?

They even wanted to push their luck, repaying kindness with enmity, and attempting to replace her.

“Junior Sister, I spoke too impulsively just now. I apologize to you again.”

“Senior Brother Xue is on the verge of a breakthrough, and being interrupted so abruptly, it’s understandable if he’s a bit irritable. Junior Sister shouldn’t hold it against him, right?”

Upon hearing the words “menial disciples,” everyone’s expressions changed, they dropped their mocking smiles, and each displayed a fawning look.

However, their words were laced with coercion.

A joke, a mere Heavenly God Realm cultivator who hadn’t even fully converted her immortal essence, they weren’t afraid of her at all.

If Bai Suying were Gu Qing’s Dao companion, then they would show a little respect.

But they had asked before, and Bai Suying had evaded the question, making the answer obvious.

Bai Suying’s eyes were very cold as she looked at the crowd, as if she were looking at a group of strangers.

“Zhong Xuelong, if any of you are not here within three breaths, you will all be treated as traitors.”

Her voice, devoid of any emotion, echoed throughout Divine Illusion Peak.

Zhong Xuelong and the others’ faces changed drastically upon hearing this. They hadn’t expected Bai Suying to be so ruthless.

If Bai Suying branded them as traitors, then let alone becoming her disciples, whether they could even survive would be a question.

“A higher official crushes people to death,” Zhong Xuelong cursed in his heart.

He had endured countless trials of life and death, striving for advancement, yet his fate was fraught with misfortune.

Just because he didn’t have a good backer, Bai Suying, who was inferior to him in every way, was ordering him around, which was truly hateful.

The crowd exchanged glances, not daring to delay further. They controlled their flying swords and arrived at the square within two breaths.

Their faces were grim, their eyes dark and fierce as they looked at Bai Suying, attempting to pressure her.

“Shameless,” Bai Suying thought, her heart turning cold at the sight.

The saying “A gentleman can be deceived by a proper approach” was indeed true.

If it weren’t for her momentary kindness, making these people think she was a soft persimmon, they would never have dared to disrespect her based on their cultivation.

With this thought, Bai Suying bowed towards the void: “Please, Master, grace us with your presence and preside over this matter.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces turned ashen.

Zhi Meng’s ice-blue eyes revealed a fierce look, exuding an aura of heavenly might from within.

A surge of anger rose in her heart.

She looked at Bai Suying, her reproach evident.

To be unable to even manage a group of ants was truly useless.

“I’m sorry, Master.”

Bai Suying lowered her head in shame.

At this moment, she deeply understood what it meant for good people to be bullied and good horses to be ridden.

As the saying goes, if a person isn’t ruthless, they can’t stand firm.

Soft-heartedness simply wouldn’t work in the cultivation world, where the strong preyed on the weak.

“Greetings, Peak Master.”

Everyone looked terrified and immediately performed a kneeling bow, their heads buried on the ground.

They continuously prayed in their hearts that Bai Suying would not drive them out.

Zhi Meng said coldly, “How do you want to deal with this group of ants?”

For Gu Qing’s sake, she would give Bai Suying another chance.

“Those who arrived late will all be executed. As for these people… give them a lesson and then demote them to servants. Without my command, they are forbidden to step foot on Divine Illusion Peak for the rest of their lives.”

Bai Suying knew that this punishment was extremely ruthless and severe.

If it were anyone else, they would certainly be unwilling, as the loss would still be their own.

But Zhi Meng was different; she was ruthless and heartless, viewing everyone as ants.

Her previous actions had already disappointed Zhi Meng.

If she didn’t make amends now, she might be marginalized by Zhi Meng.

“What…”

Everyone looked up, their eyes filled with horror as they stared at Bai Suying.

They had thought that Bai Suying would at most just have Zhi Meng drive them away, and they would still have a chance to return to Divine Illusion Peak to cultivate.

But they never expected Bai Suying to be so ruthless.

Once demoted to servants, they would never have a chance to rise again and would live a life of toil.

They were all Heavenly God Realm cultivators, personally recruited by Zhi Meng. Zhi Meng shouldn’t listen to Bai Suying, right?

Zhong Xuelong and the others’ pupils constricted, their faces bloodless, kneeling on the ground as if struck by lightning, trembling.

“Good!”

Zhi Meng nodded, feeling that Bai Suying still had hope.

She immediately flicked her sleeve, and countless bolts of lightning appeared.

“No…”

Zhong Xuelong screamed in terror, the image of lightning reflected in his pupils.

He hadn’t yet become Zhi Meng’s disciple, hadn’t cultivated the supreme lightning techniques, and hadn’t raped and killed his childhood sweetheart. He died unwillingly.

Boom!

Zhong Xuelong’s unwillingness was useless. In the face of absolute power, he instantly turned to ashes, his soul annihilated.

The remaining people had their foundations destroyed, their cultivation regressing.

Moreover, the power of lightning remained in their bodies, constantly eroding their vitality. Without a Profound God to remove it, they would surely die within a hundred years.

“It’s over…” Everyone’s hearts were like dead ashes, filled with endless regret.

Because they knew very well that it was almost impossible for Zhi Meng to help them remove the lightning, and even if she did, their lives would be ruined.

Regret.

Regret for their insatiable greed.

They had such good cultivation conditions and a powerful backer, yet they were still not satisfied.

“I only want results. If you don’t want to die, then get things done for me.”

With that, Zhi Meng vanished in an instant.

Without this batch of menial disciples, she would just recruit another batch… “She’s quite a character.”

Upon hearing Hong Lan’s report, Xi Ling commented lightly.

Indeed, to be able to cultivate such a villain as Gu Qing, Zhi Meng was no good either.

“Miss, what should we do? Should we help Bai Suying?”

Hong Lan asked.

Xi Ling’s eyes grew cold: “Don’t bother.”

She wished she could tear Gu Qing apart, so how could she eagerly help him?

Anyway, as long as Gu Qing didn’t come looking for them, they would never step out of this peak.

“But…” Shu Ying hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back.

She really wanted to say, “Have you forgotten the Space Divine Art?”

But in the end, she didn’t dare.

“I did promise him, but we only need to put on a show. It’s best if we mess things up,” Xi Ling said calmly and indifferently: “You should know what to do, right?”

The four exchanged glances, tacitly not refuting, secretly amused in their hearts: “Oh, Miss, Miss, it seems you’ve gotten carried away. Well, evil needs evil to grind it down. I just hope you won’t secretly cry then.”

“Speak!” Xi Ling snapped.

“We know.”

The four said in unison, then tacitly pushed Hong Lan forward.

“…”

Hong Lan took a deep breath and whispered, “As the saying goes, a hero is no match for a beauty. That scoundrel Gu Qing is a lecher. I’ll go fan the flames and have Xingyue go find Gu Qing. If Gu Qing can’t get out of bed, he won’t have time to bother us.”

“Go on, then!”

“Xingyue, oh Xingyue, I haven’t sold you out. I’m helping you.”

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