"Senior Sister Liu, what should we do?" A Foundation Establishment sword cultivator furrowed his brow as he looked at the female sword cultivator.
"Take Senior Brother Li to get treated first. I'll handle the rest." The woman surnamed Liu spoke in a low voice, her expression dark.
The sword cultivator hesitated, then asked, "Senior Sister Liu, that kid is only at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, yet he's already this strong. His talent is almost on par with Senior Brother Xiao Munan and Senior Brother Zeng Rong. We've offended him now. If he leaves the Eighth Peak someday, I'm afraid he'll make trouble for us."
"Hmph. Do you think he'll even make it out of the Eighth Peak?" The woman surnamed Liu gave a cold snort, a deep, sly smile flashing through her eyes.
The sword cultivator was stunned. Clearly, he didn't understand what she meant.
But another person beside him stepped forward and chuckled darkly. "Don't you understand what Senior Sister Liu means? The Eighth Peak has limited spirit herbs. We can't guarantee he'll get his share every month. Without spirit herbs, how many years do you think he'll have to cultivate bitterly before he can reach Foundation Establishment?"
The woman surnamed Liu smiled and shook her head. "That probably won't be enough. He's come this far, so he likely doesn't rely too much on spirit herbs to cultivate. You all know the rules of the Eighth Peak: to be promoted to the Seventh Peak, you need to break through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and earn a certain number of contribution points. So we'll suppress his cultivation, but his contribution points are what we really need to target. Understand?"
"Senior Sister Liu is brilliant, just like the Zhuge Liang of the Eighth Peak." The two sword cultivators were