Chapter 3452

But if they did nothing, word would get out afterward and they would lose all face. People would say that the lot of them had been frightened into inaction by a guard at the second level of the Taixu Realm.

“I’ll kill you!”

One of the disciples finally couldn’t take it anymore and stepped forward to attack Ye Liuyun. But Ye Liuyun did the same as before, using Spatial Force to shift to his side before bringing his blade straight down. Relying on the sharpness of the Demon-Slaying Blade, he killed his opponent.

This time, the disciple brought out a defensive shield and raised it to block the Demon-Slaying Blade. Moreover, the shield was a fifth-grade Void-tier treasure.

Ever since absorbing the Heaven-Mending Stone, the Demon-Slaying Blade had yet to encounter a treasure of sufficiently high grade. When it saw a shield blocking its path, it naturally wanted to show Ye Liuyun its newfound power.

Thus, when Ye Liuyun brought his blade down, it cleaved both the disciple and his shield in two. At the same time, Ye Liuyun devoured the disciple’s divine soul.

These people had all been recruited by Cang Tian to lend a hand, and none of them knew that Qi Shengyu was the mastermind behind it all. Ye Liuyun killed them just the same. He didn’t care why anyone had come to provoke him; if he had the chance, he would never let them off.

“He’s taking advantage of his weapon’s strength in close combat again!”

“This guard has a pretty good grasp of the timing of his attacks! Looks like he’s practiced this move quite a bit!”

The people around them were still watching with great interest.

Ye Liuyun collected that disciple’s Interspatial Ring, then continued watching the remaining disciples.

“Let’s go!” one of the disciples finally said, even finding an excuse for himself. “His weapon is too powerful. We can’t block it!”

Ye Liuyun showed him no mercy. “If you’re going to run, then run. Don’t make excuses for yourself!”

Another disciple retorted, “You’re only relying on your weapon. What’s there to be arrogant about?”

Ye Liuyun turned around and asked Chen Yueying, “Can I kill all of them?”

“Of course. They came here to provoke us, so you can do whatever you want… But killing so many people…”

Chen Yueying wanted to tell Ye Liuyun to avoid killing so many inner disciples if possible, lest it draw out even stronger opponents. But before she could finish, Ye Liuyun had already moved.

What he had his eye on was the resources these people possessed. He didn’t care whether anyone would avenge them. Even if someone came seeking revenge, they would only be delivering more resources to him.

Once again, he used Spatial Force to shift to their sides, killing one with each stroke. Even when they struck back, Ye Liuyun did not dodge. The gilded armor on his body was enough to block every attack for him.

Within the time it took to draw a few breaths, the remaining disciples had all been cleaved in half by Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun then collected their storage rings and corpses, quickly cleaning up the battlefield.

At the same time, he sent Chen Yueying a voice transmission, telling her that Qi Shengyu had brought Cang Tian in.

“If Qi Shengyu isn’t eliminated, he’ll definitely keep causing you trouble. I suggest you challenge him right now and get rid of this future problem before he has another chance to attack you,” Ye Liuyun advised her.

“You can’t challenge him directly here. If we’re going to fight, we have to go to his mountain peak. Qi Shengyu knows quite a few powerful inner disciples. By then, he might be able to call in disciples at the sixth level of the Taixu Realm to help guard his mountain peak. We have little chance of winning if we challenge him.”

Chen Yueying was not an indecisive person. She simply understood Qi Shengyu. That man had a wide circle of friends and was very good at making others indebted to him, so he was fairly well-connected among the inner disciples.

If Chen Yueying wanted to ask for help, she could find several powerful inner disciples. However, she did not want to use her status to ask others for help over her own affairs.

“What if we just kill him now?” Ye Liuyun asked again.

Chen Yueying said helplessly, “That won’t work either. Apart from competing for mountain peaks, inner disciples aren’t allowed to kill one another unless they enter the life-and-death arena!”

“Then let that petty man live for a couple more days. We’ll go do our mission first. Let’s not go back, in case he finds more people to attack you again and we end up unable to leave!”

Seeing that there was no way around it, Ye Liuyun did not insist. After discussing it with Chen Yueying, he did not return to their residence. He merely instructed Liao Yaotian to keep the formation activated while Chen Yueying was away. Then they left the sect once more to carry out their mission.

A challenge for the master of a peak had to take place while the master was present. Therefore, as long as Chen Yueying was away, the guards could activate the formation’s defenses, and no one else could harm them.

Qi Shengyu was also extremely surprised in the crowd. He had not expected Ye Liuyun to be so strong. He had seen everything clearly: the timing of his attacks, his blade intent, and his Spatial Force were all manifestations of Ye Liuyun’s true strength.

“Judging from this, those subordinates of mine were probably killed by this brat too. Since you’re so capable, I’ll find more people to fight you!”

With that thought, Qi Shengyu broke into another malicious grin and went off to find people to deal with Ye Liuyun. The disciples who had just been killed all had at least a few friends. He intended to stir those people up, have them avenge the dead disciples, and send them after Ye Liuyun.

At the same time, he had to find more people to keep challenging Chen Yueying and wear her down. Once she could no longer cope, he would appear as her savior and help her resolve the crisis.

After Ye Liuyun and Chen Yueying boarded the flying boat, Chen Yueying sighed to Ye Liuyun, “I really didn’t expect Qi Shengyu to be such a thoroughly despicable man. He found people to deal with me so quickly! I’d heard before that this man was sinister and despicable, so I had never openly fallen out with him. I never expected things to turn out like this so suddenly.”

Ye Liuyun reminded her, “Once you’ve been targeted by someone like that, you should cut the knot cleanly and decisively. Whether you fall out with him sooner or later, the result will be the same. I estimate this isn’t over yet. He’ll keep shooting arrows from the shadows. You need to find a way to settle this once and for all, or you’ll have to guard against him stabbing you in the back forever!”

Although Chen Yueying also wanted to eliminate Qi Shengyu, she could not think of any good solution. After all, she lacked sufficient experience.

“Is there any way to poison him, lure him into the formation on your mountain peak, or perhaps draw him out of the sect?” Ye Liuyun offered her several suggestions.

But Chen Yueying knew nothing about Qi Shengyu, so she had no pretext at all for luring him into doing anything.

“What if we simply storm his mountain peak and wipe him out? Would attacking him on his mountain peak violate the sect’s rules?”

“Injuring him is permitted, but killing him definitely isn’t! Unless you challenge him openly, he refuses to accept the challenge, and he refuses to move away. Only then can you charge up there and kill him,” Chen Yueying explained.

In the end, Ye Liuyun could do nothing more. Unwilling to waste any more time thinking about him, he decided to challenge him directly next time.

“Then next time, we’ll challenge him directly. Even if he has helpers, you don’t need to worry. I’ll deal with them all.”

He had even considered using poison during the battle if necessary to get rid of trash like Qi Shengyu. Otherwise, he would have to remain on guard against him endlessly.