I became the Open Source Saint Ancestor in the Cultivation World

"Ma Ke, we've been brothers since we left the sect. Your senior brother has always treated you well. Are you just going to stand by and do nothing?"

Forced into a somewhat disheveled position, Song Tao couldn't help but shout.

"Senior Brother Song, we come from a reputable sect, not some bandit stronghold. How can we aid and abet evil?"

Upon hearing this, Song Tao nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. So, while I'm fighting to the death here, you're just standing there talking without any remorse, and I still have to accept your criticism?

Before he knew it, someone had struck him on the shoulder, sending him flying several feet away.

"A cultivator? He seems to be nothing special. Let's join forces and kill him." The fact that a high and mighty cultivator could be injured by a mortal gave the other party a lot of confidence.

"Damn it... Ma Ke, if you don't take action soon, I will definitely report you to the sect and accuse you of neglecting your duties."

"Senior Brother Song, it should be me who reports to the sect, accusing you of ruining the sect's reputation. It's not too late for you to stop now."

"Shut up!" Song Tao and Xue Wenshao said in unison.

Xue Wenshao even unconsciously distanced himself from Ma Ke, fearing that the boy would continue to act like a member of a prestigious and upright family and go on a rampage to arrest and punish him.

As his opponent sliced ​​off the hair ornament from his head with a sword, leaving his hair disheveled and looking rather disheveled, Song Tao became completely enraged.

He reached into his waist, pulled out a talisman, quickly made a few hand seals, and pointed two fingers at it, sending out a beam of spiritual light.

"Sacrifice." The talisman instantly transformed into a long fire serpent, swiftly lunging towards the nearest person.

The man was shocked and hurriedly retreated, but he was not as agile as the fire snake and was quickly caught up.

He was engulfed by fire snakes, let out a piercing scream, and turned into a human torch, writhing in agony.

Song Tao's face was grim. He flicked his finger and pointed at another person.

"Retreat quickly..." The remaining three people's expressions changed drastically, realizing that they were ultimately no match for these cultivators who possessed numerous and unpredictable abilities.

But the fire snake seemed to have a mind of its own, tumbling and dancing in the air, and soon caught up with a person, burning him into a fireball.

With Song Tao's reversal of fortune, the situation suddenly became extremely unfavorable for the other side.

Then, two more experts were swallowed by the fire snake, and the enemy's morale collapsed instantly, and they began to scatter and flee.

Upon seeing this, Xue Wenshao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression also became much uglier.

It seems that Song Tao is not as good as he claims. He knows he has more powerful methods, but he hesitates to use them.

About fifteen minutes later, the battle gradually subsided, and corpses lay scattered throughout the valley, many of them charred.

Although he was the biggest contributor to the victory in this battle, Song Tao showed no joy on his face.

Because he had revealed his biggest trump card: the Fire Serpent Talisman, which he had bought after accidentally collecting a two-hundred-year-old spiritual herb and saving up his savings for many years. It could only be used three times in total.

Unexpectedly, it was used for the first time in a battle that I hadn't paid much attention to.

More importantly, it probably hasn't achieved the desired effect.

Xue Wenshao must have believed that he hadn't gone all out at the beginning, which led to significant losses for his men and allowed several to escape.

"Damn it, damn it..." Xue Wenshao was furious that the battle he thought was a sure thing had turned out like this.

Many people turned their attention to Ma Ke, believing that his failure to act in time led to this situation.

Ma Ke remained calm, as if none of this concerned him.

But since things had come to this point, Xue Wenshao could not change anything no matter how angry he was. He could only order the battlefield to be cleared and all the precious medicinal herbs and gold and silver jewelry that had been seized to be transported away.

Late at night, Xue Wenshao personally escorted the convoy into a villa owned by the Xue family outside the city.

After arranging everything, he immediately summoned Song Tao alone.

"Young Master Xue, what are your orders?" Song Tao asked respectfully as always.

Xue Wenshao said with a grim expression, "What are your plans to do about Ma Ke's repeated disobedience tonight?"

Song Tao replied without hesitation, "I will definitely report this to the sect and severely punish him, ensuring he can never rise again. In addition, I will have the sect send another person over."

Because Ma Ke really screwed him over tonight.

Xue Wenshao sneered: "If that's all there is to it, I only need to write a letter to my brother; why bother you?"

Song Tao's expression froze, because if Xue Wenzhou were to personally take action, he would definitely be many times stronger than him, an outer disciple.

Clearly, Young Master Xue had already made up his mind and did not want to rely on Senior Brother Xue.

So he quickly and humbly asked, "Then what insightful opinion does Young Master Xue have?"

Xue Wenshao had been waiting for these words, and then gritted his teeth and said, "I want him dead."

He had always enjoyed the flattery and fawning from these outer disciples; when had he ever been treated like this? This greatly hurt his self-esteem.

He couldn't quell the hatred in Ma Ke's heart without killing him with his own hands.

Upon hearing this, Song Tao was startled, because the Ziyang Sect abhorred killing among its own disciples.

Regardless of whether Ma Ke is guilty or not, it is not his place to execute him privately.

"What? Are you scared?" Xue Wenshao asked coldly.

"No, no, it's just that I also suffered some internal injuries tonight, so I'm not very confident. Besides, I've used up too much of my internal energy and need time to recover."

"Otherwise, if I ruin Young Master Xue's important plans, I'll really deserve to die." Song Tao chuckled awkwardly, lacking the courage to refuse directly like Ma Ke.

Xue Wenshao looked at him with some suspicion, as if wondering if it was really true or just an excuse.

It seemed that after tonight's incident, his trust in Xue Shao's heart had greatly diminished. Song Tao couldn't help but feel resentful, thinking it was all Ma Ke's fault.

"Perfect timing. We've obtained quite a few excellent medicinal herbs today. Feel free to use them. How long will it take to recover?" Xue Wenshao clearly wasn't planning to let the matter rest.

"The fifteenth," Song Tao said after a moment's thought.

Xue Wenshao's sharp gaze swept over them immediately.

Sensing the other party's dissatisfaction, Song Tao immediately changed his words, saying, "Ten days."

"I'll give you five days at most, and I'll send three more experts to help you. If you don't dare to do it, I'll go and ask my brother to deal with it."

Xue Wenshao was too lazy to discuss it with him and simply made his decision.

If Senior Brother Chen and the others who were originally stationed in the city hadn't suddenly left, I could have just gone and told them directly. Why bother having this good-for-nothing take action?

Knowing there was no room for negotiation, Song Tao could only nod in agreement, saying, "Alright, everything will be as Young Master Xue says."

Since he had already invested so much, if he offended this spoiled brat again, he would not only be unable to explain himself to Senior Brother Xue, but he might even offend the entire Xue family.

In doing so, one's future will be completely ruined.

"Ma Ke, this is all your own fault. Don't blame me for being ruthless."

Without further delay, he immediately began to recover from his injuries as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, Xue Wenshao was making arrangements in secret.

Only Ma Ke seems to be kept in the dark.