"What does the thirteenth stage of the first level of the Creation Tower mean?" Wan Lei asked curiously.
"It has nothing to do with you. It's a unique training ground for the Five Elements Hall. Don't worry about it. Just know that this Chai Yan is very powerful."
"How powerful? How do we compare to him?" Wan Lei was curious.
"I'm not sure. I haven't seen you go all out, nor have I seen Chai Yan go all out, so it's hard to judge. Only if you two fight can I know who is stronger." Wan Qianxin pondered for a moment, then continued, "However, this Chai Yan probably isn't very smart. He's an idiot."
"What makes you say that?"
"If he were smart, he would have used the opportunity during our call just now to provoke you, then agreed on a location for a duel, and brought all the Five Elements Hall disciples to surround you, crushing you with the strongest training, standing in an invincible position. Instead of hanging up after making threats, he gave us the opportunity to pick them off one by one. What else could he be but an idiot?"
Everyone nodded upon hearing this. At this moment, Bao Bao timidly whispered, "Do you think, after we killed Suo Shisan, the Five Elements Hall disciples didn't even think of seeking revenge for Wan Lei, but instead, we acted like bandits, hunting down Five Elements Hall disciples everywhere, thus provoking their anger and stirring up a hornet's nest?"
Wan Qianxin immediately shook his head. "Don't you understand yet? We analyzed this before, didn't we? It wasn't that the Five Elements Hall disciples wanted revenge, but they wanted to protect themselves. They didn't want to be besieged by rogue cultivators, so they had to kill Wan Lei to establish their authority, thus warning the rogue cultivators. Even if we didn't kill anyone from the Five Elements Hall, the Five Elements Hall would have come to kill us. It was inevitable." Da Feng Novel Network.
Bao Bao opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but closed it again. She wanted to say, "What does killing Wan Lei have to do with us?" But then she thought that abandoning her companions was even worse, so she didn't speak.
"This disciple had two fire lotuses on him. If you don't need them, I'll keep them for Huo Feng. You can take more of the other items."
"Let's divide the spoils after the battle. I believe you won't treat others unfairly. The most important thing right now is to get through this crisis."
"Alright then, let's go. We'll go deal with the next Five Elements Hall disciple."
On Wan Qianxin's radar scanner, two red dots appeared again. Those two red dots were moving rapidly, and in front of the red dots were more than a dozen green dots. The green dots were not moving fast, and it seemed they would be caught up soon.
"It's Five Elements Hall disciples chasing rogue cultivators. They're heading this way, and they're moving fast."
"Perfect, let's take this opportunity to recruit more rogue cultivators and strengthen our forces," Wan Lei said with a nod and a smile.
Wan Qianxin did not smile. Instead, he calmly analyzed, "However, these rogue cultivators don't know each other. They are like loose sand. Even if you force them together, when they truly face the powerful attacks of the Five Elements Hall disciples, their fighting spirit will surely dissipate. Without the resolve to fight to the death against a strong enemy, no matter how many of them there are, they won't be a match for the enemy. The battle will collapse at the first contact, and it will disrupt our strategic deployment."
Fang Xiaoyu also nodded. "That's true. The reason you gather them is, at best, to kill Five Elements Hall disciples and share the spoils. These people can fight when things are going well, but once the enemy is strong, they all cherish their lives and are unlikely to fight to the death. This isn't the Lei Feng Realm, and they don't have the conviction to defend their homes and country. You are not the Lei Di, and you don't have that much prestige to forcibly gather them to fight the enemy. These people will only drag us down. Fighting isn't about having more people, but about how good they are."
Wan Lei nodded. He really hadn't thought about this point, but after a moment's thought, he realized that the demon allied forces back then were so powerful, and the Lei Di Alliance had far fewer troops than the enemy, yet they still fought to the death at Yin Yang Sect for half a month without retreating. This was the difference between having faith and not having faith. Although the enemy was numerous, they couldn't capture Yin Yang Sect.
"Alright then, we won't recruit them."
"Let's hurry. If we're late, those rogue cultivators will be killed." Bao Bao said anxiously, her brows furrowed.
Alas, this girl is too much of a saint. The cruel cultivation world is not suitable for you.
"Okay, since Queen Bao Bao has ordered it, let's go." Wan Qianxin smiled and rushed to the front with his radar scanner.
The others followed and flew forward. After flying for a long time, they finally saw the scene in the distance. At this moment, those more than a dozen rogue cultivators had been caught up by two Five Elements Hall disciples and were being beaten. That's right, more than ten people were being surrounded and beaten by two. Several corpses floating on the surface of the lava sea showed how dire their situation was.
"Rogue cultivators are indeed unreliable. Relying on them to fight the Five Elements Hall disciples is simply not feasible." Wan Lei shook his head, but his pace did not slow. Midway, he had already taken out the Lei Huang Hammer and was the first to charge at a Five Elements Hall disciple.
The others immediately followed, engaging the two disciples and forcing them together. Those more than a dozen rogue cultivators looked at each other, finding it hard to believe they were being saved.
"This... Brother Li, who are these people? Why are they saving us?" a thin middle-aged rogue cultivator asked his companion.
"I don't know. We don't recognize them. But judging by their attire, they should also be rogue cultivators. But I've never seen such fierce rogue cultivators. They can actually suppress the Five Elements Hall disciples."
"Suppressing Five Elements Hall disciples and being so strong, Brother Li, do you think it's possible that they are not here to save us, but they have a grudge against the Five Elements Hall?"
"You mean, these few are..."
"You can see it too?"
All the rogue cultivators smiled upon hearing this and stood in the distance, watching the show with great interest. Those two Five Elements Hall disciples were somewhat stunned by the beating. Who were these people? They started fighting them as soon as they arrived? What was wrong with them? Could they be companions of those more than a dozen rogue cultivators? But why were those more than a dozen rogue cultivators watching from the side?
A Five Elements Hall disciple who was being severely beaten suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, "Using a hammer as a weapon, lightning attribute, and able to suppress Five Elements Hall disciples, you... you are Wan Lei?!"
Wan Lei swung his hammer around and said with a smile, "I told you, if you dare to provoke me, you will bear the consequences. Don't say I didn't warn you."
The Five Elements Hall disciple was dumbfounded. He roared in frustration, "But we didn't provoke you! Didn't you say you wouldn't do anything if we didn't provoke you? Is this your 'don't say I didn't warn you'?"
"Your senior brothers have already declared war on me, so why can't I take the initiative to attack?" Although Wan Lei told Chai Yan not to provoke him, he didn't say he couldn't provoke you. Who told you, brat, to be so arrogant? Let me kill a few of your senior brothers first.