Ye Yun's voice echoed over the azure sea.
His indignation was palpable, stemming primarily from feeling deceived.
Seeing her scheme exposed, Fang Zhiwei quickly hid behind her senior sister.
"Master, Master, I'm just a girl, you can't be rough with me..."
"Come here, your master needs to give you a good thrashing!"
Ye Yun glared at her, adopting the posture of an eagle about to snatch a chick.
Lin Xueyan, caught in the middle, quickly intervened.
"Master, don't be angry. Junior sister just wants us to learn more..."
"Learn more? Learn *this*??"
Ye Yun's mouth twitched. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He had thought he was bringing a beacon of purity, a role model, a harmless little lamb into the sect.
Now, it seemed, this was no lamb at all, but a veritable wolf!
All this time, this girl had been spreading such profound literature. It was simply outrageous...
Fang Zhiwei stuck out her tongue and said,
"I just wanted my senior sisters to like Master more."
"..."
Clearly, the 'like' she spoke of wasn't the affection between master and disciple, but a deeper kind of love...
Ye Yun was so angry his nose was about to contort.
"You still dare to talk! Today, your master will show you why the flowers are so red!"
Thus, moments later, this scene unfolded.
Fang Zhiwei clung tightly to her senior sister's waist, as if her life depended on it, grabbing onto the last straw.
"Senior sister, save me!"
"Ugh..."
Lin Xueyan was also frustrated. Ye Yun was holding Fang Zhiwei by the shoulders, determined to pry her off Lin Xueyan.
"You brat, let go of your senior sister!"
"No! Master, you'll definitely hit me!"
"If you don't let go, I'll truly have to teach you a lesson!"
"Master, you let go first, and then I'll let go!"
The two were locked in a stalemate. Lin Xueyan, caught between them, could only sigh in resignation.
The joys and sorrows of the world were not shared. Lin Xueyan merely found their bickering…
disruptive to her enjoyment of the subtly risqué art in the book.
Just then, a voice broke the stalemate.
"Master! Look over there! Doesn't it look like someone?"
Because Ye Yun was busy wrangling with Fang Zhiwei, he hadn't been paying attention to their surroundings. After days of observation, he had become numb to most things.
Chen Lingyi's sudden call brought him back to his senses. He quickly raised his head to look.
"Hmm? What is this..."
He didn't even need Chen Lingyi to point. He could already sense strong Xuan Qi fluctuations in a certain direction.
And not just one. Several, none of them weak, crisscrossing as if a battle had erupted.
"This commotion... there really are people!"
Ye Yun's eyes lit up, and his mood immediately eased.
"Let's go and see!"
He then released Fang Zhiwei. Compared to educating her, this was the more pressing matter!
Fang Zhiwei, having narrowly escaped, hid away with a sulky expression, silently grumbling at her master.
"I just love him a little too much, what's so wrong with that!"
In reality, her 'love' was inaccurate. It was more like a peculiar obsession...
However, everyone's attention was now fully captured by the scene ahead.
Before long, figures indeed appeared at the edge of their vision.
On the sea, several figures clad in ancient attire were attacking a Xuan Beast on the water's surface.
The Xuan Qi fluctuations Ye Yun sensed were from this battle. Both sides were formidable.
"After so many days, we finally see people!"
Surprisingly, the cultivators before them looked young, yet their cultivation levels were all at the True Saint realm, displaying remarkable prowess.
Especially among them, a stunning woman in a red dress, with a long ponytail, had reached the Quasi True Immortal level.
She wielded a long spear, her spear techniques broad and powerful. Each strike would cause spatial ripples, imbued with terrifying strength.
"Not bad, a formidable opponent..."
Ye Yun watched from afar, filled with admiration.
He was even more astonished, wondering if the Heavenly Domain Scripture produced such exceptionally talented women.
Their opponent was a colossal Xuan Beast at the peak of the True Saint realm, resembling a giant octopus of the sea.
Its hundred-meter length was indeed massive, but after witnessing the thousand-meter Void Beast on the Void Sea, this creature now seemed almost cute.
"Master, should we go and help?"
Lin Xueyan asked, looking at the scene before them.
Hearing this, Ye Yun waved his hand and chuckled.
"No need. Those fellows are quite capable. They'll have no problem taking down this Xuan Beast."
In such a situation, intervening rashly would be impolite.
Moreover, the battle was proceeding smoothly. With the red-dressed woman's containment and the combined efforts of her companions.
The giant octopus Xuan Beast was at a disadvantage for most of the fight and was trapped in some artifact, unable to escape.
"Increase your output, let's take this beast down in one fell swoop!"
At this moment, the red-dressed woman, locked in fierce combat, shouted to her companions.
"Alright!"
Her companions responded with a roar, and a torrent of powerful Xuan skills was unleashed from their weapons.
The octopus Xuan Beast's body was riddled with wounds from the impacts, and it let out continuous pained roars, its blood staining the sea.
Just as they were preparing to deliver the finishing blow, and the red-haired woman was even launching a desperate attack.
The Xuan Beast let out a furious roar, and a blood-red radiance emanated from its body, its aura surging explosibly.
"Oh?"
Ye Yun, watching from a distance, raised an eyebrow.
"It actually advanced to the True Immortal realm in this dire situation..."
It was clear that this phenomenon, and the surge in its aura, indicated one thing.
This octopus Xuan Beast had awakened its potential in a life-or-death battle and broken through its bottleneck!
"Bad! Everyone retreat!!!"
The red-dressed woman's expression changed. Seeing her companions about to attack, she hurriedly cried out.
This sudden turn of events made everyone's faces pale.
"Damn it! This is bad!"
They were already taking a risk fighting this Xuan Beast.
Now that it had broken through to the True Immortal realm, even if its cultivation was unstable, it was no longer something they could defeat.
However, before they could disengage and scatter, the octopus Xuan Beast struck first.
Its injuries rapidly healed, its flesh and blood knitting together. Its dark tentacles grew thicker and radiated a bloody glow.
With a sharp roar, tendrils like steel pillars swept out, flinging everyone away.