When the two arrived at a secluded cliff in the back mountains, Brandon Jiang stopped and asked calmly:
"Senior Sister, what is your purpose in falsely accusing ?"
The white-robed disciple shook her head with a smile and said:
"Brandon, what's the point of denying it now?"
"My na is Susan Lin. Miss Dorothy ordered to keep an eye on you, and I've seen everything you did today."
"You said you were going to the restroom, but in reality, you stole the finished Gold Sand. Am I right?"
Brandon's expression remained unchanged as he replied calmly:
"So, this is all just your speculation, Senior Sister. To be honest, I really just had a stomachache. You're overthinking it."
Despite his words, Brandon's heart sank deeper. This person was Dorothy Lin's spy. Of all people, it had to be his arch-enemy Dorothy who discovered him. This wouldn't be easy to get past.
Sure enough, Susan smiled and said:
"I don't have any evidence right now, but it's simple. Just let check your storage bag."
"Heh, a newcor like you wouldn't have enough resources to buy a storage bag, so no one would suspect you of taking the Gold Sand. But I believe you have one. Hand it over, Junior Sister."
Susan was right. Brandon did have storage bags, two in fact—one from Chu Jun and the other from Patricia Qing.
Patricia had no idea Brandon had a storage bag, so she wouldn't have included one in the resources she gave him.
But even with two storage bags, the chances of deceiving Susan were slim.
Brandon said in a deep voice:
"Senior Sister Susan, it's unreasonable to demand to see a cultivator's storage bag. It's a personal matter."
Susan's eyes narrowed as she snorted coldly:
"Brandon, I thought you were smart, but it turns out you're quite ungrateful!"
"I'll give you one last chance. Hand over the storage bag with the Gold Sand!"
Her tone softened as she coaxed:
"Don't worry, I only want the Gold Sand. I won't take anything else."
"Give the Gold Sand, and I'll let you go without harming a hair on your head."
Brandon sneered inwardly. The Gold Sand he stole was made by his own hands, and there were too many ways to trace it back to him.
Handing it over would an giving Dorothy Lin leverage over him forever!
If he didn't want this matter exposed, he would have to be under Dorothy's control, unable to resist whatever she wanted him to do!
Thinking of this, Brandon's fists clenched tightly!
Patricia controlled his life with the Heartbreak Pill, making his life already difficult enough.
Now Dorothy wanted to join in on the fun too!
Did they think he had no temper? That anyone could step on him?
Brandon's expression turned cold as he stared icily at Susan and asked:
"What if I insist on leaving, Senior Sister?"
Susan sneered, her sixth-level Qi Refining aura spreading slowly:
"Then don't bla for being ruthless and taking it by force..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a sea of orange-red flas surged forward, instantly engulfing her!
"What!"
Susan's face changed dramatically!
At the mont negotiations broke down, Brandon struck decisively, not even giving Susan a chance to finish her sentence!
He simultaneously unleashed two Daoist arts: "A Single Tree Becos a Pair" and the Fire Control Technique!
The Fire Control Technique's power and scale increase with more spiritual power consumption. The sea of flas Brandon unleashed consud half of his spiritual power in an instant, and the "A Single Tree Becos a Pair" technique drained an equal amount of spiritual energy from his Dantian.
The flas created by both spiritual power and spiritual energy perfectly overlapped, their power so imnse that even Brandon couldn't estimate it.
Only Susan, at the center of the fire, knew its true might.
She never expected that a newcor like Brandon would be so ruthless, disregarding the power gap and sect rules to strike with lethal intent!
In her panic, Susan could only release her spiritual power to resist the flas with her sixth-level Qi Refining strength.
With spiritual power as a shield, she felt a slight relief, followed by a hint of mockery.
Brandon was foolish to think a re Fire Control Technique could harm her.
Even if his Daoist talent was extraordinary and his Fire Control Technique could rival a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator's art, she was at the sixth level. How could his flas hurt her?
A re clown.
But in the next mont, as the flas collided with her spiritual power shield, Susan's expression changed.
The thick spiritual power shield thinned rapidly under the flas, nearly shattering in less than a breath!
Though hastily constructed, her spiritual power shield was still formidable. No fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator could break her defense with full force.
Why! Why were Brandon's flas so fierce!
Unfortunately, she had no ti to ponder. Her spiritual power shield shattered completely, and the raging flas engulfed her in an instant!
"Ahhh!!!"
Susan turned into a human torch, screaming in agony!
Brandon calmly stepped back a few paces, keeping a close eye on Susan.
He didn't believe that a sixth-level Qi Refining expert like Susan would die so easily.
Sure enough, after a few breaths, Susan recovered from the excruciating pain and ford a Daoist seal with her hands.
In the next mont, a surge of spiritual power dispersed the flas on her body.
However, her delayed reaction left her skin charred and peeling, emitting a foul burnt sll!
"Brandon!!!"
Susan's eyelids were burnt away, her blood-red eyes glaring at Brandon with a hellish hatred!
"You dared to hurt like this! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"
Though Qi Refining cultivators possessed unimaginable powers, their bodies hadn't undergone a fundantal transformation and still had vital points. Severe injuries could still be fatal!
Susan's full-body burns were irreparable.
In other words, Brandon had permanently disfigured her!
For a woman, this was a fate worse than death!
How could Susan not be furious!
Brandon didn't waste words. He raised his hand, and a torrent of flas surged forth, transforming into a dragon that lunged at Susan.
Since they had already torn off the facade, words were aningless! It was a fight to the death!
But with Susan now on guard, hitting her was no longer possible.
Susan's figure flashed, turning into a blur as she charged at Brandon with lightning speed.
Brandon retreated repeatedly, simultaneously activating the Fire Control Technique and "A Single Tree Becos a Pair," creating a massive wall of flas that enveloped him.
The essence of the Fire Control Technique was controlling flas, useful for both attack and defense.
But in less than a breath, a sharp spiritual power tore through the fire wall, and Susan charged in.
Brandon's face changed. This was his full-strength defense, nearly exhausting all his remaining spiritual power, yet it couldn't hold for even a breath!
The disparity in their raw power was despairingly vast.
He desperately squeezed his Dantian, generating spiritual power to control the fire wall and block Susan.
But Susan ignored it, her overwhelming spiritual power forming a heavy punch that smashed into Brandon!
Boom—
Brandon spat blood as he was sent flying, crashing into the cliff wall, his aura instantly weakening.
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