So Annoying, Kill Them All!

Seeing Chu Lu's unrepentant demeanor, Ji Xiangshan trembled with rage.

"You, you, you! Confess everything to this old man!" Ji Xiangshan roared, "If you dare utter a single false word, I'll skin you alive!"

Chu Lu couldn't be bothered to argue. Instead, Liu Yan'er scrambled to Ji Xiangshan's side and shouted, "Grand-master, Grand-master, the Sect Leader has gone mad."

Then, Liu Yan'er embellished the story, recounting everything Chu Lu had just done, emphasizing how he had resorted to slaughter at the slightest disagreement.

This sent Ji Xiangshan into a furious rage.

"Beast! Beast! You beast!" he pointed at Chu Lu and cursed, "To commit such a heinous act, are you even human?!"

"I was merely seeking justice," Chu Lu said calmly.

"Heh! Such pretense, such hypocrisy. You beast, do you think I don't know what you're thinking?" Ji Xiangshan sneered.

Chu Lu: "?"

—Wait, why do you also seem to know Luo Qingdie so well?

"You talk about seeking justice? I think you're just jealous of your deceased junior sister!" Ji Xiangshan yelled, "I saw it back then, you have a narrow mind and are no good!"

Chu Lu: "???"

—Junior sister? Where did a junior sister come from all of a sudden?

He asked Luo Qingdie in his mind.

After a moment of silence, she began to recount the story.

"It happened many years ago. When Master was training outside, he made a mistake and encountered a demonic cultivator. He was severely injured and fell off a cliff, only to be taken in and cared for by a farming family. After his injuries healed, Master wanted to repay their kindness. He promised that if anyone in the family had a spiritual root, he would notify him at the Inquiry Sword Sect, and he would take them in as a disciple."

"Time passed, and the farming family never sent anyone. Master grew curious and went to find them himself. Following the clues, he eventually found my home and discovered I possessed a supreme spiritual root, so he took me as his disciple. However, years later, a woman appeared, claiming to be the descendant of Master's benefactor. I thought she was trying to scam us, so I drove her away. But it turned out she was telling the truth."

"Later, Master took her in, learning that she was the only one left in her family. It turned out that after Master left, the demonic cultivator had tracked him down for revenge. They had been hiding all these years, and only recently had the opportunity to come to the Inquiry Sword Sect."

"Master felt extremely guilty, so he treated her exceptionally well, giving her all sorts of magic treasures and medicinal herbs, while neglecting me. He said that although he had trained with me for ten years, he couldn't just expel me from the sect. But every time he saw my face, he felt even more guilty towards my junior sister. I complained a few times, and Master flew into a rage, calling me jealous and petty. I had no choice but to remain silent. Later, that woman suffered a cultivation deviation during her practice and unfortunately passed away."

"So that's how it is," Chu Lu said, a hint of confusion appearing as he understood. "But what does this have to do with the current situation?"

At this moment, Ji Xiangshan spoke again: "You hated your junior sister to the bone back then. Now that little Yan'er has appeared, she looks seven-tenths like your junior sister, and we hit it off immediately. You're jealous again! You'd go so far as to commit murder to take her life."

"Speaking of which, I was suspicious back then. Why would your junior sister suffer a cultivation deviation for no reason? Could it be that you were responsible for that too? How wicked! You are so wicked!"

Chu Lu: "??"

—What nonsense is this?

"Did you really do it?" Chu Lu asked in his mind.

"Of course not," Luo Qingdie replied immediately.

Chu Lu thought to himself, that's right. If this good-for-nothing had the guts, she wouldn't have been tormented by Liu Yan'er like that.

The group of disciples began to chatter amongst themselves again.

"I didn't expect the Sect Leader to have such a past."

"No wonder she's so skilled at killing fellow disciples."

"I bet her usual kindness was all an act."

"Kill her and bring justice to heaven!"

Amidst the clamor, Ji Xiangshan drew his sword, his face filled with murderous intent, and said, "I should have killed you back then, but I was soft-hearted for a moment, not expecting it to lead to such disaster. This is all my fault, and I should be the one to resolve it! Disobedient disciple, if you have any conscience, any humanity, any guilt towards me, then accept your punishment obediently!"

Hearing this, a single thought crossed Chu Lu's mind.

—Oh my god, after all that rambling, he's finally going to make a move.

However, he habitually asked, "Has Master made up her mind? No changes?"

Ji Xiangshan didn't react much to this, but everyone present changed their expressions.

They looked at Chu Lu in shock, thinking: No way? She wouldn't dare, would she? That's her Master! The Master who raised her since she was a child!

"My word is my bond. Die!" Ji Xiangshan roared, swinging his sword and unleashing his strongest sword technique. Instantly, white light exploded, and dao rhythm fluctuated.

Facing Ji Xiangshan's strongest attack, Chu Lu, just like when facing Xiao Yichen, the Grand Elder, and the Disciplinary Hall Elder, slowly raised his sword.

Phoenix Arrives!

Thump!

Ji Xiangshan's head fell to the ground.

In an instant, the Disciplinary Hall fell into dead silence.

Everyone's eyes widened.

—Killed? He actually killed his own Master?

"Fallen into demonic ways."

A low murmur suddenly sounded from among the disciples, and then it quickly spread.

"Fallen into demonic ways! The Sect Leader has fallen into demonic ways."

"Run! Run quickly!"

The disciples were so terrified they burst into tears and began to flee in all directions.

Some could still use their magic power to fly their swords, while others, too scared to even use magic power, ran wildly. Those whose legs had gone weak scrambled away on all fours.

The only one left standing was Liu Yan'er.

Because Chu Lu had already set his sights on her.

Watching Chu Lu slowly approach her, Liu Yan'er knew there was no escape. Her only chance was to beg for mercy.

So she knelt down and desperately kowtowed to Chu Lu, "Sect Leader, Sect Leader, I was wrong, I know I was wrong."

She saw Chu Lu's foot stop in front of her, but he didn't make a move.

Her heart leaped with joy, and she continued, "I am despicable and shameless, I deserve to die a thousand deaths. I shouldn't have plotted against you in secret. I deserve to die! I deserve to die! I shouldn't have spread rumors about you being jealous of beauty, and I shouldn't have incited Fan Bailu and the others to deal with you. It's all my fault, I deserve to die!"

As she spoke, she slapped herself repeatedly.

The slaps rang out loudly.

Seeing that Chu Lu remained silent and still didn't act, she thought her tactic was working and pushed further, "Sect Leader, please give me a chance to atone. I'll do anything. I can teach you how to handle those men. Once you learn, all men will be infatuated with you, okay?"

Having said this, Liu Yan'er felt she had a grasp on the situation and boldly raised her head to look at Chu Lu.

To her surprise, Chu Lu wasn't looking at her but gazing outside.

He murmured, "I've waited for a while and no one has come. It seems there's really no one left. Alright, let's finish this."

With that, he casually swung his sword.

Liu Yan'er froze, feeling the world spin, and then she saw her own body.

"Huh?"

Thump. The corpse fell to the ground.

Chu Lu calmly stepped over the body and arrived outside the Disciplinary Hall. His figure flickered, and he quickly intercepted the fleeing disciples.

Looking at the terrified Inquiry Sword Sect disciples, he wore an expression of utter disbelief. "Why would you think you could escape the grasp of a Mahayana Stage cultivator?"

The disciples fell into despair.

"Everyone, die," Chu Lu raised his sword.

Phoenix Arrives!

On this day, Chu Lu went on a killing spree, leaving less than one-tenth of the Inquiry Sword Sect disciples alive.