Chapter Twelve: Coercion

  "Congratulations, Master Li!"

  In the mountain waist of Xuanyun Sect, a group of young men and women wearing green clothes surrounded Li Chen, congratulating him repeatedly. They were the same group of people from Gu Cang Mountain that day, except for Chen Songtai, Liu Chengfeng and Li Yuehong.

  "What's there to congratulate? This kid is simply bullying younger kids!"

  Pang Wenshan patted Li Chen's shoulder with a big smile, and his blue-clad figure had already entered the inner gate.

  "Hehe!"

  Li Chen scratched his head and thought of the scene in the previous competition where an 11 or 12-year-old child cried because he couldn't hit him, and he couldn't help but smile.

  "Li Shi Di, you're almost fifteen years old, you must enter the outer sect as soon as possible, otherwise you'll be stuck as a registered disciple forever!"

  Chu Ziyan's expression returned to its usual calm and collected state as she instructed.

  "I know this day won't be too far!"

  Li Chen clenched his fist, the reason he concealed his true cultivation was that he didn't want to attract attention. Anyone knew that advancing to the fifth layer of the Inner Breath Realm in just a few short months was astonishing.

  At that time, the trouble will be endless.

  Even for those who were good to him, he only mentioned the relationship of being a medicine slave, with his physical body being refined by various elixirs to be extremely powerful, and his internal energy was only at the second layer.

  It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that everyone has secrets. Once those secrets are revealed, the trouble they bring is really unbearable.

  "Not bad, you little medicine slave, you've actually made me look at you in a new light!"

  Suddenly, a faint and indifferent voice came, causing everyone to glare with anger, but in an instant, their faces turned pale and they shrank back.

  Only then did Li Yuefeng and a tall woman in white walk slowly up to them.

  "Disciples of the Guardian Deity!"

  Pang Wenshan let out a low cry.

  In the Xuanyun Sect, apart from the registered disciples, outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples and elite disciples, those who exceed the age limit will mostly join the law enforcement or temple guardian disciples.

  The law enforcement disciples wear black clothes, while the guardians of the sect must be white-clothed without a doubt.

  Look at the golden line on this woman's collar, it is undoubtedly a disciple of the Huozong Sect in the Refining Realm.

  These young men and women, facing such an existence, suddenly felt the pressure multiplied. However, as inner breath boundary warriors, they had no chance of winning even if they joined forces against a Calcination Realm disciple.

  "Big sister!"

  Li Chen's pupils constricted involuntarily and he bent down without realizing it.

  The newcomer was none other than Li Yueqing, the eldest daughter of the Li family.

  At this moment, the joy of entering the sect for the first time disappeared without a trace.

  "Hah!"

  Li Yuqing glanced at him disdainfully and said calmly, "I heard you guys got a lot of good stuff. Whoever sees it gets a share. Each of you take out a yuan stone, and I'll let you off today. I suppose you don't want this to spread either?"

  The sound fell, and the faces of the young men and women changed greatly. They looked at Li Yuefang's gaze beside him, all shocked and angry, making her involuntarily shrink her neck and hide behind Li Yueqing's back.

  It's not hard to imagine that Li Yuexiang gave the jade pendant to Li Yueqing, she must have been questioned and turned them in, it's very likely that she directly spoke out.

  "Li Shijie, isn't that going too far? My Zhao family also has a young master in the law enforcement team, we won't necessarily lose to you!"

  Zhao Shan took a step forward, her face filled with anger.

  "Not bad, I also have a younger generation in the Hu Zong team, you think you can't take it by force?"

  Liu Ziqing also stepped forward. Since Li Chen had saved his life that day, even if he was not strong enough, he couldn't just watch him being humiliated without doing anything.

  Both of them are people from two other families in Gu Yang City, so they are not afraid of Li Yueqing.

  "Heh heh!"

  Li Yuqing smiled and said, "You can go and say it, but once this matter spreads, your troubles will definitely not be limited to today. I suppose you don't want endless trouble either?"

  "Give it to her!"

  Chu Ziyan's pretty face was cold, and from the midst of the pale faces of the crowd, she pulled out a small brocade pouch from her neck, directly took out the yuan stone inside, and threw it to Li Yueqing.

  She was well aware that Li Yuqing's words were true, and if this matter were to spread, they would all be in big trouble, no matter whether they had taken out all the treasures they had obtained, it would not stop, and it might even lead to casualties.

  It is worth noting that although the Xuan Yun Sect prohibits high-ranking disciples from wantonly killing low-ranking disciples, it's still hard to avoid such incidents happening in secret, especially when there's a huge gap in their cultivation levels.

  This kind of thing has happened before.

  Xuanyun Sect has tens of thousands of disciples, and every year, there are not a few who disappear without a reason. Not to mention so many people being targeted, even if they don't leave the sect for years, they may still be harmed in secret.

  "My everything is yours, don't trouble them!"

  Li Chen could no longer bear it and opened his pouch, taking out one of the small bags inside.

  Bang!

  "You dog slave, what right do you have to speak? Don't even mention these yuan stones, let alone your life being mine, the Li family's. You really think that cultivating internal energy and entering the sect makes you superior? A slave will always be a slave, humph!"

  "You should be grateful, it was me, the Li family, who brought you to Xuan Yun Sect and turned you from a useless person into a martial artist!"

  Li Yuqing grabbed him with one hand and casually knocked Li Chen to the ground, spitting in disdain.

  The crowd dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and they handed over all the yuan stones they were carrying on their bodies one by one. They helped Lei Chen up from the ground.

  "By the way, those few stalks of second-grade spiritual medicine are useless to you, so just give them all to me. I have a few top-grade Gathering Spirit Pills here that would be perfect for you two. Remember to hand them over to Yu Rong!"

  Li Yuqing counted the yuan stones, her heart bursting with joy as she put them away. She casually pulled out a jade bottle and tossed it to Pang Wenshan. Then, she took out another yuan stone and threw it at Xiang Chuzi Yun: "I know you're a genius from the outer door of the Western Institute, but be careful! If a genius is cut off in their prime, no one will remember!"

  Having said that, he gathered up his treasures and pulled Li Yuejiang away with him.

  Able to cultivate to the level of Zhen, Li Yueqing and others are naturally smart enough not to want to offend Chu Ziying too much. However, she is also reminding Chu Ziying that if she wants revenge, she should be careful about the safety of those around her.

  A girl who is spoiled by heaven can grow up, but it doesn't mean that all her friends around her can grow up to her level.

  Li Yuexiang struggled to get up, seeing the crowd glare at her with anger in their eyes. Although she was young, she also knew that she had forever lost these friends who had gone through thick and thin with her.

  "How detestable!"

  Pang Wenshan's jade bottle cracked and crackled, but ultimately didn't shatter completely. He glanced at Chu Ziying before putting it away.

  "Li Shidi, are you alright?"

  Chu Zi Yun stretched out her hand to help Li Chen.

  "I'm used to it!"

  Li Chen quietly dodged, the bloodstain at the corner of his mouth was not wiped away, he slowly shook his head, smiled apologetically at everyone, shrunk his neck and turned around to leave slowly, once again wearing that timid and fearful mask.

  Everyone wanted to go forward, but Pang Wenshan stopped them with a wave of his hand. He shook his head slightly and quietly watched the thin figure disappear into the mountain road in the woods.

  These days, people's attitude towards Li Chen has changed from initial indifference, disdain and pity to acceptance and respect on that day. Only at this moment did they deeply feel his suffering.

  Three simple words summed up the life of this boy who was less than fifteen years old.