From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

When they were done, they followed Lin Zhi.

She led them to the end of the streets into a dilapidated house.

They didn't enter the house but followed her into the back garden instead.

The garden was overgrown with grass and items strewn around on the ground.

"Where are we going? This doesn't look like any place that could change our lives." Lin Fan asked.

Lin Zhi turned and smiled at Lin Fan.

She then walked over to the well next to her.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Lin Zhi knocked on the side of the well.

After a few moments, the well lit up, illuminating Lin Zhi's face in a ghostly orange.

"Follow me," she climbed into the well, and Lin Fan went over.

There was a rope for people to climb down, most likely released after hearing the three taps.

Lin Fan, Ho Ming, and Hun Yen Kun followed behind.

When all of them got to the bottom of the well, they saw a tunnel leading to some place.

Other than Lin Zhi, there was another man in black robes looking suspiciously at them.

"Who are they?" The man in black robes asked.

"My Lotus Leader, they are keen to be granted power." Lin Zhi bowed and replied.

Slap!

The Lotus Leader gave Lin Zhi a loud slap.

She turned from the impact and fell to the ground.

With her hand on her cheek, she looked up and asked, "Why?"

"You idiot. What if they are cultivators!"

"I saw them get beaten by the Tiger gang." Lin Zhi said, trying to defend herself.

The Lotus Leader spat on the ground and said, "How many times do I need to tell you. These cultivators are despicable, and acting to be weak isn't something beneath them."

"Don't worry. We are definitely not cultivators. And we certainly can't act to save our lives." Lin Fan interjected.

Hun Yen Kun and Ho Ming quickly chimed in, "Yeah, we are just normal folks looking for a living."

"Quiet. Who gave you permission to speak?" The Lotus Leader took out a piece of crystal from his sleeve.

"This crystal can detect whether you have Qi. Place your hand on it."

Three of them did so one by one.

To the Lotus Leader's surprise, none of them had Qi on them.

"Get them to the living quarters." The Lotus Leader said and walked away, leaving Lin Zhi and the rest behind.

Lin Zhi, still soothing her cheek with her hand, led them into the tunnel.

While they walked, Lin Fan kept count of the number of steps they took.

He figured they must have been out of Hu Kou town by now.
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Finally, after twenty minutes of walking in the dark tunnel, they reached the other side.

By now, it was already night time.

Outside of the tunnels was a valley.

There was a row of wooden huts in front of them.

Most likely the living quarters.

There were men and women busy with work, some pushing carts and some sorting out herbs.

Everyone had their heads down and kept quiet.

They didn't look like they were happy there.

"So, how do we get power?" Lin Fan asked Lin Zhi.

"Contribute by working and you get pills from the Lotus Leader to help you gain strength." Lin Zhi replied.

Something like Qing Feng sect then. Lin Fan thought.

Things aren't so different after all.

His thoughts got disrupted by cries of a woman.

She was tied up and dragged along the dirt path.

"She is born on a Yin Year, Yin Day at the Yin Hours, perfect ingredient for our pills." Lin Zhi explained.

Maybe it's not that similar. Lin Fan changed his mind after what he had witnessed.

Ho Ming clenched his fist, containing his anger.

This wasn't something he'd witnessed every day.

"This wasn't what you promised." Lin Fan turned to Lin Zhi and asked.

"It's too late now, you either work or face the punishments." Lin Zhi pointed to the guards that were standing in the background.

Each of them in black robes and had an aura of death.

Cultivators.

Lin Fan would have to figure out a way to bypass them if he wanted to find the information they needed.

Right now, they didn't seem to be in the crucial area.

Seeing that these three men accepted their fate quietly, Lin Zhi was pleased and nodded her head.

Suddenly, there was a commotion.

Everyone swarmed over to the Lotus Leader when he appeared.

They knelt and bowed at him.

The Lotus Leader then took out pills, distributed them according to their contributions.

Those who got the pills couldn't wait and swallowed them on the spot.

And those without could only look on with envy, cursing at the others' fortune.

After they swallowed the pills, they went into a trance.

Most giggling and screaming intermittently.

It was a scary sight to behold.

Lin Fan had a hunch that these pills must have some addictive in them.

Making all these people lust for it.

"They are being blessed now by the Dark Lord. And when they awaken, they will be much more powerful than before," Lin Zhi explained.

"But first, let's get you to your living quarters."

She led them towards a wooden hut.

The hut had many rooms with two beds each inside.

"You two stay here. While you…" Lin Zhi turned to Lin Fan and said, "…stay with me in this room."

"What?" It was something Lin Fan didn't expect.

"Come on. We are all very open about it here." Lin Zhi smirked as she looked at Lin Fan.

"I might get tired of you, and you'll come begging for me tomorrow."

Lin Fan wanted to kill her on the spot but tried not to show it.

He had his fair share of fun, and Lin Zhi wasn't even near the bottom compared to the beauties he had.

Hun Yen Kun nudged him as he and Ho Ming went into their room.

There's not going to be tomorrow.

They will have to take action soon.

"Sure." Lin Fan said as he followed Lin Zhi into the room.