readsfreenovel Chapter 106 Returning to the Mountain
Chapter 106 Returning to the Mountain
Chapter 106 Returning to the Mountain
“Killing a fellow disciple violates both the precept against killing and the precept against anger among the Nine Precepts.” As a disciple from the Wenqu Temple, Lin Fei naturally knew the Jade Emperor Sect’s precepts by heart. “In addition, I have secretly learned martial arts from other sects, so I will probably be punished by having my martial arts abolished and being imprisoned in the Demon-Subduing Tower forever.”
"Since you know this, you still dare to kill me?" Mingci seemed to have regained some confidence: "You let me go only because I secretly learned martial arts from another sect. With the great merit you made in Xijiang County, plus your master, Uncle Yuanyi, speaking on your behalf, there might still be a chance for a turnaround. If you kill me, then it will truly be an eternal damnation!"
"What you said makes a lot of sense." Lin Fei nodded, as if he was thinking.
Mingci had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw a smile curl at the corner of Lin Fei's mouth. That smile sent chills down Mingci's spine, and she quickly said, "Let me go! I will speak up for you and testify for you before Uncle Yuanzhen! If you kill me, you will definitely regret it!"
"So what?" Lin Fei sneered. "I have never had the habit of being merciful to my enemies."
"You will regret this! Don't think that no one knows what you've done! The day Uncle Yuanzhen returns to the mountain will be the day you are forever imprisoned in the Demon-Subduing Tower!" Before the words were finished, a scream was heard, and Mingci's head flew high into the air.
"Ding!"
"Punish evil and promote good, kill Mingci. Gain 4,000 experience points, 4,000 martial arts cultivation points, and 4,000 merit points!"
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The system notification sounded in Lin Fei's mind. Lin Fei sheathed his sword and looked at Ming Ci's corpse: "Colluding with outsiders, framing fellow disciples, unable to distinguish right from wrong, do you even deserve to talk to me about the Jade Emperor Sect's precepts?"
With that, Lin Fei didn't look at Ming Ci's corpse again, and turned to walk towards the Jade Emperor Sect.
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When they went down the mountain, there were two of them, but when they returned, only Lin Fei returned alone.
Lin Fei didn't want to hide too much about Mingci's matter. After all, so many martial arts practitioners from Southern Tang had witnessed Lin Fei and Mingci leaving Jiangxia County together. He couldn't very well say they were ambushed by evil cultivators on the way, could he?
It should be noted that the members of the Heretical Eight Paths had already completely fled with Qin Zhongshan. From Jiangxia County to the Jade Emperor Sect, the journey was incredibly smooth, without encountering a single member of the Heretical Eight Paths.
Therefore, Lin Fei decided to tell the truth: Ming Ci and Ye Fei were colluding to kill him. After all, the feud between him and the Ye family had already begun during the sect competition. It was understandable that Ye Fei and Ming Ci would be jealous of him after he had made such a splash this time.
Of course, the specifics of how to say it will have to be discussed with Master Yuanyi after he returns to the mountain.
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When Lin Fei returned to the mountain, Yuan Yi, Yuan Zhen, and Yuan Jian, who had come down the mountain with him, had not yet returned.
The battle in the capital is said to have reached its final moments, with the righteous path seemingly gaining the upper hand and likely to win this great battle between good and evil soon.
Before Yuanyi and the others returned, the sect leaders didn't seem to intend to meet with Lin Fei. They simply told him to return to Jianxing Peak first, and that they would discuss and reward him together after Yuanyi and the others returned.
Lin Fei could only return to Jianxing Peak and wait for his master to come back.
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"Junior Brother, you're finally back!" Upon hearing that Lin Fei had returned to the mountain, Senior Sister Ming Lan was overjoyed. She rushed up and hugged Lin Fei's arm, saying, "You're back just in time! I've refined several new pills and was just worried about finding people to test them on!"
Lin Fei was exasperated: "Senior Sister, couldn't you find a few disciples on the mountain to help you test the medicine? I just got back to the mountain, please let me rest for a bit!"
“That won’t do. Those guys on Jianxing Peak are too weak. It wouldn’t be good if they got sick from eating that.” Minglan quickly shook her head and said, “They are all lives after all. Senior Sister can’t let them get hurt.”
Well, you're worried that the other disciples might get sick from the medicine, so you came to me to test it. You really are my dear senior sister! Lin Fei's face was full of speechless disbelief.
“Oh right, there’s something else I almost forgot.” Minglan slapped her forehead. “A couple of days ago, Master and Uncle sent someone up the mountain to deliver a message. The person said that Master had something to tell you and asked me to pass it on to you when you came back.”
Hearing that his master Yuanyi had something to tell him, Lin Fei immediately perked up his ears: "What does Master want to tell me?"
"Just four words: Get ready!" Minglan was clearly baffled as well: "Master just said those four words out of the blue, I don't know what he was trying to tell us. Why couldn't he just say it directly?"
Lin Fei sensed something unusual in those four words. His master, Yuan Yi, had only said those four words, suggesting that the messenger who sent the message up the mountain was instructed by three masters of the Yuan generation to deliver the message, and therefore could not be completely trusted. That was why his master hadn't explained the specifics.
What exactly should I prepare for? Could it be that my Invincible Vajra Divine Skill has been exposed, or that others already know about my killing of Mingci?
Lin Fei didn't know, but he believed that his master wouldn't send a message back without reason. Whatever it was, it probably wasn't good news for Lin Fei.
Just as Lin Fei was pondering the deeper meaning of Yuan Yi's words, Ming Lan had already taken Lin Fei's hand: "Never mind him, junior brother, you come and test the medicine for me first!"
With that, he pulled Lin Fei up and ran inside.
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It must be said that although Ming Lan's cultivation level is not high, he is a rare genius in the art of alchemy.
Although a small number of the pills she refined had minor flaws, the vast majority were extremely beneficial to one's cultivation. Moreover, many of these pills were formulas she had invented herself, never before seen before.
After Lin Fei tested the medicine on Ming Lan, he felt that not only had his physical body become much stronger, but his true energy had also become much more abundant.
And so, every day, Minglan would pull Lin Fei over to let her try out the newly refined pills.
Until the day Yuanyi and the others returned to the mountain.
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On the day Yuanyi returned to the mountain, he did not return to Jianxing Peak.
A group of disciples from Xingzhi Temple came to Jianxing Peak. They didn't even knock; they simply pushed open Minglan's door.
Ming Lan, who was refining a new pill, failed due to external interference, and the pill furnace almost exploded. Ming Lan was furious and glared at the group of disciples from Xingzhi Temple: "What are you doing? This is Jianxing Peak, not your Xingzhi Temple!"