Chapter 69: Trouble at Immortal Mountain Sect’s Entrance

Once the two reached the entrance preparing to leave, they saw a figure approaching the front gate. The figure was wearing a dark black robe with a long hood that covered his face.

Noticing the figure was acting very suspiciously, Jiang Yun and Gu Biyao stopped at the entrance to see what was happening.

Once the figure reached the gate, the guards yelled, "Uncover your face and identify yourself! What is your purpose in coming to the Immortal Mountain Sect?"

The dark-robed figure replied in an old, dry voice, "I am here to seek an explanation from your sect leader. Hurry and call him out to meet me."

Feeling that the robed figure was there to cause trouble, they immediately became on guard against him.

Blocking the figure from getting any closer, the guard stated, "Say what you need to us, and we will send word to the sect master. If not, we will assume you are an intruder."

The figure began to shake in anger, shouting, "If you don’t bring your sect leader here right now, then don’t blame me for tearing down your sect!"

Listening to the figure’s threats, the guards no longer played around and stepped forward to capture him for further questioning.

When the guards tried to apprehend the figure, they suddenly felt a strong force hit their bodies, causing them to be sent flying back and smash against the gate of the sect.

The force of the blow caused the guards to spit up blood and collapse unconscious from their injuries. The two Heaven Immortals were defeated without a chance to fight back.

The figure, thinking the guards were far too weak, turned his attention to Jiang Yun and Gu Biyao, as they were the only ones left at the front gate of the sect.

The figure, still trying to show his dominance, stated, "Are either of you going to summon your sect leader, or will you suffer the same fate as these two?"

Gu Biyao stepped forward to deal with the situation herself, as this was an issue that concerned her sect.

Jiang Yun decided to stay back and watch, as it was not his place to intervene in the matters of the Immortal Mountain Sect since he was still an outsider.

Gu Biyao stood in front of the figure and asked, "Why are you trying to cause trouble for my Immortal Mountain Sect?"

The figure observed Gu Biyao before replying, "Considering your beauty and the fact that you are an Immortal King, you must be the sect master’s wife. This will make things easier for forcing your husband out of his turtle shell."

The dark-robed figure began reaching for Gu Biyao, intending to hold her hostage. Noticing the figure’s intentions, Gu Biyao didn’t play nice anymore and began to counterattack.

The figure was stronger, though, as her attack was easily dispelled and she was now in the figure’s clutches, unable to move.

Gu Biyao now felt threatened by the figure and crushed a tablet to alert her husband of a powerful invader who was causing trouble.

The dark-robed figure noticed her action and allowed it, wanting Qiu Zheng to come here for a confrontation.

A few moments later, a shout echoed loudly in the distance, "WHO DARES HURT MY WIFE?!"

Qiu Zheng appeared instantly at the sect’s gate and looked at the dark-robed figure who was holding his wife hostage.

Observing the figure, Qiu Zheng shouted, "Reveal yourself! Who exactly are you to cause trouble here in someone else’s territory?"

The dark-robed figure uncovered his hood to reveal an old man with sparse white hair and plenty of wrinkles on his face to signify his age.

The old man’s face darkened before he stated, "I am Wu Li, and I am here to seek justice for my son, Wu Yong. A year ago, my son took an interest in your daughter, but you brutally crippled him when he tried to get close. It took me a lot of effort to heal him before coming here."

Qiu Zheng tried to think about who Wu Yong was, as it had been a while since some random person dared to think about coveting his daughter.

After some thought, Qiu Zheng remembered. "So, it was your son who tried to kidnap my daughter! That son of yours dared to try to force my daughter to be his wife. If I hadn't been merciful, I would have killed that son of yours!"

Wu Li, not liking the explanation, countered, "It is a blessing for your daughter to catch the eye of my son. With powerful backing behind him like myself, what more could your daughter ask for?"

Qiu Zheng looked closer at Wu Li and noticed the man had truth to his words, as he was a peak Immortal Emperor. This didn’t make Qiu Zheng afraid, though, as he was close to the peak of Immortal Emperor himself.

Qiu Zheng, not caring about courtesy, yelled, "Release my wife right now, and I will allow you to leave alive despite what your son did. Otherwise, be prepared to die by my hand!"

Wu Li was unconvinced and held Gu Biyao tighter to provoke Qiu Zheng to act first so that a fight would break out.

Qiu Zheng, noticing the man’s intentions, played along and got angry. Wanting to save his wife quickly, Qiu Zheng lunged forward and attacked Wu Li.

Now that his plan had worked, Wu Li no longer needed Gu Biyao in the way and tossed her toward Qiu Zheng. Following this, he took out his staff-shaped Immortal weapon and swung it at Gu Biyao and Qiu Zheng.

Trying to protect his wife, Qiu Zheng grabbed Gu Biyao and turned his back to the staff that was approaching the two of them.

With a loud smack, Qiu Zheng took a deep gash to his back, but he still remained standing as if nothing had happened.

Gu Biyao felt guilty about her husband getting injured to save her, but she stepped to the side so as not to get in his way.

Qiu Zheng, still standing steadfast, asked, "Is there a need to take it this far just for your trash son?"

"Of course," Wu Li said with complete confidence. "My son deserves whatever he wants in the world, as he is of my blood."

Unable to convince Wu Li, Qiu Zheng prepared for the next confrontation that was to come. Qiu Zheng took out his own weapon, which was a well-embroidered fan.

Now that a confrontation was inevitable, Wu Li made the first move and swung his staff with full force at Qiu Zheng. Countering, Qiu Zheng did the same with his fan.

Both being Immortal Emperors, the clash caused a crack in the ground and the space to ripple from the force of the impact. The two ignored all the damage and continued the attack to try to gain an advantage.

Since Qiu Zheng’s realm was lower, he began to slowly be pushed back by the staff and could do nothing about it. Unable to gain an advantage, Qiu Zheng pulled back to avoid being hit in the confrontation.

Taking advantage of Qiu Zheng retreating, Wu Li shot hundreds of needles containing his Immortal energy at Qiu Zheng.

To counter, Qiu Zheng opened his fan and used his Immortal energy to send a large gust of wind that shook the air and trees around them. Under the heavy gust of wind, the needles dropped to the ground.

Wu Li continued his onslaught, not allowing Qiu Zheng to breathe, and slammed down with his staff again. This time, Qiu Zheng blocked from above, which left him unable to retreat.

Unable to counterattack, the staff came closer to him before making contact, causing Qiu Zheng to kneel as his chest received another deep gash. With this second injury, Qiu Zheng began showing signs of pain on his face.

Taking it further, Wu Li kicked hard against the open gash on Qiu Zheng’s body and sent him flying back, making him vomit blood from the repeated injuries. This resulted in Qiu Zheng landing heavily against the ground, severely injured.

Wu Li, now holding the advantage, smirked as he stated, "Since you are weaker than me, you now have no choice but to comply. If you want to live, then hand over your daughter, yield your sect’s treasures as compensation, and cripple yourself just like you did to my son."

Qiu Zheng didn’t agree with anything Wu Li said and replied, "That won’t happen unless you kill me."

"With pleasure," Wu Li said as he closed in to deal the finishing blow.

Before he could bring his staff down to end the fight, another figure blocked his path, preventing him from dealing the finishing blow.

Not wanting to be stopped, Wu Li swung anyway to get the figure in front of him out of the way. Unexpectedly, the staff broke upon contact, unable to injure the figure in the slightest.

Surprised, Wu Li jumped back to understand what had just happened. He was a dignified peak Immortal Emperor with a high-level treasure, so what just happened made no sense to him.

The figure appearing in front of him was the man standing off to the side, Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun, observing the dire situation Qiu Zheng was in, asked, "Do you need my help in dealing with this man?"