My Disciples Are All Villains

Lu Zhou turned around and looked at Kong Wen. He stroked his beard and said, "I won't forget you after I find the mystic microstone ore."

Kong Wen was overjoyed upon hearing these words. He quickly bowed and said confidently, "Old sir, please rest assured. I will do my best to serve you!"

Lu Zhou did not reply and rode northwest on Whitzard's back.

With that, everyone quickly followed suit.

The cultivators looked at each other with dismayed expressions on their faces. Those who were injured returned home soon after, and only a few bold cultivators flew northwest as well. Those who were not very greedy rushed to Zhu Yan's corpse and its surroundings, hoping to obtain treasures like Zhu Yan's fur that could be exchanged for medicinal pills. Moreover, Zhu Yan's appearance meant that there were likely treasures in the surroundings.

…

As Lu Zhou and the others continued to travel, the environment grew harsher and harsher, and the fierce beasts grew stronger and stronger. In the end, Lu Zhou had no choice but to use energy seals to protect Whitzard, Little Yuan'er, and Conch. As for the others, they could fend for themselves.

The fierce wind that blew against them was like knives as it blew against their protective energies. From time to time, small flying beasts would collide with the barriers they erected.

After a while, Conch asked in confusion, "Master, why don't we capture the five brothers and let them lead the way?"

Kong Wen said with a smile, "I think the old sir made the right decision. Those five people harbor ulterior motives. Bringing them along wouldn't only slow us down, but it may also cause trouble. Apart from that, since the 49 Swordsmen have appeared, it means that Venerable Master Ye and his troops are here as well… Moreover, if they dare to lie, they'll only risk the old sir's wrath. Uh… That's not what I mean. The old sir is broadminded so he definitely won't stoop to such a level…"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

At this moment, flying beasts with sharp teeth emerged from the black fog.

Lu Zhou did not speak, but Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong tacitly flew toward the flying beasts on both sides. The duo used their energy swords and energy sabers to slaughter the flying beasts, both mid and high-level ones, in the air, forcefully opening a bloody path for the others to traverse.

After flying for a day and a night, the number of fierce beasts finally decreased. There was no longer any need for Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong to open up a path for them.

At this moment, Kong Wen pointed at a misty canyon that was surrounded by the mountains while ancient trees grew in the center and said, "We've arrived…"

"This place is very dangerous for most cultivators. There might be powerful fierce beasts hidden in the fog in the canyon. In fact, there are countless canyons like this in the Unknown Land," Kong Wen said before he added, "Old sir, please let us four brothers deal with this for you…"

Mingshi Yin looked at them curiously and said, "As you wish…"

"Don't worry," Kong Wen said confidently.

The four brothers flew toward the edge of the canyon before Kong Wen brought out almost 100 talismans from his pocket. Then, Kong Wu, the second brother, began to draw the formation on the ground. The formation seemed simple, but it actually required a lot of experience to draw. After Kong Wu was done, the talismans were pasted on the formation accordingly.

Kong Wen smacked his hand down at the center of the formation before the formation buzzed and lit up. Following that, Primal Qi began to surge as the talismans lit up one after another, forming a dazzling circle of light.

"This formation is rather simple. It's commonly used to search for mystic microstone ores. The difficulty lies in controlling it to search for the ores accurately and swiftly. There's a special energy in the mystic microstones that will cause the talismans to fall like snowflakes when the talismans get close to them…"

"The white fog obscures our vision," Fourth Brother said. Then, he flew up to the sky above the canyon. He observed his surroundings for a moment before he returned again. Then, he said, "Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be such dense white fog here. I suspect Sun Mu and the others used some witchcraft technique to keep this place hidden…"

"That's not a problem…"

Bang!

Yu Zhenghai flew to the sky above the canyon before he flicked his hand.

The Jasper Saber flew out before Yu Zhenghai cast the Dark Heavenly Starlight. With the saber in the center, windmill-like energy seals flew in all directions, clearing the fog away.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Following that, Yu Zhenghai cut down the trees within a radius of several thousand meters. Without the trees, the fierce wind blew the remaining white fog away. With this, everyone had a better view of the canyon.

Kong Wen nodded and said, "Good move."

The tracking talismans continued to fly around swiftly. When they were at the north of the canyon, they suddenly stopped and disintegrated, falling like glowing snowflakes.

"Found it!"

"There's really a mystic microstone ore here!" The four brothers flew over immediately.

Lu Zhou flew over at a low altitude on Whitzard's back before the others followed closely behind.

"It should be here," Kong Wen said, "Mystic microstones are so rare that it's considered good if you can find one. To think there's an ore here. Let me mine them. I'm more suited to this kind of work…"

Kong Wen launched energy seals to the ground immediately.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground trembled slightly before it cracked.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Kong Wen continued to send energy seals to the ground before he finally managed to shatter the ground.

Everyone looked into the crack.

In the crack, a flashing mystic microtone appeared before everyone's eyes. It looked like a translucent green egg stuck in the crack.

"It's really a mystic microstone!" Kong Wen was overjoyed. He carefully extracted it before he cleaned it gently. It was as though he was holding a national treasure in his hand. After half an hour, a fist-sized mystic microstone finally appeared in his hand.

Kong Wen exclaimed excitedly, "This is amazing! This mystic microstone can be divided into three mystic microstones! I've never seen such a big one in my life!" Then, he presented it respectfully to Lu Zhou and said, "Old sir, please have a look."

Lu Zhou nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good." Then, he glanced at Mingshi Yin and said, "Keep it well."

Kong Wen tactfully handed the mystic microstone over to Mingshi Yin.

Kong Wen and his brothers watched Mingshi Yin put the mystic microstone away with reluctant and envious expressions on their faces. Nevertheless, they knew they were destined to be unable to obtain it.

At this time, Lu Zhou said lightly, "Bring out Zhu Yan's life heart."

Mingshi Yin did as he was told.

Then, Lu Zhou said, "I know mystic microstones are valuable, but I have a need for them. I think this life heart is more suitable for you…" Then, he waved his hand and sent the life heart toward Kong Wen.

Kong Wen was overjoyed as he caught the life heart. He fell to one knee and said, "Thank you, old sir! Your magnanimity is overwhelming…."

Kong Wen knew it would be impossible for him and his brothers to kill Zhu Yan, let alone obtain its life heart. Hence, they were elated when Lu Zhou gave it to them. As for the mystic microstone, it was worth it in exchange for a strong backer!

Zhu Yan was close to becoming a beast emperor. There was no doubt that Lu Zhou's disciples needed this kind of life heart. However, he was not someone who would constantly spoon-feed his disciples. They would also have to work hard if they wanted to grow stronger.

After Kong Wen suppressed his excitement and put the life heart away, he asked, "Old sir, do you have any extra blank talismans?"

Yan Zhenluo said before bringing out hundreds of talismans, "I have them…"

Kong Wen said, "Usually, a canyon like that hides many treasures. We can search for them using these talismans…"

Mingshi Yin asked with a smile, "Didn't you just conduct a search?"

"I searched specifically for mystic microstones earlier. This time, the talismans will search for herbs, mystic life grass, heavenly soul grass, blood ginseng, and other natural treasures… These things aren't inferior to the mystic microstones…"

Everyone nodded.

Kong Wen, who had become very diligent, handed the talismans to Kong Wu. "Second Brother, draw on the talismans…"

"Alright!" Kong Wu brought his brush out and began to draw on talismans with the speed of the wind and the shadow. In less than an hour, he finally completed drawing on all the talismans.

Kong Wen said, "Brothers, since the old sir trusts us so much, we can't be lazy. We have to live up to the life heart he gave us. Alright, move out now!"

Then, the other three brothers flew out in different directions.

Following that, Kong Wen said, "Old sir, please help us keep a lookout. This place is dangerous, and I'm afraid we'll be ambushed by fierce beasts…"

Lu Zhou waved his sleeve.

Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, and Ming Shiyin flew to the three brothers respectively to protect them while Yan Zhenluo and Lu Li remained in their spots.

"Sun Mu and his brothers must have searched this place thoroughly. Aren't you worried about wasting your effort?" Lu Zhou asked.

Kong Wen replied, "They're witchcraft cultivators so they must have searched using the witchcraft techniques. We, brothers, have our way of doing things. Moreover, even if a place has already been searched, we'll still search it again. Who knows if there are treasures that the others missed? If we manage to find something, it'll be great. If we don't find anything, we don't lose anything as well…"

"You're very smart," Lu Zhou nodded.

Following that, Kong Wen lit up more talismans that flew out in all directions like fireflies.