After walking for some time, Ning Qi's head is full of thoughts regarding the way he handled them. He felt like he has changed a bit, as he felt indifferent toward those people whom he doesn't know much about. Nothing, but he did provide them with many chances, right?
As Ning Qi thought more, he understood that many people in the cultivation world wouldn't listen to his reasoning. If he were to represent the weak one there, they would have likely given him a good beating before sending him back on his way, not letting him complete his mission.
"It's not that I have changed, and it's exactly that these people are following the law of the jungle a bit too much. But allow this as a lesson for me too, so that I can hold on to my personality as it is." Ning Qi muttered to himself before his face turned solemn.
"In addition to looking out for my own, I also try to help out those in need when I can. I won't look for conflict with anyone unless it is absolutely necessary. But I'll make sure to pay them back with interest if they dare to bother my family or me."
Ning Qi recited them to himself, as though wanting to etch those words in the depth of his soul.
"Ding! The system finds the host is securing his resolution... The system appreciates the host for going on the right path and achieving the 'Path of Clear' that comes after the 'Path of Bond'."
"Ding! The system issues a reward for the host... Ding! The system is adjusting the power of the Sect Master title! Presently, the host can affect those who are not exceeding the host's realm by three levels." System voice sounded, right after Ning Qi firmly vowed to himself, surprising him.
He almost forgot there was this unique type of reward that issued him a special disciple spot last time.
Ning Qi swiftly opened his stats panel and examined the newly updated section of sect master title power, which he had merely used 5 to 6 minutes ago.
"What a great timing system! Presently, I can even cause those on the fourth level of foundation establishment realm cultivators to roll on the floor." Ning Qi thought with a delight, as he remembered there were two more elders in this damned sect, who were foundation establishment realms.
He was initially a bit troubled, but when he concentrated on one of them, the other two enjoyed a slight chance to flee. Even though he can operate both guns at the same time, it will nonetheless take less than a second for the last guy to escape.
Ning Qi only had 95% confidence before, but now it went all the way to 99.99% with the auxiliary power that he just gained a moment ago.
Not bothering with anything, he started sprinting towards the sect location at his maximum speed, wanting to complete the mission as soon as possible and get back to his sect.
As he approached the sect location, the bamboo trees started thinning out a bit, Ning Qi slowed down his speed a bit, before climbing onto one of the trees to observe the situation.
The entire sect of this red blood sect branch is not as Ning Qi imagined. Only 20 or so weak-looking buildings are made of stones in a crude manner. But they are all in a particular order, completely surrounding an arena or what can be considered a slaughtering stage, as it is completely covered in blood marks, almost dying red.
Just looking at them, Ning Qi felt a puking sensation, and endless disgust arose in him. His initial determination to eradicate this sect was half because of the system's mission and the other half because he thought it was a worthy deed. But now he feels like leaving such scum to live will not allow him to live in peace. Even if there was no system mission, he would eliminate them, as he can't tolerate this kind of brutality.
Naturally, if there was a dominant cultivator in this sect, He would have waited until he grew more capable before eliminating them.
Just as Ning Qi waited for the opportune timing, slowly, one by one, people started coming out of their 'houses', and Ning Qi also started numbering them. When the disciple count reached 29, one old man, who looked to be in his thirties, and two middle-aged men slowly made their way onto the stage.
The disciples on the stage started talking with each other, but the three people on the stage stood without mentioning anything.
On the other hand, Ning Qi is completely puzzled about what they are about to do, and he still can't make a move as there is one more disciple missing.
Before long, his puzzlement is cleared as the last disciple gradually makes his way onto the stage. But along with him is a woman who looks to be around 33 or even younger, whom he dragged along by holding her hair. She looks to be too tired to say anything, as she merely allows him to drag her around without uttering any words. She didn't even whimper a bit, as she already lacked any will to live.
Ning Qi swiftly opened his eyes to see the cultivation of this woman, but his eyes instantly turned red as he found that she was just a normal human being. He also understood what was going to happen to this woman now after analyzing the previous state of that stage.
Ning Qi's eyes turned a bit red, as there is a belly full of fire raging inside him, and also his loathing towards these guys turned a bit darker shade.
On the other hand, Liu Yifei recognizes what these murderous devils were about to perform on her. She wasn't the only one who came on an adventurous trek this time. She came along with two of her friends and a local hunter, and in the last two days, they were all tortured on this same stage, in front of her. She knows they will extract her blood until her death, and some of them are even going to eat the flesh on her body while she is still alive.
She represents a notable star who predominantly worked on TV shows. Her career was at its peak in this section of her life. But because of the challenging workload, she desired to take a break and informed her friends about this. They all quickly devised a plan to go trekking on the Tianmen Mountain Range.
They voiced their thoughts to one of her friends' boyfriends, who is in fact a marine. He didn't oppose them, as he said he would accompany them, but in the end, he got an urgent mission that he must go to. But from his connection, he arranged for them to meet an excellent local hunter, who is genuine and boasts a good name in the society.
The hunter he arranged is as professional as he mentioned, and he guided them through the forest and even hunted some wild boars along for a barbeque party. But suddenly everything changed once they entered this bamboo forest. Out of nowhere, two men came to them, didn't say anything, before knocking them out.
When they opened their eyes, they were already in separate cages. All of them tried desperately to break out of the cage and escape from this goddamned forest. Their struggle resulted in nothing, as the cages are too strong for them to break open.
Liu Yifei, who remains a virgin even though she is in the industry, felt that they were going to do something to her, and she desperately cried for a long time. But they didn't do anything to her, and they indeed provided them with food and water, puzzling all of them. Days went by, and they stayed there for ten days and tried many ways to find out why they were captured. But the guy who served their food and water never uttered a single word.
Suddenly one day, all of them were hauled to the execution stage, where they took the hunter guy, who tried to fight with them but was instantly pummeled to the ground. They bound him to a stack of bamboo and placed him horizontally, with two supporting poles on each end of the bamboo stack.
At that moment, they slowly chanted some kind of words, and every one of them took turns making a cut on his body to collect blood from him. Some of them even bit some chunks out of him, eating contentedly. At first, they all felt disgusted and then panicked, but they were incapable of getting away from there, as these guys are insanely strong and fast.
The succeeding corresponding days are her friend's turn. She helplessly looked and wept, while they were bled and eaten alive. All the will to live in her body left her. She just wanted to end this as soon as possible so that she could get peace.
Today is the day that she is going to get her ending. She gritted her teeth and prepared herself for the final torture that she was going to go through. She didn't entertain the vain hope that someone would come to help her, as that is practically nigh impossible to happen. She even prayed that no one would come so that they wouldn't end up like their group with these heinous devils. Just as she readied herself to undergo all of that, she saw a guy slowly and leisurely making his way toward this group, which instantly puzzled her at first.
"N..no, D..Don't come here! P..please r..run away!"
But soon she panicked and wanted to shout at him to run away. But her voice cracked a bit, and it didn't sound like a shout to anyone, just a feeble woman's murmur.
Even still, everyone heard that clearly, as everyone's concentration is completely on Ning Qi at the moment. They aren't as naive as Liu Yifei, as no normal human being can make it here in just an hour, which is their break time.
Therefore, this guy is definitely a cultivator, and he is either actively looking for them or he came here by chance.
The guy that dragged Liu Yifei quickly gave her a slap when he saw that she was still struggling, to warn Ning Qi.