Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 122 If you can take action, you should also talk.

Wang Ergou chuckled: "Besides hot pot, we've also prepared milk tea, which will be served in a semi-self-service style, including some that they've never seen before!"

With less than a day to go before the official sect ceremony, Wang Ergou and his dozen or so players were working like spinning tops. In order to prepare enough meat, the chickens and ducks in Shenyou Village were almost all bought up, and the animals in the nearby forest also suffered. Just the wild boars alone, the Jade Emperor and others brought back more than twenty!
On the other side, the Taiyi Ziwei Sect members, who were under Fang Xianyu's close scrutiny, finally revealed their true colors.

As darkness fell, several figures stealthily concealed themselves and dispersed into the night.

Upon seeing this, Fang Xianyu was overjoyed—he was worried that wiping them out all at once would cause too much of a commotion! Taking them down one by one was the perfect opportunity!

"Senior sister, why are we flying this way? Aren't we going to look for some secret technique?"

"Looking for a shit!"

The woman from the Taiyi Ziwei Sect, referred to as Senior Sister, said irritably, "That guy Bai Zhongqi wants to die, but I don't want to! This Taiyin Sect is obviously not to be trifled with. Let's take this opportunity to slip away and be done with it! When Bai Zhongqi and the others are exposed, it will be their crime, not ours!"

"Besides, it has nothing to do with us! If he hadn't used the Tushan elders to pressure me, I wouldn't have made this trip at all!"

The two Taiyi Ziwei Sect disciples following beside them were still extremely confused: "Didn't they say that the Taiyin Sect is a small sect, and that the sect leader's strength is only at the Golden Core stage?"

"Yes, yes, and most of their disciples haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, they're really no match for them!"

"What do you two know! I've secretly inquired, and the Taiyin Sect has only been established for less than half a year! Half a year ago, these Taiyin Sect disciples you call so weak were still mortals! Let me ask you, which sect can enable so many mortals to draw in Qi and even establish their foundation in just a few months? Even in a top-tier sect like ours, cultivators with such talent would be considered unparalleled geniuses, but here, there are hundreds or even thousands of such 'unparalleled geniuses'!"
"If it were just that they were all exceptionally talented, that would be one thing, but the real fear is that they might have some secret techniques! You do the math, add in the wonders like building a city in the clouds, how many 'secret techniques' has the Taiyin Sect shown us? If they didn't have the strength to protect this place, would they have let us see it?"

"I see... Senior Sister is truly farsighted!"

"Senior Sister is wise and powerful!"

The woman snorted and said, "Stop flattering us! So, let's just slip away and pretend we were never here! Anyway, there are so many people, they might not even remember us. When the Taiyin Sect really gains a foothold and starts dealing with us, we'll just deny ever being here. Got it?"

"What about Senior Brother Bai..."

"Let him court death! Anyway, I don't think he'll succeed. Either they'll catch him red-handed and come knocking on his door demanding justice, or..."

As the woman spoke, a hint of fear appeared on her face: "Either they simply silence us and deny that our Taiyi Ziwei Sect was ever here!"

"How dare they, a mere Taiyin Sect, have such audacity?!"

"How could there not be?! Others may not know, but you all do? I cultivate the Way of Earth Spirits and Plants, I can hear the sounds of plants and trees, and they, they actually, half a month ago, [disappeared] the ethereal..."

As the woman was speaking, an even louder voice suddenly rang out from all directions.

"Since you've come to show your support, why are you leaving without a reason? Is there anything my Taiyin Sect has done wrong in our hospitality?"

The woman thought to herself, "Oh no!" and immediately stepped in front of her junior brothers and sisters, shouting, "Who are you?"

"Pays respects, Baili Shuang, disciple of the Taiyin Sect's Hundred Physicians!"

As the words fell, an ethereal figure appeared in the clouds. Baili Shuang rode on auspicious clouds and stood in front of the three Taiyi Ziwei Sect disciples.

"We have no dealings with your clan and have no intention of offending you, so why are you blocking our way?!"

Baili Shuang smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist has a rather impatient temper. Since we have met, shouldn't you at least introduce yourself?"

The woman from the Taiyi Ziwei Sect reluctantly gave a perfunctory bow: "...Taiyi Ziwei Sect, Jiao Xueling." Baili Shuang returned the bow slightly, and then said: "Since Fellow Daoist Jiao is here, why not wait until tomorrow to show your support before you leave?"

"Isn't my senior brother Bai Zhongqi here? He's enough. We have other important matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave now!"

As Jiao Xueling spoke, she tried to leave with her junior brothers and sisters.

Baili Shuang didn't give her a chance. First, she blocked her way on a cloud, and then said in a seemingly gentle tone, "What is the meaning of this, fellow Daoist? Why are you leaving after coming? As for this Bai Zhongqi you mentioned, it seems... he has never been to my Taiyin Sect!"

"you--"

Jiao Xueling stared wide-eyed in horror, speechless for a moment.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao, there's no need to worry. It seems that the Fellow Daoist Bai Zhongqi you mentioned couldn't keep the appointment due to other matters. But since Fellow Daoist Jiao is here, why not show your support for my Taiyin Sect? You can leave after the sect's grand ceremony."

Jiao Xueling narrowed her eyes: "Hmph, it seems you're determined to detain us?"

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Jiao, why are you speaking so rudely? I sincerely wanted to invite you to the ceremony. Everyone knows that the Taiyi Ziwei Sect has also come to our Taiyin Sect. But if no one shows up tomorrow, who knows what kind of nasty rumors will spread. Fellow Daoist Jiao's senior brother, Bai Zhongqi, has also disappeared. A top-tier sect in the Central Continent can't just say they'll attend the ceremony and then leave in the middle of the night, standing my Taiyin Sect up, can they?"

Jiao Xueling seemed to laugh in anger, her tone becoming increasingly hostile: "Fine, fine, are you threatening to drag me into this? Why should I cooperate with you?"

"Fellow Daoist Jiao has misunderstood,"

Baili Shuang smiled, pulled out a soul bound by golden ropes from her sleeve!

"Junior sister, save me!"

The spirit looked pained and wailed.

"Bai Zhong... Senior Brother Bai!?"

Jiao Xueling was shocked.

Although she had guessed that the Taiyin Sect might take drastic measures, she did not expect them to be so decisive and efficient, even capturing the soul!
It should be noted that many major sects possess secret methods for resurrection. Even if someone is killed, as long as their soul is preserved, they can find a way to possess another body and be resurrected.

Although their Taiyi Ziwei Sect did not have such a method, Baili Shuang even restrained Bai Zhongqi's soul in order to avoid any accidents, which was truly terrifying!
"Hmm? Fellow Daoist Jiao has mistaken me for someone else? This is just a petty thief who broke into my Taiyin Sect at night. How could he be from your sect?"

As Baili Shuang spoke, she shook her hand, causing the golden ropes binding the soul to tighten even more.

"what--"

The soul wailed mournfully, and the place where the rope and the soul touched seemed to be scorched, producing wisps of smoke.

Jiao Xueling was both terrified and furious: "You—"

"Don't be nervous. He's just a petty thief who has committed many evil deeds. He's dead, so what? Some people do so many bad things, who knows what kind of enemies might come looking for them? Fellow Daoist Jiao, don't you think so?"

Baili Shuang smiled slightly again, then stretched out one hand and clenched her fist. The golden ropes on the soul beside her suddenly twisted the soul with all their might, and the entire soul was instantly torn to pieces and then completely dissipated into the air.

"The moon is dim tonight, and the sky is exceptionally dark. I imagine Fellow Daoist Jiao can't see clearly either. However, your senior brother Bai Zhongqi is a lucky man, and perhaps he's wandering off somewhere. In any case, my Taiyin Sect hasn't seen him. Don't you think so?"

(End of this chapter)