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[Ding, received devout pilgrimage from 35 people, gained 350 Merit Points.]

Lu Zhou nodded slightly and murmured, "A promising young man indeed."

Ming Shiyin did not go seeking women but continued flying westward. After half a day, he landed in a forest outside Yizhou City.

"Fierce Tiger Hill should be here."

He took out a map from his chest, examined it carefully, and then put it away.

The environment was beautiful, magnificent, and serene.

The faint mist hinted at hidden dangers.

Ferocious beasts could leap out from any corner, but to a Divine Court Realm expert, they were not a threat. At this level, ordinary beasts could not contend with a Divine Court Realm expert.

"Old Eight, your senior brother is here to see you..."

As he spoke, he took a step of thirty meters, drifting into the mountain forest like a ghost.

Inside Fierce Tiger Hill.

The stronghold leader, Zhu Honggong, was sleeping soundly.

"Leader, there is a cultivator seeking an audience outside the stronghold."

"Tell him to get lost, disturbing my sweet dreams!"

"He said... said..."

"Say what? If he says more, castrate him and feed him to the beasts behind the stronghold!"

"......"

A hearty laugh echoed from outside.

The sound waves vibrated the stronghold, rolling in, clearly a feat only achievable by someone with immense cultivation.

Zhu Honggong's eyes widened in shock, his lips trembled. Could it be that Master has come to clean house? Oh my god...

His legs went weak, and he slid off his seat.

He hadn't slept well these days, always on edge, and just when he finally got a good rest, this happened.

"Haha... Old Eight! So scared?"

Ming Shiyin's figure drifted in from outside.

The bandits of Fierce Tiger Hill, though some were cultivators, could not possibly stop someone as powerful as Ming Shiyin.

"Senior Brother?" Zhu Honggong patted his chest, letting out a sigh of relief, "Scared me to death, I thought it was Master! So it was Fourth Senior Brother."

"You still have the face to call me Senior Brother?" Ming Shiyin said.

Zhu Honggong chuckled, "Hehe, Senior Brother, are you here to join me? I've always said Jinting Mountain is not a place to stay, it doesn't nurture people. If you come, I'll give you the position of deputy leader!"

"Not a chance!"

"Huh?"

"This lousy place of yours, thinking I would join, not a chance."

Ming Shiyin swaggered over, and the underlings on both sides prepared to block him, but a glare from him made them retreat in fear.

Ming Shiyin walked up to Zhu Honggong and scolded, "Move aside!"

"Hehe, please sit, Senior Brother."

"I have a task, and I came here specifically to check..."

"Task? What task?" Zhu Honggong's heart panicked.

"The kidnapping and extortion case of the Ci Family in Anyang City, was it you?" Ming Shiyin sat in the chair, his eyes sharp.

"Not at all! It has nothing to do with me!"

"Really nothing to do with you?"

"Really not! I swear... The Ci Family are Little Junior Sister's kin, no matter how much of a beast I am, I wouldn't touch Little Junior Sister!" Zhu Honggong raised three fingers.

"I've already wiped out those bandits, and their accomplice was a Spirit Condensation Realm cultivator who mentioned Fierce Tiger Hill before dying. Am I wronging you?"

Hearing this, Zhu Honggong frowned slightly and said, "Since establishing Fierce Tiger Hill, I've offended many righteous cultivators to survive. I suspect someone is framing me."

"I don't care! You have to come back with me to see Master!"

At the mention of Master, Zhu Honggong's chubby face twitched, and he slumped down.

With a tearful voice, he grabbed Ming Shiyin's arm and said, "Please... Fourth Senior Brother, isn't Master injured? Just turn a blind eye, why be so serious? You're going to leave Jinting Mountain sooner or later anyway."

"Shut up!" Ming Shiyin glared at him and scolded, "You ungrateful wretch, how dare you speak such treacherous words in front of me!? Kneel!"

Thud!

Zhu Honggong immediately knelt obediently.

[Ding, disciplined Zhu Honggong, gained 200 Merit Points, please continue disciplining...]

Lu Zhou slightly raised his head, looked towards the west, and stroked his beard, "This Fourth one, quite interesting."

"Fourth Senior Brother... I was wrong." Zhu Honggong quickly prostrated, not daring to say more.

"Master recently defeated the Ten Primordial Spirit Tribulation Masters of the cultivator world, you must have heard. Just based on this... you dare disrespect Master?" These words carried a warning to Old Eight, also telling him that Master's cultivation not only hadn't declined but had improved, and their good days were numbered.

Zhu Honggong took out a letter from his chest and handed it to Ming Shiyin, "Fourth Senior Brother, this is a letter from Seventh Senior Brother, his words might give you some insight."

Ming Shiyin took the letter, reading it with suspicion.

Halfway through, his brow furrowed slightly.

Zhu Honggong continued, "Seventh Senior Brother said that Master's realm is at the peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm, Great Perfection. He attempted to break through several times two hundred years ago but failed. When encountering the Ten Great Masters, someone witnessed Master getting injured, so how did Master's cultivation recover?"

"Old Seven means Master used some secret medicine?" Ming Shiyin's brow tightened.

"Exactly!"

Zhu Honggong slowly stood up, coughed, and said, "Fourth Senior Brother, we both know the extent of First Senior Brother's cultivation, not inferior to Master's. Yet, over the years, First Senior Brother hasn't dared to act against Master, why?"

Ming Shiyin threw away the letter and said, "No one knows how many trump cards Master has!"

"That's just it... No matter how many cards he has, he can't escape the limit of lifespan! He'll die eventually." Zhu Honggong said.

"Hey, Old Eight, these words weren't in the letter from Old Seven, who told you this? Did you figure it out with your pig brain?" Ming Shiyin looked at Zhu Honggong in surprise.

"Fourth Senior Brother, it's not right for you to insult me like this. I do have some brains."

"Give me a break, calling you pig-brained is an insult to pigs..." Ming Shiyin said irritably, "Was it Sixth Junior Sister or Second Senior Brother?"

"I really thought of it myself!" Zhu Honggong said innocently.

"Fine, if you don't want to say, forget it! Look at how scared you are."

Ming Shiyin walked down the steps, smiling, "I've thought about what's in the letter too. But, I'm different from you... I still respect my master."

Zhu Honggong: "???"

"Master is in seclusion on the mountain these days, probably won't come down, so just stay put at Fierce Tiger Hill and don't cause trouble. Luckily, Master didn't order me to kill you!" Ming Shiyin said.

Zhu Honggong was overjoyed, bowing, "Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother."

"Also, investigate the bandit matter thoroughly, so I can report back to Master."

"Senior Brother is right, I'll definitely investigate thoroughly."

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Ming Shiyin took a step of thirty meters, leaving behind afterimages, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Farewell, Senior Brother!"

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