Chapter 7: Senior Brother, You Are Truly Magnanimous!

“Why…?”

“Why can you still stand up…?”

“I, Ni Mingyang, entered the sect at the age of four. For eighteen years, I have trained diligently day and night and finally reached the eighth level of the Later Heaven, becoming an outer sect disciple. Yet now, I cannot even defeat a disciple who isn’t even at the Later Heaven level… Why? Why?”

Lin Fan looked at Ni Mingyang’s tears slowly rolling down from the corners of his eyes and felt a pang of sympathy.

He seemed to have hit Ni Mingyang too hard.

Although the Holy Demon Sect was a sect of the demonic path, during this past year, Lin Fan had not witnessed any cruel acts.

Sure, people occasionally died during the sandbag training, but that was their own responsibility. Once you chose to be the sandbag, you had to accept the risk.

Lin Fan sighed and placed a single hand on Ni Mingyang’s shoulder.

“Senior Brother Ni…”

“Don’t say anything. I can accept it. In this world, there are so many geniuses. As someone like me, who can only compensate for lack of talent with endless sweat, I can’t compare to them.” Ni Mingyang wiped away his tears.

Such a blow would be like a bolt from the blue for anyone.

“No, Senior Brother Ni. I wanted to tell you something. I just hope you won’t get too angry,” Lin Fan said, looking at Ni Mingyang. In his opinion, Ni Mingyang was actually a decent person.

If he had known earlier that Ni Mingyang was such a good guy, he wouldn’t have gone so far as to knock him down.

But now, it was too late to say anything.

“From now on, we are fellow disciples of the same sect. There’s no need to be so formal. Although those so-called righteous sects outside slander our demonic path, if you stay long enough, you’ll find that our demonic path actually has more camaraderie than those so-called righteous sects,” Ni Mingyang said.

“Wow, Senior Brother, your words are so inspiring! I’m truly moved to tears. This is what a real sect should be like. All those plots of betrayal and murder in novels, where the stronger cultivator kills the weaker one, are nothing but lies!” Lin Fan exclaimed, shedding tears of emotion.

“I have a broad heart. Even if you offend me, I won’t get angry. Once I introduce you to Senior Brother Meng and get you officially accepted into the sect, you’ll be my junior,” Ni Mingyang said proudly, his senior aura surging toward Lin Fan like waves.

“Great! With Senior Brother saying that, I feel completely reassured,” Lin Fan said joyfully.

“No problem…” Ni Mingyang smiled and waved his hand. After some self-comforting, his nearly shattered inner self quickly recovered.

But just at that moment…

The world changed.

Ni Mingyang suddenly noticed the blazing sun in the sky suddenly shatter into pieces. In an instant, everything turned pitch black, and he couldn’t see anything.

Yet, a voice echoed in his ears.

“Monkey Steals the Peach.”

…

In the blink of an eye, everything happened swiftly. Lin Fan gathered his energy, and the tenth layer of “Monkey Steals the Peach” was instantly unleashed.

At that moment, it seemed as if no peach in heaven or earth could escape Lin Fan’s devilish hands.

The movements were fast and concise.

Bending down, reaching out, grabbing the peach.

“Ahh…”

At that moment, an incredibly powerful soundwave attack erupted. This soundwave was mighty and unstoppable.

And this roar came directly from Senior Brother Ni.

At this moment, Ni Mingyang’s face turned pale. He trembled as he covered his crotch with both hands, collapsed on the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Lin Fan looked at Ni Mingyang and felt even more guilty. But oh well, since he had already dealt such a heavy blow to Ni Senior Brother, it wouldn’t hurt to deal another.

“Ding! Experience for ‘Monkey Steals the Peach’ +200.”

“Ding! Congratulations on defeating Ni Mingyang at Later Heaven Stage Eight. Experience +20,000.”

“Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.”

“Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.”

“Ding! Congratulations on breaking through the Later Heaven threshold and entering the Later Heaven realm.”

…

At this moment, Lin Fan’s heart leapt with joy. He had finally advanced successfully. The Later Heaven realm!

Name: Lin Fan.

Level: 11 (Later Heaven Second Stage).

Experience: 0/50,000.

Techniques: “Titanium Demon Body” 18th Layer (0/1,000,000).

“Monkey Steals the Peach” 10th Layer (1,200/10,000).

Lin Fan laughed heartily. He never expected that Senior Brother Ni’s brief sacrifice would grant him so much experience. It felt absolutely amazing.

…

“You… you…” At this moment, Ni Mingyang, lying on the ground, held his crotch with one hand and pointed at Lin Fan with the other, his expression filled with fury, as if he wanted to get up and fight Lin Fan to the death.

“Be magnanimous, Senior Brother Ni! My actions were only meant as a test,” Lin Fan said innocently.

“You…” Ni Mingyang now felt like dying. With great difficulty, he stood up. The pain in his crotch made his teeth chatter, and an indescribable sorrow filled his heart.

“Being magnanimous… I am naturally a magnanimous person. My junior is still young and playful. I understand,” Ni Mingyang tried to recover. If he had suffered serious injuries elsewhere, he wouldn’t be like this now. But that was the weakest spot of a man. Enduring such a heavy blow and still being able to stand up was only because of his deep cultivation.

“I knew Senior Brother was a magnanimous person,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

“Alright, follow me,” Ni Mingyang inwardly vowed that once this matter was over, he would absolutely never meet this guy again.

Too dangerous. Far too dangerous.

“Senior Brother, where are we going?” Lin Fan, seeing that Ni Mingyang was not a deceitful person, asked straightforwardly.

“I will take you to meet Senior Brother Meng. He will recommend you and help you become an outer sect disciple,” Ni Mingyang said slightly frowning, as if the sorrow from his ‘peaches’ had not yet faded.

“Uh…” Lin Fan was stunned, somewhat disbelieving. Wasn’t this sending him to his doom?

Seeing Lin Fan’s expression, Ni Mingyang said calmly, “Do you think I’m trying to harm you?”

“No…” Lin Fan hurriedly replied. Novels really could kill people.

Obviously, Ni Mingyang didn’t believe Lin Fan’s words. “Such deceitful and treacherous matters are rare in the Holy Demon Sect. Since its founding, the Holy Demon Sect has experienced prosperity and decline, and we understand that internal strife is always a major threat to the sect.”

“I understand, Senior Brother Ni. The outer sect test is in two days, and I can actually participate,” Lin Fan said.

“You’re a genius. When he reported this, Senior Brother Meng didn’t believe it, and neither did I. But now I believe you truly are a genius. Any genius is a precious asset to the sect. Therefore, those time-wasting tests are merely obstacles for ordinary people,” Ni Mingyang said.

Lin Fan nodded. The previously oppressive atmosphere was now completely gone.

“Senior Brother Ni, what are the requirements for joining the sect?” Lin Fan asked.

Ni Mingyang looked at Lin Fan and softly said, “Reaching the Later Heaven realm is one threshold, the Early Heaven is a smaller one, and entering the Divine realm is a major threshold. For the sect, if even one person among a thousand can reach the Divine realm, it would be a great prosperity for the sect. You’ll understand all of this in time. It’s getting late; Senior Brother Meng must be waiting impatiently.”

“And him?” Lin Fan pointed at the unconscious, exquisitely handsome man on the ground.

“He did well in recommending talent. I will give him a reward later. Let’s go,” Ni Mingyang said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan was instantly shocked. Oh my god, it turned out he was actually a prized asset in the end.

But oh well.

Looking at Ni Mingyang’s smiling face, it seemed he would also receive a reward.

The previous sense of guilt completely vanished from his heart at this moment.

And if he entered the outer sect, then in the future…

Hehe…

At this moment, Lin Fan grinned in a rather despicable manner.