Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 1308 - 583: Sub-Branch Upheaval_2

"This is our sub-branch!"

"There are dozens of disciples living here year-round, there’s a squad leader, and two sub-branch leaders."

"There are also a few stewards, and the rest are ordinary Inner Sect disciples."

"There are also dozens of Outer Sect servants."

Xu Qingqiu started introducing to Ning Qi, her eyes watching ahead, with a hint of anticipation: "I wonder how they are doing here."

"Oh? You’ve never been to these places?"

Ning Qi heard her words and couldn’t help but feel curious.

"Yes, we are direct disciples; they wouldn’t send us to these places!"

"We’re either participating in trials or enjoying the best resource treatment within the sect."

"Only they get sent out to perform missions; we take on missions voluntarily."

"And their missions are mostly assigned by the sect; only when they become strong do they get the freedom to choose."

Xu Qingqiu patiently responded to his inquiry.

"I see."

Ning Qi nodded and continued looking ahead, "We’re almost there."

"Hmm!"

Xu Qingqiu nodded and continued looking ahead.

Then when the flying boat reached the mountain gate, they abruptly halted it.

They landed together at the mountain gate.

"Phew!"

As they landed, a gust of cold wind blew through.

Making Ning Qi feel something was not right here.

"What’s going on?"

Xu Qingqiu took a glance forward, furrowing her brow.

"What’s wrong?"

Ning Qi, hearing her words, couldn’t help but curiously ask.

"Ordinarily, our sub-branch mountain gate should have guards."

"Why is there no one here?"

Xu Qingqiu kept her brows furrowed, continuing to walk forward.

Soon, they reached the mountain gate.

"Buzz!"

Before she could continue forward, a light screen appeared.

"Careful, Mountain Protection Array!"

Seeing this, Ning Qi hurriedly stepped forward to hold her back.

Preventing her from proceeding to the mountain gate.

"The Mountain Protection Array is activated?"

Once Xu Qingqiu arrived, she instantly sensed something off: "This array isn’t easily opened; what’s going on?"

"Hey, is anyone there!"

Ning Qi, disregarding all these, shouted at the mountain gate.

However, this time, no one responded to him.

"Junior Brother!"

Xu Qingqiu started shouting directly.

But after she called out, there was still no response.

"What’s going on, let’s check above!"

Ning Qi furrowed his brow and started walking upward.

He was blocked by the array, but then he used Water Ripples Fluctuation to obstruct the light screen.

"Miss Xu, let’s check the situation."

The Medicine Spirit turned to Xu Qingqiu, calling out.

"Okay!"

Xu Qingqiu agreed and followed him upward.

Soon, they arrived at the main hall of the mountain gate.

Here, the place was filled with corpses.

"They’re all dead."

Xu Qingqiu looked at the disciples, furrowing her brow.

Couldn’t believe this many people were killed.

"Who did this?"

The Medicine Spirit looked around at the corpses, questioning: "Isn’t the Ten Thousand Swords Sect the strongest here, who would dare oppose you?"

"No, you’re mistaken."

"Some have been corrupted by twisted creatures."

Xu Qingqiu shook her head and continued: "They willingly sunk, becoming puppets and under their control!"

"Ah? Such a thing exists?"

The Medicine Spirit, hearing her words, furrowed his brows: "That makes them traitors."

"Yes, we’ve been opposing them, and they keep infiltrating us."

Xu Qingqiu nodded and continued: "I need to report to the sect; there’s trouble here."

"You probably can’t send the message."

At this moment, a cold voice echoed.

Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu looked toward the source.

They saw a middle-aged man wrapped in black mist, walking over from a distance.

Surrounded by many figures, all shrouded in black mist.

Behind them were a few people, Xu Qingqiu recognized immediately.

It was none other than Gao Yunze and his fellow disciples.

They were restrained, clearly bound for some time.

Each was covered in scars, clearly they had been punished before.

"Junior Sister, save me!"

Gao Yunze, seeing Xu Qingqiu, hurriedly called for help.

His face was filled with panic.

He was covered in black, scars evident.

"He’s already invaded by evil qi."

Ning Qi merely glanced, shaking his head: "Even if saved, he’s probably useless."

"Why are you here?"

Xu Qingqiu, looking at him, furrowed her brow.

Couldn’t expect him to arrive before her.

"Junior Sister, I was worried about you on a mission, wanting to investigate in advance."

Gao Yunze hurried to explain.

Worry written all over his face, evidently not expecting this outcome.

"Want to save him, surrender obediently."

"I can let you be a pair of lovers."

The middle-aged man confidently spoke: "Refuse, and I’ll be ruthless."

"Alright, free these fools, and I’ll go with you."

Ning Qi looked at them, smiling: "I alone am worth more than several of them."

Exploding some of his power, but controlling it.

Only unleashing thirty percent, yet with True Immortal peak strength.

"Oh, another half-step Heavenly Immortal expert."

"Exchanging you for these worthless ones, isn’t bad."

The middle-aged man, seeing Ning Qi’s strength, smiled: "Now, eat this pill, we’ll release them."

"Oh? Eating it will free them?"

Ning Qi asked, looking at the pill in the man’s hand, surrounded by black mist.

The pill had evil qi swirling, clearly able to corrode the body.

"Indeed, I’ll release them; whether they escape relies on their fate!"

The middle-aged man nodded, looking at Ning Qi again: "So, dare to make the exchange?"

"No hesitation, release now."

Ning Qi nodded, unconcerned.

"Ning Qi, don’t!"

Xu Qingqiu hurriedly stopped him: "Not worth it, he deserves it."

"Junior Sister, don’t abandon me; I acted for you!"

Gao Yunze pleaded.

Panic in his eyes.

Afraid Xu Qingqiu would leave him.

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Ning Qi smiled, stepping forward, extending his hand: "Give me the pill!"

"Alright!"

The middle-aged man nodded, agreeing.

He waved, tossing the pill to Ning Qi.

Ning Qi caught the pill without hesitation and swallowed it.

"Phew!"

Then, black mist began to shroud him, eyes turning crimson next moment.

"Ning Qi!"

Xu Qingqiu tried stopping, but too late.

Seeing Ning Qi’s situation, she grew anxious.

"Now can release them."

Ning Qi spoke to those present, feigning satisfaction.

"Hehe, kid, new here, you shouldn’t trust others?"

The middle-aged man replied, laughing: "Now, you’re one of us; soon, you’ll be demonized."

"Oh? So you lied to me?"

Ning Qi was unsurprised, showing amusement.