C35 The Cruel Reality

"The Ghost Shadow Sect is different from my Hundred Flowers Palace. Even though it's only a sect that has risen to prominence in the past few hundred years, its internal system is much more complete than my Hundred Flowers Palace. Its overall strength is also much stronger."

Although Lin Xiao had said 'walk' in a carefree and heroic manner, with just the two of them, along the way, it was as if they had just destroyed a sect. Ji Baihua kept explaining all kinds of strange "idiots" questions to Lin Xiao.

The above were the answers to Lin Xiao's "why a lowly Ghost Shadow Sect only used less than a third of its power to destroy the Hundred Flowers Palace."

Hearing this explanation, Lin Xiao rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "It means that your Hundred Flowers Palace can't even be considered a complete sect."

These words had really poked Ji Baihua's sore spot. She glared at Lin Xiao and said, "Although I really don't want to admit it, it's the truth."

"Why is that so?"

This time Lin Xiao really humbly asked for guidance, without any hint of mockery.

According to his thoughts, the Hundred Flowers Palace was said to have existed for over a thousand years. Even if it suffered a severe injury, its foundation should be stronger than a tiny Ghost Shadow Sect. Why was it that when the Ghost Shadow Sect attacked the Hundred Flowers Palace the last time, it only lasted for a few hours? The Hundred Flowers Palace was destroyed in just a matter of hours?

Ji Baihua's face was full of sorrow as he said: "A normal sect, under the Sect Master, there are Elders and Worshippers. After the deacons, there is also the division of inner and outer sect. This is just a simple structure of the sect. Some powerful sects even have some hidden masters guarding them. The structure of the Ghost Shadow Sect, apart from the fact that there were no hidden experts guarding it. Basically, it already has the scale of a great sect, but our Hundred Flowers Palace... Ever since that incident, we have been suppressed by the Dao Alliance. In the palace, such as the mother-in-law you saw earlier, whose strength has reached the Soul Formation Stage or above. There were dozens of them that were enough to crush the Ghost Shadow Sect, but the real problem was... None of them are allowed to come out. "

"Even if the sect is destroyed?" Lin Xiao said in disbelief.

In the Cultivation, the sect was equivalent to his own home. If he couldn't even protect his home, could it be that there was a reason why he didn't come out to protect his home?

Ji Baihua explained, "Because they are really too powerful. Any time they come out, they will be discovered by the Dao Alliance. According to the Dao Alliance's records, they have already been dead for hundreds of years."

This time, Lin Xiao somewhat understood. To put it bluntly, these people... Because they had offended the Dao Alliance, the Hundred Flowers Palace had used some unknown method to preserve them. They had deceived the Dao Alliance, and it was precisely because of this that they had lived their entire lives. Because once they were born, they could only live in the dark. If they were discovered by the Dao Alliance, not only would they be hunted down endlessly, but they would also be hunted down by it. Because of this, the Hundred Flowers Palace was also attacked by all the sects in the Dao Alliance.

Therefore, the actual combat strength of the Hundred Flowers Palace would depend on the Palace Master Ji Baihua.

"Oh right, now that the Hundred Flowers Palace is gone, what do you plan to do in the future?" Lin Xiao changed the topic.

Ji Baihua smiled faintly and pointed to a lush mountain in front of him, as well as a palace that was faintly visible. He said faintly, "I am not in the mood to destroy it."

Lin Xiao looked at the map and found that they had already arrived at the foot of the Ghost Shadow Sect Mountain. He immediately understood the meaning of her words and exclaimed, "What the heck, don't tell me you want to treat this place as a Hundred Flowers Palace..."

"What do you think?" Ji Baihua sneered, "He, Yan Lie, destroyed my Hundred Flowers Palace. Use his own Ghost Shadow Sect to compensate me. This place is still considered not bad."

"Then what about the Demonic Beast? I heard that the Demonic Beast in Charm Forest will attack humans from time to time."

"Do you know why the Ghost Shadow Sect only used a third of its strength to destroy my Hundred Flowers Palace?"

"Why?"

Regarding this question, Lin Xiao really hadn't thought about it seriously. At that time, when both parties were fighting, he was at the critical moment of advancing to the Golden Core realm. How could he know if the gap between their strength was big or small?

If it wasn't for Yan Lie destroying the courtyard he lived in in the end, he might not have come out to help.

A fierce look could be seen in Ji Baihua's eyes as she said softly, "That's because of our Hundred Flowers Palace. All these years... It's too peaceful. The disciples of the Ghost Shadow Sect have survived. Each of them had at least fought hundreds or thousands of times with the Demonic Beast of the Charm Forest. Their actual combat experience was much stronger than the Hundred Flowers Palace. The strength between cultivator was not just the difference in realm."

"Alright. What do you plan to do now?" Lin Xiao asked. He couldn't just charge forward like this, right?

However, reality proved that his thoughts were always against the truth.

While he was still thinking about how to go up the mountain to find Yan Lie, Ji Baihua had already moved.

She tapped her foot lightly, and her entire body turned into a white lightning bolt. Although it looked light and light, it was actually very fast as she rushed forward. Her target was the two Ghost Shadow Sects disciples who were patrolling at the foot of the mountain.

"Who is it!?"

One of the disciples had just discovered a battle and called out. His voice came to an abrupt stop, as his head was floating in the air. After a long time, he finally landed on the ground, and blood splattered all over the ground. And on the ground, there were hundreds of flowers blooming.

"There's an enemy attack!"

After the other disciple recovered from his shock, he could only let out a cry before following in the footsteps of his companion.

Two corpses, two heads, the fresh flowers on the ground, and the bright red color stimulated Lin Xiao's nerves.

To be honest, he had never seen such an exciting scene ever since he came here. Even during the last battle with Yan Lie, he had destroyed Yan Lie's body in the end. But at that time, he had no other choice because he was in a life-and-death situation. After that, Yan Lie's' corpse 'was covered by countless ruins.

From the beginning to the end, whether it was Ji Baihua chasing him or Du Fei and Lin Yutong, after that, he fought Yan Lie and everything that happened in this world. It all gave Lin Xiao an illusion, he even felt like he was playing a game.

But now, in the blink of an eye, two corpses were lying coldly in front of him. One of the heads rolled to his feet, waiting for his big brother's eyes to stare at him.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a little nauseous, as if he wanted to vomit.

Bloody, cruel.

This was the reality of this world.

With a pale face, he shouted at Ji Baihua in front of him: "The culprit who destroyed your Hundred Flowers Palace is Yan Lie, why did you kill them? They are all innocent"

"Innocent?"

As if hearing the funniest joke in the world, Ji Baihua turned his head, he looked at Lin Xiao teasingly, as if he was looking at an innocent child. Her cold voice came: "To be honest, sometimes I really wonder if you just came to this world not long ago"

It had to be said that even though Lin Xiao knew that Ji Baihua's original intention was to mock him for leaving his mother's embrace and not knowing enough about this world, she still had a good eye for judging people.

He said: "Alright, if it's like this, are you really going to kill everyone in the Ghost Shadow Sect?"

"If they stop me." Ji Baihua said calmly.

Lin Xiao was speechless, he felt like he didn't know Ji Baihua anymore, because in his mind, Ji Baihua was the kind of girl who looked cold on the surface but actually felt warm inside.

But now, standing in front of him, she was still so beautiful and dazzling, but for some reason, he felt like even her blood was cold.

"I don't know why you have such naive thoughts, but what I want to tell you is... The strong prey on the weak, and the strong are respected. This is the principle of this world. This is the Law of Cultivation. The Ghost Shadow Sect destroyed my Hundred Flowers Palace. That was because we were too weak. But now, I have killed them. It's because I'm stronger than them. Do you think... Wait! When you get knocked down by the enemy, the enemy will reason with you? "

After saying that, Ji Baihua moved again, because even though she was fast enough before, but she still gave the two disciples a chance to send a message, and now... There were already more than ten people in a small group rushing over from the mountain.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle...

Consecutive muffled sounds came from the forest. Lin Xiao did not even need to think to see the outcome of the dozen people.

According to Ji Baihua, the disciples patrolling the Ghost Shadow Sect mountain, they were all outer sect disciples, and these disciples had only just joined the Ghost Shadow Sect. The wandering soldiers who didn't even have the chance to cultivate the inner force mantra of the Ghost Shadow Sect were mostly at the Qi Condensation stage. There weren't even a few at the Foundation Establishment stage, so how could they be a match for Ji Bai Hua?

Should they stop him?

Or should they just let him go?

Lin Xiao didn't know what to do.

Earlier, he had been hot-blooded and wanted to destroy the Ghost Shadow Sect, kill Yan Lie, and then continue to explore the continent.

But now, the scene that was happening in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined.

Life was as worthless as grass, a single coin was not worth it.

Is this the law of this world?

If it is, then what should I do?

After coming to this world, Lin Xiao's state of mind changed for the first time, producing self-doubt, making him stop moving forward.

"In your memory, I read a word."

The system appeared out of nowhere, and its voice was still indifferent. "Survival of the fittest, no matter which world it is in, it is the supreme truth."

"Perhaps in your previous world, there was a battle between people There was no such direct, bloody battle, but in reality, have you ever thought about it before? The darkness hidden under the exterior of morality and justice is the most terrifying? "

"But in my previous world, when killing someone, you have to pay with your life" Lin Xiao said in a daze.

"In this world, if you kill someone, you will have to pay with your life." The System said, "This is not the world you used to live in. If you want to live in this world, you have to pay with your life. You have to get used to the way you live here, Yan Lie of the Ghost Shadow Sect. He led his disciples to rush into the Hundred Flowers Palace and destroy it. He was undoubtedly the main culprit. But have you ever thought about it? Could it be that all the disciples of the Hundred Flowers Palace... Did he kill them all by himself?"

"But the order was given by him, right?"

"Then, may I ask if these disciples of the Ghost Shadow Sect were forced to join the Ghost Shadow Sect?" The cold voice of the system was like a bucket of cold water that was poured onto Lin Xiao's head. However, he immediately became much more clear-headed and only heard the system continue, "No one forced them. So, when they followed Yan Lie to the mountain gate of the Hundred Flowers Palace... Today's outcome has already been decided, including you. Even if you don't have a single drop of blood on you today, as long as you follow Ji Baihua and stand in front of the mountain gate of the Ghost Shadow Sect... If you stand in front of Yan Lie, if you can't kill him completely... Then, in the future, when he takes revenge, will he only look for Ji Baihua? "

" This... "

Lin Xiao didn't know how to answer.

All the education in the first half of his life told him that killing people was not right. However, reason clearly pointed out that in this world where the strong prey on the weak, only by becoming more and more callous could one survive.

Was it wrong to live?

The answer was clearly no, but the price of living on was that he had to continuously kill along the way.

This was the cruelty of the cultivation world.

Whether it was Ji Baihua or the System, they all gave Lin Xiao one today.