"This opportunity falls into two categories!"
Ning Liu said.
"One category is for these elders, as well as those core members of the sect who personally participated in the plunder and whose hands are stained with blood."
His gaze swept over the three elders whose bodies had begun to tremble.
"You will be taken back to Liuli Heaven and auctioned off as the most special commodities in our sect."
"As for your fate, whether you live or die, whether you are treated as slaves or what, it all depends on the mood of the buyer."
Upon hearing this, the three elders turned deathly pale, but then a strange sense of relief welled up in their hearts.
An auction?
They're Contras!
Even if a Contra-level powerhouse were treated as a commodity, he would absolutely fetch an astronomical price!
Those who can afford them must be powerful figures. As long as they are obedient and demonstrate sufficient value, how could they be easily killed?
At worst, I'll lose my freedom!
Freedom is precious, but it's better than dying on the spot!
Their survival instincts led them to immediately grasp at this straw, and they even began to plan how to impress their new master.
Ning Liu took in their expressions, then turned his gaze back to Xuan Lin.
"The second category is for those so-called 'innocent' disciples you speak of."
"They can live."
Xuan Lin suddenly looked up.
"really?"
"But it wasn't a wasted life."
Ning Liu's voice rang out again.
"The Xuan Shui Sect is hereby expelled. All remaining disciples will be incorporated into my Liuli Heaven to form a special department called the Department of Sins."
"And you, Xuan Lin, are the elder of this Department of Sin."
"Your task is not cultivation, nor enjoyment, but atonement."
"Your duties are twofold: first, to protect the Liuli Forest for my Liuli Heaven; and second, to eradicate all evil soul master groups in the world similar to your Xuan Shui Sect, using the blood of those scoundrels to wash away your own sins."
“Only when the blood you shed and the wounds you suffer are enough to offset the stolen goods you enjoyed will you be truly reborn.”
Ning Liu's voice faded.
Xu Jiushi and the others looked somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting Ning Liu to make such an arrangement.
This is far more ruthless than simply killing someone.
Moreover, it's understandable to give someone a chance!
Xuan Lin listened in a daze, his body trembling violently, and tears streamed down his cloudy eyes.
Preserving the opportunity to pass on the legacy is not about merely surviving, but about atoning for one's sins through battle and bloodshed.
This...this is the path that the Xuan Shui Sect should take!
He suddenly bent down and, with all his might, slammed his forehead heavily against the cold floor tiles.
Thump!
A muffled thud echoed through the hall.
"I, Xuan Lin, kowtow to thank Sect Master Ning for his divine grace!"
He looked up, his face streaked with tears, yet there was a sense of relief in it.
"The reason my ancestors brought their disciples to this continent was to escape strife and slaughter and seek a peaceful land. Who would have thought..."
"In that case, I, Xuan Lin, hereby swear by my Martial Soul! From this day forward, I am willing to lead the entire Sin Department to serve the Glazed Heaven with my life, to rid the world of evil, and to atone for the myriad sins of my sect!"
"If I break this oath, my martial spirit will shatter and my heart meridians will be severed!"
Ning Liu nodded steadily, then asked another question.
"Is the place you've come from called the Sun and Moon Continent?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Lin froze again.
He looked at Ning Liu in disbelief.
"How...how do you know about the Sun and Moon Continent?"
This is the most crucial secret of the Xuan Shui Sect, known to no one except the sect leaders and the Grand Elders throughout the ages!
Ning Liu simply smiled and offered no explanation.
"We can talk about these things later."
He stood up from his throne, and his entire demeanor changed.
"Brother Jiushi".
"Your subordinate is here!"
Xu Jiushi immediately stepped forward and bowed in response.
"According to the original plan, all supplies were inventoried and recorded, prisoners were guarded in batches, and preparations were made to depart and return to Liuli Heaven."
"yes!"
Xu Jiushi accepted the order, but his face showed a hint of barely suppressed curiosity as he asked.
"My lord, we've gone all out this time. What kind of backup plan did you have on hand with the sect?"
Not only him, but Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi and the others also cast probing glances their way.
This is indeed their biggest question.
Ning Liu laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
"What's the rush?"
"You'll find out when we get back."
...
The night was as dark as ink.
In the shadows outside the Glazed Heaven Sect in Soto City.
A dozen or so figures quietly gathered under the hazy moonlight, their forms slightly distorted in the air, enveloped in an invisible layer of water ripples.
The person in the lead was none other than Xuan Yi, the sect master of the Xuan Shui Sect.
His face was now filled with a morbid excitement and greed.
"It's truly heaven's help! That little beast Ning Liu, he's really choosing the path to hell when there's a way to heaven!"
"Do you think my Xuan Shui Sect's mountain gate is so easily breached?"
Xuan Yi licked his lips, his voice laced with cruelty.
"Now that he has left with all the experts, this vast Liuli Heaven is practically an undefended treasure vault!"
"Tonight, I'll show him what real loss is!"
"Loot the entire Glazed Heaven and take all their wealth!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples behind him let out suppressed laughter, their eyes gleaming with greed.
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