59: Doesn't someone else's reputation and honor matter?

After this little interlude, the crowd resumed their discussion.

"The Outer Sect Disciple tournament for the Qi Refining Realm is truly full of dark horses."

"Isn't it? I heard a Disciple named Su Keyan actually broke into the top ten of the Outer Sect rankings. It's absolutely jaw-dropping; he is a Genius in the way of the Talisman."

"Su Keyan? Is that the Disciple who frequently used Talismans during the tournament?"

"That's right. Don't look down on this guy. Although he isn't very tall and looks quite like a female Disciple, his strength cannot be underestimated."

"He has already reached the level of the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining; he is definitely a standout among his peers."

"There is also a Disciple named Ye Chenyi. Although he comes from a small Family, he is practically a madman in battle, with an extremely wild fighting style."

"At the Realm of the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, he actually defeated three experts at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining in succession, forcefully breaking into the top ten. It is truly impressive."

One Disciple clicked his tongue, as if the intense battles from yesterday were reappearing before his eyes.

"However, I heard there seems to be some entanglement between him and Xu Qingzi, one of the five newly emerged fairies, while Senior Brother Gu, who is third on the Inner Sect rankings, is pursuing her."

"Then this Ye Chenyi is in big trouble."

"Sigh, this Senior Brother Gu is someone who..."

"Shh, don't talk about this anymore. Let those Genius Disciples fight it out."

Zhuang Fan hurriedly went up and covered the other's mouth, looking around left and right.

Seeing nothing unusual, he felt slightly relieved and signaled for everyone to continue their small talk.

"I just didn't expect that Junior Sister Wang Wantang would suddenly rise to prominence."

"Defeating an existence at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining with a cultivation of the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, and breaking into the top thirty."

"It truly opened my eyes."

"That's right, I was also present for that battle."

"Her movement technique was simply exquisite, especially the sword technique she used at the end, which was breathtaking and powerful."

"It's just a pity that her cultivation is too low. Although her combat power is strong, she could only stop at the top thirty."

"You don't understand this, do you? Junior Sister Wang Wantang has actually been in the Sect for less than half a year."

"Exhibiting such astonishing Aptitude in this battle, I fear she has already attracted the attention of many people."

"Although she is not among the five newly emerged fairies, she is not far off. It's just unclear who she will end up with."

"Who she will end up with? Don't forget those rumors about Junior Sister Wang Wantang," someone reminded.

"To be able to let her master those profound Cultivation Techniques, the means of the Senior Brother in the Inner Sect behind her must be truly heaven-defying."

"That's true, that's true."

Qin Dong listened to the discussion for a while and roughly understood some things.

Not long ago, the Outer Sect Disciple tournament began, and Wang Wantang stood out in this grand event with an extraordinary performance, seemingly achieving a good ranking in it.

Defeating an Eighth Layer of Qi Refining Disciple with a Fourth Layer of Qi Refining cultivation, and they were both Disciples on the Outer Sect rankings.

Qin Dong estimated that anyone who could make a name for themselves on the Heavenly Cloud Sect's Outer Sect rankings must have an Aptitude of at least Excellent grade or higher.

Wang Wantang's Aptitude had only barely reached the Excellent grade.

Although she had the help of the Earth-Tier Techniques and cultivation resources he provided, being able to break into the top thirty of the Outer Sect rankings could not be separated from her own efforts.

It was worthy of his painstaking coaching.

Qin Dong nodded, his heart full of joy like an old father.

Just as everyone finished chatting and laughing and were preparing to disperse.

A discordant voice rang out.

"Everyone, stop."

Everyone turned around one after another and saw four tall Disciples walking towards them.

The leader was as thin as a rail, with two small mustaches hanging on his face, his eyes full of arrogance.

"Who are you?"

Zhuang Fan frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that the other party came with ill intent.

However, the other party did not respond to Zhuang Fan's question, but carelessly lowered his head and rubbed his fingertips.

Completely ignoring them.

"I heard you mentioned Senior Brother Gu from the Inner Sect rankings."

"Did this happen or not!" the thin Disciple's voice was extremely serious.

"So it's about this matter, the situation is actually like this..."

One of them tried to explain, but before he could finish, he was interrupted.

"I am asking you, did this happen or not!"

The thin Disciple questioned further, and at the same time, he did not hide his cultivation aura.

The cultivation of the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining was displayed before everyone.

This one sentence made everyone dare not speak, each of them silent like cicadas in winter.

Under this powerful pressure, even the usually calm Zhuang Fan felt his heart tighten. It was his first time seeing such a domineering and vicious Disciple.

His group of people were merely existences at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining.

The person in front was clearly a big trouble.

He quietly scanned the surroundings, his gaze falling on the other three Disciples beside the thin Disciple.

And their cultivation levels were far higher than his group by several levels.

At this moment, the surrounding gazes also gathered.

Zhuang Fan thought to himself: "Perhaps having many people can make them restrain themselves."

However, at this moment, the three Disciples suddenly moved.

Three auras of the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining were released like a torrent, easily dispersing the crowd that had gathered.

Those Disciples looked wary and dared not approach rashly, only able to watch from afar.

Seeing this, the hearts of Zhuang Fan and the others instantly turned cold.

"What? No guts to admit it?"

The thin Disciple sneered coldly, scanning the people present.

"Alright then, since you don't have the guts to admit it, let me tell you, you are in trouble this time."

"As long as I tell Senior Brother Gu about this, just the followers of Senior Brother Gu like us taking action would be enough to make you people unable to stay in the Sect."

The thin Disciple looked at the crowd, his eyes flickering.

His voice was very soft, but everyone heard the threat clearly.

"You... what exactly do you want?"

Zhuang Fan and the others turned pale; they did not want to offend this vicious Disciple, nor that Senior Brother Gu.

If they offended them completely, they would really be finished.

"What do you mean?"

The thin Disciple's tone was disdainful.

"You openly discussed such a benevolent and loving Senior Brother in public with malicious words."

"Don't you think it's excessive?"

"You openly ruin others' reputation and integrity like this, isn't one's reputation and integrity important?"

"We were just..."

However, before the words could finish, the thin Disciple interrupted again: "Just what!!!"

The thin Disciple had no intention of giving Zhuang Fan and the others a chance to speak, activating his cultivation as if he were about to attack them at any moment.

Qin Dong had figured it out; those few Disciples with high cultivation were righteous and confident, making the other party unable to refute.

But in fact, they were just relying on their own power to bully others.

Qin Dong stood by and shook his head; he originally didn't want to deal with these disputes.

Just as he moved his steps, intending to stay out of it and leave quietly.

"Where do you think you're going?"

The thin Disciple noticed Qin Dong's movement, his gaze locked tightly on Qin Dong.

"After insulting someone's reputation and integrity, do you want to just leave like this?"

After another round of words, the thin Disciple saw the look on Qin Dong's face, which was like looking at a clown, and was instantly furious.

"Who do you think you are! Aren't you just relying on your handsome looks to hook up with a few female Disciples?"

Hearing this, Qin Dong laughed.

He retorted: "You skinny dog, what kind of monster are you, how do you know I hooked up with a few female Disciples?"

"You..." The thin Disciple pointed at Qin Dong, his face full of anger.

"Today I'll teach you a lesson, let you know the consequences of having no respect for your seniors, and see if you still dare to be arrogant!"

"You two, teach him a lesson!"

As the thin man gave the order, two male Disciples rushed out from behind him, waving their fists and smashing towards Qin Dong.

"You're courting death!"

The two attacked, and although they didn't use lethal force, they used sixty or seventy percent of their strength.

Qin Dong's figure swayed slightly, and he easily avoided the attacks of the two.

"What's going on with your cultivation!"

The thin man frowned and looked at Qin Dong, his eyes revealing a trace of confusion at his easy evasion of the two's attacks.

Qin Dong ignored him; he rushed forward and grabbed one arm of each of the two male Disciples.

With a slight toss, he threw their bodies out like discarded debris.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two sounds of heavy objects landing rang out; the two male Disciples thrown out by Qin Dong without mercy fell quite heavily.

"How bold!"

Beside the thin Disciple, the last Disciple saw this scene and was instantly enraged. The long blade Magical Artifact in his hand suddenly unsheathed, carrying a cold light, and slashed down at Qin Dong.

Qin Dong prided himself on having unparalleled movement techniques within the Foundation Establishment Stage; how could he let the other party succeed?

He saw his figure flash, agile as the wind, instantly grabbing the other party's wrist.

The other party saw this scene in astonishment, wanting to break free and pull back his wrist, but it didn't move at all.

"Well done, you big idiot."

"Just in time for me to try out the newly acquired Cultivation Technique." A smile curled on Qin Dong's lips.

Nine Changes of the Blazing Sky!

Instantly, the temperature of Qin Dong's body rose sharply, as if a ball of raging fire was burning fiercely inside his body, and the countless True Qi that was originally calm became extremely scorching at this moment.

This scorching True Qi appeared, like an infected individual, instantly spreading wildly within his body.

Almost at the same instant, this scorching energy was transmitted to the Disciple he was holding.

The male Disciple immediately felt as if his whole body was being pierced by a red-hot iron rod, and the pain burst from his Meridians all over his body, making him break out in a sweat, falling like raindrops.

"Ah... please... let go."

"As you wish."

As soon as Qin Dong let go, the man fell to the ground in pain, twitching non-stop.

"You must have hidden your cultivation! What rank are you on the Outer Sect rankings!"

"You actually dared to hurt them! Do you know that this is equivalent to being an enemy of Senior Brother Gu!"

The thin man narrowed his eyes, his gaze bursting with undisguised anger.

Qin Dong's lips curled into a mocking smile: "I am truly so scared."

"Good, good, good!"

The thin Disciple was furious, his eyes narrowed slightly, his wrist flipped, and an exquisite compass fell into his hand.

"This is what you forced me to do. Today, let you taste the power of a High Grade Formation of the Qi Refining stage."

The thin Disciple said harsh words hatefully, totally unaware of the somewhat subtle expression on Qin Dong's face opposite him.

True Essence was injected into it, and seven Formation Flags flew out in all directions, landing around Qin Dong.

"Rise!"

The thin Disciple pinched a seal with two fingers and shouted softly.

The light on the compass shone brightly, and a Formation emitting a murderous aura gradually formed.

Seeing this, Zhuang Fan and the others could not help but feel extremely shocked. The changes just now were too fast, and their thoughts had not yet caught up.

"What do you want to do! The Sect has orders, Disciples are not allowed to kill each other!"

"If you don't stop, I will report this to the Enforcement Hall immediately!"

Zhuang Fan hesitated for a moment, but still stood up to speak for Qin Dong.

However, the hot-headed thin Disciple simply ignored the other party and insisted on activating the Formation.

"Interesting, let me see what kind of Formation you can come up with."

Qin Dong's current attainment in Formations was at the Golden Core Realm; setting up a Golden Core Formation was not difficult for him.

At this moment, watching the other party set up the Formation was like a high school student watching a kindergarten child trying to write addition and subtraction.

Just as Qin Dong was casually watching the other party activate the Formation, a slightly impatient voice suddenly came to his ears:

"Have you played enough? Come to the peak immediately."