42.I will take responsibility for everything.

On the tenth day, there wasn't much change in Xu Shan's situation. They still used the same old methods and continued to delve deeper into the secret realm. The team of forty-six people had now expanded to one hundred and twenty. They still hadn't come across any fellow disciples from the Xinglan Sect. Currently, every time they recruited new members, there were at least two or three people joining at once, and it was getting faster and faster. The speed at which they swept up resources was also extremely terrifying. They directly looted valuable areas and dismembered the demon beasts. The strongest demon beast they had encountered so far was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Three people could easily wipe out one by围攻 (surrounding and attacking) it.

As for Xu Shan's main job, it was still in the category of recruiting new members. If they continued to progress at this rate, as long as they persisted for another twenty days, they would be sure to succeed. Help the Xinglan Sect get the first place and then run away quickly!

On this day, Xu Shan was still floating in the air, observing the actions of the team below. Suddenly, Lu Xiangjun flew up beside him and said with a somewhat serious expression, "Younger brother, don't you think our progress has been too smooth?"

"Hmm? What do you want to say, Senior Brother?"

"There are too many people, and we can't control them. Look, there are some sects with four or five people in our team. They will definitely unite and kill you when you're not prepared one day! Don't forget, all the resources are with you. They want to pull the Zixiao Sword Sect down from its high position, but after a while, if they kill you, they can directly get the first place."

Xu Shan smiled and looked at him sideways. "I know."

"You know, but why aren't you worried?" Lu Xiangjun frowned.

"This is just a small problem. As long as we prevent them from uniting, that's all. Since Senior Brother thinks it's dangerous, then please help me do it, Senior Brother."

"How?" Lu Xiangjun asked in confusion.

"Reorganize everyone and break up the groups. People from the same sect can't be in the same group. Leave the follow-up to me. I'll randomly pick people from each group for individual conversations, encourage them to publicly report and expose those who aren't honest, and just randomly pick two people and make them examples as traitors. It's that simple."

"Is that too simple? It's too easy." Lu Xiangjun questioned. "Anyone with eyes can see what you're trying to do."

"Just wait and see. Once we do this, they will immediately start to distrust each other, be full of suspicion, and even become morally corrupt over time, and fellow disciples will turn against each other." Xu Shan curled his lips. "The only thing they can do is rely on me, the leader, and flatter me to get a better ranking in the grand competition."

Anyone can see this kind of trick, but it's a dead end. Besides, as long as we can hold on for twenty days, there won't be any major problems." Lu Xiangjun fell into thought.

...

"Master Ye, is this disciple of yours not a demonic cultivator? He doesn't have any decent behavior at all!"

A group of people stared at Ye Qingbi with hostility. They had endured it for ten days! Xu Shan had all kinds of ways to torture people, and most of them had been played by him. Until now, Xu Shan had started a new round of scheming, and the masters of various sects finally couldn't hold it in anymore. They all raised their voices in protest.

"In the cultivator duels, life and death don't matter, but the disciple you taught can't insult people, right? And he used all kinds of unsightly means!" Chen Lian from the Huoxin Sect loudly rebuked.

"Not only that, we Northern Region cultivators have always been united. Even in previous once-in-a-hundred-year grand competitions, we've never been so at odds as this time. Now he's sowing discord, and this is something that our sect absolutely can't tolerate." Sun Yuanzheng said, "And he's also manipulating the competition now!"

Facing the questioning of the crowd, Ye Qingbi stared coldly at them and said, "He just wants to live. What's wrong with that?"

"Yes, your disciples have been tortured a lot, but have you ever thought about how many people would die in the secret realm if it weren't for my disciple?

"Your disciples have only lost a bit of face, but what they've gained is their lives! My sect's disciple, Xu Shan, didn't advocate killing. Instead, he united his colleagues and promoted friendly competition. Now you're slandering him as a demonic cultivator. Where's your conscience!"

"There are some things I didn't want to say openly. Even if Xu Shan had been honest and offended no one in the secret realm, who among you would have been willing to give him a way out?"

Everyone was speechless and silently sat back in their seats. If they let her keep talking, they would all lose face.

...

Lu Xiangjun thought for a long time and said, "Younger brother... I think we've gone too far. We've offended so many sects. How are we going to get along in the future?"

Xu Shan smiled and asked, "Are you worried about me or the Xinglan Sect?"

"Both."

Xu Shan thought for a while and said, "No matter what I do in the secret realm, I can't escape being made things difficult for. That broken inheritance is still on me."

"As for the sect, you don't have to worry. On the day the secret realm grand competition ends, that's when I, Xu Shan, will leave the sect. From then on, I, Xu Shan, will have nothing to do with the Xinglan Sect. I will take on all the things that happened in the secret realm by myself, and it has nothing to do with the sect."

Lu Xiangjun's expression suddenly froze, and he stammered, "Don't be kidding, Younger brother. Then you'll definitely die, won't you? It's rare for me, Senior Brother, to meet someone as congenial as you. Don't think such things. We can discuss things if there's anything. The cultivation world isn't a demonic place, and it's not outside the law."

"Heh." Xu Shan sneered. "The cultivation world isn't outside the law, but breaking the law is the norm, right?"

"Who sets the rules? It's just the top cultivators who set them, the top cultivators who maintain them, and the top cultivators who interpret them."

"These rules were never set for people like you and me. I've now got something I shouldn't have, and I've infringed on the interests of those above. All they want to do is take back what belongs to them without hesitation."

Seeing that Lu Xiangjun was feeling down, Xu Shan comforted him, "Senior Brother, don't think too much. The most important thing for a person is to accept reality. I've already accepted my fate. But fate can never limit me. I will live on. The inheritance is in my hands. If I don't want to give it away, no one can take it away!"

"But..."

"Master Xu! We've caught two new teammates, cultivators from the Fengshuang Sect. Come quickly!"

When Xu Shan heard this, he immediately went over. The two cultivators were kneeling on the ground with their heads down, and it was hard to tell what expressions they had.

"Master Xu, these cultivators from the Fengshuang Sect are good at the Ice and Wind paths. It's best to have them when we encounter a herd of beasts."

Xu Shan nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. Two brothers, don't be afraid. Raise your heads."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the cultivators from the Fengshuang Sect suddenly raised his head, and a white wind column mixed with ice shavings rushed towards Xu Shan's face!

At the same time he raised his head, Xu Shan raised his right arm to block. All of the ice shavings and wind column hit the towel on his right arm. There was a burst of pain and swelling on his right arm, and Xu Shan showed a disdainful smile on his face.

When it came to a direct confrontation, with his third prop, he wasn't afraid of anyone. But it was very difficult to guard against sneak attacks. So he was always on his highest alert when getting close to others. This kind of thing had happened more than once.

After the sneak attack missed, the cultivator from the Fengshuang Sect started to struggle violently, and his teammates on both sides quickly restrained him.

Lu Xiangjun, who was already in a bad mood, was immediately furious when he saw this scene. He stepped forward, grabbed the collar of the cultivator from the Fengshuang Sect, and slapped him hard.

"You son of a bitch! With such little ability, you still try to sneak attack. You didn't even give my younger brother a cold!"

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