Looking at the vanished Ancient Fiend cultivator and the Punishment Lightning that had just dispersed overhead, those guys finally remembered.
Dammit, they had sworn an oath. Before they killed Lu Ming, they could not engage in internal strife...
The crowd was instantly dumbfounded!
Seeing this, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor was nearly scared shitless!
He didn't understand why that Ancient Fiend cultivator had been struck by lightning. However, he didn't dare to delay. He quickly exerted some force, shattered his white lotus, and sat up with a feigned look of confusion.
“What happened?”
At that moment, Emperor Tianqi walked over. He looked suspiciously at the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor's waist, only to find that his storage bag was also gone!
“Why is the hole in your bud so much bigger than everyone else's?” Emperor Tianqi had noticed just now that the hole in this particular bud was exceptionally large.
“Ah? What did you say?” The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor feigned utter bewilderment. For an old fogey like him, acting this out was a piece of cake!
Emperor Tianqi looked suspiciously at the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor's lotus platform, then back at the one he had been lying in! Why did he feel like this one was supposed to be his spot?
Seeing his suspicion, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor quickly interrupted him! He couldn't let him recall anything else!
“Emperor Tianqi, what on earth happened?”
Emperor Tianqi frowned, glanced at the members of the Ancient God Clan, and said, “I heard that before they entered, they swore an oath that they wouldn't engage in internal strife until they killed Lu Ming...”
“Just now, that Ancient Fiend cultivator tried to copy the thief who stole the storage bags, but he ended up getting struck dead by lightning!”
The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor shuddered, feeling incredibly relieved.
Fortunately, he hadn't been qualified to participate in that oath ceremony... Otherwise, he would have been completely finished...
Gu Chen, the Young Master of the Ancient God Clan, scanned his surroundings with a grim expression. “Could it have been done by the people from the Qingshan Sect?”
Huangpu Guanchen nodded in agreement! After all, the people from their respective factions had all sworn the oath! Only the Qingshan Sect was unaffected...
Of course, the three subordinate lackeys from the Central Province hadn't sworn the oath either. But even if they were given a hundred times more courage, they wouldn't dare do such a thing! Besides, those three hadn't even woken up as early as him!
“Why hasn't anyone from the Ancient Buddha Sect come out yet?” Huangpu Guanchen asked, looking at the surrounding buds with a frown. Almost everyone from their side had emerged, yet they hadn't seen a single person from the Ancient Buddha Sect.
Boom!
Just as he finished speaking, a loud explosion rang out as a bud burst open...
Ye Fan stood up with a dark face! “Damned mortal...”
He cursed in a low voice. In the secret realm, he had actually encountered that damned mortal inside a sect... That wretched mortal had framed him in every possible way!
What was worse was that the people in the sect actually believed him! He had wanted to just slaughter them all, but to his misery, he found he couldn't beat them! In the end, he had to expend an immense amount of effort just to break out!
Then he looked around, only to find that the people from the other factions had all come out, while his Ancient Buddha Sect was the only one still trapped inside...
With a flash of his figure, he arrived beside Gu Chen and the others! “Why did you all get out so quickly?”
Gu Chen looked at Ye Fan with disdain, muttering in his heart: What is this little brat putting on airs for?
Even so, he still spoke up, “I just killed everyone directly. Though it was a bit troublesome, it wasn't impossible to handle.” After all, this kid was the leader of the operation to kill Lu Ming!
Hearing this, Ye Fan was instantly stunned! Why were the cultivation levels of the people he encountered all higher than his?
He had been turned into a Qi Refining Stage cultivator and was framed by that damned mortal for stealing his Foundation Establishment Pill. He had to go through so much trouble just to kill that damned mortal to pass the trial!
He looked at the people around him and realized that he was the only one from the Ancient Buddha Sect who had emerged! Clearly, the trial for his Ancient Buddha Sect was the most difficult!
Looking at the surrounding white lotuses again, Ye Fan understood in an instant. This was targeting Buddhist cultivators!
Just then, Huangpu Guanchen's voice rang out: “The Qingshan Sect was the first to come out, and they even stole the storage bags of many of our people!”
Ye Fan's gaze narrowed. He scanned the area and indeed found no sign of anyone from the Qingshan Sect!
“Dammit!” Ye Fan cursed inwardly, then turned around and approached a bud that was still closed.
Smack!
With a palm strike, he shattered the bud, revealing a highly excited Buddhist cultivator inside. Without wasting any words, Ye Fan directly retrieved a bucket of water from his storage bag and poured it all over him!
“Achoo!” The monk named Huikong sneezed loudly and snapped his eyes open.
Before he could even understand what was happening, he saw the Buddha Son's dark face. Huikong instantly sobered up.
Though their Buddha Son looked like he was enveloped in a benevolent Buddhist light and possessed a merciful demeanor, he was actually incredibly ruthless!
Huikong quickly pressed his palms together. “Buddha Son!”
“Save them!” Ye Fan uttered only two words before turning around to smash the other buds.
Gu Chen raised an eyebrow at Ye Fan's actions, exchanging looks with Huangpu Guanchen and the others. This was the Buddha Son of the Ancient Buddha Sect? He looked like he had an even stronger killing intent than they did!
Following that, the others also led their people to help rescue the rest!
...
After the Punishment Lightning struck the Ancient Fiend cultivator, it was about to leave...
Suddenly, it sensed its big brother nearby. With a flash, it appeared not far ahead, where Lu Ming was currently harvesting spiritual herbs!
Crackle...
“Waaah... Big Brother, where have you been? I haven't seen you in so long, and you didn't even come to visit me...”
Earlier, it had heard from Tribulation Lightning that it saw Big Brother when Big Yellow made its breakthrough!
Lu Ming's lips twitched. He really wanted to say that he had been staying in the Thunder Pool during that time. After a moment of thought, he decided not to say it.
“Why did you come here?” Lu Ming asked.
“Oh, to strike a demon!”
“What did he do?” Lu Ming was rather curious.
“He swore a poisonous oath, some oath of mutual non-aggression!”
“Demons swearing not to hurt each other?” Big Yellow asked, wagging its tail.
Punishment Lightning shook its head. “I don't know!”
Lu Ming's eyes flickered as he frowned in thought. Could there be some conspiracy at play here?
Seeing Lu Ming frown, Punishment Lightning spoke up, “I'll go listen in, and then we'll know!”
With that, before Lu Ming could even speak, Punishment Lightning vanished with a flash!
The Sword Lunatic and Liu Liangtian looked at each other. They had heard that Lu Ming had a good relationship with Tribulation Lightning, but they hadn't expected him to be on such good terms with Punishment Lightning as well!
A moment later, Punishment Lightning returned, absolutely fuming.
“Big Brother, those guys are way too much! They're actually planning to kill you!”
Punishment Lightning then told Lu Ming everything it had overheard from the Ancient God Clan's discussion!
Lu Ming was speechless after hearing it. Was he really that hated?
Then, his eyes gleamed, and he gestured to Big Yellow and the others. “We'll do this, and then that...”
Hearing this, both Big Yellow and the Sword Lunatic stared at Lu Ming in utter shock!
“Is that really going to be okay?” the Sword Lunatic asked worriedly.
Big Yellow shook its head vigorously. “Don't worry! Boss is the protagonist, he can't die!”
The Sword Lunatic and Liu Liangtian exchanged bewildered glances. What on earth was a "protagonist"? Why did being a "protagonist" mean he couldn't die?
Lu Ming also nodded reassuringly. “Don't worry, there'll absolutely be no problem!”
With that, the group vanished into the forest.
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