Chapter 114: The Technique of Sacrifice for Cultivating Qi, Master's Breakthrough_2
"As you said, it wasn't long after you separated from the third brother that someone was able to easily kill them," he deduced. "Clearly, the person who made the move must be much stronger than the third brother."
"I thought the same, so I didn't dare stay in the mountains any longer and led everyone to retreat first," the white-robed youth concurred.
The burly man nodded and didn't blame the white-robed youth for fleeing the scene.
Since the third brother had died, it was pointless for the second brother and the others to remain in the mountains.
If they hadn't retreated, they might have met the same fate. Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire
But who exactly was the perpetrator?
The power needed to easily kill the third brother must not be far inferior to his own.
Within the Wei Mansion, only Wei Xinghe had such strength.
But Wei Xinghe couldn't possibly have left the Wei Mansion unless he truly intended to abandon his ancestral home.
Could it be that the Wei Family had sought external assistance? Or was there another power meddling, trying to claim a share of the prize?
At this thought, the burly man's heart tightened.
If that was the case, they would need to be cautious.
They couldn't afford to let others reap the benefits of the powers they had painstakingly built, making them a laughingstock among the Tian Heaven Sect.
"Senior brother, isn't our master in the city?" the white-robed youth asked cautiously.
"The master has gone out of the city to meet someone."
"Who could be so important that our master personally needs to receive them?" The white-robed youth's eyes widened.
The burly man glanced at him. "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. The master's affairs are not for you to inquire about. Better think about how you'll explain the death of the third brother to him when he returns."
A chill ran through the white-robed youth, and he dared not inquire further.
He knew that although he was the second among the master's direct disciples,
in the master's heart, his status was far below that of the eldest senior brother.
He was even less favored than the third brother, who was the master's adopted son.
Many things were crystal clear to the eldest senior brother, yet he was utterly clueless.
Like this pressing matter with the Wei Family which was supposedly about a treasure, he had no idea what the treasure actually was.
Yet it seemed the eldest senior brother understood it very well.
Jealousy briefly flared in the white-robed youth's heart, but he quickly suppressed it.
Time slowly passed, and by the time the morning sun had risen, a figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard, unnoticed at first.
It was a thin, somewhat fierce-looking old man with eyes like a sharp eagle.
"What's going on, second brother, third brother, what happened to them?"
A somewhat hoarse voice rang out, sending shudders through the burly man and the others.
Only then did they notice the thin figure.
Everyone hastily bowed in greeting: "Master (Second Elder)!"
This person was none other than the white-robed youths' master, Wang Cangyi.
Wang Cangyi, however, paid no heed to these gestures, his fierce eyes fixating on the white-robed youth:
"What are you telling me? How did the third brother die?"
Under the oppressive gaze of the master, the white-robed youth broke out in a cold sweat.
"Master, it went like this..."
The white-robed youth shakily recounted the conversation he had earlier with the eldest senior brother.
After listening, Wang Cangyi looked at the others.
He casually pointed to one of them: "Is that so?"
"Re... reporting to the Second Elder, it is indeed as the second senior brother said. By the time we arrived, the third senior brother and the others were already dead," the pointee replied, trembling.
"So, you're saying that you went into the mountains this time and not only failed to capture Wei Xinghe's wife and child but also lost the lives of the third and seventh brothers?"
The white-robed youth shuddered, lowering his head: "Yes, master."
Wang Cangyi glared at the second disciple.
The white-robed youth trembled, and just as he could no longer hold himself up and was about to collapse, he finally felt the master's gaze shift away.
"Useless!"
Wang Cangyi huffed coldly.
With a wave of his hand, he flung aside the white cloth covering the two corpses of Wang Qingshan, revealing their somewhat ghastly bodies.
His gaze darkened as he looked at the wounds on the corpses of his two disciples, Wang Cangyi's expression was ice-cold to the extreme.
"Good, very good. No matter who you are, daring to kill my disciples, I, Wang Cangyi, will remember this vengeance."
Hearing Wang Cangyi's words filled with chill, the white-robed youth and others shuddered even more.
But no one dared to speak up at this moment and provoke his ire.
Even the burly man stood quietly to the side.
After a while, feeling that his master's emotions had somewhat recovered, the burly man then said,
"Master, we should first take care of the corpses of the third junior brother and the others, and the person who killed the third junior brother is extraordinary in martial arts. I suspect that there are other forces at play here, our plan might need some alterations."
Hearing this, the chill on Wang Cangyi's body weakened slightly as he began to ponder his eldest disciple's words.
After a while, he finally said, "Xiong'er, come with me inside. Second bro, take care of the third and the others' corpses."
Seeing the eldest senior brother and master enter the house, the white-robed youth finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He had finally passed this ordeal.
Just now, he really doubted whether his master would turn against him.
However, after feeling relieved, resentment once again surged in his heart.
It was always like this; no matter the situation, the master only discussed matters with the eldest senior brother.
Although he was also a direct disciple, he always seemed like an outsider, always relegated to manual tasks, never earning the master's trust.
Suppressing the resentment in his heart, the white-robed youth began to organize people to take care of Wang Qingshan and the others' bodies.
Inside the house, the burly man asked Wang Cangyi, "Master, have you received the person you were waiting for?"
"I have received him. I originally wanted to use my good friend's power to help you crush the Wei Mansion in one fell swoop, but from your words, it seems our plan needs to be delayed."
Wang Cangyi's expression remained dark.
The deaths of his two disciples made him suspect that other forces might also be meddling in this affair.
But who could it be?
Daring to provoke him, Wang Cangyi, there must also be support from other Innate Realm individuals behind them.
Could it be those rivals from the Tian Cang Sect?
But no matter who it is, anyone who obstructs him is his enemy, even if they are from the Innate Realm; he would cut them down!
Thinking of the treasure of the Wei Family, Wang Cangyi's resolve strengthened even more.
That treasure was crucial for his martial arts path; he was determined to obtain it.
At the critical moment, even if it meant defying prohibitions and personally taking action, he would spare no effort.
"Xiong'er, go and check who killed the third. I want to see who dares to pull a tooth from a tiger's mouth!"
"Yes, Master!"
...
Lu Qing did not know that he and Little Li killing Tong Canglang and Wang Qingshan had caused many speculations among the people of Tian Cang Sect.
Indirectly, they had once again saved the Wei Mansion.
In the following days, his life once again returned to tranquility.
To avoid trouble, he even stopped visiting the large market.
Every day, if he was not cultivating, he was learning medical skills from his master.
Life was fulfilling.
And so, while refining a Bone Strengthening Muscle Changing Pill each day, his cultivation progressed rapidly.
He was about to enter the Small Success of the Muscle Bone Realm.
One morning, Lu Qing went to the Half Mountain Small Courtyard, planning to ask his master for a two-day leave to fully prepare for his breakthrough.
Upon entering the courtyard, he saw his master sitting at the usual stone table.
Just as he was about to approach and greet him, he suddenly sensed something was off.
He noticed that his master's aura had undergone a strange change.
It was as if the whole person had merged with the space of the small courtyard, in perfect harmony.
At that moment, the elder doctor looked over at hearing Lu Qing's footsteps.
His gaze was very clear, as if it could see through one's heart, making Lu Qing shudder.
He said, disbelief on his face, "Master, have you... broken through?"
"Indeed," the elder doctor smiled.
Lu Qing was immediately overjoyed.