Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121: Precaution

"Isn’t it easier to just kill them? Why go through all the effort?" Li Yao asked.

[You just don’t want to handle the paperwork for both sects,] the Empress responded, her voice laced with amusement.

[Besides, if you really killed them, since you can’t kill the entire sect, a new leader would just emerge and we’d have the same problem.]

Li Yao’s head tilted slightly in confusion. "Why can’t I kill the entire sect?" she asked, genuinely puzzled by the limitation.

The Empress sighed deeply [Do you want to be labeled a demonic cultivator?]

"But they attacked first," Li Yao protested, feeling wronged.

[No one cares. If people can benefit by labeling you a demonic cultivator, they will,] the Empress explained. [Don’t worry about it too much, this is actually a precaution.]

"Precaution?" Li Yao’s eyes widened with curiosity.

[That’s right. Although it seems as though they’re losing out, they’re actually benefiting by allying with us. They’re smart people, so they should already understand this,] the Empress elaborated.

Li Yao’s fingers drummed against her armrest as she considered this. "But how does this benefit us? Aren’t they just mooching off of us?" she questioned.

[It’s always nice to have friends,] the Empress replied. [It’ll be easier to focus on external threats without having to worry about threats within your walls.]

Li Yao nodded slowly. The explanation sounded reasonable, though she didn’t completely understand all the nuances.

Her mind quickly switched to another matter that had been occupying her thoughts.

"When are we going to raid the tomb of the Tribulation Transcendence expert?" Li Yao asked, her eyes suddenly sparkling with excitement.

[I thought you forgot about that,] the Empress remarked, surprise evident in her voice.

"How could I forget? Even if senior brother has spiritual roots now, they’re still low level," she said.

[Shouldn’t you keep the pill for yourself to use when entering the Tribulation Transcendence stage?] the Empress questioned, probing Li Yao’s priorities.

"Why bother? That’s like a few months from now. By then, who knows, senior brother might be able to refine it with his alchemy skills," she replied with absolute confidence.

Does this girl even hear the words coming out of her mouth? the Empress thought incredulously. How could the Tribulation stage be a few months from now? Some people never reach it in thousands of years! She just sighed internally. Maybe Li Yao didn’t know much about the world and was still naive.

[Well, we can also use this chance to forge your golden core,] she said. [We’ll leave three days from now. Although the sect is still in danger, they won’t act for some time, so we can use this chance to improve your strength.]

Li Yao nodded resolutely. She thought to herself that she needed to improve her strength even more. The coming enemies were getting stronger and stronger, and she didn’t know if she could handle it without further advancement.

...

In the Wuming Cult’s main hall, the sect master’s roar shattered the solemn silence. "WHAT?" His thunderous voice caused the entire hall to tremble.

His fists clenched tightly, veins bulging along his forearms. How was that possible? All the spies he had meticulously placed throughout the Azure Cloud Sword Sect—cultivators who had infiltrated over decades, each position carefully calculated—eliminated in an instant. Not just discovered, but completely eradicated simultaneously.

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