"Seed Demon Way..."
"Rogue Cultivator of Xin Mountain..."
"His eldest and second disciples are both only at the Qi Refining Stage? The Seed Demon Way isn't doing so well these days..."
Liu Ciming rubbed his brow, seemingly unwilling to let fresh complications sprout.
"Tell them to behave themselves. Don't draw the people from the Six Great Sects here."
"Yes, senior brother."
He had absolutely no interest in dealing with this squabbling, no different from children playing house.
He swept his sleeve and left.
The cultivators of the Yellow Springs Devil Way all left with Liu Ciming.
Seeing this, the Devil Cultivator arguing with Sheng Nian and the others left as well.
Only Sheng Nian and a young cultivator remained.
"Junior brother."
The young man was named Lü Qin, currently the eldest disciple under the Rogue Cultivator of Xin Mountain.
"Picking a fight with cultivators of the Yellow Springs Way in these parts isn't a clever thing to do."
"Hahahaha..."
Sheng Nian laughed. "Sorry, sorry, senior brother. I just didn't like the look of him."
"But..."
He abruptly changed tack, his tone filled with coldness. "As for whether I'm being clever..."
"I don't think it's your place to lecture me, Senior Brother Lü."
"..."
Lü Qin's expression turned rather ugly, but he remained silent.
He shot Sheng Nian a venomous glance, then left on his own.
Watching his retreating figure, Sheng Nian slowly let the wild arrogance fade from his face.
In the dim moonlight, he sat alone beneath a withered tree, meditating to regulate his breathing.
Within his sea of consciousness, demonic shadows surged.
"Boy, you put on quite an act..."
"That Rogue Cultivator of Xin Mountain mistakenly believes you obtained some secret demonic treasure."
"Given what he imagines about you, the more arrogant you are, the more you act