41: Catching the Ordinary Team

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

The lesson from the last visit to the Zheng family, where he was ridiculed for being late, was still fresh in his mind.

Fang Huai arrived at the Outer Sect Hall early this time, quietly waiting for his other Senior and Junior Brothers.

Task: Go to Qingwu City and bring back all the Mortals formerly under the jurisdiction of the Profound Sword Sect to the Sect.

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Participants: Pu Renan, Liu Ye, Fang Huai, Cheng Zhaozhao.

He secretly marveled at Jiang Miao's ability.

Not only did she know in advance that the Profound Sword Sect would cede Qingwu City to the Corpse Fiend Sect, but she also managed to arrange for him to join the Mortal Capturing Team.

According to Sect custom, the ranking of participants is determined by their cultivation, and this time he was not the one with the lowest cultivation.

He just wondered if this Liu Ye was the same Liu Ye that Fang Huai knew.

It wasn't long before Pu Renan and Cheng Zhaozhao arrived one after another.

The former was at Qi Refining Fifth Layer, the latter at Qi Refining Third Layer. The cultivation gap between the three was not large, and they quickly became acquainted after a few pleasantries.

After waiting for another two hours, Pu Renan's Face grew gloomy, and only then did Liu Ye arrive belatedly.

Surprisingly, behind him stood a Qi Refining Sixth Layer Cultivator—Cheng Rui.

Cheng Rui

Qi Refining Sixth Layer

Half Yang Body (Black) Half Yin Body (Black)

Half Yang Body: Half of the body is filled with masculine Qi.

Half Yin Body: Half of the body is filled with feminine Qi.

Liu Ye knew he was late and quickly apologized.

Cheng Rui, however, gave no one Face, his expression stern:

Junior Brother Liu Ye is on his first mission. You must take good care of him. If even a single hair on his body is harmed, you need not return.

The warning was undisguised.

These words infuriated the three, but due to the difference in cultivation, they could only endure it for now.

Cheng Rui's gaze swept over the three, recognizing Fang Huai as an acquaintance, and smiled at him.

However, this smile appeared strangely eerie to Fang Huai, containing three parts enthusiasm and seven parts longing, startling him into backing away repeatedly.

After seeing Cheng Rui off, Liu Ye apologized to each of them.

Pu Renan snorted coldly and called everyone to discuss the travel plan.

Soon, the four had divided their tasks.

Pu Renan, being the strongest, was naturally the captain.

Cheng Zhaozhao, with the lowest cultivation, was responsible for logistics and miscellaneous tasks.

Fang Huai and Liu Ye, whose cultivations were similar, took turns patrolling and guarding.

The four rented kites from Paper Man Peak and flew them towards Qingwu City... Perhaps due to the ceasefire, the bloody smell permeating outside the Corpse Fiend Sect had faded slightly.

Outer Sect Disciples were busy collecting corpses and gathering supplies, while Law Enforcement Hall Disciples were responsible for maintaining order, everything was proceeding smoothly.

However, the scattered corpses and broken bones everywhere still spoke of the brutality of war.

The Mortal towns within the Corpse Fiend Sect's territory were almost completely destroyed.

The kites carried the four for a full seven days and nights before signs of human habitation gradually appeared below... At the horizon where the sky met the ground, bulging city walls were faintly visible.

Pu Renan said solemnly, "Everyone, raise your spirits. I smell the aura of those hypocrites from the Profound Sword Sect."

Fang Huai's gaze focused on the city wall, and he indeed saw a white-robed Cultivator.

He immediately became alert.

Compared to someone like Li Sirou, a flower grown in a greenhouse, Cultivators who mingled on the borders of the two Sects were truly ruthless characters forged through life-and-death tempering.

As they approached within a hundred zhang of the city wall, flames suddenly erupted, and hundreds of Mortals aimed bows and arrows at the four.

Fang Huai hurriedly patted his Storage Pouch, held a Spirit Stone in his left hand, a soul banner in his right, and cast the Light Body Technique on himself.

Liu Ye and Cheng Zhaozhao also revealed their Magical Artifacts, ready for battle.

Pu Renan couldn't hold back, spewing out scorching poisonous Qi that spread towards the Mortals on the city wall.

"Fellow Daoist, stop!" a hurried shout came.

The white-robed male Cultivator summoned his Spirit Sword, its blade swinging to disperse Pu Renan's poisonous Qi.

Immediately, he flew into the air, stopping the actions of Fang Huai and the other three.

Lin Yu

Qi Refining Sixth Layer

Protective Aura (White) Lightning Spirit Body (Black)

Protective Aura: Extreme defense, covering all parts of the Physical Body.

Lightning Spirit Body: Innate affinity for lightning, making spells much more powerful.

Seeing that Lin Yu was only at Qi Refining Sixth Layer, Pu Renan waved his hand, signaling everyone to pause their actions.

The four didn't care about the Mortals on the city wall; what they truly feared were the Profound Sword Sect Cultivators.

Now that they saw Lin Yu's cultivation, the weight on their hearts was greatly lifted.

In the hearts of Corpse Fiend Sect Cultivators, Profound Sword Sect Cultivators did not focus on body tempering, and generally, their strength was inferior at the same Realm.

"I am Lin Yu, a Profound Sword Sect Cultivator, specifically waiting here for all of you Fellow Daoists," Lin Yu's tone was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Hmph! Qingwu City has already been ceded to the Corpse Fiend Sect. Why are you still lingering here and refusing to leave?"

Pu Renan's tone was unfriendly, pressing on, "Could it be that the Profound Sword Sect has gone back on its word?"

"The Profound Sword Sect keeps its promises, but I, Lin, wish to secure a way for the people of Qingwu City to survive."

"What a joke!"

Pu Renan waved his palm, and a gust of wind swept towards the city wall, sending the Mortals stumbling, "They are already people of the Corpse Fiend Sect. It's not your place to secure their survival."

Cheng Zhaozhao added from the side, "They say the Mortals in the jurisdiction are ceded to us, but probably all who could run have already run, right?

The rest are those willing to follow the Corpse Fiend Sect. By what right do you choose their fate?"

Fang Huai scanned the Mortals on the city wall; they all showed fear but still held their weapons.

He didn't know which Mortal started it, but the others followed suit, shouting:

"You four demonic Cultivators, leave quickly, or beware of our merciless arrows!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Pu Renan unleashed several wind blades, instantly killing dozens of people, "Overestimating yourselves!"

There was a cry of alarm on the city wall, and the crowd scattered and fled.

Liu Ye sneered, "They've been protected by the Profound Sword Sect for so long that they've forgotten the difference between immortals and Mortals, actually thinking they could harm us with these broken pieces of wood."

Fang Huai remained silent, sensing something unusual about the common folk on the city wall.

Most of these Mortals suffered from Congenital Defects, Qi and Blood Deficiency, and were Plagued by Disease.

This was unusual in the territory of a Righteous Path Sect.

Qingwu City was hundreds of miles away from the Profound Sword Sect's unceded territory. If this group of sick people were truly forced to migrate in a short period, many would likely die along the way.

This was the real reason why the Mortals of Qingwu City were unwilling to leave.

Seeing Pu Renan start killing, Lin Yu, in a moment of urgency, swung his sword at him.

"Spirit Sword Art!"

Lightning wrapped around the sword light, rushing towards Pu Renan.

Pu Renan hastily brought out a black shield and used a Spirit Shield to protect himself.

However, the power of the sword light far exceeded his expectations, directly breaking through the Spirit Shield and striking the black shield, sending him staggering backward.

In just one encounter, the shield already had cracks.

Fang Huai was startled. He had thought that Pu Renan, with his Physical Body strength and Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivation, could contend with Lin Yu, but now he was being beaten badly.

The Profound Sword Sect Cultivators were actually this powerful.

"Are you three just standing there waiting to die? If I fall, you won't leave Qingwu City alive either!" Pu Renan roared.

Fang Huai and the other two were about to make a move when Lin Yu sternly said:

"I'm here to negotiate with you, not to fight! If you insist on attacking, today you will all be buried here!"