Chapter 5

San Yuan, upon hearing this, jumped up in anger. "I dare to scold, but I don't dare to kill! Don't even think about dumping this kind of mess on me!"

Wang Feizi, after listening for a long time, saw the two masters arguing and cautiously suggested, "Master, why don't you enforce the law yourself? I also think he should be killed! He has killed so many people, how can we let him go just because he speaks well?"

Da Yuan was secretly annoyed at Wang Feizi's talkativeness. He had never killed anyone before; he always let Er Yuan do the slaughtering. How could he be willing to kill? He was just putting on an act to maintain the master's authority. Wang Feizi's extra words made him lose face. As he was racking his brain for a solution, Heng Yi looked at Wang Feizi and said, "Why does even my junior sister say he should be killed?"

"Big Brother, you are kind-hearted and don't know how many bad people there are out there! We can't trust this kind of person! Even if he weren't a big villain, he would still use sweet words to beg for his life. How can we take his words seriously? When Master San Yuan is drunk, he always boasts about finding a beautiful wife for Big Brother at dawn! Has he ever really done it? He hasn't even found one for himself! His words when begging for his life are even less trustworthy!"

Seeing Heng Yi frown slightly, Da Yuan felt relieved and said solemnly, "Disciple, you don't understand the outside world. You must trust us. You are the eldest disciple of our sect. Master hopes you will establish authority. Leave the enforcement to you."

Seeing that Heng Yi did not immediately agree, Da Yuan, fearing he would not do it, quickly added, "Just dig a pit and bury him, no need to use a sword. This kind of person deserves to die painfully!"

Heng Yi, hearing that he didn't need to use a sword, ordered the bound and struggling Cheng Shen Gongzi to be dragged away.

Da Yuan said to dig a pit, so Heng Yi really dug a pit.

Under Da Yuan's direction, the disciples of San Yuan Sect gathered around. The dozen rescued children, knowing that this person had killed their parents and villagers, cried and cursed, and some even hit Cheng Shen Gongzi's head and face with fists covered in snot and tears.

After the pit was dug, Heng Yi grabbed Cheng Shen Gongzi and threw him in. The disciples of San Yuan Sect all helped to bury him, and the younger ones threw snowballs into the pit.

Heng Yi wiped the sweat from his face and looked at the filled pit. He felt less reluctant than before. "Junior sister, I don't seem to have any feelings anymore."

"That's right. He is worse than pigs and dogs. I even feel sorry for pigs when I kill them, but this kind of villain is a wolf that eats and harms people!" Wang Feizi's righteous indignation made Heng Yi suddenly understand. Yes, he had been influenced by everyone and felt that he was burying not a person but a beast, so he had no feelings.

"Master, there are still four people kneeling in the snow in the village. How should we deal with them? Should we bury them too?"

"Burial! Burial! They are all villains!" The rescued children shouted in a chaotic manner.

Da Yuan sternly ordered silence. When everyone was quiet, he said with a sorrowful expression, "You all need to learn a lesson today. We must not judge things without distinguishing right from wrong. Cheng Shen is not a good person, but in the past, he never did such heinous things! It's clear that this was done by this beast for profit. We should judge the act, not the person. He is the instigator, and the guards were just following orders. They couldn't disobey... They didn't want to! The revenge has been taken, and the evil has been punished. Heng Yi, you don't need to rush back. Let them kneel in the snow to reflect. This is judging the act, not the person. We are a righteous sect. We must eliminate evil, but we must not go too far. Excessive punishment becomes the killing of the innocent. Do you all understand and remember this?"

"Master, what about Cheng Shen's magic sword?"

"Cheng Shen's magic sword is evil, but since he bought people with money, and those people were willing to sell their lives, what can we say?" Da Yuan looked compassionate and sighed.

Heng Yi was very impressed by Master's teachings and led the way in agreeing.

Seeing the disciples' admiring gazes, Da Yuan felt very pleased and proud.

Er Yuan poked San Yuan and whispered, "Old Three, why do I feel that Big Brother is afraid of trouble?"

San Yuan grinned. "You just figured it out? Big Brother doesn't dare to kill! What he said about going too far, he didn't say that when we stole pigs and sheep..."

Er Yuan hesitated and muttered, "Not necessarily. Big Brother has been saying these things a lot lately and has become more serious. Last time I mentioned our past of peeping at widows bathing, he glared at me and said we should behave properly now."

"Old Two, Big Brother is just pretending to be a sage in front of the disciples."

"Oh... So he's pretending to be a sage?"

"I think Big Brother really believes he is one."

Er Yuan was silent for a moment. San Yuan frowned and asked, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking that next time we go out to peep at women bathing, we shouldn't tell Big Brother, right?"

"Of course not! He'd scold us! It's his business to pretend. We still have to do it." San Yuan smacked his lips, recalling a beautiful woman he saw in town a few days ago while looking for orphans.

Er Yuan saw Heng Yi listening intently to Da Yuan's teachings and poked San Yuan again. "I think Heng Yi is becoming more like Big Brother."

"Don't say that! Big Brother is pretending to be a sage, but Heng Yi is genuinely becoming one!"

In the ice cave.

Da Yuan asked Heng Yi about the battle in the village and finally asked, "Did Cheng Shen Gongzi's people call you a Law God?"

"Disciple just used the Infinite Sword, and they started calling me that." Heng Yi had heard Da Yuan say that a Law God was a great achievement, something only the immortals of the Lake and Sea Sect could reach. He had never thought of himself as one and was still confused. "Master, have I really reached the Law God realm?"

"Don't overthink it. Focus on your cultivation. Being a Law God is nothing. The Mountain God realm is truly remarkable!" Da Yuan, fearing Heng Yi would ask more, quickly dismissed him. He thought to himself, 'How the hell would I know if I've reached it...'

After Heng Yi left, Da Yuan became increasingly excited. The people around Cheng Shen Gongzi were all very powerful. They must not have been mistaken! In the past, Da Yuan thought the Law God realm was an incredible achievement, something only the immortals of the Lake and Sea Sect could reach. Suddenly knowing that Heng Yi had already reached it, he speculated that he himself must have also reached it. Although his magical cultivation was less than Heng Yi's, he had practiced qi for a longer time and felt his progress was very fast. "Law God... Ha! The divine book is truly divine. It turns out I am already a Law God! Law God—Ha..."

That night, Da Yuan was too excited to sleep, even the pain in his meridians from cultivation couldn't make him drowsy...

But soon after dawn, Da Yuan started to have a headache.

The San Yuan Sect had been gradually adding more disciples. They would go to the village gods' homes every so often to take pigs, cows, and sheep, so food was never a problem. Now, with the number of people doubling, it would quickly become insufficient.

Heng Yi continued to lead the thirty-one junior disciples in qi cultivation daily. The San Yuan Sect had built eighteen wooden houses.

In half a year, ten people had cultivated qi, which made Da Yuan very happy. These ten people focused on cultivation and did not need to do miscellaneous tasks.

In this half year, Heng Yi had learned many characters from Da Yuan. The secret manual was rarely carried by Da Yuan himself. He had only learned three spells so far, while Heng Yi had learned eight from the divine book, with only one left. Heng Yi had already started teaching Da Yuan his cultivation insights, which was why Da Yuan's progress was so fast. However, Da Yuan kept this a secret and did not allow Heng Yi to tell others.

That night, after practicing spells in the cultivation cave, Da Yuan, based on Heng Yi's cultivation insights, had a vague clue about the fourth spell.

"Heng Yi... In the future, I will definitely pass the San Yuan Sect to you. Although there are many disciples now, you are the most talented and respectful, and you are increasingly able to help me." Da Yuan continued, "With more disciples, housing is not a problem, but food and drink are. Er Yuan and San Yuan have brought back a lot in the past half year, but it hasn't solved the fundamental problem. I think we need a lot of pigs, cows, and sheep, and we should target the town god of Wang Town!"

Da Yuan trusted Heng Yi, his eldest disciple, and relied on him more and more. In the past, Heng Yi knew nothing about the outside world, but in the past half year, he had gone out more and learned more, understanding more and more. Now, facing this headache, Da Yuan also consulted him, partly because Er Yuan was overly concerned and talkative, and San Yuan was carefree and seemed brainless.

"Master, I think it's better to go to more distant villages and take things from villains like Wang Ba. I can take responsibility for it and gather enough in half a year. Although the town head of Wang Town is a big villain, taking his wealth to buy things in the city is convenient, but it can easily cause trouble."

Da Yuan had thought the same. Er Yuan and San Yuan found the hard work too troublesome and had not been diligent in the past half year. They started by bringing back six at a time, but later only one, saying there were none when they were just being lazy and peeping at women bathing! They thought one trip to the town god's house would be enough and didn't want to go through the trouble. Da Yuan, not wanting to delay Heng Yi's cultivation, decided to follow Heng Yi's suggestion since he knew Heng Yi's thoughts. He couldn't rely on his two brothers, so he had to rely on Heng Yi to solve the food problem.

"Good, take ten disciples who have cultivated qi with you. They can help."

"Disciple will follow Master's orders!" As Heng Yi left, he saw Er Yuan and San Yuan returning with bags, looking cheerful.

"Second Master, Third Master."

"Hehe, Heng Yi, come in, let us show you our treasures!" San Yuan mysteriously pulled Heng Yi into the cave, and Da Yuan's face changed when he saw them return.

They opened the bags, and a pile of gold, silver, and jewelry scattered on the ground...

"Ha! Big Brother didn't act for half a year, so we did it ourselves. There's a lot of money in Wang Da Hu's house! Good job, Old Two, he found all this gold. With so much money, we can buy so many things! No need to worry!" San Yuan opened the last bag, and a pile of swords and knives scattered on the ground, clinking. "Look, so many weapons. Half of our sect will have weapons now!"