Chapter 186
Zhuang Ye didn't bother denying it. He nodded. "That's right, I'm working with her. The feeling of having a single spirit root, of being a genius—it's truly wonderful."
"And the only price was sacrificing you. It was so simple, why wouldn't I agree?"
Ignoring Tao Zhiyuan's ugly expression, Zhuang Ye continued, "A true friend? You thought I was good to you, didn't you? Giving you pills all day long. Did you take me for a fool? Did you think I was an idiot?"
Zhuang Ye sneered. "You're the idiot. Do you really think cultivating with pills is a good thing? In this world, not even the most skilled alchemist can refine a perfect pill, one completely free of toxins."
"When you take too many pills, toxins accumulate in your body and meridians. The pills become less effective, and your cultivation speed slows down. Even if you find herbs to cleanse the toxins, your foundation will never be as solid as those who cultivated through hard work."
"You thought you were cultivating quickly with pills, but you never realized that those who cultivate diligently are far stronger than you."
The more Zhuang Ye spoke, the uglier Tao Zhiyuan's expression became.
Seeing Tao Zhiyuan's expression, Zhuang Ye felt quite pleased. "Don't look at me like that, and don't think I'm responsible for your current state. You should be thanking Venerable Tianming."
"Your cultivation journey has been smooth, hasn't it? You think you're so powerful, that almost no one at your level is a match for you, and you can even challenge those at higher cultivation stages, right?"
"Heh, look at that arrogant face of yours. If Venerable Tianming hadn't given you so many life-saving treasures, do you really think you'd be so formidable?"
"In the end, you were just spoiled useless by Venerable Tianming, yet you still feel good about yourself. I really don't know where your sense of superiority comes from. I reached Nascent Soul through my own hard work. And you? You forced your way there by downing a bottle of pills, didn't you?"
Watching from the sidelines, Qiu Chi thought Zhuang Ye was quite eloquent. She didn't mind adding a little more fuel to the fire.
"Tell him his successful breakthrough to Nascent Soul was only because I helped him out. If it weren't for me, his cultivation would have probably regressed to Foundation Establishment long ago. He's a failure."
Qiu Chi's voice suddenly appeared in his ear, but Zhuang Ye wasn't the least bit flustered.
Instead, he chuckled. "There's one more thing. You might feel even worse after hearing it, but I'm a kind person, so I feel I must tell you."
"That bottle of Nascent Soul Pills you took was given to you by Ge Yanling. Your successful breakthrough to Nascent Soul was also because she helped you out. If not for her, you probably wouldn't have succeeded, and your cultivation would have regressed to Foundation Establishment."
"In short, you're a good-for-nothing failure. You have all this talent, but just look at yourself—you're not even worthy of it."
Tao Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said nothing. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would spit out a mouthful of blood.
Zhuang Ye was tired after saying so much.
He took out a cup of tea from his storage bag to moisten his throat and said, "Forget it, there's really nothing more to say to a failure like you. Consider those pills a gift. After all, they've passed through your hands, and I'd be disgusted to take them back."
After saying this last sentence, Zhuang Ye turned and left.
After Zhuang Ye disappeared from sight, Tao Zhiyuan could no longer hold it in and spat out a mouthful of blood.
It was a large amount of blood, a clear sign he had been holding it back for a long time.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and suddenly burst out laughing, a neurotic edge to his voice. "A failure? I'm clearly a genius! What's a mere Nascent Soul? Sooner or later, I'll reach Divine Transformation and ascend!"
"You humiliated me like this today. One day, I will tear you to pieces! I won't let a single person from the Tianyuan Sect go!"
Qiu Chi: "..." It's a real shame you were born in an abuse novel world just to be a tool for tormenting the heroine. You should be the protagonist in an overpowered male lead story next door. Too bad they wouldn't want you.
Tao Zhiyuan left the Tianyuan Sect's territory, and Qiu Chi didn't chase after him.
She had promised him ten days, so naturally, she had to give him a ten-day grace period.
As for now, she could go spectate the miserable Tianming.
The Nascent Soul cultivators were eager to watch the Divine Transformation cultivators spar, but the Divine Transformation cultivators refused.
"We've only just reached Divine Transformation. We might not be able to control ourselves fully when we fight. You all should stay here and watch the juniors compete."
"We can talk about you watching us spar some other time. For now, you have your own business to attend to."
Are you kidding? They planned to gang up on Tianming. Of course they couldn't let the juniors see. That would be far too humiliating.
Tianming didn't want an audience either.
He hadn't considered that the others planned to gang up on him; he assumed they were preparing to fight him one after another.
He might be able to handle the initial rounds of a one-on-one gauntlet, but he would surely be in a sorry state by the end. How could he let the juniors see him looking so pathetic? Absolutely not!
Though their reasoning differed, the outcome—no spectators allowed—was the same.
In the end, they found a remote place, set up an array disk to prevent others from entering, and then pretended to discuss who would go first.
Tianming considered it seriously. He felt that no matter what, he should make a strong showing at the start, so he prepared to pick the weakest among them to fight first.
As it turned out, they only wanted to gang up on him.
The array disk couldn't stop Qiu Chi.
By the time Qiu Chi arrived, the beatdown had already begun.
Tianming was getting beaten miserably, as he had been completely unprepared at the start.
Even now, Tianming was still a bit dazed. He couldn't help but shout, "What are you all doing? Stop it right now! Do you have any dignity as Divine Transformation cultivators?"
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