Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 72: Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!

“Hongxuan has been recuperating near the West Gate these past few days. Alas, it’s unfortunate. Wasn’t the outer perimeter of the West Gate attacked by demonic beasts yesterday? It’s in chaos there now, with many rogue cultivators dead or injured… If some unlucky soul had happened to die there, their remains probably wouldn’t even have been found, let alone alerting the Lingyin Sect.”

Luo Heng picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip.

His murky gaze fell on Chen Ye, carrying an undisguised seduction:
"Although Hongxuan's cultivation has been crippled, he still has all his belongings. Although his treasured armor has been taken back by the guild, his other treasures... such as the 'Frost Flower Record,' are probably still with him. If Fellow Daoist Chen is lucky, he might be able to find them somewhere."

"Of course... I will naturally have someone accompany Fellow Daoist Chen to search."

This is practically an explicit statement.

Luo Heng is inciting Chen Ye to kill Kong Hongxuan and seize the cultivation technique!
Chen Ye looked slightly embarrassed: "President Luo is joking. Although I have some past grievances with Fellow Daoist Kong, I am not willing to go too far."

"Oh? What do you mean by this, Fellow Daoist Chen? I didn't ask you to kill Hongxuan. He's a brother of our Jade Lizard Society!"

Luo Heng pretended to be angry.

I was a little surprised, but I can understand it now.

Unlike the members of their gang, Chen Ye was always playing around in the market and had no intention of killing and robbing.

He pondered for a moment: "Let me look out for other water-based cultivation techniques for you. After all, the Frost Blossom Record is Hongxuan's technique, and I can't very well force him to take it..."

Chen Ye's eyelids twitched.

That old bastard, wasn't he quick and decisive when he crippled Kong Hongxuan's cultivation?
Seeing that Luo Heng seemed inclined to decline.

Chen Ye said no more; he just wanted to take the opportunity to test the waters.

After treating the six-leaf scrophularia again, he left with his payment.

After Chen Ye left the Jade Lizard Society's headquarters.

Luo Heng's confidant cautiously stepped forward:
"President, what if Chen Ye doesn't take the bait? Should we... take control of him directly? Force him to serve our association?"

"Fool!" Luo Heng sneered. "He's someone Zhou Mingyuan values ​​now, so we can't go too far. Directly controlling him? If Zhou Mingyuan finds out, wouldn't that bring trouble to my Jade Lizard Society?"

The confidant lowered his head, not daring to say another word.

It turns out that Luo Heng wanted to wait until Chen Ye couldn't hold back any longer and actually killed Kong Hongxuan.

They immediately turned hostile and used this incident as leverage to control Chen Ye!
Kong Hongxuan was, after all, a member of the Jade Lizard Society. If Chen Ye killed him, he would be making a blood feud with the Jade Lizard Society.

By then, no matter how much Zhou Mingyuan values ​​Chen Ye,

It is not appropriate for them to openly protect a murderer who killed a member of their own organization.

In this way, Chen Ye had no choice but to obediently let Luo Heng do as he pleased!

"but……"

Luo Heng thought for a moment, then gave the following instructions:

"Remember, send more men later to keep a close watch on Ximen Kong Hongxuan's residence! Report back immediately if there's any sign of trouble!"

According to Zhou Mingyuan, Chen Ye would definitely pass the Lingyin Sect's Spirit Plant Master assessment.

A formal deacon of the Lingyin Sect,

Even if Luo Heng reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, he can still provide him with tremendous assistance, far surpassing what Kong Hongxuan can offer!

"However... we were still being too cautious."

Luo Heng smiled bitterly. With him backing him up, Chen Ye still didn't dare to kill Kong Hongxuan.

Without his backing, would this rogue cultivator who only knows how to tend flowers and plants dare to violate the rules of the Lingyin Sect?
……

That night, the wind and snow intensified.

Snowflakes, as white as goose feathers, blanketed the entire Yunxifang in a vast expanse of white.

Chen Ye, who had just left the Jade Lizard Society,

The next moment, he appeared at the West Gate.

He looked around at the chaotic area, where the debris left by yesterday's monster attack had not yet been cleared away.

The smell of blood mixed with the smell of burning filled the cold wind, and occasionally, sporadic sounds of fighting could be heard in the distance.

Lingyin Sect disciples are clearing out the demonic beasts outside the west gate.

Meanwhile, in an inconspicuous courtyard near the West Gate.

Kong Hongxuan was lying on the bed with bloodshot eyes.

With his dantian destroyed and all his cultivation lost, it was worse than death for him!

"Chen Ye! Zhou Mingyuan! You just wait! If I don't avenge this, I, Kong Hongxuan, swear I'm not a man!"

He gritted his teeth, frantically plotting his revenge.

"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring!" Kong Hongxuan was filled with regret.

Had he known Chen Ye possessed such abilities, he would have preferred to ignore Donggou Valley and eliminate this scourge first!

just,

It's too late to regret it now!

Stone Mirror Meeting...

The Stone Mirror Society and the Jade Lizard Society have always been at odds. If they were to find out that Chen Ye treated Luo Heng's damaged six-leaf ginseng...

Luo Heng's acquisition of the Six-Leaf Scrophularia was a closely guarded secret, and the Stone Mirror Society certainly had no idea about it.

If he were to reveal this matter to the Shi Jing Society, they would surely regard Chen Ye as a thorn in their side!

At that time, you won't even need to lift a finger; the people from the Stone Mirror Society will find a way to get rid of Chen Ye!

Moreover, he could use this opportunity to show his loyalty to Shi Jinghui.

Perhaps it can even be exchanged for some cultivation resources, allowing one to rebuild their dantian and make a comeback!
Kong Hongxuan became more and more excited as he thought about it, and quickly called his younger brother.

While he and his younger brother were whispering to each other, they were completely unaware that...
A blurry figure, like a ghost, appeared silently in the courtyard.

Chen Ye used the Great Perfection Realm Qi Concealment Technique to perfectly conceal his aura, avoiding the nearby Ningfeng Hall cultivators and scattered rogue cultivators.

"This man... has fallen to such a state, yet he still has trusted confidants."

Chen Ye did not rush to approach. He stood a hundred paces away, his gaze as cold as ice, staring at the two people inside the window.

One of them was Kong Hongxuan.

The other person looks similar to Kong Hongxuan, appears to be in his early twenties, and has a cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 4.

See here,

A level of Geng metal energy, exceeding all limits, quietly condensed at Chen Ye's fingertips.

The dazzling golden light shone faintly in the dim snowy night.

next moment!
"call out--!"

A single golden star tore through the wind and snow, silently piercing the thin window paper, and precisely embedded itself in the back of the young man's head!

Outside the window, fine snowflakes were falling.

Inside the window, perfectly round beads of blood, like pearls from a broken string, splashed into the sky.

It stained Kong Hongxuan's sinister smile red.

His younger brother, standing before him, had a small hole between his eyebrows, from which a stream of blood splattered.

Time seemed to stand still, or perhaps the golden light was moving too fast.

"Shhhhh-"

Three golden rays shot out in succession from the tiny hole.

Blood mist filled the air.
A burst of golden light!

"Pfft!"

Kong Hongxuan's eyes were filled with golden light, and he died before he could even struggle.

Chen Ye slowly withdrew his finger, his face expressionless.

He was not a bloodthirsty person.

But since Kong Hongxuan wanted to kill him and his disciple's safety was also at stake, he could no longer show any mercy.

At this moment, the right time, the right place, and the right people—all three are in place.

If we don't take action soon, it could become a future problem!
As the saying goes,
If you do not take what Heaven offers, you will suffer the consequences.
If you don't seize the opportunity when it arrives, you'll suffer the consequences!
It was confirmed that Kong Hongxuan was dead, and no one outside the courtyard noticed.

Chen Ye then cautiously sneaked into the house.

He didn't touch anything else, but went straight to Kong Hongxuan's body and took out a slightly worn booklet from his arms.

On the cover, three ancient characters are prominently displayed: "The Record of Frost and Splendor".

"To cut the weeds, you must pull them out by the roots!"

Before the Jade Lizard Society members arrived.

Kong Hongxuan is now a corpse!

(End of this chapter)