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The moment the tea entered his mouth, it transformed into a stream of pure energy that flowed down his throat.
A refreshing sensation instantly swept through his entire body.
Under the influence of this spiritual tea, the previously turbulent Primordial Energy within Lu Kangnian’s body gradually stabilized!
A glint of sharp light flashed in the eyes of the man who opened them.
Long Qu smiled and added some more tea to his cup, speaking softly, “I suppose you’ve guessed why I sought you out.”
Lu Kangnian’s expression turned serious, and he replied in a deep voice, “I dare not presume to guess the thoughts of the Northern Heavenly King.”
“If you have any instructions, please make them clear.”
Long Qu leaned back slightly, his posture lazy as he reclined in his chair, a teasing smile appearing on his rugged face.
He slowly took out a storage ring and tossed it to Lu Kangnian, then murmured something under his breath.
Outside the treasure hall.
Ling Daoyan watched the young lad flying back and forth tirelessly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
The lad seemed tireless, searching for the injured disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect over and over again.
Ye Feng and the others observed this scene but did not stop him.
Because they knew that Li Guanqi’s feelings must be extremely complicated and filled with guilt at this moment.
Even Li Nanting and Shen Lan watched quietly without intervening.
Until Li Guanqi carried back a severely injured young man whose intestines were spilling out.
Shen Lan immediately reached out to take the disciple, finding that he was still breathing, and quickly began to treat him.
Just as the lad was about to turn and leave again, Li Nanting reached out and grabbed the already pale-faced youth.
The old man spoke gently, “Enough, he is the last disciple.”
Beside the old man stood Xu Zhengjie, Gu Ran, Ye Feng, and others.
The disciples of Heavenly Thunder Peak had all gathered together.
Gu Ran forced a smile and said softly, “Junior Brother, that’s enough.”
“Let’s… go back together.”
Li Guanqi’s body stiffened suddenly, as if he didn’t know how to face everyone at this moment.
His once pristine white inner garment was now tattered and stained with blood.
Previously, he could rely on searching for the injured to escape, but now…
The lad’s shoulders trembled slightly as he turned around, and Ling Daoyan also arrived.
All the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect stopped what they were doing and watched.
Li Guanqi, with tears in his eyes, looked around at everyone and spoke in a voice as weak as a mosquito’s buzz.
“I… I won’t go back with you.”
“It’s… because of me that so many senior brothers and sisters died in vain.”
“I don’t have the face to go back…”
“Earlier, I… also said that I would leave the sect.”
Everyone felt a pang in their hearts upon hearing this, not knowing how to persuade him.
Just as the lad was about to turn and leave, Li Nanting, with an angry expression, took a step forward and slapped him hard across the face!
Smack!
The slap was loud and clear, leaving everyone stunned.
Li Guanqi lowered his head in confusion, his long black hair covering most of his face.
The old man, with an angry expression, scolded, “Are you awake now?”
“If not, I’ll slap you again!”
“Nanting! What are you doing!”
Shen Lan quickly pulled the agitated old man aside.
Li Nanting shouted angrily, “What am I doing? I think he’s lost his mind!”
“Leaving the sect? You think you can just leave? Are you so cowardly and irresponsible!!”
“Look around you, is anyone blaming you for what happened earlier?”
“The people standing here are all your senior brothers and sisters!”
“One day, you will also become a senior brother to new disciples!”
“Today’s events, even if it wasn’t you, Li Guanqi, it would have been Wang Guanqi or Zhao Guanqi!”
“Does the Great Xia Sword Sect ignore such matters? Have you forgotten the sect’s teachings!!”
At this, the old man turned to the surrounding disciples and loudly questioned.
“Do any of you regret what the sect did today!”
In an instant, all the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect raised their swords to the sky!
With solemn expressions, they shouted in unison, “No regrets!”
The resounding response was firm and without hesitation!
Li Nanting’s Primordial Energy surged violently, the power of thunder raging around him.
His sharp gaze swept over each disciple’s face as he shouted.
“Tell me loudly! What is the Great Xia Sword Sect’s teaching!!”
In an instant, all the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect, whether they were from various peaks or elders, all shouted in unison with solemn faces.
“The Great Xia Sword Sect’s teaching!”
“The sword in our hand does not point at the weak, the sword in our heart does not fear strong enemies!”
“We right the wrongs of the world, and kill those who deserve to be killed!”
The voices were uniform, heartfelt!
The voices of all the disciples, mixed with their own powerful Primordial Energy, spread far and wide.
The old man in the sky looked down at Li Guanqi.
“Brat! Raise your head! Look at me!”
Li Guanqi’s eyes were already blurred with tears as he slowly raised his head to look at the old man.
Li Nanting looked at him and said in a deep voice.
“Do you remember what the Sect Master said to you when you first joined the sect!”
“If you remember, tell me loudly!”
Li Guanqi’s thoughts instantly returned to the scene when he first joined the sect.
When he was testing his Spirit Root, the sect was shaken.
The secluded Sect Master, Lu Kangnian, broke his seclusion and said something to him when he joined the sect, which he remembered clearly.
Because at that time, he didn’t take those words seriously, thinking they were just some pretty words from the sect’s high-ups to motivate the disciples.
Li Guanqi’s voice slowly emerged.
“If one day, you face a strong enemy because of the sect’s teachings, the Great Xia Sword Sect will protect you with the full strength of the sect!”
Yes, this was what Lu Kangnian said to him before he joined Heavenly Thunder Peak.
He thought it was just a polite remark at the time, so he remembered it very clearly.
Until today…
However, before he could finish his words, the old man interrupted him.
“Louder! I can’t hear you! No one can hear you!”
Li Guanqi clenched his mouth, and the surging Primordial Energy within him exploded!
The veins on his neck bulged as he opened his mouth and shouted with all his might.
“If one day! You face a strong enemy because of the sect’s teachings! The Great Xia Sword Sect will protect you with the full strength of the sect!”
Boom!!
The intense and passionate voice, mixed with Primordial Energy, spread through the wind and snow for hundreds of meters.
Looking at the lad, whose face was flushed and whose veins were bulging.
A look of satisfaction flashed in the old man’s eyes, and he then turned to the surrounding disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect, slowly spreading his arms, signaling Li Guanqi to look at them.
The old man’s voice slowly emerged, “Let me tell you, actually, every generation of disciples hears these words from the Sect Master!”
“Not just you! Gu Ran, Lan He, even Elder Shen Lan, Elder Xu, and myself,”
“All disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect have heard these words!”
“Perhaps these words were not spoken by Lu Kangnian, but they were definitely spoken by the Sect Master of the Great Xia Sword Sect.”
“To us, these words are also the sect’s teachings!”
“The third teaching that the Great Xia Sword Sect defends with its sword!”
The old man’s voice paused slightly, looking at the surrounding disciples, he said softly, “So, the Great Xia Sword Sect does not agree with you leaving the sect!”
“What you did was not wrong!”
“In conflicts, casualties are inevitable!”
“Perhaps in the future, you will also become one of those standing in the sky, and the protagonist at that time may not be you.”
“But you will eventually become someone like your senior brothers and sisters.”
“This is the Great Xia Sword Sect!”
Li Guanqi’s tears had long flowed like a flood, his head raised, eyes tightly closed.
He choked and murmured, “No regrets in this life… joining the Great Xia!”
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