Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 426 - Extort

Under pressure, the five's potential was pushed to its limits. Aside from Song Ling, who was still struggling to memorize, the other four had completely memorized the book Liu Wuxie had given them.

“Come with me. There will be no rest apart from eating and drinking,” Liu Wuxie said as he led the five to the inner sect’s cultivation chamber.

They might’ve memorized the Divine Phaseless Art, but it was too profound for them to understand, and Liu Wuxie would explain it to them slowly.

Along the way, Liu Wuxie introduced the sect’s structure, the distribution of disciples, and the conditions of each peak to them.

Fan Zhen and Lan Yu took notes, knowing this information would be helpful to them later on.

Song Ling appeared carefree, while Bi Gongyu, focused on alchemy, had his attention fixed on the Treasure Pill Peak.

Chen Ruoyan remained silent, memorizing everything Liu Wuxie said by heart. Although she was now an outer disciple and technically not allowed to enter the inner sect’s cultivation chamber, she followed along without protest.

The group passed through numerous buildings and reached the cultivation chambers’ site an hour later. The rows of cultivation chambers looked grand, and Liu Wuxie headed for the best one.

He had a hundred thousand points on him, enough for them to raise their cultivation. When they become an inner disciple, they could help him earn points to repay him.

“Take out your medals!” When the five took out their medals, Liu Wuxie transferred fifty thousand points, ten thousand for each person.

“Wuxie, I heard earning points in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion is difficult. Ordinary disciples could only earn a few thousand points a year. Isn’t it too much for us?” Fan Zhen knew more than others and understood what ten thousand points meant.

“I’m a priority disciple, and the points I receive are doubled, which is why I have more than others,” Liu Wuxie explained and didn’t hide the fact that his points mainly came from the rewards of the outer sect’s competition.

“Look! Why is Liu Wuxie coming over?” someone exclaimed. It was early morning, and many people were already in the area. Hundreds of disciples arrived one after another, trying to secure a good cultivation chamber in advance.

"Why is he bringing a bunch of trash to the inner sect’s cultivation chambers?" Many disciples were displeased, feeling that Liu Wuxie's actions violated the sect’s rules.

“This is outrageous! The cultivation chambers are already limited. We came early to line up and might not even get a spot. But he brings outer disciples here?” The surrounding disciples dared not get close and could only discuss it from a distance.

Liu Wuxie ignored the surrounding discussions and brought the five to the five best cultivation chambers. Those chambers required two thousand points for one day, and one day outside was equivalent to one month inside.

Each had ten thousand points, meaning they could stay there for five days.

“He has the points to squander!” The old inner disciples became even more resentful, comparing themselves with Liu Wuxie.

The five inserted their medals into the gate, and Liu Wuxie took out five bottles containing ten drops of stalactite essence each.

“Open the door once every two hours outside, and I will examine your progress.” After giving his instructions, the five entered the cultivation chambers, and Liu Wuxie remained outside.

He would stay there for the next few days until they reached the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

“Liu Wuxie, this is the inner sect. Why did you bring outer disciples here?” someone finally couldn’t hold back and confronted Liu Wuxie. The five had taken spots that belonged to them, which meant some inner disciples had no cultivation chambers.

“Is there any sign that states outer disciples aren’t allowed here?” Liu Wuxie pointed at the cultivation chambers. The inner sect’s cultivation chambers required a lot of points, so outer disciples rarely came because they didn't have enough points. The sect also didn’t state any rules to forbid outer disciples from using the cultivation chambers there.

Liu Wuxie had thoroughly memorized the sect’s rules and merely exploited a loophole. When habits become routine, they naturally form into unwritten regulations.

It was similar to everyone walking on the right side of a path. If someone walked on the left, it might seem like they were breaking the rules, even though no rule explicitly stated that walking on the left was prohibited.

Outer disciples didn’t dare to come because they didn’t have enough points, not because they didn’t have the right.

“That’s bullshit!” An eighth-level Heavenly Dipper Realm disciple argued.

“You can think however you like!” Liu Wuxie couldn’t be bothered to waste time arguing with them and sat down to cultivate the Soul Forge Art.

The surrounding disciples gritted their teeth but didn’t dare to step forward because they knew that Liu Wuxie had used only one strike to kill Hou Ye.

This meant no one dared to challenge Liu Wuxie unless they were confident of also killing Hou Ye in one strike, but no one there could do that.

“Let’s call the Law-Enforcement Hall’s disciples to deal with him. I refuse to believe no one can stop him!” They didn’t dare to act, so they decided to look for the Law-Enforcement Hall, which had the authority to stop Liu Wuxie.

Dozens of disciples ran out to look for the Law-Enforcement Hall’s disciples.

A smirk rose on Liu Wuxie’s lips, and he closed his eyes, isolating himself from the outside world.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the five were making swift progress in the cultivation chambers. An hour outside was equivalent to two days inside.

Even Song Ling made consecutive breakthroughs in his cultivation. After consuming the stalactite essence, their talent was significantly boosted.

After Fan Zhen reached the fourth level of the True Core Realm, the wrinkles on his face disappeared, and he looked much younger, roughly in his thirties.

They did not need to worry about resources and used the best cultivation chambers in the inner sect, each filled with abundant spiritual energy. This allowed them to make consecutive breakthroughs even without any spirit stones. After all, not everyone required an astronomical sum of resources like Liu Wuxie.

Each time Liu Wuxie made his breakthrough, the spiritual energy in the cultivation chamber couldn’t even meet his needs.

A group of people swiftly approached from a distance. The dozens of disciples had left and returned with the Law-Enforcement Hall’s disciples.

The group soon stood before Liu Wuxie, and one of them wore a sinister smile when he saw Liu Wuxie.

“This guy again!” The young man on the right said sinisterly with a cold gaze.

“Zhu Sheng, you know him?” Three Law-Enforcement Hall disciples had arrived; two of them were in the ninth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

“He offended many people in just three days after joining the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, causing Deacon Kou to lose his position,” Zhu Sheng said, gritting his teeth.

He was patrolling the Book Collection Hall that day and had witnessed the conflict between Liu Wuxie and Deacon Kou, holding a grudge against Liu Wuxie ever since.

“He’s Liu Wuxie?” The other two Law-Enforcement Hall disciples had long heard of a monstrous genius in the inner sect who had possessed many points at a young age and even obtained a large amount of stalactite essence. They didn’t expect this brat to be seated before them.

“He doesn’t seem that strong. Why didn’t anyone make a move against him?” the other young man asked, looking puzzled. After all, the disciples in the surroundings should’ve attacked Liu Wuxie after knowing about the stalactite essence in his possession.

“You two may not know, but he has extraordinary strength. Just yesterday, he killed an inner disciple, Hou Ye, with one strike.” Zhu Sheng had slightly weaker strength than the other two, with a cultivation in the seventh level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm. He had only managed to secure a position in the Law-Enforcement Hall due to his background.

“I also heard the rumor that he practices an evil technique that targets the soul, which is how he succeeded. This means that technique won’t work if the two of us attack at the same time.” The first young man showed greed on his face as though he could see the stalactite essence beckoning to him.

The scene of Hou Ye’s death was recorded. After some analysis, the elders concluded that Liu Wuxie had practiced a powerful soul technique capable of instantly damaging his opponent’s soul sea.

However, there was a significant flaw in soul techniques because they couldn’t target two people simultaneously.

“Senior Brother Ma Shiyan is right. If you two join forces, you can definitely kill this kid.” Zhu Sheng flattered, trying to instigate them into acting against Liu Wuxie, hoping to get a share of the stalactite essence.

The young man called Ma Shiyan looked at his companion, who was also on the ninth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm, seeking his opinion.

The latter nodded and found it feasible. With that, they agreed to cause trouble for Liu Wuxie.

“Liu Wuxie, how dare you bring outer disciples here! You have violated the sect’s rules! Come with us to the Law-Enforcement Hall!” Once Liu Wuxie was brought to the Law-Enforcement Hall, there were plenty of ways to make him beg.

When Liu Wuxie opened his eyes, a trace of disgust flashed in them. He had already exited his cultivation when they arrived, and he didn’t expect them to be so shameless.

“You want to kill me?” Liu Wuxie asked impatiently.

“That’s right. You have violated the sect’s rules, and you should be punished. We can give you a chance and be lenient, seeing that this is your first offense, as long as you hand over some resources,” Ma Shiyan said righteously. He hinted that killing Liu Wuxie was the worst-case scenario.

After all, there was no need for a confrontation if Liu Wuxie was willing to hand over the stalactite essence.

“You want the stalactite essence?” Liu Wuxie stood up and smiled. His smile was bright, looking harmless. No one knew what he was thinking behind his smile.

This made everyone curious as they wondered if Liu Wuxie was confident enough to disregard everything, smiling before two experts in the ninth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

“We’re not asking; we’re taking. We might consider it if you can offer anything of equivalent value.” Ma Shiyan continued shamelessly, suggesting points or high-grade spirit stones could also work. After all, those were just as valuable as the stalactite essence.

“You people are the most shameless I’ve ever encountered,” Liu Wuxie said. He had seen his fair share of shameless individuals, but this was the first time he saw someone using the Law-Enforcement Hall’s name to extort from other disciples.

It was no wonder why so many disciples wanted to join the Law-Enforcement Hall.

They were cautious today because it was Liu Wuxie, but if it had been any other disciple, they would have immediately seized their resources. After all, once they were part of the Law-Enforcement Hall, they held the final say.