Chapter 386: Junior Qu Jingnie, dares to be so presumptuous

Black mist, like ink, quietly enveloped the Guiyuan Sect mountain gate.

Lu Hai and Song Wude descended from the sky, landing on the plaza in front of the main hall. The moment the black banner was put away, the Pure Nirvana Middle Stage pressure spread out without any concealment.

This caused the disciples on both sides of the mountain gate to turn pale, nearly dropping the magical artifacts in their hands.

“Where is Lü Yanfei?”

Lu Hai surveyed his surroundings, his voice tinged with arrogance. His gaze swept over the trembling disciples, his eyes full of disdain.

“Tell her to come out and see me. Don’t waste my time.”

Before long, a figure in red emerged from the main hall. It was Lü Yanfei.

The vulnerability she had shown earlier was gone, replaced by an icy coldness. She tightly clutched the immortal sword her master had left her, looking coldly at Lu Hai: “Young Sect Master Lu, you have trespassed into my Guiyuan Sect without permission. Are you trying to violate the rules of the Star Domain?”

“Rules?”

Lu Hai scoffed, took two steps forward, and threw the dual cultivation invitation at Lü Yanfei’s feet.

“My words are the rules! I’m asking you one more time, will you agree to this dual cultivation, or not?”

“What if I don’t agree?”

Lü Yanfei bent down to pick up the invitation. With a squeeze of her fingertips, the jade slip instantly shattered into powder. She said angrily: “My master’s revenge has not yet been taken, and your Purple Dao Sect wants to force me to submit. This is simply wishful thinking!”

Song Wude stepped forward at this moment, and the Pure Nirvana Middle Stage pressure suddenly intensified, causing Lü Yanfei’s body to sway slightly and her blood to churn.

“Sect Master Lü, a wise person knows when to yield. Now that your master is dead, the Guiyuan Sect has lost its backing. If you don’t comply with the Young Sect Master, once the main sect issues an order, not a single person in the Guiyuan Sect will survive.”

Song Wude’s tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable threat. He said indifferently: “It is your good fortune that the Young Sect Master has taken a liking to you. Don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit.”

Lü Yanfei gritted her teeth, forcefully resisting the pressure, and pointed her immortal sword directly at Lu Hai: “Although my Guiyuan Sect is weak, it still has backbone! If you want me to submit, it will only happen over my dead body!”

Just then, a figure rushed out from among the disciples, holding a long saber, and stood in front of Lü Yanfei.

It was a middle-aged cultivator with a resolute face, none other than Lü Yanfei’s Senior Disciple Brother, Li Xiangdong, whose cultivation was at the Peeping Nirvana Middle Stage.

He looked at Lu Hai and Song Wude, his eyes filled with rage: “Lu Hai! Don’t push your luck too far! Our master just passed away, and you immediately come to pressure Junior Sister. Even if my Guiyuan Sect uses all its strength, we will never let you succeed!”

Lu Hai glanced at Li Xiangdong, a mocking smile playing on his lips: “Li Xiangdong? You, a Peeping Nirvana Middle Stage cultivator, dare to challenge me?”

“Although my cultivation is not as good as yours, I know what it means to be a true man!”

Li Xiangdong gripped his long saber tightly, and his spiritual energy surged around him.

“Today, I will protect Junior Sister. If you want to harm her, you’ll have to step over my corpse first!”

With that, Song Wude swung his long saber, and a fierce saber qi slashed towards Lu Hai.

A trace of impatience flashed in Song Wude’s eyes. He raised his hand and waved, and a powerful spiritual energy shattered the saber qi.

“You’re asking for death!”

Song Wude’s figure flickered, and he instantly appeared in front of Li Xiangdong, striking him in the chest with a palm.

“Pfft—”

Li Xiangdong spat out a large mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a stone pillar in the main hall, which cracked audibly.

He struggled to get up, but a sharp pain shot through his chest, and his spiritual energy became chaotic. He was clearly severely injured.

“Senior Disciple Brother!”

Lü Yanfei exclaimed, wanting to go forward and help him, but she was firmly trapped by Song Wude’s pressure, unable to move.

Lu Hai slowly walked in front of Li Xiangdong, stepping on his chest with his foot, and sneered: “You think this will protect Lü Yanfei? I’m telling you, even if you die here today, Lü Yanfei must come with me!”

He turned to look at Lü Yanfei, his tone tinged with sarcasm: “Sect Master Lü, you see, this is your so-called backbone.”

“A Peeping Nirvana Middle Stage cultivator can’t even withstand a single move in front of me. If you still don’t agree, his fate will be the fate of everyone in the Guiyuan Sect.”

Li Xiangdong coughed up a mouthful of blood, but his eyes remained firm. He looked at Lü Yanfei, his voice weak but strong: “Junior Sister…don’t…don’t agree to him…the Guiyuan Sect…cannot…lose its backbone…”

Lü Yanfei looked at her Senior Disciple Brother’s severely injured state, tears welling up in her eyes, but she forcefully held them back.

She knew that Lu Hai was telling the truth. With the Guiyuan Sect’s current strength, it was no match for the Purple Dao Sect. But to make her submit to the enemy who killed her master, she couldn’t do it!

“Lu Hai, if you dare to harm my Senior Disciple Brother, even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will not let you off easily!”

Lü Yanfei’s spiritual energy surged wildly around her, and the Kui Nie Stage aura erupted, showing faint signs of a breakthrough.

Seeing this, Song Wude frowned slightly, took a step forward, and prepared to suppress Lü Yanfei.

But just then, a calm voice came from behind the hall: “Killing people on my Guiyuan Sect’s territory, did you ask me first?”

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Lin Che slowly approaching. His blood-red robe fluttered in the wind, and there was no aura leaking from his body, yet it made Lu Hai and Song Wude feel an inexplicable tightness in their hearts.

Lu Hai frowned, scrutinizing Lin Che. Seeing his peculiar attire but unable to sense any cultivation fluctuations, he assumed he was an ordinary disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, and his tone became even more arrogant.

“What are you? How dare you meddle in my affairs? Get lost!”

Song Wude, however, dared not be careless. He stared at Lin Che, always feeling that this person was not simple, and asked in a deep voice: “Who is Your Excellency? Why are you in the Guiyuan Sect?”

Lin Che ignored Song Wude, his gaze falling on Li Xiangdong. With a slight movement of his fingertip, a gentle spiritual energy flowed into Li Xiangdong’s body, alleviating his injuries.

Then Lin Che turned to look at Lu Hai, a cold glint in his eyes: “Outside the Star Domain earlier, I already disliked you. I originally wanted to give you a chance, but I didn’t expect you to be so ignorant of death, daring to harm someone in front of me.”

Hearing this, Lu Hai was so enraged that he laughed instead: “What are you? How dare you say such things to me? Uncle Song, cripple him for me!”

Song Wude nodded, and the full pressure of his Pure Nirvana Middle Stage cultivation erupted, enveloping Lin Che.

He raised his hand and conjured a black longsword. The sword body carried a strong death qi as it stabbed towards Lin Che.

Lin Che stood still, not even moving. Just as the black longsword was about to reach him, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the longsword in mid-air.

Song Wude’s expression changed. He forcefully channeled his spiritual energy, but the longsword remained motionless, as if it had been nailed into the void.

“This…how is this possible?”

Song Wude’s eyes were filled with shock. He could feel that the power of that barrier far exceeded his imagination, and it was simply not something he could contend with.

Moreover, the presence of such a top-tier expert in this place was something Song Wude absolutely could not believe.