“Senior Brother Ding!”
The junior disciple standing behind Ding Sihe’s pupils contracted, gasping out loud.
Ding Sihe had no time to reply. He bit the tip of his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of vital blood.
The bowl-shaped Dharma treasure in front of him absorbed all the vital blood, then rapidly expanded, covering the figures of over a dozen people from Lingyun Mountain.
Boom boom boom!
Crack crack crack!
Amidst the intense collisions, the crisp sound of shattering was particularly abrupt, making the Lingyun Mountain disciples’ bodies tremble.
The next moment, Ding Sihe felt as if he had been punched in the chest, vomiting a large amount of blood with a “wah” sound. He knelt on one knee, his face ashen.
In front of him lay the fragments of his Dharma treasure scattered across the ground.
“Senior Brother Ding!”
“Senior Brother!”
The Lingyun Mountain disciples rushed forward in panic to support Ding Sihe, glaring resentfully at the Holy Emissary.
The Holy Emissary snorted dismissively, not bothering to pay attention to the disciples’ gazes.
“Xu Yi, we have to act now!”
Xiong Zhuangzhuang suddenly stood up, his fists clenched, the muscles in his arms bulging.
The people from Lingyun Mountain were already at a disadvantage. If they didn’t intervene now, those people might not be able to escape.
As disciples of the righteous path, Xiong Zhuangzhuang naturally couldn’t stand by and watch them die.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yi was unusually calm. “Let’s wait a moment longer.”
“Still waiting? They can barely hold on,” Xiong Zhuangzhuang’s rough face showed uncontrollable anxiety.
“Senior Sister Xiong, don’t rush. Listen to Senior Sister Xu’s opinion first. Senior Sister Xu wouldn’t say this without reason,” Yin Li quickly advised, seeing Xiong Zhuangzhuang’s displeased expression.
The more Yin Li interacted with Xu Yi, the more she felt that the latter was a person with foresight. In her opinion, Xu Yi always had her own thoughts and plans for everything she did and would not act impulsively.
She steadfastly stood by Xu Yi’s side.
Zuo You and Fei Hua looked at Xiong Zhuangzhuang, then at Xu Yi. They felt that both sides had valid points, so they simply remained silent, lest they be scolded by their senior brothers and sisters for speaking incorrectly or choosing the wrong side.
Xiong Zhuangzhuang furrowed his brows forcefully and reluctantly said, “Xu Yi, tell us your thoughts.”
“Lingyun Mountain had discovered the anomaly of the Holy Maiden Sect long ago. Why would they only send these disciples to investigate? They must have a backup plan.”
Xu Yi could see clearly that although Ding Sihe was severely injured, his expression remained unchanged. There was no despair or impatience of being trapped, only the anger of being defeated.
This indicated that the other party definitely had more than one backup plan.
Therefore, Xu Yi felt that it was not yet time for them to appear, especially since the Holy Maiden had not yet shown herself.
“You mean there are others from Lingyun Mountain here as well?”
Xiong Zhuangzhuang’s eyes lit up.
“Most likely,” Xu Yi nodded.
“If that’s the case, then we’ll wait a bit longer.”
Upon hearing this, Xiong Zhuangzhuang’s brows relaxed. He immediately crouched down and stopped.
He and Xu Yi did not have the idea of profiting from a confrontation between two parties. They simply wanted to see how many hidden means the Holy Maiden Sect still possessed.
As expected, just as the Holy Emissary swung her palm again, preparing to directly smash the Lingyun Mountain disciples into pulp, an elder with an immortal demeanor, clad in flowing white robes, appeared and blocked the attack.
Boom!
The elder used some unknown technique, causing the Holy Emissary’s palm strike to rebound and strike the Holy Emissary herself.
Upon being hit by this palm, the Holy Emissary’s bones made cracking sounds internally.
“Argh!!!”
Seeing the situation turn bad, the other three Holy Emissaries simultaneously lifted their purple robes, their cultivation soaring. They then jointly caught the injured Holy Emissary from the air.
But when the three saw the Holy Emissary’s appearance, they were all aghast.
The Holy Emissary’s previous strike was meant to kill and she had not held back at all. Now, this palm strike on herself had come at a great cost, with the area below her chest almost turned into minced meat.
“Heh heh…”
After struggling to breathe for two breaths, the Holy Emissary’s eyes bulged, her breath cut off.
“Who are you! How dare you kill a Holy Emissary!”
The other three Holy Emissaries, having confirmed their companion’s death, unhesitatingly discarded the body and turned to the white-robed elder, their eyes filled with venom.
“This old Daoist is Zhai Ye.”
The white-robed elder said with a faint smile.
“Greetings, Sect Master!”
“Sect Master Zhai Ye! It’s Sect Master Zhai Ye of Lingyun Mountain!”
“He’s actually come out of seclusion! It seems this Holy Maiden Sect is indeed quite formidable!”
“True Man Zhai Ye, I had the fortune to see you once at the Dao Conferring Assembly. Do you remember me!”
“…”
The appearance of True Man Zhai Ye caused a heated discussion among the onlookers.
True Man Zhai Ye was the current Sect Master of Lingyun Mountain, the foremost sect in Rongzhou, a cultivator in the middle stage of Tribulation Transcension. His Leaf Plucking Flower Picking technique was like a dream, ethereal and deadly, killing without a trace.
Chen Long’s heart suddenly accelerated, his gaze towards True Man Zhai Ye filled with both admiration and hostility.
When he first embarked on his immortal path, his dream was to become a disciple of True Man Zhai Ye of Lingyun Mountain.
He had overcome numerous obstacles and was halfway into Lingyun Mountain, but in the end, he was disqualified by True Man Zhai Ye’s remark about his lacking character.
It was also because of that setback that he never joined any sect again, choosing instead to become a rogue cultivator.
He wanted to prove to True Man Zhai Ye that even without a sect, he could reach an awe-inspiring level.
But time would prove him wrong. After a hundred years of cultivation, he had still achieved nothing.
Joining the Holy Maiden Sect was a compromise he made with himself.
However, he hadn’t expected Lingyun Mountain to appear again.
“You are the Sect Master of Lingyun Mountain?” The Holy Emissary’s expression stiffened, a look of apprehension revealing itself in her eyes.
“Indeed. May I know where your Holy Maiden is? This old Daoist has admired her for a long time and has long wished to see her true face.”
Sect Master Zhai Ye did not seem to be angered by the injuries of his disciples towards the other Holy Emissaries. Instead, he smiled amiably, exuding a friendly aura.
The Holy Emissary did not relax her guard because of this. Instead, she shouted loudly, “The Holy Maiden is a manifestation of the Nine Heavens Xuannü descending to the mortal world. How can she be seen by ordinary mortals like you.”
“What Nine Heavens Xuannü is all fabricated lies! To still try to deceive people even now, it’s truly laughable!” Ding Sihe wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood behind his master, roaring at the opponent with weak breath.
“A frog in a well, how can it know the vastness of the heavens and the earth,” the Holy Emissary sneered.
“You…”
“Sihe.” True Man Zhai Ye interrupted Ding Sihe with a smile. “If the Holy Maiden cannot show herself, then there is no need for the ceremony of the Holy Maiden Sect to continue today. Why not have everyone depart, so as not to waste time here in vain.”
True Man Zhai Ye was smiling, but his eyes were cold.
This coldness was transmitted to the three Holy Emissaries through their eye contact.
This was True Man Zhai Ye giving them a final ultimatum.
If the Holy Maiden still refused to appear, then the other party would surely unleash a killing spree, leaving them here forever.
The Holy Emissaries felt a chill in their hearts, but due to the sect rules, they remained silent for a long time.
The situation fell into an eerie silence.
“True Man Zhai Ye is a senior expert. Why trouble us mere little attendants? You wish to see me? I am here.”