Chapter 14

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Although his right hand had gotten injured, the pain was nothing much to Li Ming.

He casually grabbed Duan Xiuwen by the neck and searched his body for a storage bag.

Although it was his first time doing this, Li Ming looked really natural as he stuffed Duan Xiuwen’s storage bag into his sleeve.

Afterward, he put away the magical artifact.

“With such a vicious heart, it’ll be difficult for him to improve his cultivation in the future.”

After that, Li Ming carried Duan Xiuwen on his shoulder.

The other party’s weight was nothing to him.

He then strode toward the nearby market.

It was almost dusk.

The market’s entrance was still packed with people.

Everyone was shocked to see a disciple of the Divine Will Sect carrying another injured disciple on his shoulder.

As a famous sect in the eastern continent, who would dare to provoke the Divine Will Sect?

And looking at the disciple whose four limbs were hanging powerlessly, it was obvious that he was crippled…

Elder Mo, who was the person in charge stationed here by the Divine Will Sect, was alarmed when he got news of it.

He walked straight out of the central director’s hall.

On the street, he saw Li Ming carrying Duan Xiuwen on his shoulder as he strode toward them.

Behind them, a large group of onlookers followed.

“This…”

Elder Mo’s body was filled with killing intent as he quickly walked in front of Li Ming.

Li Ming threw Duan Xiuwen down and calmly said, “”I’m Li Ming, an inner sect disciple.”

“He ambushed me outside the market after I left the sect to buy pills.”

Elder Mo was stunned.

He tried to kill you, but this is how he ended up?

Moreover, Elder Mo had an impression of Duan Xiuwen.

A perfected level qi refinement cultivator was a seedling with great potential in the inner sect.

He also noticed the injury on Li Ming’s palm and was puzzled. He nodded and said in a deep voice, “I see.”

The crowd in the market was shocked.

It turned out that it was actually a major matter of internal strife in the Divine Will Sect!

All of them stretched out their heads, wanting to see what was going on.

Elder Mo quickly made a decision and sent people to bring Li Ming and Duan Xiuwen back to the sect overnight.

This was an important matter that involved two inner sect disciples, so they could not act rashly. They had to let the law enforcement hall interrogate them properly.

…

Inside the Divine Will Sect.

At the law enforcement hall on the main peak.

Under the escort of the law enforcement disciples, Li Ming and Duan Xiuwen, who had already woken up, were sent to a secret chamber in the law enforcement hall.

Outside the door, the law enforcement elders had grave looks on their faces.

The path of cultivation was full of struggles, and they were naturally aware of this.

Many cultivation techniques were born for the sake of attacking others.

However, the Divine Will Sect had always had strict rules and forbade disciples from fighting without permission.

The reason for that was exactly to avoid cases like this one where a fight to the death happened between two inner sect disciples.

When the news reached the elders, it brought a huge shock to the grand elder, who then ordered the law enforcement hall to investigate the matter thoroughly.

One of the law enforcement elders was Zhang Haofeng. He was the hall master of the law enforcement hall. He was known for being impartial.

“Have you found the cause of the matter?”

Before even beginning to interrogate Duan Xiuwen and Li Ming, Zhang Haofeng had asked another law enforcement elder to gather some information on what transpired.

“Just today, Li Ming and Duan Xiuwen had a staked duel,” the law enforcement elder said.

“And… It was Li Ming’s victory.”

Zhang Haofeng thought for a moment and said coldly, “Let’s go in and see what they have to say.”

The three law enforcement elders entered the secret room.

Instantly, a wave of pressure swept through the entire room.

In the secret chamber, Li Ming and Duan Xiuwen sat on iron chairs.

Duan Xiuwen’s four limbs were crippled, and he looked very miserable.

“Elder Lin, I…” He called out hurriedly when he saw one of the law enforcement elders.

“Li Ming, you go first,” Zhang Haofeng said coldly.

“What happened? Just tell us the whole story.”

Elder Zhang had always been fair and would not be biased toward anyone.

“I won some spirit stones from the duel today, so I went to the market to purchase some pills to aid my cultivation.” Li Ming explained the situation simply.

“In the end, as soon as I left the market, I ran into him, who wanted to get rid of me while I was outside the sect. I had no choice but to defend myself…”

Zhang Haofeng frowned and said, “You’re only at the fifth level of the qi refinement stage. How could you possibly have defeated him?”

Li Ming immediately explained the whole battle from beginning to end.

However, the hall master of law enforcement hall still could not believe what he had just heard.

“What did you just say? You used your hand to block his magical artifact?”

Using bare hands to block a magical artifact?

Is that something a human would do?

However, Li Ming did not seem to be lying. His hand was indeed injured.

The three law enforcement elders looked at each other. They had been in the law enforcement hall for so many years, but this was the first time they had encountered such a strange thing.

Elder Lin whispered into Zhang Haofeng’s ear, “I heard that Li Ming is a body cultivator.”

Zhang Haofeng still did not completely believe it. If body refinement could allow one to take on a magical artifact barehanded, then everyone should just go and refine their bodies.

“Duan Xiuwen, speak.” He turned to Duan Xiuwen while still feeling doubtful.

Duan Xiuwen was overjoyed when he saw the disbelief on the elders’ faces.

He immediately shouted, “Elder, this Li Ming is just boasting!”

“Nobody can use their bare bodies to take on a magical artifact. Besides, my profound bright magic sword is very sharp. It can cut through iron like mud after being injected with spiritual qi!”

“If you don’t believe me, you can search Li Ming’s body. He definitely has my storage bag. He was after my belongings and launched a sneak attack on me.”

“Otherwise… How could someone at the fifth level of the qi refinement stage possibly have defeated me?”

The elders looked at each other again.

Duan Xiuwen’s words made more sense.

Zhang Haofeng looked at Li Ming coldly and said, “What else do you have to say?” It’s a serious crime to harm a fellow disciple!”

Duan Xiuwen also glared at Li Ming, but he was very proud of himself.

Who asked Li Ming to cripple his limbs? He was done for this time.

Under the pressure of the elders, Li Ming calmly took out a jade slip from his sleeve.

Seeing this jade slip, everyone was puzzled.

“A recording jade slip? What’s the meaning of this?”

Zhang Haofeng stepped forward and took the jade slip.

He injected spiritual qi into it, and voices began playing.

“Li Ming, you can only blame yourself for being too arrogant…”

“Don’t you know that killing fellow disciples is against the rules of the sect?”

“Hah, you’re just a fifth-level qi refinement cultivator. No one would care even if you went missing outside the sect.”

“Die!”

“..”

Duan Xiuwen’s voice was clearly heard from the jade slip.

The three law enforcement elders were livid when they heard this.

This kind of vile behavior was completely without any regard for the sect rules.

And such a vicious heart was something they also despised.

Duan Xiuwen’s heart sank to the bottom when he heard the recording that played from the jade slip.

He knew that this kind of behavior would not be tolerated by the sect, even if he was a genius who had already completed the qi refinement stage.

Now, he was in utter despair.

“Elder, I… I just wanted to teach him a lesson …”

“Shut up!”

Zhang Haofeng’s anger and imposing manner suppressed Duan Xiuwen so much that he could not speak.

“The Divine Will Sect does not tolerate existences like you!” He looked at Duan Xiuwen coldly.

“Initiating a private fight and framing a fellow disciple! What is his punishment?”

“He is to be sentenced to five years in the Blackwind Cave and expelled from the sect,” Elder Lin said.

“Drag him away!”

Soon, two tall and burly law enforcement disciples dragged Duan Xiuwen away.

Being sent to the Blackwind Cave could be said to be the harshest punishment in the sect.

This was because the black wind in the cave could consume one’s soul and erode one’s bones.

Given Duan Xiuwen’s current condition, he would most likely be killed by the black wind within five years.