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Chapter 28 "Pruning Operation"

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the mission, the mysterious man even helped Li Sibao arrange operational guidance and promised to give him a yellow-level spell in advance.

The first step of the mission is to gradually accumulate various contradictions with Xiao Chen, deliberately sing a different tune, and try to make the conflict as reasonable as possible.

The second step of the mission was to use the conflict as an excuse, pretend to be drunk, and attack Xiao Chen when he was alone.

The contact person openly told Li Sibao that he disliked Xiao Chen and wanted to teach him a lesson.

The real purpose is to test Xiao Chen's true strength level and decide whether to carry out the "Pruning Operation" based on his exposed abilities.

The so-called "Pruning Operation" is a customized elimination plan specifically for the outer disciples of the Lihuo Sect who are not from a family background and have shown certain growth potential.

Li Sibao had no idea that he had reached a dead end.

Now my mind is full of thoughts on how to conflict with Xiao Chen to complete the first step of the task.

If you want the subsequent attack on Xiao Chen to be inconspicuous, this first step must be completed well.

On weekdays, Li Sibao often picked trouble with others, and also fantasized about suddenly rising to power and stepping on others.

But when he really encountered such an opportunity, he was a little hesitant. He thought of several methods, but they all seemed too deliberate.

After a short while, everyone arrived at the big square of the sect's main peak and saw the red lanterns hanging high.

The Three Sects Joint Competition is a beast taming competition jointly organized by the three most powerful forces in the entire Lizhou, the Lihuo Sect, the Cangyan Sect, and the Sihai Sect.

The champion of the competition can be said to represent the highest level of the younger generation in Lizhou and is truly the best beast tamer.

The next ten basically represent the future of Lizhou Beast Taming.

In another thirty years, this group of people will grow up and become the backbone of society.

Not only did the Song family have two disciples enter the top ten this time, but Song Zhongming also ranked tenth with the sixth level of Qi Refining, which greatly brought honor to the Lihuo Sect and the Song family.

At the same time, the younger generations of the family are outstanding and have a promising future, which also indicates that the Song family will continue to prosper in the future.

Therefore, the Song family also spent a lot of money this time to hold a grand celebration banquet and show off the family's prestige at their own expense.

As soon as Xiao Chen and others entered the square, maids came to greet them and guided them to their seats.

Look around.

The originally empty square was now covered with red carpets, filled with tables, chairs and benches, and laden with fine wine and delicious food.

At the front, there was a large group of beautiful dancers performing, with curtains about ten feet high drawn on both sides, and the sound of stringed instruments and wind instruments coming from behind.

"How generous! They even served spiritual wine!"

Chen Guangyu, who was traveling with him, was the first to speak out and lament that the Chen family had not been very wealthy in recent years, and as a result, he was also short of money.

"Indeed, the Song family is truly wealthy. This crispy and fragrant candied fruit is also made from spiritual fruit. A plate full of this would probably cost me two months' salary."

Liu Benxin also spoke up and reached out to taste a candied fruit.

Hearing this, Jiang Sixuan chuckled and said, "Senior Brother Liu, you're joking. With your wealth, do you still care about that little monthly salary?"

"If I just pluck any spiritual herb from the spiritual field in the medicine garden, I'm afraid it would be enough to buy a whole basket of it. I can eat as much as I want."

"Oh, that's not allowed." Liu Benxin waved his hand quickly: "Most of the spiritual herbs at home are grown for others. I earn my hard-earned money, how dare I waste them casually?"

They chatted happily while Xiao Chen quietly ate the food in front of him.

Listen with your ears perked up, eat with your mouth closed, and strictly implement the principle of listening more and talking less.

Ye Fei, who came with him, happened to sit opposite him and was also eating silently at this time.

Li Sibao was a little anxious. He had originally wanted to deliberately sing a different tune at the dinner table.

No matter what Xiao Chen said, he took another stand and created the illusion that the two of them disagreed.

But the problem is, Xiao Chen didn't say a word and just focused on eating. What should I do?

Soon it was time for the celebration session. Led by the ancestor of the Song family, Song Fengming, the Song brothers attended the event in their best attire and shared some of their experiences in taming beasts through speeches.

The topic that everyone was discussing also turned to the spirit beast.

"Brother Xiao, if it were you, what kind of spirit beast would you choose?"

Liu Benxin looked at the taciturn Xiao Chen and asked.

good question!
Li Sibao immediately perked up. Finally, someone came to ask Xiao Chen.

If the mission hadn't required him to not cause trouble too obviously, he would have wanted to ask himself a long time ago.

Li Sibao was already prepared. No matter what species Xiao Chen mentioned, he would say that it was the most hated spiritual beast in his life.

Anyone who likes that kind of spiritual beast has a problem with their brain.

However, Xiao Chen put down his chopsticks and replied calmly: "I don't know the species, but it's that one anyway."

Everyone looked at the direction of Xiao Chen's finger, where there was a dragon-blood black turtle, which was Song Fengming's foundation-building spirit beast.

Li Sibao stood up suddenly and was about to speak when he realized that this was the Song family's celebration banquet and all the Song family members around him admired the black turtle very much.

If he attacked the spirit beast now, he might be beaten half to death and thrown out on the spot.

Manager Chen looked at Li Sibao and said, "Li Sibao, you stood up suddenly. Is there something wrong?" Li Sibao said, "Uh, Manager, I just had a leg cramp, but I'm fine now."

He forced a smile, but felt extremely depressed.

Manager Chen asked with concern, "How could this happen? You don't look well. Why don't you go back and rest for a while?"

Li Sibao sat down quickly upon hearing this and forced a smile: "It's no problem, it's no problem."

He couldn't leave early, he had to stay and continue to cause trouble for Xiao Chen.

Seeing that Li Sibao was fine, Manager Chen turned around and praised: "Xiao Chen is still ambitious. He directly picked the best spirit beast."

"However, this Dragon Blood Black Turtle was accidentally obtained by Patriarch Song when he was out training. It is the only one of its kind in the entire Lizhou."

"Anyone who wants to find another one must first establish their foundation and then proactively search for one elsewhere. Xiao Chen, your goal is not easy to achieve."

After hearing the last sentence, everyone around chuckled. That was not only difficult to achieve.

Chen Guangyu suddenly said in a loud voice: "Junior Brother Xiao is quite insightful. Breaking through the realm is as easy as eating and drinking water."

"Perhaps within three to five years, I will be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Naturally, I should set my sights higher."

The reason why Chen Guangyu suddenly spoke was that when he was staring at Jiang Sixuan, he unexpectedly discovered that Jiang Sixuan was actually staring at Xiao Chen.

Ever since the day when the trial rankings were announced and Chen Guangyu noticed Junior Sister Jiang, he felt attracted to her.

Recently, I have been looking for opportunities to contact her many times, but Jiang Sixuan has always been rather cold.

But just now, when she heard Manager Chen praising Xiao Chen for his ambition, she actually laughed!

Chen Guangyu didn't care why Jiang Sixuan was laughing. He was filled with jealousy and directly criticized Xiao Chen.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around turned their heads and looked at Xiao Chen.

Li Sibao was overjoyed upon hearing this. He had finally waited for an opportunity, and quickly chimed in: "Yes, Senior Brother Xiao's rapid progress in cultivation is truly a role model for our generation."

"With Senior Brother Xiao's talent and ability, he naturally wouldn't look down on ordinary people like us... Our spirit beasts, they have high standards."

When talking about ordinary people, he paused deliberately, fearing that others would not hear the hidden meaning in his words.

Li Sibao's words simply added fuel to the fire.

Originally, Chen Guangyu had just said something sour, but now it seemed as if the two of them were singing the same tune, sarcastically saying that Xiao Chen looked down on people.

However, Li Sibao still felt it was not enough.

He pretended to apologize, but in fact continued to exaggerate: "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry, I'm a straightforward person, I just say whatever is on my mind."

"But to be honest, Senior Brother has always been aloof and keeps to himself, so it's inevitable that people will have such thoughts."

"I just said it casually. I'm sure you won't bother with a small person like me, right?"

Xiao Chen smiled calmly, "Brother Chen, you're joking. The path to immortality is difficult, and breaking through a realm is truly not easy. As for what Brother Li said, it's sheer nonsense."

"I only have low-grade spiritual roots. I don't have any natural talent. All I can rely on is to double my practice and make up for my shortcomings with diligence."

Liu Benxin then chimed in, "Senior Brother Xiao practices diligently for no less than six hours every day. Apart from eating, sleeping, and cultivating his spiritual field, he works very hard."

"I see this with my own eyes every day. It's not as simple and easy as Brother Chen thinks."

Then he changed the subject and looked at Li Sibao: "As for you, you are judging others by your own standards, making unwarranted assumptions and slandering others."

"Brother Xiao should stay away from villains like you, lest they become corrupted by the company they keep."

"By the way, I tend to be quite straightforward, especially when it comes to people like you. You say you're a nobody, but I only see the person, not the thing."

"So, Li Sibao, who do you think you are?"

Manager Chen immediately interrupted the conversation, "Shut up, fellow disciples insulting and attacking each other is outrageous!"

"Chen Guangyu, Li Sibao, and Liu Benxin, the three of you spoke rudely to your fellow apprentices in front of me. Now, as a punishment, you are all to go back and face the wall for a day and a night to reflect on your mistakes."

There is a wall in the second branch with the sect rules engraved on it. Disciples who make mistakes will be punished by reflecting on the sect rules on the wall.

Liu Benxin smiled at Xiao Chen, then stood up and left gracefully.

Chen Guangyu wanted to argue, but was glared at by Manager Chen, so he left in shame.

Li Sibao also stood up, but he was very happy. This punishment had already created a grudge.

Before he left, he deliberately revealed a sinister expression and stared fiercely at Xiao Chen. He snorted and deliberately muttered, "Hmph, so fake, pretending to be noble."

His chest was heaving, and he looked extremely indignant. Anyone who saw this scene could tell that he had a conflict with Xiao Chen.

Although he was punished, Li Sibao still successfully completed the first step of the task.

He had already made up his mind that after the wall-facing training was over, he would bring wine and magic tools to find trouble with Xiao Chen.

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