Chapter 105 - 104: I’m Waiting for CD, What Are You Waiting For?

Chapter 105: Chapter 104: I’m Waiting for CD, What Are You Waiting For?

’What a scoundrel!’

The Daoist Sect Leader watched the fuming Sword Sect Leader, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.

The three of them had arrived on good terms, but in the middle of the fight, one of them switched sides. How was this supposed to make any sense?

The simple way to break the stalemate was to kill Li Hao and be done with it.

But Li Hao was right. Was he really willing to accept that?

After cultivating for thousands of years, they had finally seen a glimmer of hope for Ascension. For them to come all this way just to extinguish that little flame with their own hands—what would be the point?

’Is it for my friendship with that old bald donkey and that sword-wielding punk?’

Their friendship wasn’t worth the allure of Ascending to become an Immortal...

Besides, Li Hao had said it himself: the Buddhist Sect had an easier time with Wish Power Ascension. He didn’t know if that was true—it was most likely a lie.

But what if it wasn’t?

If he killed Li Ye, only for that bald donkey from the Buddhist Sect to ascend, on what grounds would that be fair?

If that really happened, he would never get over it for the rest of his life.

So, even if Li Hao told him to leave, he wouldn’t...

It was an impossible situation.

Li Hao had perfectly grasped what was on all their minds. The man was a monster!

...

The members of the Wenda Alliance looked at each other, all of them stunned.

They never expected their own Sect Leader to divide a group with unified interests in just a few words.

A situation of certain death had been turned around just like that?

’He’s truly a genius, the one who built the Wenda Alliance single-handedly!’

"Fellow Daoist Li, what do you plan to do?" The Daoist Sect Leader averted his gaze from the two who were now fighting with real anger. "I have no desire to be your enemy."

"How about this? You help me kill the old bald donkey from the Buddhist Sect and beat Yang Zian down to his Nascent Soul. Then we can ascend together," Li Ye suggested with a smile, looking at the Daoist Sect Leader. "Let’s smile and let bygones be bygones. I seek Ascension, and you seek Ascension. Our goals and interests are aligned. When we reach the next world, we might even be able to work together, don’t you think?"

The Daoist Sect Leader hadn’t yet spoken.

But the Buddhist Sect Leader’s furious voice rang out, "Zhu Yu, don’t be fooled by him! This brat is vicious and cruel. He clearly wants to defeat us one by one! Yang Zian can’t see the situation clearly, but can’t you?"

The Sword Sect Leader didn’t want the Daoist Sect to get involved either, as that would make things truly chaotic. But upon hearing the Buddhist Sect Leader’s words, he exploded. "You old bald thief! How can you say I can’t see the situation clearly? I’d rather we all die together than let a thief like you be the only one to benefit!"

With that, he intensified his assault.

A sky full of flying swords rained down on the Buddhist Sect Leader, destroying his Buddha’s Dharma Aspect again and again.

The Buddhist Sect Leader didn’t want to use lethal force against Yang Zian, but facing the Sword Sect, renowned as the strongest in attack, being forced onto the defensive was a true disadvantage. He was so frustrated he could have coughed up blood. "You idiot! You’re an absolute idiot!"

At this critical moment, a flash of inspiration struck him. "Yang Zian! Zhu Yu! This scoundrel is treacherous! Why don’t we retreat for now? We can return once Yang Zian has recovered from his injuries. How about it?"

The Daoist Sect Leader’s eyes lit up. ’Has he really found a way to break the stalemate?’

"And you think you’ll be united next time?" Li Ye jeered. "You all belong to three different sects, each with your own selfish motives. You were never a true coalition of interests! Besides, if you come back for another round, do you really think you can beat me?"

"Shut up!" the Buddhist Sect Leader roared. "Fellow Daoist Zhu, Fellow Daoist Yang, you must think clearly! If this continues, he’ll be the one to reap all the rewards!"

"You two can leave, but Yang Zian can’t," Li Ye said with a smile. "Someone has to die today."

PUH!

The Sword Sect Leader shot Li Ye a sideways glance, both shocked and furious. ’Are you fucking kidding me? Are you just going to keep picking on me?’

Watching the increasingly frenzied Yang Zian, the Buddhist Sect Leader hardened his heart. "Fellow Daoist Zhu, how about the two of us team up and restrain Fellow Daoist Yang first?"

"Once you restrain him, it’ll be his time to die. It’ll just make it easier for me to kill him," Li Ye provoked, looking completely unconcerned.

He was happy to engage in a war of words with the three of them while waiting for the power inside him to surge.

"You..."

The Buddhist Sect Leader was dumbfounded.

After gauging the distance between himself and Li Ye, he suddenly thought of a solution and turned to flee.

The Sword Sect Leader’s eyes were already bloodshot with killing intent. Without a word, he gave chase.

"Zhu Yu, release the Locking Talisman and let me out!" the Buddhist Sect Leader shouted. "Distance! His Spatial Technique has a limited range!"

The deadlock was broken.

The Daoist Sect Leader instantly understood what the Buddhist Sect Leader was trying to do. With a wave of his hand, he released the restriction of the Eight Gates Locking Talisman.

The moment the restriction was lifted, the Buddhist Sect Leader and the Sword Sect Leader fled, one after the other.

The Daoist Sect Leader had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly noticed the mocking smile on Li Ye’s lips.

His heart leaped in alarm as he completely lost track of Li Ye’s presence.

’This is bad!’ he thought. At that moment, the Daoist Sect Leader felt a colossal force strike him from behind.

A wave of excruciating pain washed over him as a fist burst through his chest.

"You fool, I wanted them to run away!" Li Ye’s voice rang out from behind him at the same time.

The Daoist Sect Leader’s heart was filled with horror.

’What is happening?’

’How did his power become so immense?’

’When he was fighting the Sword Sect Leader, he clearly couldn’t break through. Why is it that when it’s my turn, he shattered my defenses with a single punch?’

Enduring the pain, the Daoist Sect Leader forced himself to control the Eight Gates Locking Talisman, intending to kill Li Ye.

Suddenly.

An even greater force came from behind. He could only watch as his body was torn in two. Spiritual Qi ravaged his internal organs, pulverizing them in the blink of an eye, and he lost all sensation in his body.

The Daoist Sect Leader’s Nascent Soul escaped at once, its face filled with terror. "How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible." Li Ye held the two bloody halves of the Daoist Sect Leader’s corpse. Looking like a Demon God, he grinned wickedly at the Daoist Sect Leader’s Nascent Soul. "Fellow Daoist Zhu, the only path left for you is to become a Loose Immortal. Are you really content to let those two escape?"

In the blink of an eye, the Daoist Sect Leader had been torn apart alive.

The fight between the Buddhist and Sword Sect Leaders stopped simultaneously. They stared in disbelief in Li Hao’s direction.

"Go!"

The Buddhist Sect Leader was decisive. With a shout, he transformed into a ray of Buddha light and tried to flee into the distance.

The Sword Sect Leader shot a terrified glance at Li Ye and also fled on his sword.

But just as they began to move, the golden light of the Eight Gates Locking Talisman enveloped them, blocking their path.

BANG! BANG!

The Buddhist Sect Leader and the Sword Sect Leader crashed into the golden light, and their figures reappeared.

"Zhu Yu, what are you doing?" the Buddhist Sect Leader roared.

’What am I doing?’

’You two were fighting back and forth, and I’m the one who ended up dead first. What do you *think* I’m doing?’

The Daoist Sect Leader’s small Nascent Soul face was exceptionally grim. "Fellow Daoist Li, my body is destroyed. The Eight Gates Locking Talisman can only hold them for ten breaths. Please seize this opportunity, Fellow Daoist."

’Ten breaths. That’s enough!’

Li Ye channeled all his Spiritual Power and flew toward the two of them.

Watching Li Ye draw closer and closer, the Buddhist and Sword Sect Leaders panicked like stray dogs, desperately attacking the Eight Gates Locking Talisman with Sword Light and Buddha light.

Li Ye had shattered their courage by killing the Daoist Sect Leader in one fell swoop.

Right now, the two of them only wanted to escape, completely forgetting about fighting back...

Even for a Harmonization Realm expert, once the physical body is destroyed, the Nascent Soul loses its external energy reserve and cannot sustain a powerful talisman like the Eight Gates Locking Talisman for long—especially not against the attacks of two sect leaders.

After a moment, the Eight Gates Locking Array began to falter, its golden light dimming.

Just as Li Ye reached them, the two perfectly timed their attack to break through the Eight Gates Locking Array. The eight Spirit Talismans drifted unsteadily down from the sky.

"You go left, I’ll go right," said the Buddhist Sect Leader.

"There’s nowhere to run." Li Ye chuckled. Using Time Acceleration, he abruptly appeared behind the Buddhist Sect Leader and slammed a fist into his body.

’My Protective Golden Body couldn’t even block his fist?’

’How is his strength so immense?’

The Buddhist Sect Leader’s eyes widened in disbelief. ’Is this even a human? Could he be some ferocious beast in human skin?’

Li Ye didn’t immediately tear the Buddhist Sect Leader apart. Instead, he quickly said, "Aren’t you going to stop Yang Zian?"

The Buddhist Sect Leader had been about to counterattack with his life on the line.

But when Li Ye said this, he instantly changed his mind. He swiftly condensed his Buddha’s Dharma Body and sent a palm strike toward the Sword Sect Leader, who was escaping on his sword.

’If it weren’t for that idiot, we wouldn’t have ended up in this mess!’

This palm strike was filled with resentment, containing nearly all of his Skill Level.

BOOM!

The Palm Seal seemed to break through the limits of space, striking faster than it was launched, and slammed viciously into the Sword Sect Leader’s back.

The Sword Sect Leader was already heavily injured. Suffering such a heavy blow, he spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered, nearly falling off his sword. The wounds on his chest and back, which he had sealed with Spiritual Qi, burst open again and began to gush blood.

He turned around in a fury. "You old bald thief!"

His answer was a second Palm Seal.

Held back by the Buddhist Sect Leader, the Sword Sect Leader knew he couldn’t escape. He turned around, his eyes red, and said, "Fine. We’ll die together."

With a wave of his hand, a sky full of sword shadows appeared once more, enveloping both Li Ye and the Buddhist Sect Leader.

Before the swords even fell, Li Ye could feel the bone-chilling Sword Qi. It was as if the very air around them was enveloped by an immense Sword Intent.

He had a feeling that if he moved even an inch, he would be torn to shreds by these ten thousand flying swords.

Previously, the Sword Sect Leader had wanted to spare his life and hadn’t used his full strength. Now, in a desperate, last-ditch struggle, he was holding nothing back.

The cooldown on his watch hadn’t finished yet. Li Ye hurriedly said, "Yang Zian, if I live, you can still become a Loose Immortal! Don’t throw your chance away..."

’A Loose Immortal?’

The Sword Sect Leader froze. The desperate momentum he had built up instantly dissipated.

He had been so focused on the thought that he wouldn’t survive that he wanted to take Li Ye down with him, completely forgetting that he could actually kill Li Ye and still have a path forward.

After Li Ye had killed the Daoist and Buddhist Sect Leaders in quick succession, the Sword Sect Leader had subconsciously started treating Li Ye as an equal. He hadn’t even considered that his own attack could actually kill him...

People with a way out are unwilling to fight to the death. Ascension had become their obsession, and a Loose Immortal was still an Immortal!

The flying swords screeched to a halt right above Li Ye’s head, sparing the Buddhist Sect Leader in the process.

A mocking smile crossed the Buddhist Sect Leader’s lips.

But at this point, he couldn’t be bothered to remind the Sword Sect Leader that Li Hao’s Spatial Technique had a time lag...

He even dismissed the Dharma Aspect behind him and spread his Kasaya open to help Li Ye block the flying swords overhead.

More than ten seconds passed in a flash.

By the time the Sword Sect Leader came to his senses, the Buddhist Sect Leader’s physical body had been torn to pieces before his very eyes, and Li Ye was already behind him. A familiar pain washed over him.

’It’s a release!’

The Sword Sect Leader sighed silently. His Nascent Soul left his body as he voluntarily gave up his physical form.

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