Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter 53 Entering

Lin Haoming and Fayuan didn't keep staring at each other, because after all, each sect brought three hundred Qi Refining stage disciples, and some important figures needed to be remembered.

Lin Haoming and Wang Chen had already done some investigation.

Among those who came to Red Leaf Mountain this time, the strongest in their sect was indeed Wu Hongfei, of course, without relying on any extra means.

Besides Wu Hongfei, Qiao Chun, one of the five inner sect disciples, was probably the strongest.

Qiao Chun also didn't have any powerful background, but because of his outstanding abilities, he was valued by the sect elders and would be accepted as a disciple once he successfully established his foundation.

In fact, the Blood Refining Sect also has such a rule: unless someone is a descendant of their own bloodline, even if they want to take them as a disciple, they must wait until the other person manages to reach the Foundation Establishment stage on their own.

This is a rule established thousands of years ago by a renowned elder of the Blood Refining Sect. In this elder's view, talent is not the most important thing; the most important thing is character. Only with a strong character can one go far. If a disciple needs outside help to even reach the Foundation Establishment stage, even if their cultivation level increases, it's just a waste of resources.

It is because of this rule that Qiao Chun came here, and Lin Haoming also heard that the sect had given him a task, hoping he could lead the sect to achieve good results.

Lin Haoming's initial observation revealed that at least half of the people were aligned with Qiao Chun. It was clear that in the days to come, Qiao Chun would definitely be the undisputed leader in the sect, much stronger than Wu Hongfei. He would certainly have a place in the top three, provided, of course, that the sect wins and he survives.

If the Blood Refining Sect has such a figure, the other two sects should have similar ones as well, and Lin Haoming quickly discovered this.

Many disciples of Heavenly Sword Mountain were surrounding a girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was dressed simply in a black dress, her long black hair cascading over her shoulders, giving her a unique charm.

Upon closer inspection, the girl vaguely resembled Madam You. Lin Haoming guessed that the girl might have a very unusual relationship with Madam You, and judging from the situation, she was likely a leader of Heavenly Sword Mountain.

As for the Vajra Temple side, the young monk Fayuan, who was expected to be the leader, shrank to the side. At the center of the crowd stood a middle-aged monk with a square face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes.

Judging from his appearance, if he weren't wearing his monk's robes, he would resemble an honest farmer. However, given his status as the center of attention, no one dared to underestimate him.

The disciples of all three sides were sizing each other up, trying to discern which figures on the other side required their attention.

The three Golden Core elders didn't waste any more words. For them, this was something agreed upon by the highest levels of their sects, and they were merely responsible for its implementation.

The three Golden Core elders quickly checked the storage bags of each other's disciples.

After confirming there were no spirit stones inside, the three elders cast a spell together, leaving a rune on each disciple. This rune was essentially a marker; when the time was up, the elders could activate the teleportation array to locate and send their disciples out of the spirit stone mine.

Of course, this ability only worked between cultivators of higher cultivation levels and those of lower cultivation levels, and the difference in strength between them was significant, as was the distance between them.

After all preparations were complete, the disciples from each sect, in groups of three, stepped onto the teleportation array and entered.

Although the initial exploration revealed that the Red Leaf Mountain spirit stone mine was vast, with a complex network of natural tunnels, entering first still had an advantage. At least they could be prepared, and if someone were teleported to a location not far away, they could gain the upper hand. On Lin Haoming's side, Wu Hongfei remained quite domineering. Seeing the teleportation begin, he rushed to the teleportation array and was the third to lead Wang Chen and Lin Haoming inside.

Wu Hongfei had a renowned reputation within the sect and was a ruthless character, so no one dared to stop him from leaving first.

As the teleportation began, and after feeling himself return to normal, Lin Haoming saw only a dark passage filled with the soft glow of spirit stones.

Spirit stones do emit light, and different spirit stones have different colors. In this particular spirit stone mine, most of the stones were yellow earth spirit stones and red fire spirit stones, but the light was very weak. Fortunately, these were all cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, or even the Great Perfection stage, so even a little light was enough for them to see things clearly.

After slightly adjusting to the environment, Wang Chen patted his storage bag, and a shovel-like magical artifact flew out and smashed it against the rock wall.

The rock face that forms spirit stones becomes exceptionally hard under the influence of nature, while the spirit stones themselves are actually quite fragile. Using a magical artifact to smash them is easy to shatter, and once broken, or even just their hexahedral structure damaged, their spiritual energy dissipates rapidly. Therefore, collecting spirit stones requires caution.

Lin Haoming, like Wang Chen, took out a shovel and began chiseling. Only Wu Hongfei didn't do this; he simply used his flying sword to dig out a few spirit stones and then did nothing else.

Lin Haoming understood from his behavior that this guy had no intention of actually digging for spirit stones; he had planned to simply steal them from the moment he entered.

Wang Chen also understood, seeing his intentions clearly. He glanced at Lin Haoming and could only smile wryly.

Both of them knew that from the very beginning, things wouldn't be peaceful.

Sure enough, after only half an hour of digging, and having removed the twenty or thirty spirit stones exposed on the surface, Wu Hongfei couldn't wait any longer and said, "Aren't you done?"

Hearing this, the two could only exchange another glance and stop digging, putting away their magical artifacts.

After putting away their items, Wu Hongfei patted a spirit beast pouch at his waist, and a blood-red rat, about the size of a cat, appeared before them.

Lin Haoming had never seen this before, but Wang Chen recognized it at a glance, exclaiming, "Eh, a vampire rat!"

"Senior Brother Wang, what is this?" Lin Haoming asked.

"A very rare spirit beast. It's not strong itself, but it's born with the ability to sense the presence of living beings!" Wang Chen said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Haoming glanced at Wu Hongfei, knowing that this guy was planning to find someone to take action immediately.

The vampire rat had bloodshot eyes, and its two prominent incisors weren't those of an ordinary rat; they were sharp fangs with holes in the middle, likely a natural result of its bloodsucking.

Under Wu Hongfei's control, the vampire rat quickly ran off in one direction.

"Follow me!" Wu Hongfei commanded, then chased after the vampire rat.

Lin Haoming and Wang Chen exchanged a helpless glance and could only follow behind him.

After running for less than a quarter of an hour, Lin Haoming and Wang Chen heard that Wu Hongfei, who was at the front, was already engaged in combat.

The two only saw a flurry of flashing swords ahead, and when they arrived, in just a dozen breaths, they saw three people lying on the ground.

These three people were two men and one woman. Judging from their clothing, they weren't disciples of other sects; they were actually members of the Blood Refining Sect. Wu Hongfei had actually attacked his own people right from the start—truly deserving of the title "ruthless"! This also made Wang Chen and Lin Haoming feel an inexplicable pressure.

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