CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 68: IN THIS HERB GARDEN, TWO DEATHS SEEM INSIGNIFICANT

At this moment, the breaths of Ji Haoyuan and the others became slightly heavier.

What they saw before them was already quite a remarkable haul.

And this was just the relatively outer area of the medicinal garden.

If they continued further in...

The hearts of Ji Haoyuan and his companions couldn’t help but fill with anticipation.

Beside them, Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin had eyes flickering with different thoughts.

They were just about to say something but their expressions changed immediately.

Because Ji Haoyuan and his four companions had already started collecting the spirit medicines right in front of them.

What a joke, at this moment, who would listen to your pointless chatter.

You’re not Golden Core True Men, thinking you can control them with just the title of a Crimson Sunset Sect’s deacon, there’s no way.

Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin clearly realized Ji Haoyuan and his companions’ intent.

This made their faces sink, and without further hesitation, they quickly joined the ranks to collect the spirit medicines at this place.

Once Ji Haoyuan and their group had collected all the spirit medicines there, they almost immediately rushed to the next area without stopping.

At this time, this medicinal garden seemed like a beauty completely undefended to men.

If your hands are quick enough, you can take whatever you want.

And indeed, that was the case.

It was unknown how many years had passed in this place.

The restrictions originally placed in the medicinal garden had either become very weak or disappeared completely.

The haul Ji Haoyuan and his companions gained while passing through was indeed bountiful.

They believed that once they returned and assimilated their current gains, they were bound to achieve a surge in cultivation.

In contrast, Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin, who were trailing behind them, were not in such a good mood.

First, their speed wasn’t as fast as Ji Haoyuan’s, and second, they didn’t have as many people as Ji Haoyuan’s group.

Often, while they gathered a few spirit medicines, Ji Haoyuan’s group would have already collected seven or eight, or even a dozen.

This resulted in their gains being far inferior to those of Ji Haoyuan and his group.

Originally, given their situation, the gains they had obtained were already quite decent.

But, unfortunately, human nature is never satisfied and can’t withstand comparison.

Seeing Ji Haoyuan and his companions accumulate more and more, Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin couldn’t bear it any longer and immediately spoke to Ji Haoyuan and the others:

"Fellow Daoists, we have already sent word of the situation here to Yuan Guang City.

You all know that there are evildoers from the Netherworld Sect’s Demon Dao here.

For the sake of safety, do you think we should wait for the people from Yuan Guang City?

This way, our actions here can be more prudent. What do you think?"

These words instantly caused Ji Haoyuan and his group, who were rushing to the next medicinal field, to freeze.

They hadn’t thought that the others would actually report this side’s situation to Yuan Guang City.

As for the claims of Demon Dao villains and ensuring safety, they believed not a single word of it.

Clearly, the others were envious of their gains here.

Moreover, there was the most crucial point.

If the Crimson Sunset Sect cultivators from Yuan Guang City really came, could they still maintain their leadership in the area?

At that time, would they choose to follow the other’s arrangements or not?

If they did, it would certainly greatly affect their future gains here.

It could even lead to their current gains shrinking.

Don’t overestimate the bottom line of those cultivators from prestigious sects.

Sometimes, their greed can be even more demon-like than a Demon Cultivator’s.

But if they choose not to listen.

Undoubtedly, they would deeply offend those upcoming Crimson Sunset Sect cultivators.

At this crucial juncture, one mistake could bring unimaginable trouble to your family’s cultivators.

If things got even worse, these events could be used as a pretext to specifically target you, which was not only possible but very likely.

Indeed.

These two were nothing but trouble.

The hearts of Ji Haoyuan’s group grew cold.

They had no intention of handing over their benefits and becoming subordinates in the future completely.

Anyway, if two Crimson Sunset Sect cultivators died here in the medicinal garden, what would it matter?

After all, that Black Death Daoist from the Netherworld Sect, a late Foundation Establishment demon cultivator, was not a character to be trifled with.

They would have no psychological burden killing Crimson Sunset Sect cultivators like Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin.

More importantly, based on those two’s previous behavior, whatever they did here henceforth would have completely antagonized them.

Since choosing anything would be wrong, it was better to pick the path more beneficial and satisfying to oneself...

In an instant, Liu Hongyu, Feng Wanqing, and Qiu Zeyuan exchanged subtle glances.

It seemed they had made some decision in their hearts, and they all turned their gazes toward Ji Haoyuan.

They were waiting for Ji Haoyuan’s final decision.

It was also a "test" for Ji Haoyuan as their leader.

If he truly had that boldness and ruthlessness, they wouldn’t mind going crazy with him just once.

From now on, their three families would truly follow Ji Haoyuan’s lead.

But if Ji Haoyuan chose to compromise, they wouldn’t say anything, not even express understanding.

However, after this, it would be impossible to follow Ji Haoyuan or his Ji Family as loyal followers.

"Hehe..."

As if sensing the thoughts of the three, Ji Haoyuan chuckled aloud.

"You should know, when I dared to attempt Foundation Establishment at a centenarian age, I wasn’t a person lacking courage.

I was like this then, and am the same today."

"Hmm...?"

Suddenly hearing Ji Haoyuan’s words and sensing something unusual in the others’ reactions, Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin’s faces changed dramatically.

"Ji Haoyuan, what are you trying to do?

I’m telling you..."

"Kill!"

Before Zhou Feng and Ma Qiulin could finish their words, a cold word escaped Ji Haoyuan’s mouth.

In the next moment, his gaze turned incredibly fierce.

Behind him, a large hand suffused with a thick yellow glow suddenly manifested.

It was the Mountain-Shattering Seizing Seal!

Boom!

With no forewarning, the large hand abruptly appeared above Zhou Feng’s head.

The powerful Power of Earth Element directly burst Zhou Feng’s magical power shield.

The large hand then descended.

A series of explosive sounds rang out.

The defense talismans on Zhou Feng’s body activated passively and shattered, layer by layer.

Finally, under his shattered, disbelieving eyes, his body was fiercely seized and then squeezed.