Chapter 78

These words entered Lin Haoming's ears.

Lin Haoming wished he could immediately eliminate Ling Shengjie.

Last time, when the spirit stone mine was discovered, his contributions were completely taken away.

This time, this guy actually found another excuse to claim the sect's reward that should have been his.

Wu Hongfei was indeed a troublemaker, but the conflict between them was already public. Wu Hongfei's every move against him would be watched by others. At least, assassination attempts were unlikely, as even the Demon Sect had its rules. A Qi Condensation disciple, no matter how promising, did not have the right to challenge the rules.

Of course, Lin Haoming was also very clear that with Wu Hongfei's personality, once he recovered, he would definitely find an opportunity to challenge him. But that would be a fair and open challenge.

He wanted to kill him in front of everyone in the sect. Even if he couldn't kill him, he wouldn't let him off easily.

Lin Haoming wasn't very afraid of such a challenge, but Ling Shengjie deliberately made it seem serious. Lin Haoming believed that even if Ling Shengjie offered to help, it wouldn't change Wu Hongfei's decision.

But could he refuse now?

Ling Shengjie might be a useless second-generation, but his status was there.

Old Ancestor Ling cared a lot about this talented descendant. If he got angry and took action against him, Lin Haoming would really have no place to stay in the Blood Refinement Sect.

But the Foundation Establishment Pill was his guarantee for advancing on the path of immortality. Losing one meant losing a chance. Cultivators fought against heaven; how could he give up?

"Junior Brother Lin, why aren't you speaking?" Ling Shengjie, seeing Lin Haoming silent, deliberately sounded a bit impatient.

Stealing his things and even complaining about the delay, Lin Haoming felt an indescribable anger.

But Lin Haoming understood that getting angry now was easy, but once he lost his temper, he would have no way out except to flee the sect.

"Senior Brother Ling, how much do you need for the bribe?" Lin Haoming asked, suppressing his anger.

"You got first place, with a reward of three Foundation Establishment Pills. Selling them would at least get you thirty thousand spirit stones. Of course, as your senior brother, I wouldn't make you give everything. You should at least keep one for your Foundation Establishment, right?" Ling Shengjie said with a smile, as if he was genuinely considering Lin Haoming's best interests.

"Keep one for my Foundation Establishment!"

Hearing this, Lin Haoming immediately added Ling Shengjie's name to his list of people he must eliminate.

Last time, he stole his credit, and this time, he shamelessly continued to steal. If it weren't for the fact that he had hidden the contents of his storage bag in the spatial pearl when he returned, others might have thought he had taken everything, and Ling Shengjie's greed would have been even greater.

"Since that's the case, how about this: Junior Brother will first claim the pills, and then in a few days, I'll directly send twenty thousand spirit stones to Senior Brother. I've heard that Senior Brother's cave abode is in the best place on the second floor. Junior Brother has always wanted to take a look!" Lin Haoming forced a smile.

"Directly send spirit stones?" Ling Shengjie seemed a bit puzzled.

Lin Haoming immediately said, "Junior Brother has had multiple transactions with the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. If I sell the Foundation Establishment Pills to them this time, I can get VIP status at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, which will make future purchases much cheaper. I'm confident that these twenty thousand spirit stones will be worth two high-grade spirit stones!"

"Oh, it seems you have a close relationship with the Treasure Gathering Pavilion!" Ling Shengjie was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, to be honest, Senior Brother, every time I go to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, I go directly to the second floor for transactions!" Lin Haoming said.

"You can go directly to the second floor?" Ling Shengjie was even more surprised. However, he didn't believe Lin Haoming was lying. After some thought, he said, "Since that's the case, after you claim your reward, I'll go with you!"

Seeing his expression, Lin Haoming knew he was suspicious, but he had no choice but to agree.

There was no ceremony for the sect disciples' reward for the spirit stone mine competition.

Even when Lin Haoming came to the second-floor Hall of Deacons, he didn't see Zhuang Huai. It seemed this matter was considered trivial.

In the Hall of Deacons, Lin Haoming only saw an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator, who looked to be in his thirties, seemed to know Ling Shengjie. He greeted him with a smile, "Shengjie, why are you here?"

"Senior Yao, I have a good relationship with Junior Brother Lin. Since he made a great contribution this time, I naturally came with him!"

"Ah, so Lin Haoming and Shengjie have a deep friendship. No wonder he could make such a great contribution to the sect." The Foundation Establishment cultivator, surnamed Yao, not only lacked the usual awe-inspiring presence of a Foundation Establishment cultivator but also seemed to be flattering Ling Shengjie.

"Of course, my friend Ling Shengjie is no ordinary person. Give Junior Brother Lin his reward quickly!" Ling Shengjie urged arrogantly.

"Shengjie, don't be impatient. Here are the Foundation Establishment Pills. Additionally, because of his great contribution, the sect has awarded Lin Haoming the status of an inner disciple. From now on, Lin Haoming, you are an inner disciple!" the Foundation Establishment cultivator said.

The status of an inner disciple meant nothing to Lin Haoming, but as a sect reward, he couldn't refuse it. At least, he thanked them on the surface.

"Here are the Foundation Establishment Pills, and here is your identity token. This storage bag contains the items you are entitled to as an inner disciple," the Foundation Establishment cultivator immediately handed everything to Lin Haoming.

Lin Haoming took the jade bottle, opened it, and saw the three Foundation Establishment Pills inside. Seeing this, he felt somewhat relieved. As for the inner disciple's reward, he didn't care much.

When he put away the Foundation Establishment Pills, Lin Haoming noticed that Ling Shengjie was staring at him.

Lin Haoming knew that Ling Shengjie was waiting for his tribute. This was blatant bullying.

Just then, another disciple who had participated in the spirit stone mine competition arrived.

When the Foundation Establishment cultivator, surnamed Yao, faced this disciple, he lost his previous smile and regained the presence of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Seeing this, Lin Haoming knew that this person would have to pay a price to get his reward.

Now, thinking about it, having Ling Shengjie accompany him had its benefits, which made Lin Haoming feel somewhat amused and frustrated.

Leaving the Hall of Deacons, Ling Shengjie immediately urged, "Junior Brother Lin, should we go to the third floor right away?"

Lin Haoming, hearing Ling Shengjie's question, could only nod.

The two of them thus arrived at the third-floor market of the sect.

On the way, Lin Haoming kept thinking about how to get rid of Ling Shengjie so that he could blame the sale of the Foundation Establishment Pills on the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

But without a specific plan, Lin Haoming couldn't think of a good strategy. He could only take it one step at a time. At worst, he could sell them and then buy them back, hoping the Treasure Gathering Pavilion would agree.

When Lin Haoming followed Ling Shengjie into the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, he was looking for an opportunity.

A slender and graceful girl from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion ran over, excitedly calling out, "Daoist Lin, you're here! Are you here to make a transaction with Senior Qin again?"