"These people are quite patient, only arriving now," Yu Qinghong said, shaking his head with apparent regret. Those people should have arrived yesterday.
"Do you mean people from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance have arrived?" Chu Lingwei understood. This was likely a warning to others in the town from those powerful individuals.
"More than that," Yu Qinghong sighed. "You must understand, quite a few people have died here. Among them are not only rogue cultivators but also disciples from major sects."
Yu Qinghong looked at the fallen individuals with a sense of helplessness. He felt powerless to do anything.
"Yes, countless cultivators are buried there," Chu Lingwei nodded. The path of cultivation is fraught with danger, and luck plays a significant role in who reaches the end.
"They are not here to retaliate for their disciples," the major sects coming here now certainly wouldn't just be for revenge over the death of their disciples.
When something like this happened to the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, sects that were previously dissatisfied with them would not let this opportunity pass.
Just like the Xuanxin Sect back then.
"As long as the people in this Bohai Inn are eliminated, it would also be a good thing for the disciples who came here to train." Ghost King Zhu Li was dead, but those cultivators he collaborated with were not.
These people were the key. If they could be found, the cultivators here would be much safer.
Yu Qinghong smiled faintly, shaking his head. Chu Lingwei still thought of things too simply.
"Grandpa Yu, did I say something wrong?" Chu Lingwei frowned. She suddenly had a bad premonition. Why would those Hua Tian realm cultivators who helped Ghost King Zhu Li find cultivators be so obedient?
In the cultivation world, only the pursuit of power and the improvement of one's cultivation could make people submissive.
"Grandpa Yu, tell me, how did those people improve their cultivation?" Chu Lingwei walked back to Yu Qinghong's side, looking at him, believing he must know the answer.
"Weiwei, cultivation improved through unorthodox means is not true cultivation. They will not be able to withstand tribulation later."
Yu Qinghong sighed. Was this not their fate?
Who could truly understand the fate of the world?
"But, such unorthodox methods should not exist, should they?" Chu Lingwei's gaze turned cold. She turned to the window and looked in the direction of Bohai Inn. Now, its doors were shut, and the area in front was filled with a chilling atmosphere, completely different from its usual state.
"Weiwei, why don't we go to the next town? There's nothing interesting here," Yu Qinghong finished the last bite of his spiritual meal with an expression of enjoyment.
He disliked this place immensely.
"I can't do that. I need to wait here for the academy's arrangements," Chu Lingwei shook her head. Senior Brother had already informed their master, and Master would make arrangements.
"Bang."
Suddenly, Bohai Inn emitted a massive fluctuation of spiritual energy, and the inn was instantly leveled.
Chu Lingwei quickly summoned her defensive weapon, placing it in front of her. Her body was still sent flying backward with great force. Yu Qinghong swiftly moved forward, catching Chu Lingwei in his arms, and unleashed a defensive barrier in front of them.
"What's going on?" That impact almost severely injured Chu Lingwei.
"What else could it be? Some great power is enraged." Yu Qinghong took out a pill and fed it to Chu Lingwei, allowing her to circulate her energy to heal.
"Weiwei." Leng Xingzhi's eyes snapped open violently. He flashed to Chu Lingwei's side, noticing a trace of blood on her lips, and his eyes darkened.
"Senior Brother, I'm fine."
Chu Lingwei shook her head and stood up, looking at the Bohai Inn in front of them, which had now become a massive crater. Spiritual energy continuously overflowed from within, indicating the immense power of the previous blast.
"I want to go and see." Chu Lingwei signaled Yu Qinghong to lower their defense.
"It's Master." Leng Xingzhi sensed the lingering spiritual energy in the air. Distant spiritual vibrations indicated that a great battle was underway.
Hearing the word "Master," Chu Lingwei's eyes lit up with joy. Master had indeed arrived.
After Yu Qinghong withdrew his defense, they mounted their flying artifacts and quickly pursued.
Leng Xingzhi followed suit.
"Junior Sister, even if you go, you won't be able to help much?"
"That's not necessarily true. Didn't Senior Brother say I wasn't that weak?" Master's power is so terrifying. Chu Lingwei wanted to witness what her Master would do.
Leng Xingzhi found it amusing that his Junior Sister was using his own words against him.
The two arrived in front of Bohai Forest. They saw Bei Chenfeng standing with his back to them. In front of him stood several Hua Tian realm experts, with a multitude of Hua Tian and Tong Tian realm cultivators beside them, and even two Dominator realm great powers.
"Bei Chenfeng, what are you doing?" A Hua Tian realm expert standing opposite Bei Chenfeng, with killing intent flowing in his eyes, activated his spiritual artifact, ready to attack at any moment.
"Killing you."
Bei Chenfeng stood alone, staring coldly at the person before him, then glancing at those seemingly watching from the side. "You all stand aside. If you are caught in the crossfire and killed, do not blame my ruthlessness."
"Bei Chenfeng, we can talk this through," a great power who had just entered the Dominator realm acted as a mediator. "Bei Chenfeng, there is more than one way to resolve this matter."
Bei Chenfeng let out a cold laugh. "Elder Duan, are you suggesting we let them go, that they don't have to die?"
Duan Zhihong's expression stiffened at Bei Chenfeng's heavily sarcastic words. He was an elder of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, and his stance in defending these individuals was indeed inappropriate.
However, they were Hua Tian realm cultivators, and their loss would be truly regrettable.
"I didn't mean that. The mistakes they made are unforgivable, but their cultivation is hard-earned. Should we perhaps..." Duan Zhihong narrowed his eyes. If their Rogue Cultivator Alliance wanted to protect someone, there was no one they couldn't protect.
"Hahaha, this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard," Bei Chenfeng burst into laughter. "Duan Zhihong, you cannot protect them. If you dare to protect them, our Cultivation Academy will pursue this matter to the very end."
Bei Chenfeng's gaze turned cold, and his voice, amplified by spiritual transmission, carried far. "Those who dare to collude with aliens and maliciously kill cultivators shall surely die."
Listening to her Master's words, Chu Lingwei's eyes were filled with adoration.
Her Master was too formidable.
Duan Zhihong was so enraged he was speechless. Colluding with aliens was a major taboo.
"Elder Duan, help us." The Hua Tian realm expert who spoke for the first time begged Duan Zhihong for help. There were no less than ten Hua Tian realm experts and Rong Tian realm cultivators among them. They were confident they could escape if they fought Bei Chenfeng.
However, none of them wanted to die.
Duan Zhihong looked at Wen Chen, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Saving one person and making an enemy of the Cultivation Academy was not worth it.
"It seems this is your collective decision." Bei Chenfeng snorted coldly, glancing at the various sect leaders who were spectating. He then addressed Leng Xingzhi behind him, "Xingzhi, they colluded with outsiders, kill."