Liu Long hesitated. He wasn't the kind of person who was impartial and scrupulously followed sect rules.
But anyone who wasn't an idiot knew that the person undergoing tribulation was an unparalleled prodigy with peerless talent. A prodigy like that was bound to be blessed with immense fortune.
It went without saying that someone blessed with such fortune would have plenty of treasures. He was the sort of person who could stumble across treasure just by walking down the road. He might even have rare treasures suited to his cultivation. The potential gains were enormous.
If Liu Long could kill the boy, then every treasure on him would belong to Liu Long. It would be like stumbling upon a great opportunity—no amount of adventuring could compare to such a windfall.
Of course, he wouldn't voice these thoughts. On the surface, he was still the impartial senior brother who wanted to punish an intruder according to sect rules, and he had every justification for doing so.
Even if the matter were brought before the sect for judgment, he wouldn't be afraid.
"Pass on my order. Move out at once and capture him."
Liu Long bellowed, "That brat is only a mid-stage Treasure Refining Realm cultivator. No matter how strong he is, he can't be that powerful—and he's in the middle of a tribulation, with his life hanging by a thread."
"Strike while he's down and kill him first. We can divide the treasures afterward."
He ordered his fellow disciples to attack at once and kill Xia Ping.
"Yes, Senior Brother Liu Long."
The Guiyuan Sect disciples nodded. With someone taking the lead, they had nothing to worry about.
"Wait!"
Xia Ping's voice suddenly rang out from within the storm of thunder. "I entered your sect's territory to cultivate by accident, without