I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 221 - 222 The Pampered Zhong Lingxiu

The void trembled as Tian Ba’s fierce aura swept over the entire area, causing the faces of all the cultivators to pale. This aura was not just the oppression of cultivation level, it also contained an aura of slaughter.

In an instant, a figure was sent flying from an empty corner, spewing fresh blood.

“It turns out to be you, you rat!”

Fires blazed in Tian Ba’s eyes as he glared viciously at the other person. The cultivator rolling on the ground was none other than Liu Ming, who had just been thrown.

That guy had slipped away to the side while everyone was distracted, planning to stir up trouble and then flee the scene, but he hadn’t expected Tian Ba’s reaction to be so intense that he immediately attacked.

That punch had caused him serious internal injuries. Without ten days or half a month to recover, he was afraid he wouldn’t heal.

“Which sect’s disciple are you anyway? You didn’t speak up when your sect was surrounded during the border campaign, but you’re quite skilled at causing troubles in secret. If you had been at the frontier, I would have been the first to slaughter you!”

Tian Ba roared, and the dozen or so burly men who had come with him all stood up in unison, staring intently at Liu Ming.

At this moment, Liu Ming was sweating profusely, the deadly gaze of Tian Ba chilling him to the bone.

“I was just asking, no other meaning, I’ll leave now, I won’t interfere with your matters.”

Liu Ming, lacking confidence, scrambled up and walked down the mountain.

Tian Ba looked at Zhen Qiankun, “Which sect does this person belong to?”

“Xingtian Sect.”

Zhen Qiankun spoke, knowing that this incident had been noted and just because nothing was done now didn’t mean nothing would happen in the future. The Xingtian Sect was in for trouble.

“Hmm, understood. There’s something wrong with this sect; if we don’t straighten things out from the top down, it will only lead to chaos. When we get back, take a count, and send all those from the Xingtian Sect to the front line!” Tian Ba said.

Hearing these words, the cultivators felt a chill down their spines. Liu Ming’s foolish actions meant that the elders from the Xingtian Sect who were stationed at the border were now going to bear the consequences. He had caused too much disaster.

If the Xingtian Sect found out about this, they would probably flay him alive and string him up.

“There’s no need for Brother Tian Ba to go that far. There will always be a few black sheep in a sect; we can’t let them harm those with true ambition. Guarding the frontier is a meritorious deed. I, Li Xiaobai, am willing to go!”

Li Xiaobai said cheerfully.

“Brother Li makes sense. We can’t dishearten those with ambition. However, it’s still necessary to mete out some discipline.”

“Brother Li’s willingness to lend us a helping hand is more than welcome. On this trip to Central Province, our goal is to select some elite troops. In a month, I will organize for all of you to head to the frontier together. This is a frontier token, with this, you may come and go as you please.”

Tian Ba nodded in satisfaction. Although he hadn’t had much contact, he could tell that Li Xiaobai was no ordinary man. Anyone who could stir up so much hate among the present cultivators was certainly not mediocre.

“Xi Yao also wishes to accompany Master to the frontier,” Xi Yao said, for her opportunity for breakthrough relied on Li Xiaobai, so naturally, she could not miss it.

“Alright, then let’s go together, and the daily expenses will be covered by you,” Li Xiaobai said with a chuckle.

“Yes!” Xi Yao sighed in relief.

“Alright, the main purpose of today’s meeting was to discuss this matter. Having such an outcome is quite good already. In the past, the great meeting was divided into literary and martial contests, but in my opinion, we can forego today’s martial contest,” said Artifact God leisurely.

“I also agree with this. In some time, it will be the time for the competition among the Three Sects, open to all the cultivators in the world. Then, we shall meet again,” Zhen Qiankun said.

“That sounds good. Then, we will take our leave first.”

“I’ll be leaving first…”

The cultivators had been restless for a while, the intimidating presence of a group of fierce individuals made them feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, especially since they had previously antagonized Li Xiaobai. They were afraid of meeting the same fate as Liu Ming.

The early conclusion of the meeting was exactly to their liking.

But at that moment, a thunderous roar exploded in the void: “Who has dared to wrong my precious niece?”

A streak of light descended, revealing two figures.

Li Xiaobai narrowed his eyes slightly; the newcomers were none other than the daughter of the Elixir Sect Sect Master, Zhong Lingxiu, and beside her, a middle-aged man carrying several human heads, clearly the heads of some of the guards from the foot of the mountain.

Xi Yao’s expression changed instantly. She recognized the man; it was Wang Gang, an Inner Sect Elder of the Elixir Sect and Zhong Lingxiu’s half-master who doted on her immensely.

No wonder Zhong Lingxiu hadn’t shown her face at the conference at all; she had gone to find Wang Gang.

“What is the meaning of this, Elder Wang? Today is the day for us young cultivators to exchange our views on the Dao. Please, Elder, show some respect and do not trouble us,” Zhen Qiankun stepped forward and said, puzzlement written all over his face.

“Saint Heir, Wang is not here to interfere with you. However, a thug slipped into our meeting, humiliating my Xiuer. I must find him and flay him alive!” Wang Gang’s eyes glinted with cold light as he scanned the crowd before him.

“May I ask who has offended Xiuer?” Zhen Qiankun asked, his brows furrowing as he stared at Zhong Lingxiu. This woman was becoming more and more unreasonable; was Wendao Peak a place of slaughter and strife?

“Li Xiaobai!”

“Uncle, it’s him, Li Xiaobai. He’s the one who humiliated me, he didn’t even allow me into the Sect gate, kill him quickly!” Zhong Lingxiu’s eyes bore a venomous look as she pointed at Li Xiaobai and screamed in alarm.

“Silence, Xiuer; Young Master Li is my master, you must not be rude!” Xi Yao was getting angry. Zhong Lingxiu had always been pampered and spoiled, which had been magnified today. Not only had she brought trouble to Wendao Peak, but her actions showed a blatant disregard for their presence.

“Sister Xi Yao, quickly come to my side; Li Xiaobai is as good as dead today!” Zhong Lingxiu was fixated on Li Xiaobai, not listening to anyone. The humiliation she suffered at the foot of the mountain, she was determined to repay a hundredfold.

“Li Xiaobai, do you recognize these heads? They dared to stop me from entering Wendao Peak, so I severed their heads. Now it’s your turn!”

“This is my uncle, an Inner Sect Elder of the Elixir Sect, with a cultivation level at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. Today, you are doomed!”

Wang Gang took two steps forward: “Kid, make sure to open your eyes wider in your next life; not everyone can be offended.”

“Elder Wang, perhaps you are not aware of the rules of Wendao Peak; let me inform you. Here, the shedding of blood is forbidden, even for you!” Zhen Qiankun’s face was as dark as could be. From the very beginning of the conference, he had made an oath with his Dao heart that this place was a Pure Land, where killing was prohibited. Whoever contravened this would have to pay with their life.

Now this Elder from the Elixir Sect dared to commit murder, challenging his Dao heart.

“Rest assured, Saint Heir, Wang does not kill. I will simply take this person away and deal with him slowly,” Wang Gang said coldly. For him, anyone who dared to insult Zhong Lingxiu must die, no matter who it was.

He extended a hand toward Li Xiaobai from afar, making a gripping motion: “Xiuer, your uncle will cripple his cultivation for you. You can deal with him slowly later, how does that sound?”

“Thank you, Uncle!” Zhong Lingxiu smiled radiantly.

As Zhong Lingxiu basked in the victory, Li Xiaobai said with a touch of helplessness, “It seems there’s one thing you all have misunderstood. How can a mere Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivation level cripple my cultivation?”