In order to avoid drawing attention, Bei Lao placed Li Xiaoyao in the forest behind the outer disciples' residence.

Lifting his feet, Li Xiaoyao immediately headed towards Han Kui's place. As he passed by his own room, he didn't even glance at it.

"Li Xiaoyao."

At that moment, a voice called out. Li Xiaoyao turned his head and saw that his door was wide open. Leaning against it was someone.

This scene caused Li Xiaoyao's pupils to slightly contract. A disciple's room was a private space, yet someone had blatantly barged into his. If he had any secrets inside, what then?

"Don't you know the sect's rules? Entering another's room without permission is forbidden," Li Xiaoyao said coldly. He recognized this person—Wang Guangwei, ranked tenth among the outer disciples, and an enforcer of the outer sect.

In Canghai Sect, Xie Canglan, as the Great Elder, oversaw enforcement, with enforcers spread throughout the sect—core, inner, and outer enforcers. Wang Guangwei was one of them.

Usually, Wang Guangwei relied on his strength and enforcer status to oppress outer disciples. Li Xiaoyao hadn't expected him to go this far—breaking into his room and violating the law he was supposed to uphold.

"Of course, I know the rule, but it doesn't apply to trash like you," Wang Guangwei said lazily, not even bothering to look directly at Li Xiaoyao. In his eyes, Li Xiaoyao, who was only at the fifth level of Qi Martial Realm, was nothing but a waste.

"Also, come with me now," Wang Guangwei added.

"I don't have time," Li Xiaoyao responded, stepping forward. Han Kui was still severely injured, waiting for the medicine. As for Wang Guangwei... Li Xiaoyao would deal with him later.

"Hmm?" Wang Guangwei was momentarily stunned by Li Xiaoyao's disregard, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. In an instant, his figure disappeared from sight.

A gust of wind blew, and Wang Guangwei's figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Xiaoyao.

Wang Guangwei was satisfied with his movement technique, especially after seeing Li Xiaoyao frown. "Trash will always be trash, so easily impressed," he thought smugly.

"The elder wants to see you, and you dare not go?" Wang Guangwei said mockingly, waiting for Li Xiaoyao to embarrass himself.

"Elder wants to see me?" Li Xiaoyao was surprised. Could it be because of the Zhong Gu Cliff incident? No, Kong Lao had told him not to speak of it, and Bei Lao wouldn't either. Even if the other elders knew, they wouldn't send Wang Guangwei to summon him, and the timing didn't seem right.

However, since an elder wanted to see him, Li Xiaoyao had no reason to refuse.

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back." Li Xiaoyao walked past Wang Guangwei, leaving him slightly stunned. This guy dared to ask him to wait after hearing that an elder wanted to see him? However, thinking about Li Xiaoyao's impending fate, Wang Guangwei didn't mind waiting a little longer.

Li Xiaoyao quickly arrived at Han Kui's room, took out three pills, and fed them to Han Kui without a word, then waited by his side.

"Li Xiaoyao, did you really go to Tianqian Cliff?" Jingxiang asked, looking at him curiously.

Li Xiaoyao nodded but said nothing, recalling Kong Lao's warning.

Jingxiang, however, felt a tremor in her heart, her gaze toward Li Xiaoyao now different. This guy had gone to Tianqian Cliff and returned with medicine. He must have passed the cliff's test.

Han Kui felt a refreshing current flow through his body, opened his eyes, and looked at Li Xiaoyao without saying a word of thanks. Just like his body, a warm current flowed through his heart as well.

"Li Xiaoyao." These two words were now engraved in Han Kui's heart after just a few days of interaction.

This man could have killed Han Feng and taken responsibility alone; he shared his hard-earned beast core with them; he avenged his friends by killing Jiang Yong and Jing Yan, and he went to Tianqian Cliff to save him.

It wasn't long before Han Kui felt his body rapidly healing. The pain in his chest disappeared, replaced by a slight itch as if his broken bones were mending.

Jingxiang noticed the change in Han Kui as well, with the bruises on his face fading quickly, and she couldn't help but marvel at the potency of the medicine.

"Truly, a spiritual medicine," Li Xiaoyao said, noticing the changes and feeling a sense of relief.

"Han Kui, take your time to recover. I have something else to attend to, so I won't stay here with you," Li Xiaoyao said, taking out the medicine bottle, pouring three more pills into his hand, and handing them to Jingxiang. "Jingxiang, help look after him. If his injuries aren't fully healed, continue giving him this medicine."

"Alright, Li Xiaoyao, don't worry," Jingxiang replied, taking the pills from Li Xiaoyao. After that, he left the room.

In the Valley of Winds, at the Life and Death Stage, Li Xiaoyao followed behind Wang Guangwei, looking at the numerous disciples gathered. He couldn't figure out what was happening that drew so many people here. Also, which elder wanted to see him? And for what reason?

"Master, Elder Xie, Li Xiaoyao has arrived," Wang Guangwei announced respectfully to the people on the stage.

The people on the stage were none other than Sect Leader Nangong Shang and Great Elder Xie Canglan!

Li Xiaoyao's pupils slightly contracted. He hadn't expected such important figures to be the ones who wanted to see him. Scanning the crowd, his gaze fell upon Chu Tianpeng and Li Xin. At this moment, Li Xin was sneering at him.

"Why is she here?"

"Li Xiaoyao, do you know your crime?" A cold and oppressive aura pressed down on Li Xiaoyao as Elder Xie Yun's eyes locked onto him.

"Elder, I don't understand," Li Xiaoyao felt a chill in his heart. As an inner sect elder, Xie Yun's strength was immense, and even this casual pressure was hard for Li Xiaoyao to bear.

"Don't understand? You, as a disciple, do not know your place, injure your fellow disciples, and insult your elders. You are a disgrace and a stain upon our Canghai Sect," Xie Yun declared Li Xiaoyao guilty. Xie Yun had agreed to let Chu Tianpeng handle Li Xiaoyao, thinking that no one would care about an outer sect disciple, but to his surprise, the arrival of Young Master Peng had even alarmed the sect leader.

In order to cover up the fact that he had allowed an outsider to deal with a sect disciple, Xie Yun had no choice but to defame Li Xiaoyao and expel him from Canghai Sect.

"A disgrace and a stain to Canghai Sect?" Li Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Li Xin. He now understood some things, but what puzzled him was why Elder Xie Yun, an elder of Canghai Sect, would stand on the side of an outsider like Li Xin. Even though Li Xiaoyao was a relatively unknown outer sect disciple, he was still a part of Canghai Sect.

"Why aren't you speaking? Feeling guilty?" Xie Yun coldly pressed again when he saw Li Xiaoyao's silence.

"Elder, you had already decided my guilt before I arrived. I'm just an outer sect disciple with no weight to my words. Even if handed over to someone else, it wouldn't matter. What use is there in speaking?" Li Xiaoyao responded calmly, but his words were sharp.

"Insolence!" Xie Yun roared. He hadn't expected Li Xiaoyao's words to be so pointed, subtly accusing him of unfairly judging outer sect disciples.

"As an elder of Canghai Sect, I act impartially. Yet you, this unrepentant scum, dare to talk back to an elder? Li Xiaoyao, do you realize your crime?"

"If I don't speak, you say I'm guilty because I'm feeling guilty; if I do speak, you say I'm quibbling and opposing you, and I'm still guilty. I, Li Xiaoyao, dare to ask the elder, what kind of justice are you upholding, and who are you serving?" Li Xiaoyao's eyes shone with cold light as he shouted, each word striking deep!

From the moment he arrived, Xie Yun had already branded him a disgrace for not knowing his place, and then insulted him as a beast. Li Xiaoyao understood that the other party was clearly targeting him. Whether he tried to appease or endure, it was a crime; whether he stood up and resisted, it was still a crime. If that were the case, why should he swallow his pride in silence?

Facing the crowd of Canghai Sect members, Li Xiaoyao fixed his gaze directly on Xie Yun without flinching.