Chapter 628: Southern Martial Domain in Danger!
"Oh?"
Hearing Feng Qingxiao’s words, the beautiful middle-aged woman’s brow twitched slightly. She glanced at Li Yun, but still shook her head and said coldly, "No. Taking four of you is already my limit. Taking even one more person will only put all of us in danger."
"Furthermore, no matter how extraordinary Li Yun is, he is a genius of the Heavenly Sword Sect, not a genius of our Origin Saint Sect."
The beautiful middle-aged woman’s voice was extremely cold, carrying unquestionable decisiveness. Clearly, on this matter, she would absolutely not compromise.
"Seventh Elder..."
Feng Qingxiao was still unwilling and wanted to persuade her, but before she could speak, the beautiful middle-aged woman interrupted her.
"Qingxiao, I can indulge you in other matters, but there is absolutely no room for discussion on this one."
"Alright."
The beautiful middle-aged woman’s dominance made Feng Qingxiao reveal a helpless expression. She looked at Li Yun with an apologetic face and whispered, "Li Yun, I am sorry."
"It is fine."
Li Yun shook his head.
Although the beautiful middle-aged woman’s approach seemed cold and ruthless, he could not blame her for anything.
After all, she was a powerhouse of the Origin Saint Sect, not the Heavenly Sword Sect, and she had no obligation to rescue him.
Not to mention him, even among the disciples of the Origin Saint Sect, only Feng Qingxiao and three others could follow the beautiful middle-aged woman away. The remaining disciples had all been abandoned.
In such a situation, it was perfectly normal for her to disregard him.
"For Qingxiao’s sake, I will tell you one thing."
The beautiful middle-aged woman suddenly looked at Li Yun and said calmly, "Within your Heavenly Sword Sect, the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom is a traitor, a pawn planted by the Ironblood Sect inside the Heavenly Sword Sect."
"As far as I know, in order to take revenge on you, Elder Chen Ming of the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom and his eldest disciple Feng Wuyin have gone to the Southern Martial Domain to target the people there."
After speaking, the beautiful middle-aged woman’s expression remained indifferent. With a wave of her jade hand, Feng Qingxiao and the other three were swept onto the Ice Luan Bird. Then, she rode the Ice Luan Bird and disappeared from everyone’s sight in just a few breaths.
Although the beautiful middle-aged woman had left, Li Yun’s mind exploded with a roar.
Elder Chen Ming and Feng Wuyin, master and disciple, had actually gone to the Southern Martial Domain.
One was a powerhouse at the 3rd level of Heavenly Core Realm, and the other was at the 1st level of Heavenly Core Realm.
In the Southern Martial Domain, the strongest elders were at most at the peak of Mortal Core Realm.
[Emergency Mission!]
[Mission: Save the Southern Martial Domain.]
[Reward: A Chance to Comprehend the Five Elements Intent.]
Li Yun did not care about the system mission. Even if the system had not issued him a mission, he would still go there.
’I must return to the Southern Martial Domain as soon as possible.’
Li Yun immediately made a decision in his heart.
He could ignore other places, but the Southern Martial Domain was his home. His family was there, and his sect was there as well. He could not ignore them.
However, the distance from here to the Southern Martial Domain was not exactly thousands of miles, but it was still far. Crossing such a distance through territory controlled by the Ironblood Sect would not be easy.
’To reach the Southern Martial Domain, I must first muddy the waters.’
A sharp and cold light suddenly flashed in Li Yun’s eyes.
He knew that the journey back to the Southern Martial Domain would definitely be filled with danger. If he wanted to pass through the obstacles set by the Ironblood Sect, he had to muddy the waters and make their people too busy to deal with him. Only then could he achieve his goal.
"Let us go."
He glanced at the remaining cultivators and shook his head.
At the moment, everyone was like clay bodhisattvas crossing a river. They were unable to save even themselves. He could not take care of these people either.
What would happen to them could only depend on their own fate.
Five days later, Li Yun was walking along a small path.
The aura emanating from his body was only at the peak of Mortal Core Realm. Such cultivation would not appear too weak, but it would not seem too conspicuous either.
To control his aura at this realm, he naturally relied on the Breath Concealing Art.
When Li Yun had chosen the Breath Concealing Art, even he had not expected to use this cultivation technique so soon.
"Hm? Someone is nearby?"
Suddenly, Li Yun raised an eyebrow, sensing some movement not far away.
A group of about a hundred people was slowly moving through the forest. In this group, there were old people, young people, men, and women. Without exception, all of them wore coarse cloth clothes, walked unsteadily, and had long chains tied around their necks and ankles, making them look extremely miserable.
In addition, there were two people wearing black robes, each with a cold expression and a whip full of spikes in hand. Whenever they saw someone slowing down, they immediately whipped that person without mercy.
"Hurry up! Faster! Why are you dawdling?"
"Are you all turtles? Even a snail crawls a hundred times faster than you. Hurry up, all of you. If anyone slows down again, do not blame me for beating them to death. I am telling you, if we are late and Young Master Zhu gets angry, all of you will be finished."
The two black-robed men looked impatient, whipping the people while whispering to each other.
"Damn it, these people are too slow. Do you think we will delay Young Master Zhu’s schedule at this rate?"
"That definitely cannot happen."
At the mention of Young Master Zhu, the other black-robed man immediately revealed a fearful expression. "You know Young Master Zhu’s methods. Relying on his father being a protector of the Blood Fiend Hall, he acts arrogantly and tyrannically. If he is even slightly dissatisfied, he drains people’s essence and blood. His methods are truly cruel."
"Exactly."
The other sighed. "Ah, having a father who is a protector is truly good. Look at such a delicate little beauty. We cannot even enjoy her and must obediently deliver her to him."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on a young girl at the front of the group.
The girl wore tattered coarse cloth clothes. Her face was covered in mud, and her hair was disheveled. Even so, it was difficult to hide her beauty. Although she was young, her figure was already graceful, like a budding flower. The stubbornness on her face added even more charm.
Unfortunately, although the girl was beautiful, the two black-robed men did not dare have any thoughts about her because Young Master Zhu was someone who lusted for women.
If Young Master Zhu found out that they had discovered such a delicate little beauty and had not obediently offered her up, or worse, had dared to enjoy her first, their fate would be absolutely miserable.
Being flayed or having their blood drained would be considered light punishments. Young Master Zhu could think of methods a hundred times crueler than those.
"Ah, let us go. Hurry."
The two black-robed men shook their heads and dismissed their distracting thoughts. Then, one of them fiercely whipped an old man at the back and shouted impatiently, "Old thing, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up, or I will whip you to death."
"Hm?"
Suddenly, the two black-robed men focused their gazes, and their eyes landed ahead at the same time.
A handsome and clear-faced young man in white robes had appeared in front of the group. With an indifferent expression, he said calmly, "Bullying an old man like this, do you have any bottom line at all?"