Chapter 128: A Bloodbath Over a Spirit Artifact

"As for the ownership of this spirit artifact, I think we can settle it with a one-year term! Big Brother, you're the strongest, so you use it for half a year. The remaining half year will be divided among us three, two months each..."

Second Brother grew more excited as he spoke, feeling his distribution plan was very reasonable. It could appease Big Brother's dissatisfaction while allowing him to use the spirit artifact for a while.

"Hmm, your method is not bad. I agree." Chen Jieqiu nodded.

"What do the rest of you think?" Second Brother asked again.

Third Brother and Fourth Brother naturally had no objections.

Second Brother spoke again: "In that case, let's settle it. But to prevent anyone from backing out later, we should make a Heavenly Dao oath... Ah!"

Before Second Brother could finish, his entire body flew outward.

He sprayed blood in the air and fell weakly to the ground, barely breathing, clearly dead.

This change was so sudden that Third Brother and Fourth Brother didn't even react.

Chen Jieqiu didn't hesitate. After ambushing Second Brother, his already-prepared attack struck Third Brother!

A cold gleam flashed, and the blade severed Third Brother's arm at lightning speed.

It was only because Third Brother reacted quickly and sidestepped slightly that he wasn't cut in half!

"Ah!" Third Brother screamed, quickly circulating his primal force to stop the bleeding.

Fourth Brother stared at Chen Jieqiu in terror and rebuked, "Big Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Having succeeded in his ambush, Chen Jieqiu felt a great weight lift from his heart.

Among the Four Heroes of Lingnan, Fourth Brother was the weakest, only at the first layer of Liquid Realm, easy to deal with.

What he feared most was Second Brother and Third Brother joining forces—that would be somewhat troublesome.

If they fought to a mutual defeat, wouldn't that benefit the kid nearby?

"Heh, nothing much. My meaning... don't you already know, Fourth Brother?" Chen Jieqiu said with a half-smile.

Fourth Brother's face changed, and he gritted his teeth: "Big Brother, you're so ruthless! We've been brothers for ten years, and for a spirit artifact, you'd strike down your sworn brothers!"

Chen Jieqiu sneered: "Sworn brothers? Don't think I don't know about your dirty deeds! In recent years, your wings have hardened—how much loot have you embezzled? I've turned a blind eye every time. Whenever we face a strong enemy, Fourth Brother, you run faster than a rabbit. Who covers your retreat? Now that we've finally encountered a spirit artifact, you still want a share! What use would this artifact be in your hands?"

"Even so, you didn't have to kill! We've had years of brotherhood—can't everything be discussed?" Fourth Brother seemed very angry.

"Discuss my ass! Don't I know your temperaments? If it were something else, fine, but this is a spirit artifact! Even a Condensation Realm old monster would struggle to get one! How could you possibly let me use it alone? So, killing you clean is the way. This spirit artifact is mine, Chen Jieqiu's!" Chen Jieqiu grew more agitated as he spoke.

Fourth Brother's face changed several times, but he eventually relented and begged: "Big Brother, I'm the weakest among us four. I never thought of owning a spirit artifact. Now that Second and Third Brothers are dead or injured, I'm even less of a threat. Can you let me leave? I can make a Heavenly Dao oath never to reveal that you have the spirit artifact!"

Fourth Brother spoke earnestly, with an air of detachment, which calmed Chen Jieqiu down.

After a short silence, Chen Jieqiu nodded: "Fine, make the oath!"

Fourth Brother was overjoyed and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Big Brother!"

Without hesitation, Fourth Brother raised his hand and pointed to the sky, swearing: "I swear by the name of the Heavenly Dao that I will never reveal Big Brother's acquisition of the spirit artifact today, or else..."

Halfway through Fourth Brother's Heavenly Dao oath, another change occurred!

Chen Jieqiu's blade light swept toward Fourth Brother with lightning speed!

Fourth Brother thought Big Brother had truly let him go—how could he have expected such madness, that he had already resolved to kill?

With almost no defense, the blade light pierced Fourth Brother's heart...

By now, Second Brother and Fourth Brother were dead, and Third Brother had only half a life left.

The blade was poisoned; Third Brother would surely die within half a day at most.

After all this, Chen Jieqiu looked at Ye Yuan and smiled: "Congratulations, your sowing of discord succeeded. Of our four brothers, only I remain."

Ye Yuan shrugged and smiled: "You Lingnan dead dogs are truly brotherly. Watching just now, I was so moved I almost shed tears."

Chen Jieqiu ignored Ye Yuan's sarcasm and said: "I thought you would have taken the chance to escape, but you held back."

"Weren't you always on guard against me? If I had fled, you could have struck me with a thunderous blow, right?" Ye Yuan said.

Chen Jieqiu was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect a weakling like you to be so observant. You're talented. But without that, you couldn't have driven us brothers to kill each other."

Chen Jieqiu was extremely cunning, even scheming against his own brothers, let alone Ye Yuan.

While dealing with the other three, he had kept an eye on Ye Yuan's every move. If Ye Yuan dared to move, he would surely strike him down.

"Haha, thanks for the compliment." Ye Yuan laughed.

Having dealt with the other three, Chen Jieqiu was in no hurry and instead chatted with Ye Yuan.

"Seeing someone so young at the ninth layer of Qi Realm, you must hold a high position in the Danwu Academy, right? But a genius like you will fall here today—truly regrettable."

Though he said regrettable, Chen Jieqiu's expression was very excited.

Obtaining a spirit artifact and nipping a genius in the bud—no matter how he thought about it, it was a delightful thing.

Ye Yuan looked at Chen Jieqiu with pity and smiled: "You're a clown sent by a monkey, yet you have no self-awareness? Hmm, expecting a clown to have awareness seems unrealistic. I wonder who gave you the confidence that you could definitely kill me."

Chen Jieqiu was stunned, then burst into laughter: "Haha, you're killing me! A kid at the ninth layer of Qi Realm dares to be so arrogant—typical academy type! I know your academy's students are formidable and can challenge higher realms. If you were a Liquid Realm martial artist, I wouldn't dare speak to you like this. But unfortunately... you're only at the ninth layer of Qi Realm."

Chen Jieqiu was at the third layer of Liquid Realm. In his view, dealing with a ninth-layer Qi Realm was a complete碾压.

Even if he was a genius.

Ye Yuan shook his head and sighed: "Do you know why I sowed discord and made you kill each other? Did you think I just wanted to escape? You're wrong! Completely wrong!"