Long-tongued vicious woman

"What is it?" Tu Fang snorted coldly.

Although Tu Fang was also fuming and wished this woman would drop dead, he was also very puzzled as to why she had traveled thousands of miles to come here.

"It's very simple. I want your Disciples to spar with our Disciples," Luo Bing said.

"You are going too far! You are ranked thirty-sixth among the branch sects, while we are in last place.

You are clearly bullying us. I only knew that your mouth, Luo Bing, was annoying, but I didn't expect your skin to be so thick as well. Why don't you go find the First Branch Sect to spar with?" Tu Fang said furiously.

The power and background of the two were not on the same level; this was simply bullying.

"I don't want the first, I specifically like to bully you pigs who waste food. What can you do about it?

You trash, you caused us to lose three Core Disciple spots. Did you really think you could get away with it?" Luo Bing said with a ferocious expression.

It turned out that for some reason, the 108th Branch Sect had recruited so many Geniuses this year.

Originally, the branch sect only had four Core Disciples who had activated their runes, but following this great war between the righteous and the Evil Path, all of them had activated their Ancestral Runes.

According to the rules of the branch division, any Core Disciple who could activate their Ancestral Runes would receive a Jiuli Nameplate to enter the Jiuli Secret Realm.

Originally, the branch sect had seventeen Core Disciples. Qi Xin was killed by Long Chen, and Lei Qianshang died on the battlefield. Now, there were fifteen Core Disciples.

In addition, according to the benefits the branch division reserved for those ranked lower, a free spot would be granted, allowing the branch sect to decide for themselves who to reward.

Adding that up, they needed sixteen. When Tu Fang reported the situation to the branch division and applied for sixteen Nameplates…

Even the branch division was slightly moved. One had to know that the 108th Branch Sect had always lived extremely miserably, basically relying entirely on welfare to get by.

According to historical records, the number of Core Disciples from the 108th Branch Sect who entered the Jiuli Secret Realm each time was either one or two, never exceeding three.

Now that so many experts had emerged all at once, they definitely had to be fully supported. However, the Nameplates of the Xuantian Branch Sect were not infinite, because the number of people who could enter the entrance of the Jiuli Secret Realm was limited; once it reached a certain number, it would close.

Suddenly, the Nameplates became scarce. After much thought, they felt that the 108th Branch Sect had it too hard and that they absolutely had to support them strongly.

Therefore, the higher-ups decided to select a few branch sects from those ranked higher, have everyone cut off a piece of meat, and fill the quota for the 108th Branch Sect.

As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there is Jianghu; wherever there is Jianghu, there are grudges; and where there are grudges, there is… heh heh…

Thus, a few blind branch sects were targeted, and each branch sect had to contribute one Nameplate.

Of course, selecting the branch sects also required a certain scope. They couldn't choose from the top ten because there were too many big shots inside with strong backing; pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth was like trying to lift tofu with a hemp rope—impossible.

As for those ranked after fiftieth, don't even think about it. Their own supplies were already tight, and if you tried to take one away, they would get desperate with you.

Therefore, they could only exclude the top ten and the bottom fifty, and target these moderately ranked branch sects to make them contribute.

Once this Nameplate was contributed, it meant that one of their Core Disciples who had activated their Ancestral Runes would be unable to enter the Jiuli Secret Realm.

And as it happened, the thirty-sixth branch sect was the unluckiest, because the person in charge of this matter had been mocked by Luo Bing many times, but he couldn't do anything about her.

This was a once-in-eight-hundred-years opportunity; if that person in charge didn't seize this chance to mess with Luo Bing, he would truly be an idiot.

While the other branch sects only had to give up one spot, the thirty-sixth branch sect had to give up five.

When the Sect Leader of the thirty-sixth branch sect heard this news, he was almost angered to death. Why? He went to reason with the person in charge.

When he saw that person's Face, he knew the whole story. The person in charge told him righteously:

"Your branch sect has historically had a high number of people entering the Secret Realm," and he even brought out data from over two thousand years ago for comparison.

No matter how much the Sect Leader of the thirty-sixth branch sect begged, the other party remained "impartial and selfless," refused all bribes, and just gave him this line: "Five spots. Even if you have to squeeze them out from between your teeth, you have to squeeze them out for me."

After that Sect Leader returned to the branch sect, he flew into a rage and scolded Luo Bing severely, scolding her so badly that she didn't dare say a word.

This was clearly someone deliberately making things difficult for them, so they naturally couldn't just let it go. Thus, they went to greet the First Branch Sect to plead for mercy and see if they could help negotiate a better deal.

The thirty-sixth branch sect had some connection with the First Branch Sect, but the relationship wasn't very close. After all, they were the First Branch Sect, and their strength was clear for all to see.

As long as your strength didn't place you in the top ten, they basically wouldn't pay you any mind. But even if the relationship wasn't very close, they had to strive for it even if there was only a glimmer of hope.

When the Sect Leader of the thirty-sixth branch sect went to request an audience, their Sect Leader couldn't even be bothered to see him and casually sent an Elder to deal with him.

The Sect Leader's heart immediately went cold. As expected, that Elder brushed him off, saying he would help him ask, and then left.

Just as the Sect Leader of the thirty-sixth branch sect thought there was no hope and was preparing to return, the Elder suddenly told him that their Sect Leader attached great importance to this matter and would help him plead for mercy.

As it turned out, the First Branch Sect was indeed the First Branch Sect; they had great influence, and that person in charge had to give them Face.

Two days later, the thirty-sixth branch sect received news that they only needed to contribute three spots.

Losing two spots was already a huge amount of Face. The Sect Leader of the thirty-sixth branch sect was overjoyed, sighing that he had made the right choice.

However, just three days later, an Elder from the First Branch Sect came to visit. During the visit, he "inadvertently" mentioned the 108th Branch Sect.

His words indicated that the recent actions of the 108th Branch Sect had made their Sect Leader very dissatisfied.

Only then did he understand; no wonder the First Branch Sect had given him Face—it turned out they had an agenda.

At that time, Luo Bing immediately stated that she would teach the 108th Branch Sect a lesson, and the Elder smiled slightly without saying anything else.

Although he felt that doing this was a bit inappropriate, the First Branch Sect had helped them, and it wouldn't be right if he didn't repay the favor.

Furthermore, if this matter was handled well, it would be equivalent to establishing a connection with the First Branch Sect, which was very worthwhile.

Thus, the Sect Leader of the thirty-sixth branch sect agreed to Luo Bing's actions, but secretly instructed her not to blow things out of proportion.

For Luo Bing, causing trouble for others was her favorite thing, so she brought the branch sect's Disciples and marched aggressively toward this place.

"You are being unreasonable and going too far!" Tu Fang was furious. He had seen people bully others, but he had never seen anyone bully like this.

"Hmph, in the cultivation world, the fittest survive. Weaklings shouldn't exist to waste resources. Do you expect to rely on you trash to fight the Evil Path?

What a joke. After one great war, the entire branch sect has fewer than a thousand Disciples. You really were slaughtered like pigs," Luo Bing sneered.

One had to know that the thirty-sixth branch sect recruited thirty thousand new Disciples every time, because they had such a large territory and abundant resources to cultivate them.

But Ling Yunzi's side was different. For thousands of years, this place had always been ranked at the bottom. The more they couldn't improve their ranking, the less resources they were allocated. Under such a vicious cycle, they simply couldn't hold their heads up.

Therefore, although Ling Yunzi had been full of ambition back then, alas, human effort has its limits, and he was unable to change this fact.

It was said that the First Branch Sect was even more terrifying, recruiting over a million new Disciples each time. Even after selection, over a hundred thousand elite Disciples remained.

Compared to the 108th Branch Sect, the difference between the two was like heaven and earth. So, as soon as Luo Bing arrived at the branch sect and saw its dilapidated state, her Face was full of disdain.

It was as if an emperor had come to a beggar's den; that sense of superiority arose spontaneously.

The group of Disciples behind her also looked at everyone with their noses in the air, their eyes filled with ridicule and indifference.

"I won't make things difficult for you. Either have Disciples of the same Rank spar with us for ten matches—rest assured, we are, after all, higher-level Disciples, and we won't take your lives. However, if we accidentally injure or cripple you, that's none of our business.

If you are afraid, then just admit defeat. As long as you Disciples admit that you are pigs, we will leave immediately. How about it? To fight or not to fight, decide for yourselves," Luo Bing said, arms crossed, looking overbearing.

"Elder Tu, we want to fight. They are going too far!"

"That's right, we want to fight. We don't want to be cowards!"

"Facing the vicious Evil Path Disciples, we never retreated a single step. Would we be afraid of them?"

The branch sect's Disciples were so angry their lungs were about to explode. That Luo Bing kept calling them pigs; such humiliation was infuriating.

Although the Disciples of the thirty-sixth branch sect didn't speak, their posture of looking at people with their noses in the air and their superior gazes made people feel uncomfortable.

"Hmph, I didn't think a group of pigs would have some backbone. Well? Tu Fang, are you going to fight or not?" Luo Bing snorted coldly.

"Elder Tu, agree to it. If Long Chen were here, someone would have already been splattered with blood," Tang Waner said.

"If we don't agree, when Long Chen returns, none of us will have the Face to see him."

Although she tried her best to restrain the anger in her heart, she could never be as cool and collected as Long Chen. Her voice trembled slightly, unable to hide the fury in her heart.

"Long Chen? Is that the idiot who impersonated a Supreme-level expert to try and swindle the branch division's benefits?" a Core Disciple on the other side said with a look of disdain.

"F*** your mother!"

The moment that person's words fell, the Disciples on Tang Waner's side erupted. They all drew their weapons, jumped onto the arena, and charged toward the people on the other side.

Perhaps if others insulted them, it would make them angry, but if someone insulted Long Chen, it would drive them mad.

Long Chen was the god in their hearts. If anyone dared to splash dirty water on Long Chen, it would absolutely be a fight to the death.

Including Luo Bing, everyone from the thirty-sixth branch sect was shocked. Originally, they had thought that the Disciples of the 108th Branch Sect were all cowards.

But seeing those Disciples charging over with red eyes and killing intent, it was as if they were demons from Hell. Their ferocious appearance was ten times worse than the Evil Path Disciples.

"Come back!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout came, and the people who had rushed out suddenly felt their bodies stiffen, and they stopped in their tracks.