By the time we reached the mountainside, Xue Qingcheng was already standing there, watching the situation. The middle-aged immortal cultivator approaching from afar was dressed in a way that clearly marked him as someone from none of the four nearby sects, which came as quite a surprise to us.
"Someone's cut in and stolen our prey. What do you think we should do?" I watched the battlefield ahead, which had descended into chaos. One of the two ferocious beasts was gravely wounded, while the one that had just arrived had suffered only light injuries. The other lesser demon beasts were wounded to varying degrees, and the elders and disciples of the Star-Moon Sect were already in a sorry state.
Now someone had come to rescue them. They were too embarrassed to flee, so they seemed to have joined forces with that other Five Tribulations immortal cultivator to deal with the demon beasts. With two Five Tribulations experts present, the two ferocious beasts were naturally somewhat restrained. Yet the newcomers did not flee because of it.
"Looks like they showed up now because they intend to take the lion's share. Finding another group of demon beasts is out of the question, but we achieved our goal of splitting them up earlier. Now, taking a cut of the spoils is probably our best option," Xue Qingcheng said.
"We can't let them harvest the fruits of our victory. We'll have to cut the problem off at the root. Should I go first, or will you?" I fully agreed with her.
"You're just a gofer. How dare you order the sect master around? Get to work!" Xue Qingcheng shot me a sidelong glance, looking as though it was obviously my job to go. I was caught between laughter and tears. "I'm only a Four