Chapter 1678: Chapter 1678

Chapter 1678: Chapter 1678: Leaving

As Lan Peiyu advanced step by step, Fang Bai stood proudly, not retreating a single step.

His eyes shone with a cold gleam, fists clenched tightly, evil qi spreading around him, his fighting spirit burning fiercely in his chest, making him appear like a deity of slaughter.

Though Lan Peiyu was a formidable opponent at the second stage of the Thunder Tribulation realm, Fang Bai did not fear her but did not underestimate her either. He was highly focused, his body taut like a drawn bowstring, ready to unleash a powerful strike at any moment.

Seeing the fighting spirit emanating from Fang Bai, which indeed matched that of a first-stage Thunder Tribulation cultivator, the senior members of the Yunhai Sect in the hall were shocked and finally believed that he truly had the ability to kill Han Dongweng.

This Fang Bai was a prodigy in the Martial Dao, his talent clearly surpassing Shi Xiaolian by far. If he were to perish at the hands of the Sect Master today, it would truly be a loss of a great talent.

However, his actions and words today angered the Sect Master. Given the Sect Master’s temperament, it was unlikely he would show mercy.

Though he was strong, he was by no means a match for the Sect Master. The battle seemed destined to end in death before it even began.

Looking at Shi Xiaolian’s attitude, it was clear she intended to live and die with Fang Bai. If the Sect Master killed Fang Bai, Shi Xiaolian would likely not survive either.

Over the years Shi Xiaolian had been with the Yunhai Sect, the sect had invested a lot of manpower and resources into her, grooming her as a future leader or even the Sect Master. If she were to perish, years of effort would be in vain, which would be a considerable loss.

But with the Sect Master in a fury, who dared to step forward and intervene?

“Sect Master, please show mercy!”

During these past years, Huo Zhenying had shown great care and guidance to Shi Xiaolian, forming a deep bond, unwilling to see her harmed. She stood in front of Lan Peiyu, “thud” kneeled down, her eyes red with emotion, and said, “Sect Master, I am willing to exchange my life for the lives of Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian. Please, grant them mercy!”

Lan Peiyu glanced at her, expressionless, and said, “Elder Huo, I understand you pleading for Shi Xiaolian, but why plead for Fang Bai? He has brought trouble to our sect and wants to take Shi Xiaolian away. How can I tolerate him?”

Huo Zhenying replied sorrowfully, “But if Fang Bai dies, Xiaolian cannot survive either!”

Lan Peiyu said indifferently, “We have raised her for years, taught her Martial Arts Techniques, and invested immense cultivation resources in her, yet her heart leans towards an outsider… Tell me, what use is a disciple ?”

Huo Zhenying was stunned and speechlessly shocked.

Seeing Huo Zhenying kneeling before her, Lan Peiyu couldn’t help but feel a bit irritated, and angrily said, “Elder Huo, if Shi Xiaolian remains obstinate, sever your master-disciple relationship with her and expel her from the sect! A disciple like her isn’t worth the sympathy, and it’s better not to have her! From now on, her life and death will have nothing to do with us!”

Huo Zhenying trembled, then was filled with tears and turned his head to look at Shi Xiaolian, murmuring, “Xiaolian, Master… cannot help you anymore…”

When Shi Xiaolian heard Lan Peiyu talk about “severing the master-disciple relationship” and “expel her from the sect,” she didn’t feel angry; instead, she felt a sense of relief.

However, when she saw Huo Zhenying kneeling and pleading for her and Fang Bai, her face full of tears, she remembered the kindness she had received, and her eyes couldn’t help but redden as she choked, “Master, there’s no need to plead for me. I understand your kind intentions.”

“Shi Xiaolian, considering the past relationships, if you sever ties with Fang Bai now, you will still be a disciple of the Yunhai Sect. Your fate is yours to choose!”

Lan Peiyu bypassed Huo Zhenying, her gaze bore into Shi Xiaolian, deciding to give her one last chance.

Shi Xiaolian glanced at her calmly, moved a little closer to Fang Bai, her chin raised high, showing an unyielding demeanor.

Though she didn’t speak, she demonstrated everything through her actions.

In Lan Peiyu’s eyes, sparks ignited, she took a deep breath, her gaze sweeping over Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian’s faces, saying word by word, “The two of you, you might as well become a pair of fate-bound mandarin ducks.”

Her aura locked onto both Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian, her palm slowly raised, ready to strike.

At this moment, a sudden thunder roared from outside the hall, as if it cracked the heavens and the earth, stunning all the masters inside the hall.

“The Supreme Elder is about to cross the fourth Thunder Tribulation!”

Inside the hall, an elder exclaimed, his voice trembling with excitement.

Upon hearing this, the high-level members of the Yunhai Sect were elated and emotional, rising one after another.

Lan Peiyu’s expression was even more excited than the others in the Yunhai Sect high-ranking members. She couldn’t afford to care for Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian anymore, her figure flickered like lightning past them and flew outside the hall.

“Let’s all head to the back mountain together!”

Lan Peiyu called back before she soared into the sky, flying towards the back mountain.

The high-level members of the Yunhai Sect all ascended, following her trailing light.

“Xiaolian, take this chance, you… hurry and leave!”

Huo Zhenying gave Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian a deep look, left these words, and also flew off like a stream of light.

The bustling Sect Master Hall was quickly left with only Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian.

“Brother Fang, let’s heed Elder Huo’s advice and leave now!”

Shi Xiaolian, following Fang Bai out of the Sect Master Hall, glanced towards the direction where Lan Peiyu and the Yunhai Sect’s powerful figures had gone, and then spoke to Fang Bai.

Fang Bai, seemingly in thought, looked towards the direction of the Yunhai Sect’s back mountain. There in the sky were clouds of calamity, lightning and thunder flashing, a mystical sign indeed indicating a strong cultivator preparing to cross the Thunder Tribulation.

The Supreme Elder of the Yunhai Sect was originally a third-stage Thunder Tribulation cultivator. If she crossed this Thunder Tribulation, she would reach the fourth stage, becoming a top-tier expert within a hundred thousand miles, and the Yunhai Sect would surpass the neighboring sects because of her.

No wonder Lan Peiyu was so excited to learn about the Supreme Elder’s tribulation, neglecting the lives of Fang Bai and Shi Xiaolian.

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Fang Bai smiled slightly, took Shi Xiaolian’s small hand, summoned the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, and flew away from the Yunhai Sect.

Although Fang Bai was confident about escaping the Yunhai Sect’s high-ranking members’ encirclement, he was somewhat cautious about confronting the sect’s Supreme Elder, a third-stage Thunder Tribulation cultivator. He thought it better to leave rather than face potential trouble.

Afterward, Shi Xiaolian severed off all relations with the Yunhai Sect.

Outside the Sect Master Hall were some Yunhai Sect disciples on duty, but because there were no orders from the Sect Master to stop Fang Bai from taking Shi Xiaolian with him, they remained motionless.

Flying hundreds of miles away, they were out of danger, making it hard for the Yunhai Sect disciples to pursue. Shi Xiaolian relaxed and asked, “Brother Fang, where are we going?”

Fang Bai replied, “To find Dongfang Rushi and Dongfang Ruhua.”