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Chapter 773 The Sect is in Trouble
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Looking at the enormous, thunderous fury, Luo Jun didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

To everyone's delight, Thunderfury not only fused with the two legendary Noble Phantasms, Rage and Freedom Soldier, but also, through the amplification of the fusion components, incorporated the Butcher Suit and the Demon Core module from the Freedom Soldier. It is precisely because of the Demon Core, the energy core from the Demon King, that Thunderfury was greatly strengthened, transforming into the steel giant it is today.

But the same reason is also sad, because the magic core has been fused away and cannot be retrieved, so one of the materials for synthesizing the top-grade Spirit Locking Pill is missing.

Strangely, the Butcher Set and Magic Core were included, but the newly installed True Sight Glasses were counted in the module. What's going on?
Luo Jun naturally didn't know the specific operating mechanism of the treasure, but now that the die was cast, there was no point in dwelling on it anymore.

It seems I'll have to find a chance to get another magic core from Hell... Oh right, I remember Dampes saying that this Mad King Freym's magic core was obtained through the blessing of that raging demon king, and ordinary demon kings don't have that... It seems I'll have to visit that raging demon king when I have time.

After carefully storing the massive Thunder Fury and confirming that nothing was missing, Luo Jun took out his teleportation staff, located the Hundred Gates, and began teleporting.

After the light flashed, Luo Jun appeared at the main entrance of the Hundred Pieces Gate.

His original intention was to teleport directly to the changing room, but the Yuanxiu Society had set up a spatial shielding barrier around the door to prevent natives or polluters from using spatial magic to suddenly appear in front of the "door" and launch a surprise attack on the main world.

The front yard is fine too, it's just a little further away. It's still the middle of the night, everyone should be resting, but there should be someone on duty at the changing room.

Luo Jun was about to walk into the sect when his ears twitched, and he turned around to look in the direction of the mountain gate.

Bai Na Men is located in the mountains. After leaving the main gate, you follow the mountain path down to the foot of the mountain, where there is another gate. Generally, there is only a gatekeeper at the mountain gate. If someone comes to visit Bai Na Men, a disciple at the mountain gate will go up the mountain to announce their arrival.

It's normal for there to be two disciples on duty at the mountain gate in the dead of night, but right now, Luo Jun hears a lot of noise coming from there, as if quite a few people have gathered...

Out of curiosity, Luo Jun took to the air and leaped down from the main gate, skimming across the mountain path in front of the gate like a swift, nimbly landing in the woods near the gate.

At this moment, dozens of people had gathered at the entrance of Bainamen. The torches were bright, and they all looked like disciples in blue or even purple robes. The two leading figures were a plump man with a kind face. One of them was Tong Wenjie, the acting sect leader whom Luo Jun had met when he came to Bainamen for his internship.

The other was tall and handsome, looking to be in his forties or fifties, and exuding a powerful aura.

This is... Xu Pingfei?

Luo Jun looked at the middle-aged man who was also dressed as the acting sect leader. He had met him once before. This was the branch leader of the Ningdong branch, a genuine peak expert. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, but his real age was over sixty.

Judging solely from the ranks within the Yuan Cultivation Society, he was even higher than Elder Yuan, serving as the head of a large branch, almost on par with the elders of the headquarters.

The acting leader is rotated among several branch vice presidents. Judging by the days, it should be Tong Wenjie's turn this month. But why is President Xu here?

Normally, as the head of the Ningdong branch, Xu Pingfei cannot be out of contact for an extended period, so he usually wouldn't be on duty at [Wulin]. The fact that Wulin already has no shortage of rotating leaders this time means something major has happened, and he has to step in to maintain order.

Luo Jun squinted, using the starlight to look at the group from Bai Na Men opposite him. He saw a campfire on the ground, with a skinned, gutted wild dog skewered on a branch, sizzling and dripping with oil as it roasted. An old beggar was constantly turning the branches, taking out salt, cumin, chili powder, and other seasonings from his cloth bag and sprinkling them on the dog. Seeing it was almost done, he tore off a leg, took a bite, and, his mouth full of oil, kept praising how delicious it was!
The Beggar King of the Nine Provinces? What's he doing here?

Luo Jun recognized the person opposite him and frowned slightly.

“Divine Beggar, I have already said that there are no four people in our sect that you mentioned. As for our disciple Luo Jun, he has not returned from his travels and we do not know what happened!” Xu Pingfei said loudly, “As one of the Three Masters and a senior who has dominated the martial arts world for hundreds of years, why do you have to make things difficult for a small sect in a remote area like ours?”

Luo Jun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. "Related to me? Those four people? Could this old beggar be here to take the Wu siblings from the Bai Na Sect?"
“Your Baina Sect is considered a small sect. There aren’t many large sects in the martial arts world.” The Nine Provinces Beggar chuckled. “You have been established for a hundred years and have developed very rapidly. You have produced many talented people and have set up branches in major cities throughout the Nine Provinces. Your influence is no less than that of many large sects that have existed for thousands of years. You are already a well-known and righteous sect in the martial arts world.”

"Since we are all from reputable sects, why would you make things difficult for us, senior?" Tong Wenjie said with a forced smile.

"It's precisely because you are a reputable sect!" The Beggar of the Nine Provinces bit a dog's leg: "Your sect's disciples harbor evil cult members, which damages the reputation of the righteous path of the martial world. Although this old beggar doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, for the sake of justice in the martial world, I have no choice but to come to you for an explanation."

“But we’ve never seen any of those so-called demons you mentioned, senior,” Xu Pingfei continued earnestly. “Besides, according to your description, those four people only practiced a so-called evil technique called ‘Combination of the Body.’ They didn’t harm anyone, so how can they be defined as heretics or sorcerers?”

"Hmph, what else could this kind of evil skill be but a cult demanding people!" The old beggar was unreasonable: "Have you forgotten the rampant Six Paths Cult? They've been ravaging the martial arts world with all sorts of unheard-of evil skills and strange techniques. I suspect these people are heretics from the Six Paths Cult. If you say no, hand them over. I'll interrogate them later with the Beggars' Sect and give you justice!"

“We’ve never even seen these people before, so what are we supposed to give you…” Tong Wenjie was completely speechless.

"If you can't hand it over, I'll wait here." The Beggar of the Nine Provinces finished a dog leg and chuckled. "That kid named Luo Jun is from your sect, he can't escape that, right? This old beggar will sit here and wait. Your Hundred Harmonies Sect has many tricks up its sleeve. I don't care how you contact him, but I must see that kid surnamed Luo within a day! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, a disciple ran down from the mountain and came to Xu Pingfei's side.

"How is it?" Xu Pingfei asked, his eyes lighting up with anticipation.

The disciple shook his head: "Master Wan said that he... won't be coming back. Whoever caused the trouble should deal with it themselves."

"Huh?!" Xu Pingfei was completely dumbfounded: "The other side is a master of ascension, how are we supposed to solve this ourselves?" "I heard everything!" The Beggar of the Nine Provinces tore off another piece of dog meat: "Your sect leader said that whoever caused the trouble should settle it, which clearly means that kid surnamed Luo has to take responsibility himself."

"You guys are the same. Since you can contact the sect leader, why can't you contact a single disciple who's away? Are you determined to collude with the heretics of the Six Paths Cult?"

The moment those words were uttered, the aura of the Nine Provinces Beggar suddenly surged, causing all the opposing Bai Na Sect members to unconsciously take a step back.

That old beggar is dishonest! He couldn't catch me, so he came here to threaten and demand my hand, bullying the weak!

Luo Jun was furious. This old man had once plotted to kill him and steal his treasure, and now he was trying to extort money from Bai Na Men. It was time to settle both old and new scores at once!

Just as Luo Jun was about to make his move, a silvery laugh suddenly rang out from the night sky.

"Hehehehe... So this is the infamous Beggar of the Nine Provinces? For his own selfish gain, he came to slander a junior sect and still has the nerve to talk about the justice of the martial world. How shameless!"

Upon hearing this, the Beggar of the Nine Provinces frowned immediately. He snorted coldly and shouted, "Who are you, dabbling in these tricks? Get out here!"

The Beggar God used his true power when he spoke, and the sound waves visibly spread out, causing the ground to tremble slightly and the trees on the mountain to rustle. As for the Bai Na Sect members on the other side, they all channeled their inner energy, covered their ears, and resisted the terrifying sound waves.

Just then, a red figure suddenly descended from the sky, aiming straight for the beggar's head!
Such skill would be considered lightning fast in the eyes of ordinary people, but the Divine Beggar was, after all, a master of the Feather Transformation Realm. The moment he sensed the killing intent, he raised his head, stretched out his right hand, and activated the Qi in his calloused palm to directly meet the red lightning!
With a resounding clang, like the clash of metal, the red figure was sent flying back into the air by the powerful palm strike. The Beggar God, unwilling to give up, raised his other hand, combining the force of both palms to unleash a tremendous surge of power that chased after the figure into the air, accompanied by a sound reminiscent of a giant beast's roar!

"Ow!!"

An invisible force caught up with the red figure in mid-air, but the figure's hands flashed with cold light, actually cutting the Divine Beggar's powerful palm force into pieces, dispersing its power, and passing by the red figure without causing any substantial damage!

This move truly amazed everyone. The Nine Provinces Beggar frowned as he watched the red figure fall from the sky and block the way for the Hundred Pieces Sect.

This was a young girl who looked to be in her early twenties. She was tall and slender, dressed in red, with delicate and three-dimensional features. She had a strong Western Regions style and long, dark red hair that was braided into a thick braid at the back of her head, with the ends of her hair reaching her ankles. In her hand, she held a pair of light and elegant Western Regions curved swords, which gleamed coldly. It was clear that she had just used these things to shatter the palm force of the Divine Beggar!

The girl's most striking feature was her heterochromatic eyes. Her right eye was a deep blue like the ocean, while her right eye was a crystal-clear golden yellow, giving her a unique and eerie beauty.

"Where did you come from, you red-haired girl? You actually managed to cut through my Dragon Subduing Palm!" The Beggar of the Nine Provinces stared at the curved knife in the girl's hand, his eyes gleaming.

The girl twirled her two swords behind her back and sneered, "Heh, you shameless old man, you just accused us of being a cult, and now you don't recognize us?"

"A cult?" The Beggar of the Nine Provinces narrowed his eyes: "You are a demoness from the Six Paths Sect!"

Upon hearing this, everyone from Bainamen was taken aback. Tong Wenjie and Xu Pingfei exchanged a glance and secretly took a few steps back, keeping their distance from the girl in red.

Bai Na Men is not a true martial arts sect. As an organization of the Yuan Cultivation Society stationed in the martial arts world, their real purpose is to gather intelligence and collect resources; the less trouble they cause, the better. Therefore, although they had heard of the Six Paths Sect, which had caused turmoil in the martial arts world, they had never made contact with it and naturally did not want to get involved.

"Pah! What if you're a demon!" The girl in red stuck out her tongue at the Beggar Clan of the Nine Provinces. "Your entire Beggar Clan is full of monsters, filthy and stinking, and all you do all day is cheat, swindle, and act like scoundrels. Do you think I don't know that?"

"You witch!" The Beggar of the Nine Provinces laughed in fury, "The Six Paths Sect is now the common enemy of the martial arts world, yet you still dare to appear before me! You've really eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard! Speak, what kind of conspiracy do you have here!"

"Didn't you just say that?" the girl sneered, "that the Bainamen is colluding with our Holy Church? Coincidentally, I'm here this time representing the Holy Church to form an alliance with the Bainamen!"

As she spoke, the girl turned to look at Xu Pingfei and Tong Wenjie: "You two are acting sect leaders, right? I've heard that the Baina Sect is skilled in the art of divination and mechanical secrets, and has many amazing tools. Our sect leader is very interested in this, and specifically sent me to discuss an alliance with you!"

These words startled the members of the Bai Na Sect. Xu Pingfei immediately replied, "Miss, please don't joke. Our Bai Na Sect is a righteous sect in the Central Plains martial arts world and has never had any dealings with the Six Paths Sect... Moreover, I see that you are willing to lend a helping hand to our Bai Na Sect in its time of crisis, which shows your chivalry. You are probably not a follower of the Six Paths Sect... Considering your youth and outspokenness, I'm sure the Divine Beggar is of high moral character and prestige and won't hold it against you. Please leave quickly. Don't say such nonsense again!"

Xu Pingfei's intention was to give both sides a way out. Regardless of whether the girl was a member of the Six Paths Sect or not, she had at least sided with them just now, and it wouldn't be good to actually buy her off. Besides, Xu Pingfei didn't want any involvement with the Six Paths Sect; he didn't want to be enemies, let alone form an alliance. He just wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible. As for the Beggar God, there was still a day left, and the gates of the Martial World hadn't closed yet. They could consult headquarters again; there would always be a way to deal with it.

However, the girl was unmoved: "What do you mean? Can't we Six Paths Sect members have chivalry? These days, your Hundred Nectar Sect hasn't opposed our sect, so I thought you were different from those so-called righteous sects. Now it seems you're all birds of a feather! You only care about your stance and don't distinguish right from wrong!"

The members of Bainamen were speechless when they saw the girl's righteous indignation. They thought to themselves, "No matter how we give you a way out, you won't back down. You don't really think you can fight against a Yuhua expert with those two curved swords, do you?"

"Hey, have you two finished talking?"

The beggar on the other side couldn't listen anymore: "After all that babbling, it sounds like the Hundred Pieces Sect has indeed colluded with the Six Paths Sect, right?"

As he spoke, the old beggar's face darkened: "Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

(End of this chapter)