At noon, the sun is just right.
Li Xiuping walked out of the bamboo building, stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, and then looked at the sun above his head through his fingers.
The autumn wind blows, and there is an indescribable refreshing feeling.
Elder Wan told him the situation of Huayang Sect these days, and asked him to face the disciples who were clearly driven away by anger at this moment.
This is certainly not an easy matter to solve, otherwise Elder Wan would not have waited a few days and let him solve it by himself.
However, what Li Xiuping was worried about now was not these Huayang Sect disciples, but an inexplicable thought that suddenly appeared in his mind.
In fact, ever since he went on the road with Xu Bansheng in Qingyang County, so many things happened one after another. Li Xiuping had a strange feeling in his heart, but he just couldn't explain it. Of course, that feeling disappeared after arriving at Huayang Sect.
But a series of things that happened now made him feel that way again, stronger and clearer.
All the things, whether it was the Black Bone Vine after leaving Qingyang County, or the black-robed man after that, or what happened to Huayang Sect now, were obviously unrelated, but Li Xiuping always felt that there was some connection.
But he just couldn't find the thread that connected everything.
Maybe, I am overthinking it?
Li Xiuping lowered his head, put aside these unreasonable thoughts, exhaled a long breath, then walked down the steps and walked forward along the path.
No matter what, this matter started because of him after all, and it should indeed be resolved by him.
Aren't they just a group of disciples who haven't established a foundation yet? What's there to be afraid of? If it doesn't work, just beat them all down. If it doesn't work once, just beat them a few more times. He really doesn't believe it. There are really people who are not afraid of pain.
The two elders looked at Li Xiuping approaching and said nothing, they just moved out of the way.
Across the path is the residence of other alchemy disciples. At this moment, countless people are looking at Li Xiuping walking on the road and talking about it.
Nowadays, the entire Huayang Sect, as long as the disciples who have not established the foundation, hate Li Xiuping to the core, including the disciples in the alchemy department. But after all, Li Xiuping is a disciple of their alchemy department, and the alchemy department has never been known for its strength. Although he is not looked down upon by others, his strength is not good every time he goes to the mountains to practice, and he is the richest in the outer sect. Of course, one lineage will inevitably be brutally slaughtered by disciples from other lines.
Regarding this, it would definitely be false to say that the disciples at the alchemy office have no idea at all.
Now that the alchemy department finally has such a disciple with amazing combat power, it seems that the alchemy department is about to feel proud, but this guy is just too strong, so strong that he even killed the thousand-year-old pagoda tree guarding Xuanmu Mountain. This is good, the entire alchemy place is very prestigious, but the price is too high.
In the past, although disciples from other branches often raised prices, they could still enter Xuanmu Mountain to obtain resources. But now that Li Xiuping has done this, everything is gone. But that's fine, no one can enter Xuanmu Mountain. For the disciples like them at the alchemy office, maybe it's not a bad thing.
Nowadays, disciples of all branches cannot enter Xuanmu Mountain. Naturally, the disciples of their alchemy department no longer need to pay a huge price for the protection of disciples of various branches. In order to obtain resources, disciples of various branches must go further. The guardian of Mu Shan may be injured or even killed.
If that's the case, then the most valuable thing in the entire Huayang Sect is naturally the elixir that can heal injuries and save lives.
Therefore, many disciples secretly even speculated that what Li Xiuping did this time must have been ordered by a certain elder. Otherwise, how could he not have an elder come forward to stop him when he killed the thousand-year-old locust tree? Even if the elders were too late to take action, why not punish Li Xiuping afterwards? Elder Wan even stepped forward to block the inner disciples who were looking for trouble.
You know, Elder Wan was quite polite to the inner sect disciples in the past. Even if the inner sect named Xu either stole or robbed so many of the herbs he cared about most, Elder Wan was not very angry. But now, because of Li Xiuping, who made a big mistake, he turned against the entire inner disciples. If it wasn't for this reason, they really couldn't think of any other reason.
If their guess is true and Li Xiuping is really doing it for the disciples in their alchemy department, then their attitude towards Li Xiuping should indeed be better. At least at this time, the young man was alone, but had to face the difficulties of the entire Huayang Sect. Even if they were disciples of the same lineage of alchemy, even if they could not stand with Li Xiuping and face it, they should not add insult to injury.
Of course, Li Xiuping didn't care what these disciples thought, nor did he care if anyone stood with him.
The road he wants to take is destined to be a lonely road. If someone is willing to walk with him, that is naturally the best. If not, that is okay.
The young man had nothing on him but the hatchet. That was everything to him and his greatest confidence.
Just like the old man who spent his whole life making swords. He made so many famous swords in his life, but he didn't take any of them with him after his death. Naturally, he left nothing behind. He didn't even ask the young man to sit on his grave during the holidays. sit.
For five taels of silver, he was buried hastily. Feng shui, coffins, and tombstones were all unimportant to the old man. The only requirement was that the young man must remember to forge the hatchet and walk the road that he could not walk. Go down, or you will never forge a sword in this life.
That old man was lonely...
As Li Xiuping continued to move forward, he soon came to the small square where the alchemy was made.
In the square, there are seven or eight people standing at the moment. They are all inner disciples. None of them have built a foundation, but they are actually only one step away from building a foundation.
Seeing Li Xiuping walking alone, these seven or eight people frowned at the same time.
"You are the ones looking for me?"
Li Xiuping walked into the square and stood in front of these inner disciples.
Everyone looked at the young man in front of them. Although he was only fourteen years old, they felt ashamed at this moment.
It is the young man in front of me who stayed in the Night Travel Division for two years and killed countless monsters in exchange for a black iron order of the Night Walk Division; it is the young man in front of him who makes the strong men from all the major sects willing to work like that in Qingyang County. They waited for several days in a place where they didn't poop, and there were some Nascent Soul stage strong men among them. However, this young man just said "I don't make swords" and let those strong men leave sadly. It was also the boy in front of me that a sect that had been cultivating immortals for hundreds of years was almost destroyed in an instant;
He passed through many dangerous situations along the way and saved the day every time. From a dangerous place like Qingyang County, he walked step by step to Huayang Sect, and in front of countless strong men in Yunzhou, he killed a monk who had been established for many years. It was still this young man who was in Yunzhou City;
As soon as he entered Huayang Sect, he ran to Xuanmu Mountain and killed the old locust tree that guarded Xuanmu Mountain and had a thousand years of Taoism. It was still this boy who caused the entire Huayang Sect to be in turmoil...
This boy, who is only fourteen years old, has done many things, big and small, since he learned of his existence. Although there are not many, every one of them can be called a legend. His small body seems to contain endless powerful power, changing the people and things around him all the time...
"Li Xiuping, do you know your guilt?" An inner disciple mustered up the courage and took a step forward.
Li Xiuping was young and naturally not as tall as the other person, so he raised his head slightly. Although his face was immature, there was no fear at all, and he asked, "What's the crime?"
Everyone was stunned.
They thought of all the possibilities, but they didn't expect that Li Xiuping would actually quibble.
Nowadays, in the entire Huayang Sect, who doesn't know that the old locust tree was killed by Li Xiuping?
However, Li Xiuping's sophistry at this time also gave these disciples confidence.
Sophistry, it means that this guy is not really fearless, otherwise why would he make sophistry?
At this time, a disciple stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "The old locust tree guarding Xuanmu Mountain is one of the foundations of our Huayang Sect. It is the barrier that blocks Xuanmu Mountain and Tianshui Mountain, but you killed it and destroyed it. The barrier between the two mountains blocks the path of cultivation for my Huayang Sect disciples. Not only are you guilty, you are simply committing a heinous crime!"
As he spoke, he spoke in a domineering and political tone, as if he was saying that whoever was guilty would be condemned without mercy.
Li Xiuping smiled slightly, then suppressed his smile and said seriously: "First of all, I entered Xuanmu Mountain because the elder assigned a task, and I just wanted to complete the task. Other than that, I know nothing about the situation in Xuanmu Mountain. Then I met a big demon that attacked me on Xuanmu Mountain, and I resisted and killed it. What crime do I have to do?"
He who does not know is not guilty.
Everyone looked stunned.
Li Xiuping took a step forward, raised his head and chest, and continued: "Secondly, I killed the thousand-year-old locust tree, broke the barrier between the two mountains, and allowed stronger monsters to enter Xuanmu Mountain, which increased the danger of Xuanmu Mountain. Yang Zong disciples will not be confident when they enter Xuanmu Mountain again, so they naturally need to be vigilant at all times."
The young man raised his voice: "Only strong winds can bring strong grass. Do you want to hide under the protection of Huayang Sect all your life and be flowers in the greenhouse? My move is entirely for the future of Huayang Sect and for the benefit of all Huayang Sect disciples. To grow faster; to allow every Huayang Sect disciple to withstand the test of wind and frost; to allow every Huayang Sect disciple to experience the baptism of blood and tears; to allow any disciple who steps out from the Huayang Sect , can all act independently.”
His eyes glanced at the so-called inner disciples, and then at the outer disciples who kept gathering to watch, and said loudly: "Excuse me, what crime am I guilty of?"
The whole square was so silent that you could hear the wind blowing the leaves.
"You're a loser who doesn't even have spiritual roots. What qualifications do you have to say that, and what qualifications do you have to do this?" A disciple shouted loudly, obviously a little angry.
Li Xiuping smiled again, then his expression turned cold, his eyes fixed on this person, the corners of his mouth slightly lowered, not hiding his disdain and contempt.
"You have spiritual roots, you are amazing! I don't have spiritual roots, I am a waste! But you are not even as good as a waste like me."
