The Sword Sect has always held a deep hostility toward the Demonic Sect. The Wuwang Temple, however, prefers a differentiated approach: those who have not committed slaughter are to be enlightened, and those who cannot be enlightened are to be "physically enlightened."
Therefore, when Yao Qi dragged a righteous female cultivator forward to launch a sneak attack, it was not the contemplative Ming Li who struck first, but Liansheng, who had appeared to be in need of support.
Yao Qi only had time to pull the female cultivator in front of him to block the incoming Suiyue sword. He failed to notice the khakkhara behind him, which struck him a heavy blow, sending him and the woman tumbling down.
Chapter 136