Wen Ping stared at the banknote of 5,000 gold in the Reliance Sect’s disciple’s hand, as well as Uncle Wang who was held hostage by Yang Hua. Right now, there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. He had to choose out of the two options, and this was as difficult as making the choice between saving a teammate first in PUBG or taking the AWM from the enemy’s backpack.
Medicine Mountain and Feijia Mountain were two of the four great mountain peaks of the Immortal Sect. The resources they provided had allowed the Immortal Sect to stand at the top of Cangwu City for a hundred years.
The first sect leader, who was also the ancestor, had created the Immortal Sect and was like a mother to it. After that, the successive sect leaders were like guardians that protected the Immortal Sect, which was like a baby in swaddling clothes.
The mountain gave them a home to stay in.
The mountain gave the Immortal Sect 100 years of unceasing resources.
The mountain also gave Wen Ping a harbor after he had lost all his family.
Ignoring the two options, Wen Ping chose not to compromise.
The people from the Reliance Sect were already like hungry wolves. Compromising would only make the Immortal Sect sink into a ten-thousand-foot abyss.
In addition, the night was coming!
Wen Ping casually and calmly replied, as though he basically didn’t care about Yang Hua’s threat. "Yang Hua, I vow that if you kill Uncle Wang, the 12 disciples of the eighth level of the Body Refinement Realm that you brought here today, including you, shall be buried together with him!"
As the sound of his voice faded, Yang Hua’s sword moved. The sword edge was already infinitesimally close to Uncle Wang’s main artery. He just needed to move his sword lightly, and blood would be spilled before the main hall today.
Wen Ping called out lightly.
Yang Hua didn’t know what this meant, but he still glanced at the surroundings.
The wind had stopped, and the leaves on the trees had ceased to rustle. Everything was the same as before.
Within the main hall, Yun Liao, who resembled a jade statue, slowly walked out. His steps were unhurried but extremely heavy.
Six steps later, he stood at the side of the stone tiger.
It was unknown when, but he had changed the long robes he loved wearing to a black shirt. The easy-going expression on his face had faded, and a new expression was formed due to the killing intent displayed on his face.
"A cultivator at the thirteenth level of Body Refinement!"
Yang Hua’s pupils narrowed violently as though he was frightened by something. After seeing the young appearance of Yun Liao, even more shock and suspicion filled his heart.
He had never heard of such a young cultivator at the thirteenth level of Body Refinement before!
However, he wasn’t afraid. He had such a bad temper, but why could he always handle methods so cleanly and directly in this world where there was great danger at every step? It was because his sword techniques had reached the peak level of mastery in Cangwu City.
He had been at the peak of the Body Refinement Realm for over ten years and was only a step away from reaching the Mystic Realm.
If his opponent was also a sword-user, he was confident that no one in Cangwu City could exchange more than ten moves against him.
Yang Hua coldly spoke, "Junior, you want to fight me?"
Yun Liao replied, "If you kill Uncle Wang, I’ll do what my sect leader has said and make sure all of you are buried here with him. So, right now, remove your sword!"
The last sentence spoken by Yun Liao was like the sound of a thunderclap.
As the sound of his voice faded, Yun Liao flicked his fingers!
A blue stream of qi shot out with lightning speed, aiming to knock the sword near Uncle Wang’s neck away.
The sword was knocked away by the finger qi.
Wen Ping moved at this moment and rushed to the space before Uncle Wang, grabbing the latter as he retreated.
However, Yang Hua had stabilized his sword and immediately blasted a palm strike at Wen Ping’s back. "Wanting to snatch someone from my hands?"
Yun Liao’s palm collided with Yang Hua’s.
As a result, Yang Hua grunted and retreated three to four steps. The disciples of the Reliance Sect beside him quickly went over to support him. However, he who had the pride of an expert at the thirteenth level Body Refinement directly pushed away all support.
When he looked at Yun Liao again, the wariness in his eyes became unprecedentedly intense.
It had been three years since he had to seriously look at someone. The person he had faced back then was Sword God Duxin from the sword branch of the Immortal Sect, and Duxin’s sword was faster than his. Back then, after he had received a sword blow from Duxin, he also retreated four steps!
This handsome young man’s palm strike made him recall the scene from all those years ago. It was as though he was facing that Sword God Duxin.
The most terrifying thing was that this man before him was simply too young.
Yang Hua asked, "Who are you?"
Yun Liao replied, "Why do you care? A scum like you that’s a cultivator at the thirteenth level of Body Refinement who bullies ordinary people isn’t worthy to know my name."
Hearing this, Yang Hua coldly laughed, as though he didn’t care about Yun Liao’s mocking at all. He calmly said, "If you were in my shoes and you were part of the Reliance Sect coming to this place to find trouble, would you have spared a weak servant?"
"We will!" Before Yun Liao could reply, Wen Ping spoke out, "If we were like you guys, back then when your Reliance Sect was still developing, my Immortal Sect could have slaughtered all of you completely."
"You guys are soft-hearted, but we are not."
"So, that’s the difference between humans and beasts."
"Hmph! What a glib tongue. It’s no wonder that you have the confidence to speak. Such an expert actually came to the Immortal Sect. However, don’t be happy too early. The situation now is clear. If I cannot purchase the Medicine Mountain and Feijia Mountain with 5,000 gold, when I come again in the future, that will be the end of the Immortal Sect’s path. Wen Ping, you best think carefully before you reply."
At this moment, the exquisite female voice rang out from behind.
"Do you have a mental illness?"
When the voice drifted over, Yang Hua immediately turned his head to look. When he saw that the speaker was actually a little girl, he couldn’t help but laugh coldly in his heart. The newborn calf wasn’t afraid of the tiger. He could understand this.
The third level of Body Refinement with ordinary aptitude. If she was in the Reliance Sect, she would merely be an ordinary existence.
Yang Hua said, "Little lady, you can eat rice anyhow you want, but you cannot speak words like that. You have to be careful that you cannot safeguard your little life!"
"Hmph, didn’t I say it?"
Huai Ye originally didn’t want to stand out, feeling that the sect leader could definitely solve this matter. But after looking at the situation from afar for a long time, she felt that these people from the Reliance Sect were too much, wanting to purchase the mountain peaks of the Immortal Sect with just 5,000 gold.
If they sold the peaks, wouldn’t the dormitory area that could suppress her demonic nature and the gravity field both be gone?
She was someone who had spent over 10,000 gold for a year’s worth of lodgings. Besides, she planned to cultivate in the Immortal Sect. Now that the other party suddenly came to disturb them, wouldn’t it disrupt the three-year cultivation plan she had just made last night?
When Yang Hua heard this, he coldly snorted and cursed, "Insufferable lass!"
After that, he ignored Huai Ye and turned again to look at Wen Ping, waiting for Wen Ping’s decision.
As a result, Huai Ye’s relentless and unforgiving voice rang out continuously from behind him. "Leave quickly. If not, I’m going to inform my foster father and make sure you will no longer be able to eat or walk. You are just an elder, don’t think that you are very impressive. The Eastern Lakes are so vast. There are simply too many people more impressive than you."
After Huai Ye’s voice rang out, Yang Hua couldn’t control his emotion anymore.
His sword flicked and just when he wanted to act, a mountain dog leaped out all of a sudden and charged at Yang Hua.
Huai Ye screamed in shock. "Haha, come back!"
Yang Hua kicked it aside with his leg.
Haha wailed miserably and was kicked five to six meters away, smashing onto the ground next to Huai Ye.