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Those who had hardened their hearts to kill would not stop when they heard the pleas of others. Those who had killed knew this principle, but they would still beg when they saw themselves being killed, whether it was true or false. However, the fear of death was real, and there were also those who were willing to go forward even though they knew it was death because they felt that there was something more valuable than being alive.

In a valley in the Central Plains, the mountains were beautiful and towering. The apes scuttled back and forth among the mountains, startling birds one after another as they rolled down into the clear stream.

At the foot of the mountain, it was more lively than in the mountains. A group of gray-robed bandits were being chased by two black robed men.

The bandits who were chasing after them were naturally people from the Ocean Viewing Sect. The two martial uncles from the Sea Observation Sect had chased after them for quite some time before they finally exchanged blows with him. These bandits were even stronger than the group of bandits that Hai Dongqing and Tian Jue met last time. The main difference was that a few of them looked different from the others, but they were very skilled.

Tian Jue used [Bewildering Steps] to wander around the battlefield, occasionally killing a bandit in order to protect the disciples of the Ocean Viewing Sect who did not have actual combat experience. However, his real purpose was to wait for the right moment to assassinate the two strongest bandits among the bandit group which Hai Dongqing had dragged down in the battlefield.

Originally, they still had two years to wait for the experiential learning, but the safety of Hai Tian and Shi Qi outside always made an old man unable to sleep, so they sent people to search around for the two of them, but they couldn't waste resources so they were treated as new disciples.

In fact, apart from the inns, bandits, villages, and the matters of Hexi village, the two of them had also casually done a few acts of chivalry. Thus, it could be said that they had some experience. In addition, his own martial arts were not weak. Although the gyrfalcon's arm was injured, it was more than enough to restrain two bandits with weaker martial arts.

Although the other disciples didn't have actual combat experience, they were still disciples of second-rate sects after all, and there was no problem in dealing with three or four ordinary bandits. Tian Jue looked at his juniors in response, as if he had just seen himself walking out of the sect. As he walked out, he realized that combat was different from practice. The same moves, one was about to show off, while the other was about to kill.

Shi Qi was truly worthy of being a member of the military and Wu Family. He quickly adapted to the battle. This caused Tian Jue to be astonished. While he was still in shock, a bandit suddenly rose up and swung his saber at Yao Wu from behind. Coincidentally, because he just saw Shi Qi's Elementary Heaven stage footsteps were a bit slower, a bandit swung his saber with bloodshot eyes towards Tian Jue and roared, "Bastard, return my brother's life!"

Tian Jue was caught off guard, but he was still able to avoid the bandit's blade with the [Confusing Shadow Steps]. However, the blade aimed at Yao Wu didn't stop. Seeing this, the gyrfalcon panicked. Although he didn't like this person in the beginning, he had helped him a lot. For example, he had a lot of money. When he was punished, he had to take the blame and even support the hundred families proposed by Tian Jue.

The sword just so happened to pierce through the bandit's arm. The bandit ate the sword and immediately lost all strength, but the blade still slightly cut into Yaowu's skin, and Yaowu turned around and hacked the bandit to death.

A bandit took the opportunity to slash at the bandit's arm that was throwing the sword. Luckily the bandit reacted in time, otherwise, it would be very difficult to protect his hand from the bandit's blade. However, the saber still left some marks on Hai Dongqing's bones.

The only person who could help Hai Dongqing among the disciples was Tian Jue. However, Tian Jue was still entangled with the bandit who had suddenly launched an attack, so ordinary bandit would not dare to attack the two of them since they all knew martial arts.

Hai Dongqing's blood gushed out like a torrential storm, her face instantly turning pale from the loss of blood and the pain from eating. His steps were unsteady, and he was no longer able to execute the Bewildering Steps. He struggled to take a few steps, but darkness filled his eyes. After the two bandits gained power, they fiercely rushed towards Hai Dongqing. When Tian Jue saw this, his eyes turned red, and his Heaven's Net Sword Intent circulated in his body, ready to explode at any moment, but two flying swords pierced into the back of the two bandits' heads. The two bandits were completely focused on Hai Dongqing's body, so how could they have expected that there would be two swords coming from behind, and without any sound of footsteps.

Tian Jue saw that it was the two martial uncles who had returned. The two of them performed their Qing Gong and arrived beside Hai Dongqing. One of them supported the other as he sealed his meridians, showing an expression of heartache.

"Isn't this brat awesome? How can you be so disappointing? " Junior Master Tan scolded loudly, looking at the dying Hai Dongqing with tears in her eyes.

"Senior Martial Brother, don't talk anymore. Hurry, hurry, this is the territory of the Thousand Medicine Sect. Senior Martial Brother will send Dong Qing to the Thousand Medicine Sect, I will teach him a lesson!" Martial Uncle Ye's eyes were also red. This gyrfalcon and Tian Jue were not only the sect's target of resources, they were also not only the sect's final disciples. They were not only the Ye Family's precious daughters, they were also the sect's hope. Although the two of them were a bit lewd, there was nothing the sect elders didn't like. Seeing Hai Dongqing on her deathbed, even if Martial Uncle Ye killed these bandits seven or eight times, it would still be difficult to vent his hatred!

After killing the bandit, Yaowu also knew that it was the gyrfalcon who saved him, but he couldn't do anything about it when he saw that the gyrfalcon was close to death. Seeing his two martial uncles rushing over, he was like a madman.

Amongst the disciples, Shi Qi and a few other disciples had a good relationship with Hai Dongqing. They also knew that Hai Dongqing's best partner had been wandering around protecting them for their training. If they didn't eat the blood of someone close to them, they would suffer a great loss. There would always be people who couldn't afford to provoke them.

After Martial Uncle Ye joined the bandits in the Martial Arts Competition, a few of them were quickly eliminated. Tian Jue still used the Shadow Steps to protect his juniors. As he watched the bandits fall one by one, it didn't take long for Tian Jue to kill the last one.

The disciples of the Ocean Viewing Sect were covered in blood. Tian Jue was also covered in blood. Only Martial Uncle Ye was left standing, not a single drop on his body. This was the first time these disciples had killed someone. Initially, because he was angry, he did not feel guilty, but after the bandits had finished cleaning up, Tian Jue noticed the fear that came from the bottom of his heart.

"I killed someone …" Suddenly, a disciple dropped his sword and knelt on the ground to wipe away his tears. Seeing this, Martial Uncle Ye stepped forward and grabbed his collar, lifting him up.

"Is the sword something you should throw away?" The disciple was in a bit of a panic and didn't know what to do. Tian Jue picked up the disciple's sword and handed it to him. Martial Uncle Ye glared at the disciples who were trembling in fear.

"The moment you entered the sect, you guys were destined to kill, but this killing only killed the adulterers, the villains, and the enemies! If you don't kill, there will be many people dying. Even if these bandits have no lives left in their hands, they will at least kill one or two people in the future. Didn't you see your senior almost die by the hands of these people? You are disciples of a sect, and your responsibility is to kill those who deserve to be killed and to protect those who deserve to be protected. After Martial Uncle Ye finished speaking, he immediately instructed the uninjured disciples to move the corpses into a row. He then bandaged the injured disciples first before bringing the naked corpses of the bandits over.

This time around, there were no casualties in the Ocean Viewing Sect. The bandits wanted to escape, so they had no intention of fighting. Furthermore, they were protected by Tian Jue. There were injuries, but only superficial ones.

After a while, the corpses were ready. Looking at them, Martial Uncle Ye frowned. When he was chasing the bare-armed bandit, he knew that the bandit was not from the Central Plains. However, what he did not expect was that there were quite a few other bandits among them.

"You saw this, this, this... Have you found anything? " Martial Uncle Ye pointed at a dozen corpses and asked the disciples.

"Their appearances are different from the people we normally see." Yaowu scratched his head.

"If you didn't say it, I wouldn't have remembered. I heard my family's elders say that this person seemed to be from a foreign land." Shi Qi quickly walked out of the murderous shadows and carefully stared at the corpses as he spoke.

Hearing their words, Tian Jue suddenly thought of the martial arts these people had used in the previous fight that didn't seem like the martial arts of the Central Plains. Before he could figure out whether it was the martial arts of the Eastern or the Western or Southern races, Martial Uncle Ye suddenly spoke.

"They're Western barbarians. I want you to remember their appearances. These are Western barbarians!" After hearing what Martial Uncle Ye said, Tian Jue was suddenly enlightened. Because they were using a low level of martial arts from the Western Sect, they couldn't recall it at the moment.

All of the disciples widened their eyes in shock. Why were there Western barbarians in the Central Plains? Weren't these ill-intentioned people grounded in the Central Plains?

Martial Uncle Ye didn't explain to them why there were Western barbarians in the Central Plains. After all, he didn't know. This matter had to be reported to the sect elders, and these little guys didn't need to know so much.

Martial Uncle Ye once again ordered the disciples to go into the forest to cut down the wood. He then set up the fire to burn the corpses. After the corpses turned into ashes, the group of disciples then left, heading towards the Thousand Medicinal Sect.

On the way, he found out that the youngest disciples in the sect had left the sect to search for him and Hai Dongqing, but they were led by different people.

The clouds were red as blood, and the shadows were long.