Chapter 69

"Death!"

With a single thrust, the sword pierced Qinghong's throat.

A faint hissing sound echoed, and Qinghong was dead. Chu Yan had killed him in front of Qingzhi after summoning him, but his eyes remained open, as if he couldn't believe he was dead.

The prison fell silent, time seemed to stand still. Qingzhi's eyes were wide with rage. He looked at Qinghong's body, never imagining that Chu Yan would dare to kill Qinghong even after he arrived.

Dai Xiaoyan was even more shocked. She had assumed that with Qingzhi's arrival, Chu Yan would be the one to suffer, but she never expected that Qinghong would be the one to die.

"Good kill!" The fat man shouted first, feeling that Chu Yan's sword had really vented his anger.

"Boy, I'll kill you!" Qingzhi roared in fury, his hand forming a dragon claw, and he lunged directly at Chu Yan's throat.

But facing Qingzhi's claw, Chu Yan remained calm. As the surge of energy pressed down, he spoke calmly, "Lu Feng, do you remember what the Elder Pavilion told you?"

Lu Feng smiled bitterly. He knew that Chu Yan was testing him. The Elder Pavilion had instructed him to protect Chu Yan at all costs, so he moved without hesitation to meet Qingzhi's palm.

"Boom!" The palm landed, and Qingzhi took a step back, but compared to him, Lu Feng was forced back several steps.

"Lu Feng, it was I who brought you into the Hao Tian Sect and nurtured you to this position. Are you now choosing to oppose me?" Qingzhi said with a hint of command. "Help me kill this boy, and I will not hold the previous matter against you."

Lu Feng shook his head. "Qingzhi, I know you too well. You are the type who never forgets a slight. Even if I help you today, I will still pay a price. Besides, didn't you teach me to look up?"

Qingzhi's eyes turned cold. He no longer wasted words, his palm generating a terrifying force that struck Lu Feng.

Facing Qingzhi's attack, Lu Feng's face darkened. This move was too strong, but he glanced at Chu Yan behind him, gritted his teeth, and did not retreat.

"Boom!" The move landed on Lu Feng, and he spat blood continuously, his throat feeling sweet. Being hit by a King-level expert was no joke.

But Lu Feng was taking a gamble. He had been thinking, if Chu Yan wanted to kill Qinghong, why wait for Qingzhi to arrive? There was only one possibility: Chu Yan was not afraid of Qingzhi, even if he was a King-level expert.

"Qingzhi, do you remember what you said when you captured my brother today?" Chu Yan asked, looking directly at Qingzhi.

Qingzhi frowned, and Chu Yan continued, "In the Hao Tian Sect, there are no rules. If you are strong, you can capture him, and that is the rule. Did you say that?"

"That's right! The Hao Tian Sect has always been like this, and so has the cultivation of martial arts! Strength is paramount. It's just that he doesn't have the background to make me wary." Qingzhi nodded, the Hao Tian Sect had always been like this.

"Good, you said he doesn't have a background that makes you wary. Today, I will tell you, he doesn't have a background, but he has me, and I have the background!" Chu Yan's words echoed through the prison.

Everyone was stunned. The phrase "he doesn't have, but I do" was incredibly arrogant.

"You have? Ha, Lu Feng? He doesn't deserve it!"

Qingzhi smiled disdainfully. Lu Feng was raised by him, and now someone wanted to use Lu Feng to pressure him?

Lu Feng just smiled bitterly. He didn't know what background Chu Yan was referring to, but he knew it wasn't him.

"Alright, I've seen your attitude. You are the Elder of the Enforcement Pavilion. Now, step back." Chu Yan didn't explain, just asked Lu Feng to step aside, clearing a path between him and Qingzhi.

Everyone in the prison frowned. Chu Yan was actually ordering Lu Feng to step back? The tone was like a command.

But without Lu Feng, who could block Qingzhi's attack?

"Insolent! I'll send you on your way!" Qingzhi immediately gathered a massive pressure in his hand. On the energy sphere, there was a blood mark, which surprised everyone. A King's blood mark? It was a symbol of a King.

The fat man and Ye Xun's hearts raced. The power was overwhelming.

The last time Ye Xun faced Chiyue, it was the same. That was the power of a King, a force that a Third Dust Realm cultivator had no chance of blocking.

"Boom!" But the next second, the prison collapsed. A powerful rainbow light fell, shattering the sky. Just the shockwave sent Qingzhi flying a hundred meters away.

Qingzhi was stunned. He was a King-level expert, yet he was pushed back by a single move?

When he stood up, he saw a shadow behind Chu Yan. The shadow stood quietly, but its presence seemed to suppress the entire Hao Tian Sect, making him feel suffocated.

"Who are you? How dare you obstruct me?"

"In this world, there are some forces you cannot provoke, and neither can the Hao Tian Sect."

Qingzhi's face darkened. Since becoming an Elder of the Hao Tian Sect, when had he not been respected? When had he not spoken such arrogant words? As the leader of the sect, he had the capital to be arrogant.

"How arrogant! The Hao Tian Sect can't provoke? For example?"

"For example, the Wilderness!" The shadow said calmly, but it shook everyone in the prison.

Qingzhi trembled violently, his entire body stiffening as if struck by lightning.

The Wilderness, no one didn't know. Dai Xiaoyan looked at Chu Yan, her eyes filled with endless pain.

She finally understood why Chu Yan had said that to her before, hoping she wouldn't regret it in the future.

What had she done? She had given up the opportunity to connect with the Wilderness just for the Enforcement Pavilion of the Hao Tian Sect?

"Since you know the Wilderness, you should also know that your death is not unjust." Chu Yan said.

Qingzhi was stunned. He never expected that Chu Yan was from that place, the Wilderness... an absolute taboo in the world, where even the Hao Tian Sect was like an ant in comparison.

Dai Xiaoyan's eyes were filled with regret when she learned that Chu Yan was from the Wilderness.

"You can't kill me, I am the Grand Elder of the Hao Tian Sect's Enforcement Pavilion!" Qingzhi said in pain.

"You are no longer." Chu Yan said, and the next moment, a stern voice echoed throughout the Enforcement Pavilion.

"Qingzhi, you abused your power and broke the rules. From today, you are no longer a member of the Hao Tian Sect."

The higher-ups of the Hao Tian Sect finally spoke, showing their stance and aligning with Chu Yan.

Everyone was stunned. Qingzhi never expected that because of Ye Xun, his son would die, and he would be expelled from the sect, and most importantly, he would soon die.

"Kill him!"

The old demon nodded, his hand forming a sword and slicing through Qingzhi's throat.

Qingzhi died, and he finally died. Chu Yan wanted everyone to know that anyone who dared to harm his brother would have no good end. This was a statement.

Seeing the tragic scene, Lu Feng felt only relief. He knew he had made the right bet. In the Hao Tian Sect, he would likely be heavily favored, but he never expected that Chu Yan was so strong and had such a powerful background, shocking the entire Hao Tian Sect in one night.

Everything was over. A small farce had directly shaken the entire Hao Tian Sect.

At the top of the Elder Pavilion of the Hao Tian Sect, an elderly man in simple clothes stood. He looked ordinary, but his breathing was steady, and each breath seemed to shift the mountains and rivers.

Jiang Yi, Jiang Feng, and others sat below, showing great respect to the elderly man.

"Teacher, since you are here, why hide? Why not show yourself?" The elderly man finally spoke, with a bitter smile.

The next moment, the old demon appeared in the Elder Pavilion, standing there, looking down on everyone, as if only the central elder could match him.

"Xiao Yi, it's been many years. You are now the Great Protector of the Hao Tian Sect." The old demon said calmly, but the name "Xiao Yi" made Jiang Yi and others pause.

Luo Tianyi, the First Great Protector of the Hao Tian Sect, the first person below the Heavenly Emperor, but now, the old demon addressed him like a senior to a junior.

"If it weren't for the old demon's recognition, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today. I owe everything to you." Luo Tianyi smiled, but his eyes showed little respect for the old demon.

"Are you now not only the Grand Elder of the Hao Tian Sect but also a guest of the Chiyue Valley?" The old demon snorted.

"Yes, my status is similar to yours in the Wilderness." Luo Tianyi said.

"No wonder you dare to speak to me like this. But Xiao Yi, you should know that there are some balances in this world that cannot be broken. If they are, the consequences are not something you can bear." The old demon's voice rose, and a rolling red light pressed down on Luo Tianyi.

"Bang!" The Elder Pavilion shook violently, and all the elders, who were King-level and above, felt a sense of impending death.

"Imperial? No, it might be even higher!" Jiang Yi said nervously.

Luo Tianyi's face darkened, turning pale, and he spat blood continuously. He was stunned. He had worked hard for a hundred years, becoming the First Protector of the Hao Tian Sect and favored by the Chiyue Valley, but now, he was forced to spit blood by the old demon's aura?

"This is a warning. If it happens again, you will die. With your talent, you might soon become an emperor, and you might think that after becoming an emperor, you can surpass all sects!"

"But remember, in front of the Wilderness, an emperor is just an ant, and a single thought can end their life. I don't want to have to end you myself one day." The old demon said, and then left, leaving the Elder Pavilion trembling.

Luo Tianyi's face was dark, and he spat out several mouthfuls of blood, a playful smile on his face.

"Balance? Can't be broken? No! It will be broken! Soon, it will be broken!"