Clang!
Accompanied by the crisp sound of shattered porcelain, Li Qing's body swayed precariously. At last, he weakly toppled backward onto the ground, barely managing to lean against the courtyard wall.
"Wh-why did you drug me?!" Li Qing's eyelids drooped, and his breathing suddenly became faint.
His tone was filled with confusion, along with a trace of grief.
bang!
Ye Feng fell directly to his knees. Tears squeezed from his reddened eyes as he said unwillingly, "I failed Foundation Establishment. Two years ago, I reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining and exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect, yet I still failed to establish my foundation."
"Brother Li, I know you have a Foundation Establishment Pill. I need it. I must succeed in Foundation Establishment!"
"Do you know what the senior and junior brothers in the sect call me? They call me the Body Snatching Demon. Because of the body snatching incident, nothing has gone smoothly for me in the sect. My fellow disciples look down on me in every possible way!"
"I want to become a Foundation Establishment elder. I want to change all of this."
After saying that, Ye Feng stood up and drew an incomparably sharp longsword from his waist. Its blade emitted a chilling glint.
"If Jiuxiao had not become an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall and arranged for me to serve as a law enforcement disciple in Tianhe Marketplace, my condition would likely have been even worse."
"Brother Li, I'm sorry. I truly need that Foundation Establishment Pill. And the secret realm of Soul Nurturing Temple—I will inherit all of it and cultivate until the Core Formation Realm!"
Ye Feng's sword-holding hand trembled, and his steps were unsteady as well. Yet after he approached step by step, he seemed to have