You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"I wouldn't dare, is this what you mean by not daring? You're showing no respect for the sect's rules!" Chen Huai'an said calmly.

"Men, take him away." The leader of the enforcement team didn't waste any words and shouted. Immediately, two enforcement team members behind him dragged Zhang Tao up from the ground.

Zhang Tao was terrified. He had actually been taken away by the disciples of the enforcement team. This matter could not be resolved peacefully. If he had known earlier that Chen Huai'an had become an outer disciple, he would definitely not have taken action against him within the sect; he would have chosen to do so outside the sect.

Even if he wants to take action against the other party, he has to plan carefully before acting rashly.

Now look what happened; instead of getting rid of that bastard Chen Huai'an, he got himself caught in the crossfire.

"Thank you, senior brother, for upholding justice and eliminating evil." Chen Huai'an bowed respectfully to the leading disciple in charge of law enforcement.

This is the sect's bottom line, and in this way, his safety within the sect is considered guaranteed.

But he cannot let his guard down.

After what happened today, he and the Zhang family are absolutely locked in a life-or-death struggle.

The Zhang family wanted to kill him, and by the same token, he wanted to kill them.

It all comes down to who's stronger and who can kill whom.

After chatting with a few outer disciples, he learned that Zhang Tao had violated the sect's rules by attacking him within the sect. Even if he didn't die today, he would suffer a severe blow.

The disciples of the Enforcement Hall are responsible for enforcing the sect's rules and regulations. Naturally, they hope to have a few disciples who break the rules, so that they can make a lot of money off them.

This is a realistic situation, but it also serves as a warning to Chen Huai'an: the sect's regulations cannot completely protect him.

If the other party has a powerful background and is in a sect, killing him would at most cost in spirit stones, and afterwards, the other party would still get away scot-free.

But he was strong enough that his opponents couldn't kill him; all schemes and tricks were nothing in the face of absolute power.

"No, I must work hard to cultivate and become stronger. My cultivation level must be improved, and my combat power must also be stronger." Chen Huai'an did not linger in the same place. Then, led by the handyman disciple, he arrived at the courtyard he had chosen.

Although this courtyard is not as luxurious as a cave dwelling, each building is protected by an array. Without the owner's permission, outsiders cannot enter the area.

This is much better than the treatment on the miscellaneous peak.

Given Chen Huai'an's circumstances, even if he weren't there, he could choose a spot on the Seventy-Two Peaks to build a cave dwelling and live in this courtyard, which would be quite nice.

What Chen Huai'an didn't know was why so many outer disciples were scrambling to build their own cave dwellings on the Seventy-Two Peaks. It was because there were spiritual veins beneath these Seventy-Two Peaks, making cultivation there twice as efficient. Planting spiritual herbs and raising spiritual birds were also excellent activities.

Having his own cave dwelling allows him to earn a large amount of spirit stones whether he engages in planting or raising livestock. The reason why the peak masters of the seventy-two peaks can bestow abundant cultivation resources upon their disciples is because they accumulate a large amount of cultivation resources through planting and raising livestock on their respective peaks.

Chen Huai'an was to go to the Mission Hall to take on a safer mission, which involved helping some of the peak masters on the Seventy-Two Peaks to plant spiritual grains and herbs or raise spiritual birds and beasts. In return, he would receive spirit stones and contribution points as rewards. The peak masters would then give a certain percentage of the harvested spiritual grains and herbs to their sects, and the rest would be at their own discretion.

To put it simply, it means you contract a mountain peak, raise livestock, and grow crops on it. The sect will take a portion, and the rest is yours.

These things are still quite distant for Chen Huai'an, and he can't access them right now. He just needs to focus on cultivating in this courtyard and improving his strength.

As for planting and raising livestock, Chen Huai'an has plenty of space, and the results are much better than those of the peak owners. Most importantly, there's no need to pay rent.

For the next few days, Chen Huai'an kept a low profile, staying in his courtyard. He didn't need to go anywhere else; he wanted to study the sect's rules and cultivate to become stronger.

The inner gate is the cave dwelling where Wu Zhihao lives.

"You bunch of useless good-for-nothings! You still haven't found that piece of trash Chen Huai'an. What use are you to me? He's just a menial disciple at the Body Refinement Realm. Did he fly to the heavens or something?" After half a month, Wu Zhihao's men had failed to capture Chen Huai'an, which made him doubt the competence of his subordinates.

"Senior Brother Wu, we've searched the entire Miscellaneous Service Peak, but we can't find any news about that good-for-nothing Chen Huai'an. Could this guy have broken through to the Qi Refining realm and entered the outer sect?" The Qi Refining realm disciple frowned.

"A piece of trash with inferior talent and mixed five elements, do you think he can break through to the Qi Refining realm?" Wu Zhihao glared fiercely at the other party.

"But we practically turned the entire Miscellaneous Service Peak upside down, and we still couldn't find any news about him. He hasn't taken on any sect missions or gone out during this time either. He couldn't have just disappeared." The Qi Refining Realm disciple looked puzzled.

"This guy offended a lot of people on the Miscellaneous Service Peak. Many people want him dead. Could he be dead?"

"You know what, it's actually possible. With the Yin Sha Sect attacking recently, the situation in the sect is tense. It's quite possible. If that's the case, it would really be a good deal for this piece of trash." Wu Zhihao said thoughtfully.

"Alright, since we can't find any news about this guy outside, there's no need to pay too much attention to him. The sect has been quite turbulent lately, so finish the sect tasks you have on hand as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the sect goes to war with the Yin Sha Sect, there's a high chance you'll be sent to the front lines to protect our Qingyun Sect's mines," Wu Zhihao said, remembering something.

"Senior brother, are you serious? Are we going to fight?" The Qi Refining disciple looked surprised. If they really went to war with the Yin Sha Sect, the first to suffer would be cannon fodder like them who were at the Qi Refining level.

As for the menial disciples at the Body Refinement Realm, they don't even qualify to go to the battlefield.

"Of course it's true. Didn't you hear the news that Senior Sister Qin returned injured some time ago? The sect's higher-ups have been holding meetings these past few days to discuss how to deal with the Yin Sha Sect's invasion." Although Wu Zhihao hadn't received any news from Chen Huai'an, he couldn't possibly waste all his attention on this useless, menial disciple.

The Jia-grade area where outer disciples reside.

The outer disciples living in these courtyards suddenly had their identity tokens vibrate, and they all received a message to assemble at the outer sect's martial arts arena.

"You also received the gathering message from the sect. Has something big happened in the sect?" Chen Huai'an had just come out of the courtyard when an outer disciple asked him.

"Uh, senior brother, I've only been in the outer sect for a few days, and I don't know what's going on. Do you know what's going on?" Chen Huai'an looked at the other person with a puzzled expression. Judging from this, something big must have happened in the Qingyun Sect.

Soon, Chen Huai'an and his group of outer disciples headed towards the martial arts arena.

At this moment, a large number of outer sect disciples have gathered in the martial arts arena.

"Everyone, please be quiet. I have something to announce." Above the martial arts arena, an old man in white robes stood suspended in the air. With a wave of his hand, the noisy arena immediately fell silent.

"The Yin Sha Sect has invaded, advancing with unstoppable momentum and seizing the spirit stone mines of my Qingyun Sect. As everyone knows, the spirit stone mines are a matter of life and death for the sect. The sect leader has ordered that, effective immediately, the Qingyun Sect shall enter a state of emergency preparedness, and all disciples in the sect shall await the sect's command."