Three Sins Against Heaven-Chapter 84 – The Rules of a Cup of Tea

Ghost Guest's eyes were filled with admiration. Even though he had heard of the power of Foundation Establishment cultivators, experiencing it firsthand was still shocking. The aura that slightly spread to this place made his heart race.

In the sky, Wei Changkong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Xiao Shenghe standing before the stone wall, and laughed heartily, "I'll leave the Medicine Gate to you from now on. I'm in a hurry; we'll talk after I receive the decree."

With that, Wei Changkong stepped into the air, leaving afterimages behind. Though he seemed to stroll leisurely, his speed was astonishing, reaching the Law Enforcement Hall in the blink of an eye.

In the underground chamber, the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, Duan Kun, suddenly felt a sense of dread. Seeing Wei Changkong above the hall through the light screen, he immediately became alert, his voice echoing throughout the Law Enforcement Hall.

"Activate the grand formation, stop him at all costs!"

All the cultivators of the Law Enforcement Hall simultaneously formed seals, and a massive formation instantly took shape, enveloping the hall. The talismans within the formation flickered with dazzling light.

This was the trump card of the Law Enforcement Hall. Once activated, no Qi Refinement cultivator could break through it.

Unfortunately, they were facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Wei Changkong laughed, raised his hand, and pressed down. The grass and trees on the ground grew wildly, covering the entire Law Enforcement Hall in the blink of an eye. Then, many poisonous thorns sprouted, and any cultivator who touched them fell instantly, turning into a pool of blood.

Duan Kun rushed out of the chamber, commanding the surviving cultivators to support the crumbling formation, staring at Wei Changkong with determination. "Wei Changkong, do you have to go to such extremes?"

"Who went to extremes first?" Wei Changkong sneered, his eyes filled with killing intent. "Back then, after Shang Lin broke through, he killed thirty percent of our Medicine Gate cultivators. Now that Shang Lin is gone, as the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, you'll pay the price."

Duan Kun bit his tongue, spraying blood onto the formation, desperately maintaining its operation. "I wasn't the one who did those things. If you have the ability, go settle the score with Shang Lin. Bullying us Qi Refinement cultivators proves nothing!"

"Once I receive the decree, I'll go find him." Wei Changkong said calmly, flicking his sleeve and throwing a large green cauldron, smashing it onto the formation.

The already shaky formation shattered instantly.

"Disperse, run!" Duan Kun roared, fulfilling his duty as Hall Master before fleeing.

"Think you can escape? Not so easy!" Wei Changkong, along with the large green cauldron, landed heavily, knocking down all the surrounding cultivators. He glanced around indifferently, "Who is Mark Ye?"

Mark Ye struggled to his feet, respectfully cupping his fists in salute. "Mark Ye greets Senior Brother."

"You shouldn't have joined the Law Enforcement Hall." Wei Changkong looked at Mark Ye, eyes narrowing, and slightly released his Foundation Establishment aura, causing Mark Ye to break out in a cold sweat. "Considering you're a personal disciple, I won't kill you. Get lost."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Mark Ye cupped his fists again and left the Law Enforcement Hall as quickly as possible.

Wei Changkong gently tapped the cauldron, sending out intense sound waves that spread almost tangibly. Within a hundred-zhang radius, cultivators bled from their orifices and died instantly. He looked at the fleeing Law Enforcement Hall cultivators and sneered, taking to the sky with the cauldron.

"Personal disciples can't be killed, but the rest are fair game."

Outside the Law Enforcement Hall, Medicine Gate cultivators who had come to watch were left speechless and shocked by the carnage before them.

Is this the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Killing Qi Refinement cultivators was as easy as crushing an ant.

Ghost Guest's eyes were also filled with shock. He turned to Amanda Han and asked, "Didn't Master forbid killing? Why does the Gate Master act so recklessly?"

Amanda Han explained, "Master indeed forbids killing, but only among Qi Refinement cultivators. Even ten thousand Qi Refinement cultivators aren't as important as one Foundation Establishment cultivator in Master's eyes. Whenever a cultivator breaks through to Foundation Establishment, Senior Brother goes to the main hall to request Master's decree, then rushes here. Once the decree is received, no more fighting is allowed. This round trip takes about the time to drink a cup of tea. During this period, no matter how many die, Master won't intervene. The Medicine Gate and Law Enforcement Hall have long-standing grudges. Whenever someone breaks through, they inevitably go to massacre the other side, which has almost become an unspoken rule."

Ghost Guest slowly closed his eyes, not wanting Amanda Han to see his complex expression. Only now did he understand Senior Brother's purpose.

Not long after, Kenneth Yi, dressed in white, flew in from the horizon. Seeing the Law Enforcement Hall turned into a sea of corpses, he frowned. "Wei, the decree has arrived."

At this moment, Wei Changkong was holding Duan Kun by the neck, lifting him high. Hearing Kenneth Yi's words, he grinned, applied a bit of force, and snapped Duan Kun's neck, carefully wiping the blood off his hands on his clothes, then respectfully cupped his fists.

"Wei Changkong, receiving the decree!"

...

Unknowingly, the end of the year arrived, and snow fell heavily.

Ghost Guest finished his cultivation, opened the window, and the wind and snow poured into the room. He stood by the window, reaching out to catch a few snowflakes in his hand.

The snowflakes, which should have melted in his hand, remained intact with the support of Spiritual Energy.

Ghost Guest pushed out his palm, and the snowflakes in his hand floated against the wind, gathering into ice and hovering steadily in the air.

Then, a red plum blossom bloomed on the ice, disappearing with the wind in the blink of an eye, as if it had never appeared.

His mastery of the Wood Spirit Technique had advanced again, along with his cultivation.

Qi Refinement Level Four, forty-seven acupoint breakthroughs.

In these months, aside from occasionally showing up at the Medicine Gate, he had been in seclusion, consuming a large amount of ingredients, finally advancing his cultivation to this point.

Through Douglas Situ's investigations, Ghost Guest had been keeping track of Mark Ye's cultivation progress. Mark Ye was now at Qi Refinement Level Four, forty-five acupoint breakthroughs, progressing as slowly as a tortoise. Waiting for him required immense patience.

On Dusk Mountain, the deafening sound of firecrackers suddenly erupted, startling the newcomers, while experienced cultivators were unfazed.

Not just on Dusk Mountain, but among all Qi Refinement cultivators, there was likely only one who still celebrated the New Year like a mortal.

That night, Ghost Guest drank heavily, both because it was New Year's Eve and because after tonight, he would begin to break the stalemate.

What the coming year held was uncertain. Therefore, the joy of the present was all the more precious.

The next morning, Ghost Guest set out with the first ray of sunlight. Laura Jiang and the others followed him out of the courtyard, their eyes filled with concern.

Although Ghost Guest hadn't told them, they could sense that something big was about to happen again.

Having been together for so long, they no longer added any burden to Ghost Guest. Whatever he planned to do, they would support him and wait for his return.

Laura Jiang carefully adjusted Ghost Guest's clothes, speaking softly, "My lord, go early and return early. We'll be waiting for you."

Ghost Guest smiled and nodded, turning away, a fierce killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Mark Ye, let's see if this time it's you who kills me, or I who kills you!