Chapter 7: Senior Brother, You Are a Magnanimous Man

"Why..."

"Why can you still stand up..."

"I, Ni Mingyang, entered the sect at four years old. For eighteen years, day and night without cease, I have diligently cultivated, finally reaching the eighth rank of the Houtian realm and becoming an outer disciple. Why can I not even defeat a disciple who hasn't even reached the Houtian realm... Why."

Lin Fan watched the two streams of hot tears slowly roll from the corners of Ni Mingyang's eyes, and his heart couldn't bear it.

It seemed he had dealt too heavy a blow to Ni Mingyang.

Although the Holy Demon Sect was a demon sect, during this past year, Lin Fan had never witnessed those cruel things happening.

Though sandbags occasionally died, it couldn't be blamed on others. Once you became a sandbag, you had to have that awareness.

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

"Senior Brother Ni..."

"Don't say anything. I can accept it. The world is full of geniuses; I can only replace talent with endless sweat, and I cannot compare with geniuses." Ni Mingyang wiped his tears and said.

This kind of thing was like a bolt from the blue to anyone.

"No, Senior Brother Ni, I want to tell you something. I just hope you won't be too angry." Lin Fan looked at Ni Mingyang and said. In Lin Fan's view, Ni Mingyang was a decent person.

If he had known this person was decent, he wouldn't have gone so far. Letting himself be knocked down wouldn't have mattered.

But now it was too late to say anything.

"From now on, you and I are fellow disciples of the same sect. No need to be so distant. The so-called righteous path outside may demonize our demon sect, but once you stay, you'll find that our demon sect has more loyalty and righteousness than those so-called righteous paths." Ni Mingyang said.

"Good, Senior Brother Ni's words are magnanimous, and they make your junior brother admire you greatly. Then I must take offense." Lin Fan was moved to tears. This was what a sect should be like!

All that scheming and backstabbing—'I have higher cultivation, so I'll kill you'—those plotlines in novels were completely bullshit.

"I am a magnanimous man. Even if you offend me, I won't be angry. After I take you to see Senior Brother and introduce you to the sect, you will also be my junior brother." Ni Mingyang puffed out his chest and looked at Lin Fan, a senior brother's aura surging toward Lin Fan like a wave.

"Good, with Senior Brother Ni's words, I am relieved." Lin Fan's face lit up with joy.

"No problem..." Ni Mingyang smiled and waved his hand. After self-consolation, his nearly collapsing heart quickly turned around.

But just then...

The world changed.

Ni Mingyang suddenly felt the blazing sun in the sky shatter into pieces, and before his eyes went completely black, unable to see anything.

And a voice came to his ears.

"Steal the Peach."

...

At that moment, fast as it was, Lin Fan gathered his breath and instantly activated the tenth level of "Steal the Peach."

At that moment, between heaven and earth, it seemed no peach could withstand Lin Fan's demonic hands.

The movement was swift and concise.

Bend down, reach out, grab the peach.

"Ah..."

At that moment, an incredibly powerful sonic wave struck. This sonic wave was strong and forceful, with an irresistible might.

And this roar came from Senior Brother Ni's mouth.

Now Ni Mingyang's face was pale, his hands trembling as he clutched his crotch, collapsing to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Lin Fan looked at Ni Mingyang, feeling even more guilty, but forget it. Since he had already dealt Senior Brother Ni a heavy blow, it didn't matter to give him another one.

"Ding, 'Steal the Peach' experience +200."

"Ding, congratulations on defeating Ni Mingyang, eighth rank Houtian. Experience +20000."

"Ding, congratulations on leveling up."

"Ding, congratulations on leveling up."

"Ding, congratulations on breaking through the Houtian threshold and entering the Houtian realm."

...

At that moment, Lin Fan's heart rejoiced. He had finally succeeded in advancing—the Houtian realm!

Name: Lin Fan.

Level: 11. (Houtian second rank)

Experience: (0/50000).

Technique: "Titanium Grade Demon Body" 18th layer (0/1000000).

"Steal the Peach" 10th layer (1200/10000).

Lin Fan laughed wildly. He hadn't expected Senior Brother Ni's temporary sacrifice to yield so much experience. It was too satisfying.

...

"You... you..." At this moment, Ni Mingyang, lying on the ground, clutched his crotch with one hand and pointed at Lin Fan with the other, his expression furious, as if he had the impulse to get up and fight Lin Fan to the death.

"Magnanimous... Senior Brother Ni, you are a magnanimous man. Your junior brother only did this to verify something." Lin Fan said innocently.

"You..." Ni Mingyang now felt like dying. He stood up with difficulty. The pain in his peaches below made his teeth chatter, and there was an indescribable sadness.

"Magnanimous—of course your senior brother is magnanimous. Junior brother is still young and playful. Senior brother can understand." Ni Mingyang tried hard to recover. If he had suffered a serious injury elsewhere, Ni Mingyang wouldn't be like this, but that place was a man's weak point. Being able to stand after such a heavy blow showed his profound cultivation.

"I knew Senior Brother was a magnanimous man." Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Alright, come with me." Ni Mingyang swore to heaven that once this matter was done, he would never meet this guy again.

Dangerous, too dangerous.

"Senior Brother, where are we going?" Lin Fan could tell that Ni Mingyang was not a deceitful person, so he asked bluntly.

"I will take you to see Senior Brother Meng, and then Senior Brother Meng will recommend you to become an outer disciple." Ni Mingyang frowned slightly, as if the sorrow of his eggs had not yet faded.

"Uh..." Lin Fan was stunned, hardly daring to believe it. Was this not a setup to harm him?

Ni Mingyang looked at Lin Fan's expression and then said lightly, "Do you think I came to harm you?"

"No..." Lin Fan quickly said. These novels were deadly.

Obviously, Ni Mingyang didn't believe Lin Fan. "This kind of scheming is rare in the Holy Demon Sect. Since its founding, the Holy Demon Sect has experienced prosperity and decline, and it understands that internal strife is always a great disaster for the sect."

"I understand, Senior Brother Ni. The outer sect assessment is in two days. I can actually participate." Lin Fan said.

"You are a genius. When he reported it, Senior Brother Meng didn't quite believe it, and neither did I. Now I am even more convinced that you are a genius. And any genius is a precious asset to the sect. So these time-wasting assessments are just thresholds for ordinary people." Ni Mingyang said.

Lin Fan nodded. The oppressive atmosphere that had been there vanished completely at this moment.

"Senior Brother Ni, then what is our threshold?" Lin Fan asked.

Ni Mingyang looked at Lin Fan and then said softly, "Entering the Houtian realm is one threshold, the Xiantian realm is a small threshold, and the Entering God realm is a big threshold. For the sect, if one in a thousand can reach the Entering God realm, that is a great prosperity. You will understand all this in the future. It's getting late; Senior Brother Meng must be getting anxious."

"What about him?" Lin Fan pointed at the peerlessly handsome man lying unconscious on the ground.

"He has merit for recommending talent. I will give him the reward later. Let's go." Ni Mingyang said.

Lin Fan was startled. Holy crap, so in the end, he was a hot commodity.

But whatever.

Seeing the smile on Ni Mingyang's face, it seemed he would also get a reward.

The guilt he had felt earlier vanished completely at this moment.

And if he entered the outer sect, then from now on...

Heh heh...

At that moment, Lin Fan let out a sly laugh.