They happened to encounter disciples returning from their training before they arrived and dealt with them in an alley.
Now, their appearance and cultivation fluctuations are indistinguishable from those disciples.
Disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect often go out for training at night, so the gatekeepers did not pay much attention.
After sneaking in, they quickly hid in a deserted place.
They got in, but they knew nothing about the Purple Cloud Sect.
Moreover, without that half of the jade pendant, they could no longer find people through the jade pendant's connection.
After discussing among themselves, they headed towards the outer disciple area.
Disciples at the Qi Refining stage must live in the outer sect, there's no doubt about it!
They had not gone far when they stopped.
They had a nagging feeling that someone was following them.
They looked around suspiciously, but found nothing.
They exchanged glances: were they just overthinking it?
There was no other way.
They were too severely injured to even deploy their basic divine sense.
These cultivators took it as being too nervous and continued on their way.
Damn it, they were just scaring themselves!
Let's quickly find a disciple, force them to reveal the whereabouts of that kid, get the item as soon as possible, and leave!
Their plan was actually very simple, just one word.
Steal!
Disciples at the Qi Refining stage still needed to sleep every day. That kid, no matter how powerful, should be fast asleep by now.
When it came to stealing, they were professionals!
However, after walking for a while longer, they stopped again.
That feeling of being followed appeared again!
They looked around nervously, still not seeing any sign of anyone.
Damn it!
Why does this sect feel so strange?
"Heh heh... Heh heh heh..."
A chilling laugh suddenly echoed!
Several cultivators almost peed themselves and jumped to the side with a 'swoosh'!
They quickly looked at the ground: the chilling laugh had come from the ground!
Then they saw an old man lying on the ground, smiling at them eerily...
"You bunch of idiots, you still haven't found me!" The Second Elder scorned, "Tsk, not fun at all. I won't play with you anymore."
After saying that, the Second Elder left.
But he didn't walk; he wiggled away with a hunched body.
It looked like a maggot...
The strangest thing was that although he was wriggling, he was very fast!
"I am a happy maggot baby, oh la la la la!" The Second Elder's voice faded into the distance.
The few cultivators' backs suddenly felt a chill.
Damn it!
This sect is really weird!
Just as they were about to continue their actions, they suddenly heard the sound of running from behind.
It was too late to hide.
"Esteemed junior brothers, have you seen my master just now?" The Second Elder's eldest disciple quickly approached and asked them anxiously.
"It seems he went that way." The leader vaguely pointed in the direction the Second Elder had left.
He didn't know if the old man just now was the Second Elder; he just wanted to get rid of these people quickly.
"Thank you, junior brother!" The eldest disciple quickly led his people in pursuit.
"Plan aborted, let's find a place to hide first!" After the eldest disciple left, the leader whispered his orders.
It seemed they had come too early.
At least not until the middle of the night when everything was absolutely quiet could they make their move.
Fifteen minutes later, they finally found a deserted courtyard.
If they were seen later, they could use the excuse of being tired from training.
Before they could even enter, they heard footsteps behind them again.
But judging by the sound, it didn't sound human...
They turned their heads, and a chill ran down their spines again.
At the forefront was a young cultivator, smiling at them.
Behind him, four cultivators respectfully carried a coffin.
On top of the coffin were two spirit beasts less than a foot long.
One was a dog, and the other a small fox.
On either side of the coffin, two teams of strangely shaped spirit beasts followed...
What the hell!
What kind of combination is this?
A group of spirit beasts carrying a coffin in the middle of the night?
Can you guys be any more abnormal?!
"Brother Ha, these guys look suspicious, don't they?" a spirit beast spoke, "I may not remember all the scents of the sect's cultivators, but I remember most of them. Their scent is unfamiliar, and I suspect they've infiltrated!"
The other spirit beasts immediately looked at the cultivators with hostility!
That spirit beast was undoubtedly the best at scent recognition in the sect.
If he said there was a problem, then there definitely was a problem!
How daring these petty thieves are now?
They dared to come and steal in broad daylight!
The reason they hadn't acted yet was because they were waiting for Er Ha's order.
As soon as Er Ha gave the order, they would charge forward and tear these people to shreds!
Er Ha didn't speak but tilted his head, staring at them intently.
If what his subordinate said was true, then the problem was very serious!
He was entrusted by his master to manage his territory, and he had to be responsible!
The cultivators suddenly felt a bit nervous.
Although they didn't understand what the spirit beast had said, the way the other spirit beasts looked at them changed after the former had spoken!
At this moment, they suddenly realized they had made a serious mistake!
They could indeed disguise themselves as the disciples they had killed in terms of appearance and cultivation, but they just couldn't disguise their scent.
And spirit beasts, by chance, were excellent at scent recognition...
They stood there, trying to appear calm.
They dared not speak, dared not show any panic.
Otherwise, they would be finished!
Because among those spirit beasts, there were several at the Nascent Soul stage!
Although their cultivation was not as high as theirs, they could easily deal with the current severely injured group!
Er Ha was still tilting his dog head, looking very seriously.
The atmosphere became tense.
On one side, the spirit beasts were ready to pounce.
On the other side, the cultivators, outwardly calm but inwardly panicking.
Ten seconds later.
"You're overthinking it." Er Ha nodded affirmatively, "These are friendly forces!"
The intimidating aura of the spirit beasts immediately receded.
Although they didn't know how Brother Ha knew, if Brother Ha said they were friendly, then there was definitely no problem!
Er Ha, with his subordinates, left majestically to continue patrolling his territory.
After confirming that the spirit beast army had truly left, the cultivators' hearts finally settled.
Damn it!
That was too scary!
"It seems this sect is more complicated than we imagined." The leader mused, "This place is not suitable for staying long. Let's retreat first!"
His intuition told him that if they stayed any longer, something would definitely happen!
He had great confidence in his intuition; they really couldn't stay here any longer!
Inside a room.
Li Mingbai slowly opened his eyes.
After cultivating for a long time, it was time to take a break.
Just as he was about to go to the restroom, he suddenly heard footsteps outside on the street.
Li Mingbai's hearing had always been excellent; he trusted that he wouldn't mishear.
Thinking of this, Li Mingbai quickly ran towards the street.
The footsteps outside were hurried, most likely something had happened!
As soon as he opened the door, Li Mingbai saw several outer disciples hurrying towards them.