Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses

Chapter 541: Chapter 518: Argument

“I’m a local of Huai City, born, raised, and established my family here.

If it weren’t for Red Hero saving the city single-handedly, my whole family wouldn’t have survived!

People like me, there should be quite a few in the city.” Another middle-aged local man, dressed in blue silk attire, couldn’t help but nod in agreement with the old man’s words.

“The kindness of Red Hero cannot be repaid in a lifetime… My family has set up a longevity plaque for Red Hero, hoping he will have a healthy and long life, free from disasters and difficulties.” Another old woman in her fifties or sixties, her face lined with wrinkles, slowly said.

The term ’Red Hero’ emerged.

It instantly triggered many people in the teahouse to reminisce, each showing a nostalgic expression.

At this moment, a sharp voice suddenly sounded, rather piercing.

“Red Hero, so powerful? It’s nothing but a time of no heroes for a mere boy to become famous!”

The long-faced disciple from the True Blood Sect, previously shadowing the Red Sun Sect members, began his ranting mode again, saliva flying.

“Our sect’s senior brother Jin Tingfeng, when he first arrived in Zhao Kingdom, heard of Red Hero’s reputation and challenged him many times, but never saw him once!”

“So timid, and yet dares to call himself a hero?”

The local middle-aged man in blue’s face changed upon hearing this.

But facing clearly the high and mighty sect disciples, who were exalted cultivators.

Though he was wealthy, he was merely an ordinary citizen, not daring to argue with them, and remained silent.

However, the exposed veins on his hands gripping the table reflected his inner turmoil.

“Red Hero always kills demons, and never likes to fight with people!” The old farmer, however, wasn’t so restrained, shouted angrily, the yoke under his feet clattering loudly.

“Old man, then let me ask you, has he ever appeared on the demon-exterminating list?” The long-faced disciple from the True Blood Sect retorted.

“When Red Hero became famous, the demon-exterminating list hadn’t yet appeared!”

“So he’s never been on the demon-exterminating list?” The long-faced man triumphantly said.

“You… you’re unreasonable!” The old farmer was trembling with rage, face flushed, panting heavily, worrying others that he might collapse at any moment.

Soon, he was politely taken away by the teahouse staff, fearing any incidents might happen in the teahouse, which would be troublesome to handle.

Seeing the long-faced disciple from the True Blood Sect continuously belittle Red Hero.

Many locals of Huai City showed dissatisfaction in their eyes, but no one dared to rebuke a cultivator.

“Red Hero? Indeed, he has had some achievements.

But with no news these years, it’s quite possible he’s met an untimely end, perhaps assassinated by the Demon Clan.” At this moment, a few people entered the teahouse, the leading one continuing.

The sharp-tongued disciple from the True Blood Sect initially wanted to refute.

But upon seeing the person’s appearance, his attitude immediately became respectful, saluting him, and then fell silent.

And some disciples of the Red Sun Sect in the teahouse showed joy.

The few newcomers were dressed in lavish red Daoist robes, of exceptional material, each with an unfathomable aura.

Of course, ordinary people in the teahouse didn’t feel much.

But other cultivators present had their expressions change, each becoming more reserved.

The leader, looking less than thirty years old, with a handsome face, carried a trace of undisguised arrogance.

He continued, “To be fair, Red Hero can be considered a figure.

But his life and death currently unknown, and whether he is from Zhao Kingdom is still debatable.

The rest of the young generation from Zhao Kingdom hasn’t produced anyone worth mentioning yet.”

“Indeed, among the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Corpse-Driving Sect, only Qiu Shaojie shows some potential, but he’s not making any headway now.

The others are merely a bunch of worthless drunkards.” The arrogant man’s companion, another Red Sun Sect cultivator, commented.

“Truly, Zhao Kingdom has no one left.

I don’t know what the Corpse-Driving Sect has been doing these years, wasting great resources.” The arrogant man agreed, critiquing without reservation, feeling superior.

Upon hearing this, people from Zhao Kingdom exchanged glances, angry but not daring to speak.

Both the cultivators could sense the power of these few individuals and could faintly guess their identities, so they didn’t dare make any move.

Ordinary people weren’t stupid either, seeing from the clothing, manner, and comments that the newcomers were extraordinary.

Besides, seeing no action from the cultivators in the teahouse, it further demonstrated some truths.

With the lead taken by these newcomers, the disciples from True Blood Sect and Red Sun Sect in the teahouse began discussing without restraint, directing the criticism towards the Corpse-Driving Sect.

“The demon-exterminating list has been established nearly three years, and indeed the Corpse-Driving Sect from Zhao Kingdom hasn’t had a single entry in the top ten.”

“’Invincible Vajra’ Jin Tingfeng, ’Jade-faced Young Master’ Lu Chen, these people can participate in the number one contest, but none from the Corpse-Driving Sect are qualified for this, they don’t deserve it.”

“Central Continent’s Northern Domain four major sects, Corpse-Driving Sect has completely fallen behind, unable to keep up…”

In a corner of the splendid teahouse, Lou Yi, You Qingyi, and Bi Yaoyao were quietly sitting.

Bi Yaoyao looked displeased, transmitting to the other two, angrily said, “These bird-men from the Red Sun Sect are too much, if my dad were here, he would teach them a lesson!”

“Your dad wouldn’t bother with them, after all, peers often compete with peers.” Lou Yi didn’t seem to feel upset.

This was due to his own formidable strength, feeling unaffected by their degradation, as it couldn’t be associated with him anyway.

Thinking this, Lou Yi continued to eat beef with his head down, the chef of this teahouse had good culinary skills.

At this time, from a table diagonally opposite Lou Yi’s group, suddenly came a voice full of energy, “Does the honorable think you’re better than Corpse-Driving Sect’s new Foundation Establishment cultivators of recent decades?”

“Hmm?” The arrogant leader from Red Sun Sect turned his head in this direction, his eyes bursting with light.

On the table in his sight sat a young man with a somewhat dejected expression, hair scattered, dressed in black.

His appearance was average, but the aura he exuded seemed quite unusual to him.

“So what if I am?” The arrogant man retorted defiantly.

“Then let me gauge your level.” The dejected young man’s aura suddenly changed.

His aura escalated rapidly, soon causing all the cultivators present to show astonished expressions.

“This is… Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator!”

Meanwhile, the arrogant leader from the Red Sun Sect released a powerful aura as well.

Their auras clashed in the void, colliding fiercely, with occasional ’clack-clack’ explosive sounds.

However, with many mortals present.

They both cautiously controlled their range, trying not to release any excess.

“I recognize him, he’s a Foundation Establishment recently born in the last decade from the Corpse-Driving Sect, named Shen Yuhao.” Someone exclaimed, “Originally a middle-grade spirit root, of average aptitude, but cultivating with life-risking effort, known as a ’Ascetic’ in the Corpse-Driving Sect, and the first among peers to advance to Foundation Establishment.”

“I know the other one, he’s Gao Bibai from the Red Sun Sect, a true genius, breaking through to Foundation Establishment stage around the age of forty.

His demon-exterminating achievements rank just below the prodigies like Xia Hong, Lu Chen, Cao Wenjing within the sect, he once reached the top fifteen on the demon-exterminating list!”

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