Xiao Ruobai took a step forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Senior, there was indeed some misunderstanding regarding the previous matter. We are willing to apologize and compensate your noble sect for its losses. Can we let this matter go?"
"Apologize?"
The fan-wielding young man laughed shrilly, "Now you know fear? It's too late! First Elder, absolutely do not let them off!"
The black-robed old man snorted coldly. "Begging for mercy now? Too late! How can those who humiliate my Yunlan Sect settle this with mere compensation? Capture them, cripple their cultivation, and bring them back to the sect to be dealt with!"
Before his voice had faded, two Cave Heaven Realm elders behind him lunged forward with sinister smiles, heading straight for Fatty Wang, who appeared to be the most heavily injured.
Fatty Wang retreated in panic, but stumbled and nearly fell.
Xiao Ruobai and Fang Hanyu simultaneously forced themselves to block. As spiritual energy collided, their bodies shook violently, blood spilling from the corners of their mouths. They were actually forced back continuously, appearing to be struggling to hold their ground.
"Hahaha! As expected, you are at the end of your ropes!"
Seeing this, the fan-wielding young man laughed triumphantly.
"Third Elder, there is no need for you to act personally. Watch me capture them!"
Relying on the elders holding the line, he summoned his magical treasure and charged toward Xiao Ruobai.
Seeing the attack approaching, a trace of imperceptible cold light flashed in Xiao Ruobai's eyes.
His originally sluggish aura suddenly changed. Like a slumbering giant dragon awakening, an incredibly overbearing battle intent soared into the sky!
"I gave you a chance, but it seems you didn't grasp it yourselves."
A calm voice sounded, yet it carried a chilling intent that made one's heart palpitate.
Xiao Ruobai formed his fingers into a halberd. Striking later but arriving first, a golden battle aura condensed to the extreme tore through the air, instantly shattering the fan-wielding young man's magical treasure. Without losing momentum, it directly pierced through his dantian!
"Pfft!"
The sinister smile on the fan-wielding young man's face instantly froze, turning into extreme terror and disbelief. He looked down at his shattered dantian as blood sprayed wildly, and his body limply collapsed.
All of this happened too fast!
The black-robed First Elder's pupils contracted sharply, the contempt on his face instantly replaced by shock. "You... you hid your cultivation?!"
Answering him was a bone-chilling sword cry!
Fang Hanyu moved! The Absolute Beginning Sword suddenly left its sheath. There was no dazzling brilliance, only a hazy, chaotic sword qi that seemed capable of devouring everything. Like lightning tearing through the dark night, it thrust straight toward the First Elder's glabella!
Fast! Fast to the extreme!
His soul scattering in fright, the First Elder frantically activated his protective magical treasure. An ancient shield instantly enlarged to block in front of him.
However, the chaotic sword qi seemed to devour all matter. The moment it touched the shield, the shield's spiritual light rapidly dimmed, letting out a crisp crack. It was actually corroded and pierced through the middle by the sword qi!
"No!"
The First Elder let out a despairing roar and desperately dodged to the side. The sword qi brushed past his cheek, taking with it a spray of blood and an ear!
The terrifying sword intent even invaded his body, frantically destroying his meridians!
Only at this moment did he truly understand that these three young men before him were no rogue cultivators!
They were clearly peerless monsters capable of slaying Heaven Realm experts across realms!
"Little brother, spare my life! It was I who had eyes but failed to see! A misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
The First Elder clutched his blood-drenched cheek, no longer possessing the slightest bit of arrogance, leaving only endless fear. With a thud, he fell to his knees, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"Treasures, resources, I can give them all to you! I only beg you to spare my life!"
Those few Cave Heaven Realm elders were already frightened silly, standing frozen in place, unable to move.
Fatty Wang didn't look the least bit injured anymore. He walked forward with his hands on his hips, kicked the fan-wielding young man who had fainted on the ground, and sneered, "Now you know how to beg for mercy? Where is that arrogant attitude from just now?"
Xiao Ruobai looked indifferently at the kowtowing and begging First Elder. He slowly raised his hand, battle aura condensing at his fingertips.
"Some opportunities, once missed, mean death."
A golden halberd light flashed and vanished.
The First Elder's pleas for mercy came to an abrupt halt. His head rolled off, his eyes filled with regret and fear.
Almost at the same time, Fang Hanyu's sword light swept past, and those few dazed Cave Heaven Realm followers also fell silently.
The battle started suddenly and ended even faster.
Once the dust settled, Fatty Wang immediately darted to the corpse of the Heaven Realm elder. While skillfully looting the body, he kept muttering.
"You see, wouldn't it be nice to just stay home and enjoy your retirement? You just had to come out and jump around. Now look what happened, your pension is all mine... Tsk tsk, the quality of this jade pendant is not bad, it's mine! These medicinal pills... hmm, barely passable."
After looting the elder, he eagerly ran over to those three young men, searching them one by one, not forgetting to comment.
"You see, why did you have to follow an old fool and join in the commotion? Being so young, what else couldn't you do... Hey, this fan is quite elegant, suitable for Lord Fatty to show... ahem, suitable for me to appreciate and play with!"
Xiao Ruobai looked toward a seemingly empty area of ruined walls and said faintly, "After watching for so long, it's time for you to come out."
After a deathly silence, a figure dressed in a moon-white robe with a glazed cup mark embroidered on the cuffs slowly revealed himself from behind a broken pillar.
This person had a handsome appearance, but carried an arrogance carved into his very bones.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes indifferent, as if a deity from the highest heavens looking down on ants. His entire body naturally exuded a transcendent bearing belonging to a Holy Land.
"Hmph, to be able to detect my whereabouts, you do have some ability."
He spoke, his voice steady yet inherently majestic, every word revealing a condescending scrutiny.
"I am a deacon of the Glazed Holy Land, Shen Xinghe."
His gaze swept over the corpses of the Yunlan Sect people on the ground without the slightest emotion, as if he had merely seen a few crushed bugs. It then fell back onto Xiao Ruobai's group of three, carrying a tone of charity:
"I have no interest in your dispute with the Yunlan Sect. The things you took from Xue Wuhen, especially that token, hand them over obediently.
Considering that your cultivation was not easy to achieve, I can allow you to cripple your own cultivation and leave you with intact corpses. This is a Holy Land's grace."
He emphasized the words Holy Land's grace heavily, as if it were a tremendous honor.
Before Xiao Ruobai could speak, Fatty Wang bristled first, jumping and cursing, "Bah! Grace? Grace my ass!
Did you ruin your brain from cultivating in seclusion, you old fogy? Didn't you see the fate of that group just now?
Lord Fatty even dared to stuff your prospective Holy Son into a cesspit, and you, a mere errand-running deacon, are acting all high and mighty here!"
When had Shen Xinghe ever suffered such insults?
Especially being cursed to his face by a dead fatso, an ant in his eyes!
His handsome face instantly turned red, then from red to green, veins bulging on his forehead. The elegant bearing of a Holy Land deacon was instantly replaced by furious rage!
"How dare an ant insult me?! You're courting death!"
He shouted angrily, and the majestic pressure of the late Heaven Realm erupted like a tsunami. With dazzling glazed holy light around him, he struck out with a palm!
This palm was struck in anger and held astonishing power. Wherever the palm wind passed, the air let out sharp explosions, actually manifesting into a crystal-clear giant glazed palm, aiming to smash Fatty Wang along with Xiao Ruobai and the other behind him into fine powder!
He wanted to kill this wildly boasting fat man on the spot with his palm, as a warning to others!
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u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
