Dingguang Xian looked at Lu Changsheng before him, his face instantly clouding over.
" You actually dare to come back?"
His words carried a note of surprise and suspicion.
"Today is the day Jie Sect Disciples receive their Cultivation Resources. Why wouldn't I dare come?"
Lu Changsheng's expression didn't change in the slightest.
His casual response left Dingguang Xian momentarily stunned.
In truth, Dingguang Xian didn't remember most of the Jie Sect Disciples particularly well.
There were simply too many of them, especially Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals. He didn't care about them at all.
But as luck would have it, he remembered Lu Changsheng, an Earth Immortal!
He still vividly remembered what had happened the last time the resources were distributed.
Ever since Dingguang Xian had taken charge of distributing Cultivation Resources, no one had ever managed to take resources that already belonged to him.
Lu Changsheng had been the exception.
And he was only an Earth Immortal.
If Dingguang Xian had been in Lu Changsheng's shoes, after clearly offending the Suishi Qixian, the best choice would have been to stay off Golden Ao Island for a while.
After all, if you couldn't afford to provoke someone, couldn't you at least avoid him?
Given enough time, Dingguang Xian would forget about the matter, and it would all come to nothing.
But Lu Changsheng hadn't.
He had still come.
And he looked completely unbothered.
Dingguang Xian couldn't make sense of it.
Did Lu Changsheng think he'd forgotten what happened last time?
Or had Lu Changsheng himself forgotten?
While Dingguang Xian was puzzling over this, Lu Changsheng had already run out of patience.
"I'm a little pressed for time. Please hurry."
After a brief hesitation, Dingguang Xian handed Lu Changsheng a Jade Bottle.
"Next."
But after taking the Jade Bottle, Lu Changsheng showed no sign of leaving.
"These Cultivation Resources aren't enough."
Dingguang Xian's expression darkened.
The resources he'd given him were indeed insufficient, but Lu Changsheng had declared as much without even taking a look?
"You haven't even looked—"
"Do I need to? Everyone ahead of me got two Jade Bottles, but I only got one."
Lu Changsheng wasn't blind.
"I wasn't late this time. What reason do you have to withhold my Cultivation Resources?"
His calm words drew the attention of quite a few Jie Sect Disciples nearby.
Noticing the surprised, questioning gazes turning toward him, Dingguang Xian suddenly understood.
So Lu Changsheng hadn't forgotten what happened last time. He'd come prepared.
Was he bringing it up now to use the pressure of his fellow disciples against Dingguang Xian?
If so, Lu Changsheng was mistaken.
So what if his fellow disciples were watching? Would anyone really stand up for him?
The answer was no!
Everyone knew that the Jie Sect had no rule about deducting Cultivation Resources for being late.
It was obvious that Dingguang Xian was targeting Lu Changsheng.
But so what if they knew?
Take Lu Changsheng's side and offend Changer Dingguangxian?
Don't be ridiculous.
At least none of the Jie Sect Disciples gathered to receive their Cultivation Resources had the nerve to do that.
Standing up for someone else came at a price.
Dingguang Xian shook his head, his gaze growing a little colder as he looked at Lu Changsheng.
"I'm warning you. Watch what you say."
"I didn't withhold your Cultivation Resources last time, and I haven't this time either."
"The Cultivation Resources being distributed today have indeed increased, but there's only a limited amount for each cultivation level. Whoever comes first gets them."
"You weren't late this time, but unfortunately, the additional resources for Earth Immortals ran out just before your turn."
Dingguang Xian casually made up an excuse.
"So that's how it is."
"You're sure the extra Cultivation Resources for Earth Immortals were gone by the time it was my turn?"
At Lu Changsheng's question, quite a few Earth Immortals behind him widened their eyes.
Dingguang Xian nodded without hesitation.
"That's right."
So what if he'd withheld all the resources meant for the Earth Immortals behind Lu Changsheng?
Could those Earth Immortals really take it all the way to the Sect Leader?
If anyone was to blame, it was Lu Changsheng.
His answer instantly left the Earth Immortals looking dejected.
But after hearing him, Lu Changsheng put the Jade Bottle he'd just received back.
This immediately left Dingguang Xian puzzled.
What did that mean? He didn't even want those resources?
Under Dingguang Xian's confused gaze, Lu Changsheng spoke slowly.
"What do the extra resources for Earth Immortals have to do with me, a True Immortal?"
As he spoke, Lu Changsheng's aura shifted, revealing that he was a True Immortal.
"Give me the resources for True Immortals."
"Make sure you don't short me this time."
Lu Changsheng reminded Dingguang Xian.
Dingguang Xian stared at him, momentarily dazed.
In a hundred years, Lu Changsheng had gone from Earth Immortal to True Immortal?
That wasn't exactly a fast rate of cultivation, but it depended on who you were talking about.
For someone like Lu Changsheng, who had spent thousands of years failing to break through to Heavenly Immortal, becoming a True Immortal in just a hundred years was still surprising.
No wonder Lu Changsheng had confirmed that the Earth Immortal resources were gone. So this was what he'd been setting up.
But so what if he was a True Immortal?
In Dingguang Xian's eyes, there was no real difference between a True Immortal and an Earth Immortal.
"Your cultivation has reached True Immortal, but you didn't Report in Advance. So this time, you can only receive the Earth Immortal share of the Cultivation Resources."
The Jie Sect Disciples watching nearby exchanged silent glances.
The cultivation level you had when you came to collect resources determined which level's Cultivation Resources you received. There was no need to Report in Advance.
They couldn't understand why Dingguang Xian was targeting Lu Changsheng like this.
But they knew that if they wanted to avoid getting dragged into it, they could only stay silent.
As they looked at Lu Changsheng, the crowd couldn't help feeling a little sorry for him.
He could have offended anyone, but instead he'd offended Dingguang Xian.
He was one of the Sect Leader's Suishi Qixian.
In a sense, Dingguang Xian was even more difficult to deal with than a Personal Disciple like Jinling Shengmu.
Yet after a brief silence, Lu Changsheng's lips curled up.
"Is that so? Since when did the Interception Sect have such a rule?"
"There's plenty you don't know."
Dingguang Xian let out a cold laugh.
He wasn't just going to withhold Lu Changsheng's Cultivation Resources this time. He'd find a reason to withhold them next time and the time after that, too.
As long as Dingguang Xian was in charge, Lu Changsheng would never get enough Cultivation Resources.
That was what happened when you offended Dingguang Xian!
"Is that really a Sect Rule, or did you make it up? I'll go see the Sect Leader and ask him myself."
As he spoke, Lu Changsheng headed toward Biyou Palace.
He was actually going to see Tongtian.
Seeing what Lu Changsheng was doing, Dingguang Xian panicked at first.
"Stop right there!"
How dare he go to Biyou Palace?
A Golden Immortal's pressure bore down on Lu Changsheng.
Under that pressure, Lu Changsheng slowed slightly, but he kept moving.
A Golden Immortal clearly couldn't completely restrain a True Immortal Peak with pressure alone.
Then Dingguang Xian suddenly realized.
What was he even afraid of?
So what if the Sect Leader was in Biyou Palace?
The Sect Leader wasn't going to meet just any True Immortal.
Lu Changsheng's action wouldn't pose any threat to him. On the contrary, it gave him an excuse to act.
"Lu Changsheng, you've got some nerve! Do you think you can see the Sect Leader whenever you want?!"
As he bellowed, Dingguang Xian attacked.
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