Defying his superiors

You wanted to be his senior brother? He refused to acknowledge it.

You wanted these materials? He refused to hand them over.

He was going to steal Hua Yunfeng's love a second time in the future anyway. Whether they fell out sooner or later, they would fall out all the same.

There was no need to indulge the other man now and make himself suffer.

"I just remembered that I can use these things myself, so I won't be turning in the mission." Qin Yi put them away without hesitation, sweeping his storage pouch over the materials and taking them all.

Miao Xiufeng froze. He looked at Qin Yi, then at Hua Yunfeng. With a man's sensitivity, he vaguely sensed that the two seemed to be at odds.

With a wry smile, he said, "Senior Brother Qin, if you don't turn in the mission, we won't receive any cultivation resources next month."

Qin Yi asked, "If I turn it in, what will you get next month?"

Miao Xiufeng said, "Ten Qi Gathering Pills."

Qi Gathering Pills were the pills most needed during the Qi Refining Stage. With these pills, one could pass smoothly through the Qi Refining Stage.

During Qi Refining, the greatest concern was difficulty gathering Qi in the dantian. With Qi Gathering Pills, that worry no longer needed to exist.

"It's only ten Qi Gathering Pills. I'll give them to you next month," Qin Yi said.

He had found several bottles of Qi Gathering Pills on Xiahou Tai. He only needed to get one bottle back from Xu Xinran later.

"Then... all right." Miao Xiufeng scratched his head. He only wanted his cultivation resources for next month.

Since Qin Yi had promised to provide them, he had no objections.

In any case, whether it was Qin Yi or Hua Yunfeng, a conflict between them would be a battle between immortals in his eyes. A minor figure like him was better off staying clear.

Now that he had received that promise, he immediately took his leave and headed off first.

In front of everyone, Qin Yi also said to Xu Xinran, "Junior Sister Xinran, I'll provide your cultivation materials next month too. You don't have any objections either, do you?"

Of course Xu Xinran had none, but in front of everyone, she merely gave a restrained nod. Then she, too, left first to avoid arousing suspicion.

Once she had left, Qin Yi made to leave with Gu Yiyi as well.

Hua Yunfeng's face, however, had turned as dark as pig liver.

Qin Yi's actions were clearly a slap to his face.

"Stop!"

He suddenly shouted.

Qin Yi ignored him.

"I told you to stop. Didn't you hear me?"

Hua Yunfeng's figure flashed, and he suddenly appeared in front of Qin Yi, blocking his path. "Junior Brother Qin, don't do anything foolish. Leave the materials. I need them."

Qin Yi laughed. "Who are you calling junior brother? You're from Snow Maple Ridge, and I'm from Emerald Bamboo Peak. You're the head disciple of Snow Maple Ridge, but I'm the head disciple of Emerald Bamboo Peak too. What gives you the right to call yourself my senior brother?"

Those words undoubtedly reeked of gunpowder.

What other disciple would not show Hua Yunfeng some deference upon seeing him?

With Hua Yunfeng's talent and cultivation, although he was currently only a disciple, he was already fully qualified to become an elder in his own right. If things worked out between him and Gu Qingshuang in the future, he would even be the designated next sect master.

Yet Qin Yi had the gall to speak to such a person this way?

Gan Lusong, the pill-refining elder of the Mission Hall, suddenly stepped forward and rebuked him. "You have no respect for your seniors! Do you know who you're talking to?"

Qin Yi glanced at the elder and retorted, "And who are you talking to?"

"Insolence!" Elder Gan Lusong pointed at Qin Yi. "You arrogant wretch! You've been a disciple of the Famous Sword Sect for less than a month, and you already hold everyone in such contempt? Kneel!"

As an elder, he was a senior. If a junior behaved insolently, he had both the authority and the standing to punish him.

Qin Yi sneered. "Who do you think you are? On what grounds? I have to kneel just because you say so? Even if I were to kneel, it would be to my own master. Who the hell are you? Are you even worthy?"

This time, Gu Yiyi grew nervous.

The Famous Sword Sect had strict rules. Even if this pill-refining elder was not a senior from Emerald Bamboo Peak, he was still a senior.

As a junior, Qin Yi was defying his superior by speaking in such a tone. If someone with an agenda invoked the disciplinary rules, he would be left with more trouble than he could stomach.

She hurriedly tugged at Qin Yi's sleeve, urging him to say less.

But because Qin Yi still had two [Nascent Soul Experience Cards] on him, he truly was not afraid of anyone right now.

After all, as soon as he used a [Nascent Soul Experience Card], his strength would surpass even that of the Famous Sword Sect's sect master.

With such a powerful trump card, what the hell did he have to fear?

Still, he had forgotten that an experience card was ultimately only an experience card. It had a time limit.

Only after calming down a little did he realize, Am I getting too carried away?

But he had already spoken those arrogant words. Backing down now would be far too humiliating.

"You defiant wretch! You're courting death!"

The pill-refining elder Gan Lusong was so furious that his beard stirred without any wind. He suddenly spread his five fingers, and a surging force bore down toward Qin Yi like a massive mountain.

Holding Gu Yiyi, Qin Yi instinctively closed his hand around a [Nascent Soul Experience Card].

If this old bastard really refuses to let this go, I won't mind using another [Nascent Soul Experience Card], unleashing my strength to hack him into ten thousand pieces, then taking care of Hua Yunfeng while I'm at it.

With the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm, he believed he could easily kill them and then leave at his leisure.

But if he did that, stealing Gu Qingshuang's love would become even more difficult.

Just then, a streak of Sword Qi suddenly flew through the air.

The pale blue Sword Qi was like a cold crescent moon. It sliced through the void and, with a whoosh, tore the pill-refining elder's palm force apart on the spot.

After circling once, the pale blue Sword Qi actually turned back along its original path.

It had been incomparably sharp on its way in, and on its way back, its Sword Qi expanded tenfold.

As its Sword Qi expanded, it sliced off the pill-refining elder's sleeve, leaving a large section of his perfectly good robe in tatters.

"Elder Gan, how imposing you are." Someone suddenly appeared.

Upon seeing him, Gu Yiyi cried out in delighted surprise, "Father!"

It was the Dripping Water Sword, Seventh Elder Gu Yanshan.

He must have happened to pass by the Mission Hall. Seeing Elder Gan bullying his disciple, he naturally would not let him have his way.

"Gu Yanshan, this disciple of yours is rebellious and defies his superiors. As an elder, am I not allowed to punish him?" Gan Lusong asked, looking at his ruined sleeve and suppressing his anger.

Gu Yanshan glanced at him, then at Hua Yunfeng, before finally giving Qin Yi an approving look. "My disciple spoke correctly. He may kneel to heaven, to earth, or to his master, but why should he kneel to you? Who the hell do you think you are?"

"Gu Yanshan, you..." The pill-refining elder's face instantly turned green.

In front of so many disciples, Gu Yanshan was actually showing him no respect at all!

"Since when was it your place to discipline my disciple? If you reach your hand this far again, my sword won't be so polite to you next time."