Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter Twenty: Squeezing Out All Remaining Value

After Mo Cheng collapsed, Xie Ruolan appeared behind him. With a slender hand, she grabbed Mo Cheng's storage bag.

Xie Ruolan rummaged through the storage bag, took out some items, and then tossed it to Lin Haoming, saying, "Sell the rest!"

Lin Haoming looked at the storage bag he received, finally understanding his source of goods.

"Murder and arson bring wealth," this saying was indeed true. Even excluding what Xie Ruolan had taken, the remaining items were worth at least two hundred spirit stones. Adding what she had taken, the goods were worth seven or eight hundred spirit stones.

This was the wealth of a ninth-level Qi Refining disciple; a disciple at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining would likely have even more.

"You're quite clever, kid. Knowing that even your fellow disciples here can't be trusted, well done!" After putting away her things, Xie Ruolan rarely praised Lin Haoming.

Lin Haoming, however, complained, "Senior Sister, you should have noticed this kid was hiding a while ago, right? What if I hadn't been careful and he had managed to ambush me? Wouldn't I have died for nothing?"

"If that could kill you, what value would you have?" Xie Ruolan rolled her eyes at him, utterly disdainful.

Lin Haoming, seeing her glare, believed that if he had really died just now, she would probably have taken both his and Mo Cheng's storage bags after eliminating Mo Cheng. Perhaps out of kindness, she might have released a fireball to burn his corpse!

However, Lin Haoming quickly realized that this woman, two years younger than him, wasn't so kind. He witnessed firsthand how this stunningly beautiful woman took out a gourd and absorbed Mo Cheng's soul. Then, she took out a vivid stone, seemingly congealed blood, placed it on Mo Cheng's body, and cast a spell. Mo Cheng visibly withered away, his entire body's essence absorbed by the strange stone.

Lin Haoming truly realized how ruthless Xie Ruolan was! After killing him, she not only stole his belongings but also took everything useful from him—truly squeezing out every last drop of value.

After obtaining everything she could, Xie Ruolan still set off a fireball to burn the corpse, then disappeared into the forest.

Lin Haoming knew she was being used as bait again.

Perhaps his good luck had run out at the start; not only did he fail to find any enemies, but he also failed to find the Crimson Sun Ginseng.

However, as evening approached, he suddenly heard sounds of fighting coming from several miles away, so he immediately concealed his aura and ran towards it.

Soon he discovered that one of the three he had encountered in the teleportation hall was now fighting a Qi Refining Stage Great Perfection cultivator dressed in white, simultaneously wielding five flying swords.

Lin Haoming didn't know why the three of them had come out together, leaving him alone, but he could tell that although his cultivation was also at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, he was clearly no match for the person wielding five flying swords.

Lin Haoming could see that the five flying swords were a set of magic weapons, and a high-grade one at that, with great power. However, even a set of magic weapons consumed a great deal of mana when used, but that person seemed completely unconcerned about running out of mana, relentlessly wielding the flying swords to s***h at his opponent.

The fellow disciple was currently struggling to hold on, relying on a shield that was also a high-grade magic artifact. He seemed to be waiting for his opponent to run out of mana so he could retaliate, but his expression revealed that he himself had little hope.

After observing for a while, Lin Haoming quietly slipped behind the disciple using the flying sword, presumably a disciple from Tianjian Mountain, and then pulled out the flying scissor magic artifact he had snatched from Li Cang.

However, just as he was about to launch his sneak attack, the Tianjian Mountain disciple suddenly flicked his hand behind him. A talisman flashed, and a fire snake emerged from it, lunging towards him.

Lin Haoming immediately summoned his silver steel shield and simultaneously slapped a mid-grade Vajra talisman onto himself.

Even so, when the fire snake struck the summoned silver steel shield, not only was the shield thrown off balance, but the Vajra talisman's protective aura flickered erratically.

"I knew you were going to ambush me, but I didn't expect you to have some tricks up your sleeve!" Seeing Lin Haoming disarm his talisman, the man casually pointed at the five flying swords. Instantly, two of them flashed to Lin Haoming's feet and slashed down from the left and right.

Upon seeing this, Lin Haoming immediately patted his storage pouch again, summoning his tortoise-shell shield, barely managing to protect himself.

However, after the two strikes, the aftershocks completely dissipated the power of the Vajra Talisman, demonstrating the immense power of the opponent's attack.

"Don't be afraid, Senior Brother! Senior Sister Xie is here too! You'll be alright!" Lin Haoming shouted, realizing he was no match for his opponent.

Hearing Lin Haoming's shout, the man's spirits lifted. At the same time, Lin Haoming noticed that his Merit Bead suddenly reacted strongly, clearly indicating that his fellow disciple was grateful for his life-saving grace.

This discovery overjoyed Lin Haoming, but after he spoke, the disciple from Tianjian Mountain looked at him strangely, then pointed at one of the flying swords, instantly creating another that attacked him.

Dealing with two flying swords was already his limit; dealing with three would be mortifying.

Without hesitation, Lin Haoming took out the stone armor talisman Xie Ruolan had given him and was about to activate it when the man's expression suddenly changed. The five flying swords that had been attacking the two men instantly retracted, and he threw a talisman a short distance in front of him. Instantly, hundreds of thick ice spikes appeared, piercing in one direction.

At the same time, in the direction the ice spikes flew, the void trembled, and a graceful figure draped in a cloak appeared—none other than Xie Ruolan!

"Senior Sister Xie, you really came!" The fellow disciple exclaimed with delight upon seeing Xie Ruolan.

However, Xie Ruolan's expression was not good. She even glared at Lin Haoming and angrily said, "What are you yelling about? If you hadn't shouted, I would have already succeeded!"

Lin Haoming, hearing her scolding him, felt extremely wronged and said, "Senior Sister, if you hadn't shown up, I would have been struck dead myself."

"You witch do have some beauty. If you're willing to leave the Demonic Sect and become my concubine, I can give you a life of wealth and honor!" The disciple from Tianjian Mountain was also amazed by Xie Ruolan's beauty.

Xie Ruolan sneered, "You think you can?"

As she spoke, Xie Ruolan put away her cloak and patted her storage bag. Instantly, a small black banner appeared in her hand. She then tossed it, and the banner immediately grew rapidly in the wind, becoming several meters high. A burst of yin energy erupted from the banner, accompanied by a chilling wailing sound.

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