Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter 77 Bullying the Weak (Part 1)

Seeing that Zhuang Huai had already protected the person, although the two wanted to obtain the top-grade spirit stone, after hesitating, they both sighed simultaneously.

While the two sighed, Lin Haoming also felt the pressure disappear, and he finally recovered. He also understood that the other party had probably given up.

"Since the Blood Refining Sect disciple obtained the top-grade spirit stone, there's no need to count it. This time, the Blood Refining Sect has won!" Wuxin clasped his hands together and directly admitted defeat.

Madam You glanced at Lin Haoming a few more times with her beautiful eyes before coldly saying, "Little guy, you have good luck, but I hope you continue to have this kind of good fortune on your future path!"

"My Blood Refining Sect disciples have always had good luck!" Zhuang Huai saw that Madam You was actually threatening a disciple, so he took the initiative to defend her.

Madam You merely snorted coldly, then ignored it and left immediately with Hu Xiangzhen and the others.

Wuxin spoke a few words with Fakong and Fayuan, then glanced at Lin Haoming, said nothing more, and left with them as well.

Seeing everyone leave, Zhuang Huai, who had been protecting Lin Haoming, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where's the top-grade spirit stone?" Without the pressure, Zhuang Huai once again became the aloof ancestor, asking Lin Haoming.

Lin Haoming knew he couldn't protect it and had no intention of doing so, so he simply took it out.

Upon seeing the bright red spirit stone before him, radiating a faint red glow yet exceptionally translucent, Zhuang Huai couldn't help but take a deep breath.

After a moment, he sighed helplessly, shook his head, and put the spirit stone into his storage bag before sighing, "You did well. What's your name?"

"Lin Haoming!" Lin Haoming answered honestly. "Alright, Lin Haoming, I'll remember this. You've done a great service this time, and I'll report it to the sect accordingly!" Zhuang Huai said calmly.

"Thank you, Ancestor!" Lin Haoming immediately bowed respectfully.

Zhuang Huai simply nodded. Seeing that no one else was around, he decided to tally up the spoils right there.

Lin Haoming only took out one top-grade spirit stone, but that was enough. Qiao Chun, who came in second, only received a little over 100,000 spirit stones, and the third place went to Wang Chen, who had received the spirit stone from Lin Haoming.

Wang Chen was naturally overjoyed with this result. With three Foundation Establishment Pills in hand, Wang Chen was confident he could successfully establish his foundation.

And when this result was announced, Lin Haoming once again felt that he had received another small merit from him.

However, while these gains made Lin Haoming happy, there was a slight drawback: Wu Hongfei hadn't even died in the melee.

Not only was he alive, but the spirit stones he possessed totaled exactly six, meaning he could also obtain two Foundation Establishment Pills.

This result displeased Lin Haoming. Although Wu Hongfei's injuries were severe, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage. Once he recovered, he could immediately attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

In contrast, Lin Haoming was only at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage. Although directly consuming Foundation Establishment Pills now wouldn't be impossible, it would significantly reduce his chances of success, potentially leaving him short of pills. Furthermore, even if he succeeded, his foundation would be unstable, requiring more time to solidify it upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage—definitely a losing proposition.

Lin Haoming suddenly realized that his troubles seemed endless. It seemed he would need to contact Xie Ruolan upon returning to see if he could help.

Lin Haoming's idea was good, but Xie Ruolan was currently on the sixth level of the sect, making it impossible for him to contact her.

Moreover, since he wasn't an inner disciple, he could only remain in the first-floor market, awaiting the sect's reward decision.

As is often the case, good news travels slowly, but bad news travels fast.

In fact, within days of Lin Haoming returning to the sect, everyone knew that although he had been lucky enough to snatch a top-grade spirit stone and receive three Foundation Establishment Pills as a reward, he had also offended Wu Hongfei, and his future was uncertain.

If it were just Wu Hongfei himself, Lin Haoming wouldn't be afraid, as Wu Hongfei's injuries were severe, and it was unlikely he would reach Foundation Establishment within a year. The key issue was the ancestor who had taken a liking to Wu Hongfei; he wondered if they would try to trip him up.

Although Lin Haoming felt that an ancestor wouldn't lower themselves to deal with him, if Wu Hongfei wanted revenge, he figured no one would stop them, just not in an overtly blatant way.

Left with no other option, Lin Haoming decided to stay in crowded areas. Fortunately, when he gave Wang Chen the spirit stones, he had specifically hidden some mid-grade and high-grade spirit stones inside his spatial pearl, so he wouldn't lack spirit stones, especially since he now possessed the Spirit Gathering Pearl to unseal the fifth layer of its seal.

Lin Haoming had already tested it; he could now fill a mid-grade spirit stone's container in an hour. Creating a Spirit Gathering Array with mid-grade spirit stones was exactly what he needed for cultivation, meaning he wouldn't have to worry about spirit stones at all.

He also had sixty-six small merit points. Unsealing the sixth layer of the Spirit Gathering Pearl required one large merit point, the fourth layer of the Demon Gathering Pearl required twenty-seven small merit points, and unsealing the second layer of the Spatial Pearl required nine small merit points.

Although the Spatial Pearl was only one zhang square, it could stack spaces, so it was enough for his needs, and he didn't need to waste merit points on it.

If the fourth seal on the Demon Gathering Pearl were broken, the demonic energy it provided wouldn't change much, only its capacity would increase. Therefore, it wasn't really necessary, and Lin Haoming decided to temporarily set aside the sixty-six small merits.

During the few days after his return, Lin Haoming deliberately hid, claiming to be recuperating.

He learned about anything through Bao Wenliang and Li Shuntian.

One day, Lin Haoming had just finished cultivating the *Divine Bone Technique* when someone suddenly rushed into his meditation room.

Upon seeing the person, Lin Haoming realized it was Ling Shengjie. Although he was furious, he couldn't reprimand him. He could only suppress his surging blood and qi, slowly regulating his breathing for a while.

"Senior Brother Ling, what brings you here!" After suppressing his turmoil, Lin Haoming asked calmly.

"I came to congratulate you on your great achievement, Junior Brother Lin. Elder Zhuang has instructed all disciples who received sect rewards to collect them on the second floor. I came specifically to inform you and also to discuss something with you!" Ling Shengjie said unhurriedly.

Lin Haoming felt a sudden unease upon hearing him mention discussing something.

Looking at him, he asked, "Senior Brother Ling, what is it that we need to discuss?"

Ling Shengjie lazily sat down in his chair, as if discussing a trivial matter, and said, "Didn't I hear you've made enemies with Wu Hongfei? Wu Hongfei recently threatened to kill you before you reach Foundation Establishment. Since you're under my protection, I warned him. Of course, Wu Hongfei isn't someone to be trifled with. I need help to deal with him, and he won't help easily. So you should understand what to do, right?"