"General Luo, you should be fully aware of the status of the Weapon Refining Sect," Hun Fei's expression darkened. "We shoulder the burden of protecting the people of this continent, and every decade we face a war with the demons from a different race. If the blue sky fruit is in our hands, it would provide the Weapon Refining Sect with more capability to protect everyone. This is considered a good thing for the people, but you would rather try to benefit from this? How can an inconsiderate and selfish person like you even try to bargain with me? If you do not want to be known as an everlasting sinner, hand over the blue sky fruit to me!"
These words uttered by Hun Fei made it seem as if the Weapon Refining Sect demanded the blue sky fruit for the sake of protecting the people of the continent. Hence, not only could General Luo not reject the claim, he should be grateful for the opportunity to be of help. However, if he chose not to hand over the blue sky fruit, it would be considered as treason, and chose to cause harm to the people!
"Hahaha!"
General Luo howled with laughter, as a mocking smile formed on his face, "So this is how the Weapon Refining Sect behaves? All this talk about virtue and morality, working hard for the people, is nothing but a ploy to accomplish your personal ambitions. At the end of the day, you people of the Weapon Refining Sect are just a bunch of pretentious villains. If the lot of you were really considerate of the common people, why don't you want to fork out the ten million gold coins? Or has the Weapon Refining Sect stooped to such level of poverty."
"Clap clap clap!"
Just as he finished uttering those words, a crisp applause sounded from outside of the hall. When everyone turned their heads and looked in the direction of the applause, under the sunlight, a slim figure slowly sauntered in.
The bright rays of light fell on her body and unexpectedly radiated a sense of unspeakable beauty.
"That is correct," the young woman smiled and said, "The Weapon Refining Sect has stooped to this level of poverty, that they do not even have ten million gold coins. Tsk tsk, if word had gone out about this, I think no one would want to join the Weapon Refining Sect in the future. I finally understand why my elder brother would reject you in front of all the cultivators"
"Gu Ruoyun!"
Hun Fei's face turned sour and unsightly, his clenched fist cracking out loud. He would never ever forget, Gu Xiaosheng and this garbage had rejected the Weapon Refining Sect's invitation not long ago.
Forget about Gu Xiaosheng, he was very talented and was accepted by Ling Zong as an apprentice, but who the heck did she think she was? She was only a piece of useless garbage, and to think that she would actually have this kind of courage.
No, this was not courage, it was stupidity!
"Hmph, I was just thinking about looking for you. Who knew that you would actually deliver yourself over first! " Hun Fei sneered, "You are just in time. You can either follow me to the Weapon Refining Sect later, or you can choose to hand over all your mental energy to the lady of my household."
A mental energy is said to be everything a Martial Warrior has. If the mental energy has depleted, it would not necessarily mean the loss of a life. However it was definitive that there would be no way to continue with the cultivation, it might even render the warrior retarded.
Therefore, after hearing this, General Luo's face changed, he completely understood what this meant.
"Oh?" Gu Ruoyun cocked her eyebrow and chuckled, "Why do I need to contribute my mental energyto the lady of the Weapon Refining Sect? It seems that there would only be disadvantages for me with no advantage at all, I do not think that I am at that level of stupidity."
"The Weapon Refining Sect might not obtain the blue sky fruit but we will definitely have your mental energy."
In actual reality, Hun Fei was completely agitated by Gu Ruoyun, which caused him to automatically ignore Shi Yun's plan and warning. All that he knew was, this good-for-nothing garbage rejected the Weapon Refining Sect, so he should not make it easy for her!
"Gu Ruoyun, you are more aware of the extent of your body's capability, more than anyone else. You should know that the spiritual ocean within your body is way larger than anyone else, and based on your natural capabilities, there is no way for you to breakthrough to reach the Martial Warrior level, even in a decade. No matter how hard you work and effort you put in, you are still a piece of garbage!" Hun Fei looked at Gu Ruoyun and said mockingly, "Since a piece of garbage like you cannot help others, you do not serve any purpose at all, then why don't you sacrifice for the people of this continent?"
"So, what you want is for your lady to absorb my mental energy? Just like how you treated the others in a similar fashion?" Gu Ruoyan grinned as she looked at Hun Fei, mirth filled her clear eyes. "It seems that my observation was on point, that Shi Yun is practicing a sinister skill. No matter it is for staying alive or for elevating her capabilities, it is always through other people's mental energy that it grows."
General Luo's jaw dropped in astonishment, the lady of the Weapon Refining Sect would go as far as to doing something so despicable to expand her capabilities? He had never heard of it, ever!
"Hmph!"
Hun Fei did not care that Gu Ruoyun had everything figured out. He laughed sardonically, "Young lady is the most talented genius of the Weapon Refining Sect, and also the hope of this continent! She is probably the only person in this world to be able to defeat the demons from another race. So, even if it requires the sacrifice of more people, it is for the good of the entire continent, hence those sacrifices are justified, and it was done willingly! Gu Ruoyun, you being alive is just a waste to this continent's resources, it is better to sacrifice for the better good of this continent. Nonetheless, it is not like everyone qualifies to sacrifice for this land. If it had not been for the Weapon Refining Sect, you would not have the opportunity to leave behind a great legacy."
In other words, you should be grateful to me for giving you this opportunity to sacrifice yourself for the sake of this land, or else you would not have this golden chance.
"If that is the case, if anyone were to kill you in the future, you should be thankful to him, thankful that he had gotten rid of a vermin from this land. Otherwise, it would still be unknown just how many innocent lives have died unjustly on the hands of the Weapon Refining Sect. Oh wait, maybe by that time, everyone of this continent would be thanking him."
"Boom!"
There was a violent rage that exploded from Hun Fei's body, his cold eyes trained on Gu Ruoyun as he said word by word: "Gu Ruoyun, you have crossed the line! For a garbage such as yourself, if your mental energy could heal our lady's body and even help her to breakthrough to a higher level, you would be considered to have done a noble sacrifice for this land, and yet you do not appreciate this opportunity and even dare to spout such nonsense! You insist on being this person with an everlasting infamy! If you are so adamant and stubborn, then you will be condemned by the public. By the time that this land is in ruins, you will be the key person to take the blame! In that very moment, everyone will see you as the enemy, and your relatives and future generation would be dishonoured by you! Is that what you want?"
"Haha!" Gu Ruoyun burst out laughing, then a jeering smile formed from the corners of her lips, "So according to you, there is nothing wrong with people sacrificing for the power of the Weapon Refining Sect? Those who do not wish to sacrifice are to be known as eternal sinners?"
"Of course!" Hun Fei lifted his head proudly. He jeered, "The duty of the Weapon Refining Sect is to battle the demons from another race. It is for the peace and stability of the land, and as long as we stand strong, this land can continue to live on, and your sacrifices will not be in vain."
Honestly, having lived two lives, this was Gu Ruoyun's second time in encountering such a shameless person. Of course,the first one would be her former father from the Xia household. The shamelessness that these two people portray make a good match. It was a pity that the both of them could not be siblings.
"Then…" Gu Ruoyun paused, smiling as she opened her mouth to utter, "Who am I to sacrifice for the people of this land? Do I owe them anything? I never knew what it meant to find happiness in helping others. I only believe in doing things that are beneficial me. So what if everyone under the bright blue sky was dead? It is enough to me as long as the people I care for are still alive."
Hun Fei's face turn livid with anger.
He had thought that this task could be easily taken care of. After all, there were not many chances like this to leave behind a good legacy for an eternity, and she should have accepted this offer right off the bat. Why in the world would anyone not want to sacrifice for the sake of this land? Not only was this woman a good-for-nothing piece of garbage, she was also an idiot!
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