Because Meng Yangming once said that cultivators who participate in mortal affairs will be punished by heaven.
However, just because he doesn't participate doesn't mean others won't! Xu Ning couldn't help but look at Li Yi.
Li Yi felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze: "Senior, what's wrong?"
Xu Ning shook his head, then stood up, walked to the window, and said with his hands behind his back: "You should rest well. Once you're better, you can leave on your own!"
Li Yi was startled and quickly said: "Senior, I haven't repaid you yet! I dare not leave!"
Xu Ning: "I only did it as a favor, there's no need to talk about repayment!"
Li Yi was in a dilemma, and after a long while, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Senior, please take me as your disciple and teach me medicine!"
Xu Ning turned around and looked at Li Yi with a serious expression: "Do you know what kind of path you will have to take if you become my disciple?"
Li Yi: "Li Yi does not know. This junior only knows that senior has extraordinary medical skills. If this junior learns even a little bit, he can save countless people from suffering."
Xu Ning shook his head: "Think about it carefully. Go and stay in the east room. I will ask you again tomorrow."
Li Yi wanted to say something, but seeing that Xu Ning was no longer paying attention to him, he had no choice but to shut up, struggle to his feet, and limp out of the hut.
Then Xu Ning asked, "Thatched Hut, what is divine punishment?"
Thatched Hut: "Divine punishment is extremely mysterious, related to cause and effect. If a person is punished by heaven, everything they do will be extremely unlucky; they might even choke to death while drinking water!"
Xu Ning: "What I don't understand is why cultivators can't participate in mortal affairs?"
Thatched Hut: "I don't know, and I don't have the authority to know."
Xu Ning: "Could it be? There's a will maintaining the balance in this world?"
Thatched Hut: "Perhaps you can ask it yourself someday."
"Ask it? I don't know when that will be!" Xu Ning murmured softly.
The next day, Li Yi had almost recovered and came to see Xu Ning again.
Xu Ning had his back to Li Yi: "Have you figured it out?"
Li Yi shook his head: "Senior, this junior doesn't understand!"
Xu Ning shook his head and sighed: "Go! I can't teach you!"
Li Yi lowered his head and said dejectedly: "This junior was foolish!"
Xu Ning: "I'm leaving now. See you again if fate allows!"
After saying that, Xu Ning slowly walked out of the thatched hut and then waved his hand to put the thatched hut away.
Tie Dan was already waiting outside. Xu Ning climbed on and rode off towards the foot of the mountain.
Li Yi, who was following behind, looked completely bewildered. Then, he suddenly realized what was happening and quickly followed, calling out, "Senior, wait for me!"
After walking for a day, Xu Ning saw a village.
Just as he was about to walk over, he suddenly frowned and narrowed his eyes.
"Tie Dan, wait a moment!" Xu Ning patted Tie Dan and said.
Although he didn't understand, Tie Dan stopped and walked into the forest in the direction Xu Ning pointed.
Li Yi followed and quickly caught up with Xu Ning, hiding beside him.
After watching for a long time, Li Yi couldn't see anything unusual, but he believed that his senior wasn't acting without reason, so he waited patiently.
Soon, just as Li Yi was about to fall asleep, a middle-aged man walked over.
To Li Yi's surprise, a dark red aura surrounded the man's body, making him look very frightening.
"Senior, is that a ghost?" Li Yi couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Xu Ning remained silent, his gaze fixed on the man. Finally, he sighed in despair. "Senior Brother Kang Xingyao! How could he have fallen to such a state?"
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Indeed, that man was the same senior brother who had been summoned to the Ten Thousand Demon Forest with Xu Ning when he first joined the Tianbao Sect, a fellow servant.
Later, Kang Xingyao was forced to defect, leading to the conflict between the Moon Demon Sect and the Tianbao Sect.
As Xu Ning reminisced, Kang Xingyao arrived in the village, dark red demonic energy surging from his body, clearly about to attack.
Xu Ning sighed, patted his iron ox, and the two instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, arriving before Kang Xingyao in the blink of an eye.
"Senior Brother, long time no see!" Xu Ning said with a smile.
Surprisingly, Kang Xingyao looked at Xu Ning with a puzzled expression: "Who are you?"
Before Xu Ning could speak, Kang Xingyao suddenly widened his eyes: "Truly a rare and powerful medicine! Die!"
With that, Kang Xingyao attacked directly, his demonic energy erupting instantly, boosting his original Qi Chain Twelve level cultivation level once again, and then charging towards Xu Ning.
Xu Ning frowned, realizing that his opponent was using Blood Qi Burst.
Not daring to be careless, Xu Ning's cultivation also erupted simultaneously, instantly donning armor and a long axe appearing in his hand.
Just as Kang Xingyao was about to reach him, Xu Ning swung his long axe down, simultaneously activating a top-grade Fire Thunder Talisman with his other hand.
*Pfft—
Boom—*
The axe struck Kang Xingyao, severing his arm, and at the same time, the Fire Thunder Talisman activated, engulfing his opponent in terrifying flames and lightning. *
Whoosh—*
Suddenly, several drops of blood shot out from the lightning, heading straight for Xu Ning.
Xu Ning raised his axe and met the attack head-on.
*Ding!*
The first drop of blood struck the axe and shattered instantly.
The second drop landed on Xu Ning's armor, creating a deep crater.
Seeing this, Xu Ning was startled and quickly activated a top-grade defensive talisman, a shield enveloping his entire body and blocking the remaining drops of blood.
He had been careless! Xu Ning immediately took out three more fire and thunder talismans, activated them simultaneously, and threw them at Kang Xingyao.
Boom—
boom—
after three explosions, the area where Kang Xingyao stood was engulfed in smoke and dust.
Xu Ning took out another talisman, holding it in his hand, quietly observing and waiting.
Only if the opponent was Kang Xingyao; if it were anyone else, Xu Ning would bombard them first.
After a long time, the smoke and dust finally dissipated, and Kang Xingyao lay on the ground covered in blood, his face contorted in pain.
He turned to Xu Ning: "Junior Brother, I never expected we'd meet like this!"
Xu Ning was wary: "Why did you attack me just now?"
Kang Xingyao smiled bitterly, revealing his scarlet teeth: "Junior Brother, that wasn't me! That was a demon, I was controlled by it!"
Xu Ning frowned: "A demon?"
Kang Xingyao: "That's right. When the killing accumulates to a certain level, the blood energy transforms into demonic energy. The inner demon, knowing only killing, will control me, turning me into a monster who only knows killing."
Xu Ning: "What exactly happened after you left?"
Kang Xingyao smiled bitterly: "At first, things were quite smooth. For the sake of the Qi Tian Bao Sect, the Moon Demon Sect treated me very well."
"But as the Heavenly Lanterns were lit, the Moon Demon Sect fled en masse, and I lost my usefulness. That's when I realized that the cultivation technique I practiced had actually been tampered with."
"The blood energy I painstakingly cultivated for five years was personally drained by my master, leaving me a cripple!"
"To survive, I had to kill mortals, which made me sink deeper and deeper, ultimately leading to this end!"
"Junior brother, I hate it! I hate my incompetence! I hate my powerlessness in the face of everything!"