As the premier Saint Son of the Dao Sect, to resort to cheating during a match!
Such behavior is despicable!
Abhorrent!
Most importantly, Chen Nan was caught completely off guard!
He could have instantly returned to his Immortal Abode!
Or released Liu Li to finish the opponent with a single blow!
But that would expose his identity!
With the Dao Sect Grand Competition less than a month away!
Since he was here, he had to seize the opportunity to enter the depths of the Dragon's Nest!
Therefore!
He could only endure Ao Hanye's Lingxi Finger head-on!
As Ao Hanye's fingertip reached Chen Nan's chest!
Chen Nan felt an invisible force surge into his body through his pores!
Even his formidable physique struggled to withstand this terrifying strike!
He was sent flying backward dozens of meters!
A trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth!
"Why aren't you using your full strength?" Ao Hanye, like a god of war, pressed forward relentlessly!
Chen Nan glanced at the bloody hole in his chest and grinned, "We agreed to suppress our cultivation for a fair fight, how could I go back on my word?"
"Guh..."
As he spoke, he involuntarily spat out a mouthful of blood!
His strength was immense!
But in this world, he couldn't withstand the furious strike of a peak fifth-layer Nascent Soul cultivator!
Despite coughing up blood, Chen Nan became a mythical figure in everyone's eyes!
After all, a cultivator at the early Golden Core stage who could withstand Ao Hanye's fatal blow and only sustain injuries demonstrated his terrifying power!
Even if Ao Hanye won today, he lost in terms of character!
He lost the hearts of the people!
"Today, I will force you to fight with all your might!" Ao Hanye roared, drawing a long sword from his hand!
The sword light shimmered, like the flickering tongue of a venomous snake!
"Since you won't attack, I will discipline this unworthy disciple for you!"
Accompanied by a chilling voice!
A streak of red light appeared in the heavens and earth!
It was Ye Hongyi!
She clenched her fist from afar!
Instantly!
Ao Hanye's body was immobilized, and the sound of cracking bones emanated from within him!
He flew into the air, emitting a heart-wrenching scream and spitting blood!
Perhaps his strength was formidable!
But Ye Hongyi's power was beyond doubt!
As the Grand Elder of the Dao Sect, she was the Sect Master's junior sister!
Her cultivation level was irrelevant!
What mattered was that she was fiercely protective of her disciples!
Otherwise, Xuan Yuan Yue would not be where she is today!
"We agreed on a fair fight, yet you broke your seal!"
"You, who go back on your word, what right do you have to be the premier Saint Son of the Dao Sect?"
"Do you really think my disciple Ye Hongyi can be bullied at will?"
She angrily raised her palm and slapped Ao Hanye from a distance!
Slap, slap, slap!
With crisp sounds of slaps, Ao Hanye spat out over a dozen pearly white teeth!
Ao Hanye was terrified!
He never expected Ye Hongyi to intervene!
At this moment!
Ao Hanye's master, Gu Yu, appeared in the air, a fawning smile on his face, "Senior Sister, he is still a child! And he has already received his due punishment. Why don't you be magnanimous?"
Ye Hongyi's eyes were icy, "A teacher's negligence leads to a disciple's fault, Junior Brother!"
Hiss!
Everyone gasped!
Elder Ye's personality was too formidable!
Oh!
It was understandable!
She was the head of the eight elders!
The Sect Master's youngest junior sister!
The daughter of the previous Sect Master!
She had always been formidable, but she was low-key when her bottom line wasn't crossed!
Gu Yu quickly said, "Yes, yes, I am also responsible for this. I am willing to compensate Senior Nephew Xuan Yuan with two ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!"
The others were stunned!
A minor injury warranted two ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs?
Heavens!
These were incredibly expensive!
Even for inner disciples, without eating or drinking, it would take two hundred years to afford one ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb!
Ye Hongyi snorted coldly, "Two ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs? Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?"
Gu Yu's lips twitched, and he said with a smile, "Then, Senior Sister, what do you mean?"
Ye Hongyi: "Ten ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!"
The onlookers gasped!
Ten ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs?
Do you treat ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs like cabbages from a garden?
Gu Yu was on the verge of tears, "Senior Sister, you might as well go rob someone!"
Ye Hongyi retorted, "What do you think I'm doing right now?"
As she spoke, she slapped Ao Hanye across the face again!
"Senior Sister, show mercy! We can negotiate the compensation!" Gu Yu said nervously!
Ye Hongyi: "What? Fifteen spiritual herbs, plus one hundred mid-grade spirit stones? Given Junior Brother's sincerity, I'll give you some face!"
Are you a devil?
When did I say fifteen ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs?
Which ear did you hear that we also need to give you one hundred mid-grade spirit stones?
"Senior Sister, you know I don't have this much cultivation resource!" Gu Yu was about to cry. If he had known this earlier, he would have stopped his disciple Ao Hanye!
However, he had never expected Xuan Yuan Yue to not retaliate!
Ye Hongyi: "Fifth, advance his salary for a thousand years!"
The Fifth Elder managed the Dao Sect disciples' salaries!
Even elders were no exception!
It was just that their treatment was better than ordinary disciples!
In terms of pure salary, each elder received one ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb and one hundred mid-grade spirit stones every hundred years!
Hearing Ye Hongyi's words, everyone's composure shattered!
Can you advance your salary?
This is too much!
It's a trap!
The Fifth Elder appeared in the middle of the arena, saying nervously, "Senior Sister, sect rules state that no one can advance their salary for more than five hundred years!"
The path of cultivation is full of unknowns!
One might encounter an accident at any time!
Therefore!
The sect had rules!
Ye Hongyi looked at the grand hall at the very top, "Can this rule be changed?"
Pfft!
Everyone almost vomited blood!
"Granted!" Zhou Daoyuan's voice echoed...
There is no justice!
No justice at all!
Gu Yu was on the verge of tears!
"Fourth Senior Brother, this is your salary for the next thousand years!" The Fifth Elder took out a storage bag and handed it to Gu Yu with an embarrassed expression!
Although he should have given it to Ye Hongyi!
This was Gu Yu's salary for the next thousand years!
Gu Yu tremblingly took the storage bag and reluctantly handed it to Ye Hongyi, "Senior Sister, you are truly a master at plucking wool!"
Ye Hongyi snorted coldly, took the storage bag, and threw it to Chen Nan. Then she said, "If my Yue encounters any accident before the competition, I will hold you and your disciple accountable!" With that, she vanished from the spot!
Chen Nan held the storage bag, a warm current inexplicably rising in his heart!
The feeling of being protected... was truly good!
At this moment, he felt Ao Hanye's cold gaze, "Xuan Yuan Yue, just you wait. On the day of the Grand Competition, I will crush you under my feet!"