Chapter 54

"Wha... How is this possible? How can this be possible?" Wang Quanfa stared at the ground in front of him as if he had seen a ghost.

Only to see that Sima Ye's body, which had been severed into two parts, was now strangely fused together, and he was slowly getting up from the ground. There was no longer any sign of injury at his waist, and not even a drop of blood had spilled.

This scene was truly terrifying. Even though Wang Quanfa had traveled far and wide and seen many things, he was deeply shocked at this moment. He had never seen anyone who, after being cut in half, could reattach themselves and stand alive before him.

Wang Quanfa's subordinates were already terrified out of their wits. They no longer cared about their master and, with a cry of alarm, scattered and fled for their lives, for they were facing an indestructible monster.

"You have already killed me once, which can be considered as avenging your son. Why don't you leave?" Sima Ye's face showed a charming smile again as he said slowly.

"Who... Who are you really?" Wang Quanfa trembled all over, even the long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter. He stared at Sima Ye in front of him, his face pale, and asked in a mumble.

"You don't have the right to know. I'll give you three breaths to disappear from my sight. Otherwise, you won't have the chance to leave." Sima Ye said with a faint smile.

"You... Don't be so smug, I won't let you off so easily." Upon hearing this, Wang Quanfa immediately threw out a threat and fled in the direction of the distance.

Seeing this, Sima Ye only smiled slightly, seemingly not taking Wang Quanfa's threat seriously. He waved his right hand lightly, and the black and white mist that enveloped Yunlai Inn quickly dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

The guests in the inn were still immersed in their sweet dreams, and Lu Tianyu had been practicing in his room all night. Everyone was completely unaware of what had happened outside.

As the darkness before dawn faded, the first rays of the rising sun once again cast their brilliant light upon the earth.

After practicing all night, Lu Tianyu finally opened his eyes with a refreshed spirit. He leaped out of bed, went to the corner of the guest room, and washed his face with a basin of water that the attendant had prepared. Then he pushed the door open and stepped out, facing the rising sun, deeply inhaling the fresh morning air.

"Creak!" The door next to him opened, and Sima Ye slowly stepped out.

"Brother Sima, good morning!" Lu Tianyu immediately greeted with a smile.

"Good morning." Sima Ye nodded slightly in response.

"Come on, Brother Lu, let's go have breakfast first, and then we'll set off." Sima Ye greeted and walked towards the first floor of the inn.

The first floor of the inn was the dining area.

Sima Ye and Lu Tianyu had a simple breakfast and immediately set off, leaving Lihua City and heading towards the Liuyun Sect.

With Lu Tianyu's current speed, they should arrive in three days.

Although Sima Ye walked leisurely beside Lu Tianyu, no matter how fast Lu Tianyu went, he could always follow without falling behind.

"Brother Sima, may I ask, what level of cultivation have you reached?" Lu Tianyu finally couldn't resist his curiosity and asked while running.

"Ha ha, my strength is not much higher than yours. Otherwise, I wouldn't need to go to the Liuyun Sect to learn from a master, right?" Sima Ye smiled faintly and dodged the question.

"Uh..." Lu Tianyu knew he didn't want to say, so he didn't press further and continued to speed up towards their destination.

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In the Wang family's residence in Lihua City, chaos had erupted.

In the early morning, Wang Cui'e's acupoints, which had been sealed, had unblocked themselves. She was now confronting her cousin Wang Quanfa head-on.

"Cousin, your son is dead. Don't you want to avenge him? Even if you don't, you can't stop me from avenging my son. I never thought that after so many years, you would become so cowardly," Wang Cui'e glared at Wang Quanfa angrily, her voice filled with disdain.

Wang Cui'e had wanted to take her subordinates to the inn to kill Lu Tianyu, but Wang Quanfa had tried to stop her in every way, even to the point of almost coming to blows.

"Cousin, it's not that I'm cowardly, but we can't afford to provoke them. Do you know that last night, when I led the group, we almost all perished? If it weren't for the white-robed man not killing us, we might all have died. Look at Senior Wang Xi, with his high strength, he is still lying there unconscious. What can you do with the people you have now? You're just courting death," Wang Quanfa immediately tried to persuade her earnestly.

"Hmph, don't talk to me. I don't have a cousin as cowardly as you. I'll lead the group to go and won't stop until I kill that little brat Lu Tianyu!" Wang Cui'e immediately threw out a hateful remark and led a few subordinates away.

"Miss, that white-robed man is really very powerful. We can't afford to provoke him. Why don't we go back to the Wang family and bring more help?" Outside the Wang family's residence, an old man with white hair immediately tried to persuade her.

Earlier, he hadn't spoken up in the Wang family's residence to avoid the young miss misunderstanding him as siding with Wang Quanfa. Now, he had to speak up because he had witnessed the white-robed man's power and strangeness last night, and he was terrified.

"Is that white-robed man really that powerful?" Wang Cui'e immediately asked, half-believing and half-doubting.

"Yes, Miss." To her surprise, the few subordinates beside her all nodded in unison. Except for Wang Xi, who was still unconscious, they all answered almost in unison, their faces still showing deep shock.

"In that case, I'll let that little brat live a bit longer and go back to the Wang family first!" After a moment's thought, Wang Cui'e immediately nodded and gave up. She could disbelieve Wang Quanfa, but these subordinates were all her father's trusted men, like uncles to her, and she had to believe them.

"Miss, you are wise!" Everyone sighed in relief and quickly got into the carriage, speeding away from Lihua City towards the Wang family.

Speaking of Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye, they traveled without much incident and, three days later, finally arrived at the foot of the mountain where the Liuyun Sect was located.

The Liuyun Sect, one of the three sects and six schools, was indeed impressive. The entire sect was built on the peaks of numerous towering mountains. Looking up from the foot of the mountain, the mountains were shrouded in mist, and the buildings of the Liuyun Sect appeared and disappeared in the mist, like a fairyland, evoking a sense of yearning.

Even standing at the foot of the mountain, Lu Tianyu could clearly sense that the spiritual energy here was much more abundant than in other places. Taking a deep breath, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

Moreover, if he took a few steps forward, he could faintly sense a powerful and indescribable pressure emanating from the mist, making Lu Tianyu's body involuntarily tremble and his face turn pale.

Only Sima Ye seemed unaffected, casually taking a few steps forward and looking up at the Liuyun Sect on the mountain peak, his eyes flashing a strange red light.

"Brother Sima, didn't you feel the pressure emanating from the Liuyun Sect?" Lu Tianyu immediately asked in surprise.

"Ha ha, my strength is a bit higher than yours, so it's no problem!" Sima Ye immediately smiled faintly and turned his gaze away.

At this moment, several black figures flew over from a distance at an astonishing speed, reaching Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye in the blink of an eye.

Lu Tianyu immediately turned his head and saw that these were three men and one woman. The men were exceptionally handsome, and the woman was graceful and beautiful.

All four of them were wearing white robes, with a cloud embroidered in gold thread at the collar, a symbol of the Liuyun Sect. It was clear that they were disciples of the Liuyun Sect, returning from a mission.

Seeing the four arrive, Lu Tianyu and Sima Ye immediately stepped back a few steps, making way for them.

However, as the four passed by Lu Tianyu, the leading man, who was exceptionally handsome, suddenly stopped and cast a hostile gaze at Sima Ye.

"Senior Brother, let's go. Master is waiting for the alchemy materials," the woman urged.

"No rush!" The man, called Senior Brother, replied indifferently without turning his head, still staring intently at Sima Ye, his eyes flashing with a hint of killing intent.

"Do you know that staring at someone like that is very impolite?" Sima Ye immediately looked up and met his gaze fearlessly, a smile gradually spreading across his face.

Sima Ye's smile was so captivating that even the female disciple of the Liuyun Sect was momentarily stunned. Only Lu Tianyu, who was used to it, remained unaffected.

But Lu Tianyu couldn't help but think to himself, "If Brother Sima were a woman, he would be a beauty to rival the world, and countless men would be captivated by him."

The Senior Brother was initially lost in Sima Ye's smile, but quickly snapped out of it, his eyes filled with even more killing intent, as if Sima Ye had a deep-seated grudge against him.

"If it weren't for the sect's rules prohibiting killing within the Liuyun Sect's territory, I would have killed you today!" The Senior Brother suddenly said in a dark tone, coldly walking past Sima Ye and Lu Tianyu, leading his three junior disciples towards the sect on the mountain peak.

"Brother Sima, what's going on? Did you have a grudge with that person before?" After the four had walked away, Lu Tianyu immediately looked at Sima Ye, puzzled.

"I don't know him." Sima Ye shook his head, but the smile on his face grew even wider.