Leaving the Cloud Cliff Sect

Violent waves of magical power erupted outward from the clash between Li Shouyi and Wu Dalang.

Every building in the Cloud Cliff Sect was pulverized by the spreading magical power.

The disciples were injured or maimed as well.

And that was with Tang Que and several other elders holding up a protective barrier. Without them, the disciples would probably have been dead on the spot.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Blood seeped from all over Wu Dalang's body. He looked at Li Shouyi and burst out laughing. "Li Shouyi, you can't kill me! When I return, I'll cut off your head myself!"

With that, a cyan paper talisman appeared in his hand.

Whoosh...

The cyan talisman instantly turned into a wash of cyan light, enveloping Wu Dalang as he vanished.

Li Shouyi simply watched Wu Dalang leave in silence. It wasn't that he didn't want to stop him.

It was just that the man had splurged way too hard on premium gear. If Li Shouyi hadn't been mistaken...

What Wu Dalang had just used was a Great Shift Talisman, something only a mighty cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage could craft.

Once activated, it could only be interrupted by someone at the Tribulation Transcendence stage, because it involved comprehension of space.

Phew... Li Shouyi let out a soft breath, then turned his gaze toward Tang Que and the others.

"Sect Master, I'd like to borrow a few things from you. You don't mind, do you?"

Li Shouyi had still been a considerable distance away from Tang Que and the others, but by the time he finished speaking, he had appeared right before them.

Tang Que and the others swallowed hard and offered ingratiating smiles. "Elder Li, what are you saying?"

"Whatever you wish to borrow, so long as the Cloud Cliff Sect has it, please help yourself."

Tang Que and the others were genuinely afraid that Li Shouyi might suddenly slap them to death.

Had there not been so many disciples present, they felt certain they would have dropped to their knees right there, clung to Li Shouyi's legs, and begun endlessly repenting.

"Haha, since you put it that way, Sect Master, I can rest easy."

"I'd like to borrow some spirit stones from you, Sect Master. You don't mind, do you?"

The moment Tang Que and the others heard that, they understood.

Li Shouyi was making them pay to save their own lives.

After exchanging glances, they took out their Spatial Rings and handed them to Li Shouyi. "Elder Li, this is a small token of our appreciation. Consider it compensation for all your years of hard work for the Cloud Cliff Sect. There's no need to repay us."

Feigning reluctance, Li Shouyi accepted the rings. "Oh, how could I possibly accept?"

"But if I refuse, I'd be denying you gentlemen face, so I'll have to shamelessly accept."

Tang Que and the others wanted to cry but had no tears. Only now did they understand what it meant to play the whore while erecting a monument to your own chastity—Li Shouyi was the perfect example.

"Please don't feel troubled. Just accept them and enjoy."

All they wanted now was for this harbinger of disaster to leave the Cloud Cliff Sect as soon as possible. Sure, Li Shouyi had just defeated Wu Dalang.

But they weren't fools. Seeing Wu Dalang use a Great Shift Talisman, they knew his background had to be extraordinary.

And now that he had escaped, he would surely return for revenge.

To keep the Cloud Cliff Sect from getting dragged into it, they naturally didn't want Li Shouyi to stay.

"All right! Then I really will accept them."

"I've lived here for over a decade, and now I'm preparing to leave. I have a few words for you, Sect Master."

"Please, go ahead."

Tang Que was utterly deferential, even keeping his waist bent.

Li Shouyi suddenly walked up beside Tang Que and whispered in his ear, "Tang Que, eat shit!"

Tang Que: ??

Having said that, Li Shouyi laughed, mounted his flying sword, and vanished in a streak of light.

He had no choice but to leave. The system's mechanical voice was reminding him to run now that he'd finished showing off, or his cover would be blown.

System notification: Cheat about to go offline. Countdown: 10, 9...

He rode his flying sword back to his little courtyard. The moment he landed, two lovely figures threw themselves at him.

"Master, thank goodness you're all right!"

Li Shouyi felt four spheres slam hard against his chest. His mouth twitched, and he hastily pushed away his two disciples who had charged into him with their balls.

He looked at them with a stern expression. "What kind of behavior is this? Both of you, show some restraint!"

These two disciples are truly wicked, Li Shouyi thought. They actually tried to undermine my Dao heart. Absolutely unforgivable.

"Hehe, don't be angry, Master, okay? We were just worried about you!"

"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm!"

After hearing Su Wan'er finish, Lin Shuishui nodded along like a chick pecking at grain.

"All right, you two, pack your things. We're leaving the Cloud Cliff Sect."

"Huh?"

"Master, are we leaving?"

"Where are we going from now on?"

"Roaming the world with swords in hand, righting wrongs and defending justice?"

Su Wan'er's mouth was like a machine gun, firing off more than a dozen questions in a row.

Li Shouyi was about to snap at her, but Lin Shuishui's next words sparked a flash of inspiration in his mind.

"Master, do you want to establish a sect of your own?"

Those very words opened Li Shouyi's eyes.

That's right!

Why didn't I think of this before? Rather than searching everywhere for disciples, why not have them deliver themselves to my doorstep?

Once it clicked, he stroked Lin Shuishui's little head and smiled. "As expected of my eldest disciple. You're so clever. I've decided to establish a sect of my own."

"Really?"

Both girls' eyes lit up when they heard that, especially Su Wan'er's.

She was already imagining herself losing money to her junior brothers every day, making them all owe her karmic debts, and watching her cultivation soar by leaps and bounds.

"That's right. I intend to leave the Cloud Cliff Sect today."

He had no choice. He'd swindled three Spatial Rings out of them, and after making such a haul, he had to run. If Tang Que and the others discovered that his actual cultivation was only at the Golden Core stage, they would all hack him to death.

Seeing that the ditzy Su Wan'er still wanted to keep talking, Li Shouyi hurriedly interrupted her. "No more questions. Hurry up and pack. We're leaving right away."

Su Wan'er could only pout. "Master, all my things are in my Spatial Ring! There's nothing to pack."

"Mine too, Master."

Lin Shuishui was already yawning.

She looked ready to fall asleep at any moment.

Li Shouyi's mouth twitched at the sight. His eldest disciple was the one who worried him most. She was just like a sloth.

"All right, then! You two, hurry up and get on!"

With that, Li Shouyi summoned his flying sword.

Once the two girls climbed on, he flew straight east. There was no special meaning behind it; he simply felt that east was an auspicious direction.

After all, the sun rose in the east!

"Master, where are we headed?"

Li Shouyi had been admiring the beautiful sight of the sun sinking behind the western mountains. The moment he heard Su Wan'er's voice, he felt his mood had been ruined.

"Wayward disciple, shut up!"

He turned and scolded Su Wan'er, making the gambling addict pout in grievance again, then smiled happily.

I really haven't had it easy, he thought.

I finally received a system reward. Now that I've gotten one, I'm sure there'll be more and more chances to earn rewards from now on.

What he didn't know, however, was that some things, once received, were just like that membrane.

Once it broke the first time, there would never be a second...