Silence.
This fierce exchange echoed clearly across the quiet plaza.
More and more sect disciples were gathering to witness this bizarre spectacle.
A newly recruited disciple was actually pointing at the nose of an elder holding actual power, cursing him, and even extorting him on the spot!
Most importantly, the elder had been argued into absolute silence!
The four True Disciples standing beside Jiang Ye were all standing perfectly straight on the surface, their expressions calm and natural as they maintained their air of masterly composure.
But in reality, their hands hidden behind their backs were pinching their thighs so hard they were turning purple.
Every single one of them was on the verge of breaking!
This old geezer, relying on his status and his Tier Three demon beast, was usually bossy and overbearing in the sect.
Seeing him suffer a setback now filled them with an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Many Sword Peak disciples stood in place, taking deep, frantic breaths. Each of them desperately recalled the saddest moments of their lives, terrified that they might accidentally burst out laughing on the spot.
After all, their Sword Peak was constantly picked on by other peaks, and everyone had been harboring a chest full of resentment for a long time.
Gao Qiuge's old face twitched violently, his cheeks trembling uncontrollably.
Jiang Ye was actually worried the man might faint right then and there and try to extort him for money in return.
“Fine... Fine... Exceptional!”
Gao Qiuge's face was dark as thunder, his finger shaking with rage as he pointed at Jiang Ye. “You will regret this...”
With that, he turned, intending to leave.
However...
Jiang Ye's impatient voice drifted over:
“What a joke. Turns out you're just a fucking pauper. Wasted my breath.”
Before his voice even faded.
Hand raised, sword fell!
Splat!
A massive tiger head rolled onto the ground.
The Bolt-Striking Tiger was dead.
Right at that moment, the quest completion rate on Jiang Ye's status panel, which had remained stagnant, finally shifted:
[Key Plotline: Crisis of the Azure Mystic Sect]
[Current Completion: 5%]
Jiang Ye thought excitedly in his mind, As expected, my direction is correct!
Gao Qiuge's footsteps, just as he was about to turn and sweep his sleeves in departure, froze completely.
He had originally planned to swallow this insult for now and go back to unite with his Peak Master to exert pressure.
But never in his wildest dreams did he expect that this little girl would actually dare to chop off the Bolt-Striking Tiger's head with a single strike right in front of him!
In an instant, his rationality was completely consumed by raging flames of fury.
“You little beast! You court death!”
Gao Qiuge's eyes turned blood-red. No longer caring about any sect rules, he launched a crazed palm strike directly at Jiang Ye!
Faced with the full-force strike of a Golden Core powerhouse.
Jiang Ye took a step back, pulling the True Disciples in front of him to shield him, and shouted at the top of his lungs:
“Oh no! The old geezer's baring his teeth!”
“He's attacking a genius disciple without cause! I highly suspect he has colluded with the demonic sect!”
“Senior brothers, senior sisters! Let's work together to slay this sect traitor!”
Faced with the furious palm strike descending from Gao Qiuge.
Eldest Senior Brother Ye Jinghong raised his sword and casually dispersed it with a single strike.
He frowned slightly, hesitating on whether to completely burn bridges with Elder Gao right here and now.
Whoosh!
Gu Qingxue, who had always disliked conflict, didn't waste a single word. Holding her frost-emitting long sword, she transformed into an afterimage and charged straight ahead.
Even Ye Jinghong was stunned.
Isn't Junior Sister Gu usually the one who dislikes fighting the most? Why is she so aggressive today?
But he didn't dwell on it. In the lineage of Sword Peak, once a fight started, everyone backed it up. He raised his sword and quickly followed.
Gao Qiuge's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
His giant eagle was already heavily injured, cutting his combat power in half. Now, two True Disciple sword cultivators were teaming up to double-team him?!
Hum!
The beast-taming ring on his wrist flashed wildly once again.
An Armored Savage Bear, standing as tall as a three-story building and covered in thick, heavy scales, crashed onto the ground.
A Tier Two peak demon beast!
Judging by its violent aura, it had clearly taken half a step into Tier Three.
The Armored Savage Bear roared, swinging its palm, which was as large as a cattail leaf fan, as it lunged straight at Gu Qingxue, who was at the very front.
Jiang Ye, who was hiding behind everyone, immediately let his eyes light up.
Clang!
The long sword unsheathed in an instant!
Jiang Ye shouted at the top of his voice with righteous indignation:
“Senior Sister, I'm here to help you!”
What a joke.
He might act meek and cowardly when facing a Golden Core old monster, but against a Tier Two demon beast, he was definitely going to strike with full force!
“Senior Sister, I'll block it! You deal the damage!”
Jiang Ye slid right into the battlefield.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The crisp, pleasant sound of clashing metal echoed across the plaza once more!
The Armored Savage Bear's consecutive paw strikes, powerful enough to shatter city walls, were forcefully deflected by Jiang Ye's unreasonable Perfect Parry!
Gu Qingxue reacted incredibly fast.
Her figure shifted in a bizarre maneuver, instantly appearing beside the black bear.
“Frost Star-Shattering Slash!”
An extremely bone-chilling blue sword edge swept across!
Crack! The long sword instantly broke through the black bear's tough defense, which was said to be impervious to blades and spears. Bone-chilling ice shards rapidly crystallized around the wound.
“How dare you!”
Gao Qiuge's eyes nearly split from rage. He desperately parried Ye Jinghong's sword strikes while letting out a desperate roar.
Gu Qingxue's strike had directly and heavily injured the black bear.
Jiang Ye grinned.
He was used to playing as a lone wolf in the past, but he hadn't expected that riding on someone's coattails could be this satisfying.
And riding on the coattails of Senior Sister Gu—who possessed such pale, straight, and long legs—made it even better!
Because at this moment, a glaring red crosshair had lit up once again on the black bear's massive head!
With a smooth slide, Jiang Ye arrived right in front of the black bear.
Then, under the shocked gazes of over a hundred people present.
That extremely showy Execution animation played out once again!
He dramatically tossed his magic tool long sword high into the air.
With his back turned to the black bear, he spread his arms wide and leisurely caught the falling sword.
He reversed his grip and thrust backward with force!
Splat!
The long sword instantly impaled the back of the Armored Savage Bear's head!
Maintaining his reverse grip on the sword, Jiang Ye tilted his head and looked playfully at Gao Qiuge, who was not far away.
Drip. Drip.
Scarlet blood dripped down the long sword, flowing continuously from the black bear's neck.
The once ferocious and violent black bear collapsed powerlessly to the ground, taking its very last breath.
Gao Qiuge trembled all over, his blood boiling as his anger reached its absolute peak!
He simply couldn't believe it!
A mere newly recruited outer sect disciple actually dared to provoke him, an elder, time and time again!
And those two True Disciples were acting as if they had taken the wrong medicine. The moment that junior told them to attack, they actually dared to try and kill him!
Moreover, what shocked him even more was this junior's talent.
If she were allowed to rise in the future, with her lawless personality, he and even the clan behind him would surely suffer!
“Juniors! You court death!”
Gao Qiuge had completely descended into madness. With a flick of his wrist, a small golden cauldron radiating a terrifying pressure appeared in his palm.
He hurled it viciously straight at Ye Jinghong!
“Dragon-Binding Cauldron! Suppress!”
The golden cauldron expanded rapidly against the wind, instantly trapping Ye Jinghong beneath it.
Furious, booming crashing sounds instantly echoed from within the cauldron.
“Hmph! No matter how profound your swordplay is, my top-grade Treasure Tool can still suppress you!”
Gao Qiuge's face was contorted with rage, his blood-red eyes locked tightly onto Bai Zhirou.
“Little girl, die!”
Hum!
The beast-taming ring flashed once again!
The Tier Three Golden Giant Eagle that had been heavily injured just moments ago actually appeared once more!
It had the half of its wing that had been sliced off forcibly reattached. Although it could not take flight into the sky, its fierce Golden Core stage aura was still suffocating.
The moment the giant eagle appeared, its eyes were blood-red as it lunged straight at Jiang Ye!
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