THE RULE KING

Under Xu Shan's patient persuasion, Wu Ming had already accepted the reality and started taking the healing pills, sitting cross-legged to meditate and recover from his injuries. He had various bruises and swellings from being beaten on the outside of his body, and he had also suffered some internal injuries. Lu Xiangjun's triple hammer strikes had sent the force of his energy directly into his body. Even with his formation protecting his body and his strong physique, he hadn't been able to avoid it.

While waiting for him to recover through meditation, Lin Yue suddenly stood up and stared straight ahead. Xu Shan and Lu Xiangjun looked at her. "What's wrong, Junior Sister Lin?"

Lin Yue's expression was a bit ugly. "It seems that some people from the Huoxin Sect are coming this way."

"How many of them? How far away are they?" Xu Shan was overjoyed. The disciples of the Huoxin Sect could actually sense each other. They were going to recruit new teammates so soon!

Lin Yue shook her head. "It's very vague. Probably around three people... Master Xu, can you spare my fellow disciples? I can go and persuade them."

Xu Shan thought for a moment and waved his hand. "No, but I'll give you some face. You don't need to show up. Let Wu Ming defeat them openly. Then we can recruit them to join us."

Wu Ming opened his eyes. "No, I can't fight anymore."

"Give me a reason." Xu Shan said briefly.

Wu Ming glanced at Lu Xiangjun and Lin Yue. "I'll only tell you. Ask these two to leave."

"Tch!" Lu Xiangjun and Lin Yue rolled their eyes at the same time and turned away.

Xu Shan walked up to him. Wu Ming smiled bitterly. "You should already know that the formations of my sect are actually engraved on my body and can be activated at any time."

"But this is a secret technique. It puts a great deal of pressure on the body and can't be used continuously. Moreover, the materials used for engraving the formations are extraordinary and can only be used three times. I saved it for the Fifth Sword Forging."

"Also, I haven't recovered from my injuries yet. So if you want to deal with ordinary cultivators, don't ask me to take action."

Xu Shan frowned. "What do you mean by 'don't ask me to take action when dealing with ordinary cultivators'! Who do you think you are? We're a team now, and everyone is equal. Don't always try to be special!"

"This is the time to prove your value and make contributions to the team. You should be proactive yourself. Do I still need to persuade you? I think your ideological awareness has a big problem!"

Wu Ming laughed out of anger. "Do you have any shame? Since we're equal, why don't you take action when there's something to do!"

"We're all in the same boat, so there should be a division of labor. Someone has to be in charge, and that's what I'm responsible for." Xu Shan said expressionlessly. "Junior Brother Wu, it's not that I'm criticizing you. As a member of the team, you should have a sense of the overall situation, broaden your horizons, and look to the future. If you make contributions, I'll give you a larger share of the resources in the future. Isn't that the same as making contributions to the sect?"

"Besides, it's not that I don't want to take action. Actually, I have a difficult problem to talk about. Don't you think I'm very weak?" Xu Shan seemed to want to say something but stopped.

Wu Ming was originally annoyed. When he heard this, he couldn't help but wonder, "That's right. Since you're a user of the Heaven's Luck Divine Ability, according to the rumors, your talent should be extremely strong. Why are you so weak?"

"Precisely because my Heaven's Luck Divine Ability is too strong and it's constantly affecting the people around me, more than half of my cultivation power is used to suppress it. If I take action and the Heaven's Luck Divine Ability gets out of control, not only will my spiritual power be depleted, but you will all be affected." Xu Shan said persuasively. "If something goes wrong with me and it affects you, then we'll all be in danger, won't we?"

The Heaven's Luck Divine Ability was an extremely rare thing. Most people had only heard of it, and Wu Ming surely hadn't heard much about it. Xu Shan could make up whatever he wanted now!

Wu Ming fell into thought. Since he had revealed such a secret, no wonder he was so weak... The Heaven's Luck Divine Ability was indeed as mysterious as the rumors said. Since that was the case, it wouldn't hurt to give him a hand.

Wu Ming said, "Okay, I can take action. But you still have two other people, right? Let them two go with me. The cultivation methods and spiritual medicines of the Huoxin Sect can somewhat restrain me. The three of us can go together and finish the battle quickly."

"No, Junior Sister Lin is a cultivator from the Huoxin Sect. It goes against our team's moral values for fellow disciples to fight each other. My senior brother's magic treasure is damaged, and his fists are also injured. He still needs to rest quietly."

"Damn it! Then you can't just pick on me! Now it's not equal anymore?" Wu Ming immediately became anxious.

"Look at what you're saying! The opponents haven't come yet. You should quickly set up the formation in advance. I can teach you the important method to restrain the Huoxin Sect!"

The method to restrain the Huoxin Sect wasn't something that could be easily obtained! Wu Ming's eyes lit up. "Then it's no problem. I can go alone too. What's the method?"

Xu Shan stepped forward and whispered in his ear.

After a while, Wu Ming looked at Xu Shan with a dull expression. "Are you kidding me?"

"I'll die a miserable death if I'm kidding you! That's how we subdued Junior Sister Lin before." Xu Shan said with great certainty.

"Don't think too much. Hurry up and set up the formation now. I'll ask my senior brother to lure the enemies, and you go to the small forest over there and... relieve yourself."

Wu Ming's expression changed constantly, and he growled, "Damn it! Is this something a human being would do? I won't do it. I can't do it!"

"We're all men, and no one is watching you. What are you being shy about? This is a method that might save your life in the future. Don't you want to give it a try? It doesn't matter if you can't... succeed. I have some materials that can help you." Xu Shan smiled and waved the projection jade slip in front of Wu Ming's eyes.

Wu Ming's heart skipped a beat. The image of Lin Yue posing seductively flashed through his mind. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I'll give it a try. Only heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know."

"No problem. I can swear..."

...

Five minutes later, the formation was set up. Lu Xiangjun went to lure the enemies, and Lin Yue hid in a place where no one was around. As for Xu Shan and Wu Ming, they directly went into the nearby small forest.

Xu Shan hid behind a tree trunk in the distance and extended his hand to project an image, which was exactly in front of Wu Ming's eyes. Wu Ming sat leaning against the tree trunk, holding his breath and concentrating to build up his emotions.

If this method was real, it would really be a great discovery. Although it was a bit despicable, as long as it was proven effective, it would still be valuable. For a cultivator, practicality was everything!

The light screen started to change. The more powerful a cultivator was, the stronger their desires were. Now that he had evil thoughts and was in a private environment... A trace of excitement appeared on Wu Ming's face.

Finally, the light screen stopped, and Wu Ming's expression also froze.

"Is this the material you were talking about? What the hell is this!" Wu Ming cursed.

The image in front of him was actually a showcase of the scenery of the Xinglan Sect....

Xu Shan pouted. "What else did you want to see? Do you want to see Junior Sister Lin? Do you have no bottom line! Just look at the scenery to relax. I also have images of wild animals mating. Do you want to see that?"

"Please put it away. I don't need it, okay?" Wu Ming was furious and regretted his decision. He fastened his belt and walked towards the ambush point in front of the formation. His heart was filled with disappointment.

He had really been blinded by greed just now. How could he have been fooled by this scoundrel so inexplicably!

Just then, Lu Xiangjun had rushed back on his flying sword and landed in the formation. Three cultivators from the Huoxin Sect followed closely behind and landed.

Wu Ming didn't hesitate to activate the Golden Bell Formation, instantly enveloping the four of them, and then entered the formation. He was suppressing the three of them with his own strength!

.....

On the square, many sect masters covered their chests and let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately... Fortunately, Wu Ming had stopped in time, and Xu Shan hadn't done anything too excessive. Otherwise, the moral bottom line of the cultivation world would have almost been broken again today...