Chapter 380: Chapter 380: I killed him, you won’t feel sad, right?

Meanwhile, Zhu Chongjiu was inside the sect’s inner hall.

This was the place for registration and record keeping.

"Lu Chen, at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, with a Five Spirit Root, correct?"

An elder, with a flippant expression, handed a token and a storage bag to Zhu Chongjiu.

"Thank you, Second Senior Brother."

Zhu Chongjiu received them, carefully placing them in his chest.

He was extremely pleased with Lu Chen.

The Five Spirit Root was difficult to cultivate, but this also removed any thoughts Lu Chen might have of leaving him, ensuring that he would concentrate on Artifact Refining.

He now strongly suspected that the Spiritual Medicine Lu Chen had taken was definitely beneficial for the Fire Spiritual Root; otherwise, how could the Fire Spiritual Power of someone with a Five Spirit Root stand out so much?

Besides, the Five Spirit Root could also alienate Lu Chen, preventing him from drawing too much attention within the sect.

"Go on," the Second Elder said indifferently, waving his hand dismissively. In his heart, he had little respect for Zhu Chongjiu, thinking him undeserving for taking on even a disciple with the Five Spirit Roots.

If it weren’t for his pleading, he wouldn’t have agreed at all.

Although the Casting Gear Pavilion was a third-rate sect, it was quite prestigious among the second-rate sects.

"Then, Second Senior Brother, I’ll take my leave now and bring Lu Chen to thank you later!"

Zhu Chongjiu bowed and backed out of the inner hall. Only after turning around did he see a figure streaking across the sky.

"Eh? Eldest Senior Brother?"

In the sect, only those at the Core Formation Stage could fly, and ordinary disciples, even if capable of Artifact Control, were prohibited from flying and had to walk instead.

Zhu Chongjiu paused, mumbling to himself, "Could it be that someone has committed a serious crime to warrant the personal involvement of the Eldest Senior Brother?"

Though he was curious, Zhu Chongjiu’s mind was entirely occupied with Lu Chen at the moment. He was eager to return to his cave dwelling and then, with Lu Chen, refine his Mysterious Iron Spear first, to let him truly experience the strength of the path of Artifact Refining and thereby spark his interest to dedicate himself to it wholeheartedly.

But shortly after, he realized something was amiss!

"Is Eldest Senior Brother heading toward my cave dwelling?"

Seeing the direction the figure was going, Zhu Chongjiu immediately became anxious, thinking, could it be that Lu Chen has caused some trouble?

In his urgency, Zhu Chongjiu too took to the skies!

"Eldest Senior Brother, Eldest Senior Brother, wait for me!"

Zhu Chongjiu called out while chasing after the figure.

"Junior Brother Nine? You’ve arrived just in time. My disciple was beaten up on your turf... Eh, you’re coming from the inner hall?"

Initially, Li Hao Rong thought Zhu Chongjiu was bullying the weak, so he came out personally to keep order. But seeing the direction from which Zhu Chongjiu came, he realized it wasn’t from his own cave dwelling, so he was momentarily taken aback.

"Eldest Senior Brother, what are you talking about? Who was beaten up in my cave dwelling?"

Zhu Chongjiu was also startled and didn’t catch on. But then, a sense of dread hit him. Could it be that Lu Chen had gotten into a conflict?

Instantly, he thought this was bad. Lu Chen was hot-blooded; even when he had been intimidated by power outside the sect, he hadn’t kneeled to beg for mercy. This showed that...

Someone must have snuck into his cave dwelling trying to steal something and was discovered by Lu Chen!

And since he didn’t recognize people well, he didn’t realize the intruder was a disciple of Li Hao Rong and attacked!

"I thought you were not giving your Eldest Senior Brother face by allowing this. Now that I see you here, I’m relieved!"

Li Hao Rong made a nice gesture, giving Zhu Chongjiu plenty of face, but Zhu Chongjiu couldn’t feel happy about it.

"Eldest Senior Brother, I won’t hide it from you, I’ve just taken on a disciple, and it seems there may have been a misunderstanding?"

Zhu Chongjiu said, bracing himself, but inside he cursed Lu Chen half to death. He had previously praised Lu Chen for his insight. Didn’t Lu Chen notice that there was nothing in his cave dwelling worth stealing?

It was precisely to prevent thefts!

Even if someone came, what could they take? And yet, Lu Chen had to meddle!

Now the situation was a mess. Lu Chen had been registered as a sect disciple. If anything went wrong, he, as the mentor, could not escape responsibility!

"You’ve taken on a disciple too?"

Li Hao Rong glanced at him indifferently, asking, "Did you stumble upon a favored son of heaven?"

"No, no," Zhu Chongjiu forced a smile, saying, "Eldest Senior Brother, it’s just an ordinary disciple at the Foundation Establishment Stage with a Five Spirit Root. I took him in just to have some help with miscellaneous tasks!"

"Just for miscellaneous tasks, huh," Li Hao Rong sneered, clearly aware that Zhu Chongjiu was trying to deflect the blame.

Raising an eyebrow, he said, "Then if I kill him, you shouldn’t be too upset, right?"

This casual mention of killing someone clearly showed that Li Hao Rong didn’t take Zhu Chongjiu seriously!

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