Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 1437: Unwritten Rules

With a flash, he arrived outside.

He found that it was already completely dark.

Li Qiwan was sitting cross-legged on a stone, just like him, regulating her breath.

“Young Master Ding.”

After Ning Qi stood up, he walked over and startled her from her meditation.

“How is it? Any situation?”

Ning Qi looked around and asked in a deep voice.

He had just been in the Inner Realm, solely focusing on merging the Power of Incense.

He didn’t know what had happened outside.

However, by the looks of it, there didn’t seem to be any problem.

“Nothing.”

Li Qiwan smiled as she looked ahead: “However, there is some commotion up ahead.”

“But it seems someone’s fiercely battling those Fierce Beasts. They’ve already moved far from us.”

“So, it has nothing to do with us.”

“That’s good.”

Ning Qi also looked in that direction.

At this moment, he could clearly feel strong waves in the distance.

It was clearly someone in a fierce battle.

But, as Li Qiwan said, they were far from them.

No need to get involved unnecessarily.

“Master, it seems not everyone is going to help each other there.”

“As long as they’re not from the same Sect, there’s no need to bother with them.”

The Medicine Spirit said with a smile.

“Indeed, even if they are from the same Sect,”

“when real danger comes, they will still look out for themselves.”

“You’ve forgotten about their senior brother, haven’t you?”

Ning Qi responded in his heart.

He remembered clearly how their senior brother had fled so embarrassingly.

Not caring at all about the lives of his junior brothers.

As long as he survived, nothing else mattered.

“Yes, even now, he hasn’t shown any sign of remorse.”

“Otherwise, their Sect might have already known about this.”

“However, it’s strange that these people haven’t hurried to report it to the Sect either.”

The Medicine Spirit followed up.

“Let me ask her.”

Ning Qi was instead very interested.

Such a big incident occurred, yet they hadn’t contacted their Sect.

Surely, something fishy was going on.

Let’s see what’s happening.

He said a word and then came over to Li Qiwan, asking in a deep voice: “I remember, you have a senior brother who secretly escaped.”

“Ah, you saw that?”

When Li Qiwan heard him, she widened her eyes in surprise.

She never expected Ning Qi to witness that scene.

“Yes, I saw him flee, that’s why I came out.”

Ning Qi nodded and continued: “Why didn’t you report such an incident to the Sect?”

“He should be punished for this, why did you let him go so easily?”

“It’s useless, he’s the son of our Grand Elder, even if we reported it,”

“given his status, nobody would pursue it!”

“Besides, he has a reason, to return for reinforcements.”

Li Qiwan sighed, with a look of helplessness: “This time, he also incited us to come here, trying to merit by finding some resources.”

“So many of our brothers and sisters died, but he just left like that.”

“Since you know the type of person he is, why still be with him.”

Ning Qi asked somewhat puzzled.

It was clear they were aware, yet they still followed him, something was off.

“He was the commander of our operation this time.”

Li Qiwan continued to explain: “So, whatever happens, we have to follow his orders.”

“Then, after this incident, you don’t need to care about him either.”

Ning Qi, hearing this, reminded her: “Otherwise, you’ll still suffer at his hands.”

“Yes, but there’s no other way.”

“In the Sect, we can only follow the elders’ orders.”

“If we don’t listen to him, he just needs to report to the Sect, and we’ll be punished as well.”

Li Qiwan shook her head, a look of helplessness appeared: “He has caused multiple casualties among our brothers, time and again.”

“But it’s precisely because of that identity that he remains protected, and no one can do anything to him.”

“I see.”

Ning Qi, hearing this, immediately understood the situation.

“Master, apparently, every family has its own difficult-to-recite scripture.”

The Medicine Spirit sighed: “If she hadn’t said, we wouldn’t have known the truth.”

“Yes, and that has nothing to do with us.”

“We just need to blend in with an identity and wait until we reach their Sub-Branch.”

“We can find a way to part with them, and it’ll only make me known as someone who deserts the Sect.”

“With this senior brother’s issue, I can talk to some people.”

Ning Qi, after hearing her, instead thought of a way to leave them.

His strength was impossible to stay with them for long.

He needed to go to a place with stronger capabilities so he could encounter more dangerous Immortal Traces.

Only then could he hope to obtain more resources and find Magical Treasures or Immortal Artifacts he could use now.

Otherwise, with just a couple of weapons, it simply wasn’t enough for him.

“Young Master Ding, when you return with us, you must follow his directives as well.”

“Don’t confront him, or he’ll retaliate against you.”

Li Qiwan looked at Ning Qi and couldn’t help reminding him with worry.

She might not know Ning Qi well, but she could tell from his demeanor.

This was also a person who wasn’t easily tamed.

Especially given his status as a Loose Cultivator.

They typically weren’t used to being restrained by others.

“I’m just entering for an identity only.”

“Why do I have to listen to his arrangements.”

Ning Qi was indifferent, continuing: “Isn’t it all about power here.”

“Once you reach the main hall, it is.”

“But not in our small Sub-Branches; it’s all about connections.”