For civilians without cultivation, especially attractive women, encountering lecherous cultivators usually meant a tragic fate.
To put it simply, the best outcome was that they'd leave with some wealth after being used. More often, they'd be ruined, and the cultivators would leave openly, with the government not daring to interfere. The most heartbreaking scenario was when the cultivator pretended to care, then simply killed the woman after they were done.
Such things were commonplace. As for those stories of unwavering love between immortals and mortals, they were basically nonexistent.
For example, right now, Yun Weiwei was being dragged towards a hut by several Clear Sky Sect disciples, who intended to take advantage of her, but she was completely helpless.
Duanmu Long, as the Clear Sky Sect's sect master, wouldn't care much about such things. He believed that mortals were like ants and should feel honored to be favored by disciples of the cultivation world.
Therefore, he didn't stop his disciples from behaving so wantonly. He only instructed them not to let the news spread to the martial world, lest other sects laugh at them. After all, the Clear Sky Sect was considered a prestigious sect, and they still needed to maintain appearances.
Yun Weiwei was in despair, looking at the four impatient Clear Sky Sect disciples around her, her heart filled with sorrow.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
Suddenly, a stern shout interrupted the Clear Sky Sect disciples' actions.
Several people looked up and saw a young man in a black robe, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pitch-black heavy sword weighing about a hundred catties on his back, sternly stopping them.
"Kid, who are you? How dare you interfere with the Clear Sky Sect's affairs!"
Their good deed interrupted, several people's faces naturally looked very ugly.
The youth angrily said, "The Clear Sky Sect is also considered a righteous sect of the Xuanmen, I didn't expect that in broad daylight, you would actually do such a shameful thing. How can you face the trust of your peers?"
A small fry of the Clear Sky Sect heard this and sneered, "Kid, I advise you to mind your own business. It's not your place, little brat, to criticize how the Clear Sky Sect operates!"
"Haha, did you also take a fancy to this babe? How about this, you join us, and we'll share together."
"Yeah, yeah, let's play along. He's just a commoner with no backing anyway. What's the big deal if we mess around with him?"
Hearing their filthy words, the youth could no longer endure it: "Today, I understand why the reputation of the mystical sects is declining day by day. It's all because of you, the wolves and tigers who claim to be from righteous and famous sects! Clear Sky Sect! How disappointing!"
Duanmu Long, who was in the distance, heard this and coldly glanced at the youth, already treating him as a dead man.
"Damn it, you're asking for death!"
"Kill him!"
The four disciples immediately drew their swords and surrounded the youth, attacking him.
"Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your sect master!"
The heavy sword was drawn from its sheath, as if Mount Tai was collapsing. With a single swing, spiritual energy surged.
The four disciples only felt a wave of air surging before their eyes. In a single breath, they were sent flying, swords and all.
"Are you alright, miss?"
"Thank you for saving me, young master. May I ask your name?"
The young man was about to speak when he suddenly heard the shout of Shen Lingfeng, the Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder: "You dare to harm my Clear Sky Sect disciples? Today, old man will take your life to seek justice!"
Shen Lingfeng leaped forward and sent a three-zhang palm print through the air.
"Miss, step back!"
The young man held his sword across his chest and put up a desperate defense.
Clang!
A loud crash echoed, and a young man's mouth overflowed with blood. His tiger's mouth was covered in blood, and his feet slid back more than thirty meters.
"Oh? You can take a palm from me? Not bad, kid."
Shen Lingfeng was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected the young man to withstand his palm.
The young man suppressed the turbulent spiritual energy within him, steadying his trembling hand. He stepped forward and said, "You of the Clear Sky Sect publicly bully innocent women, no different from beasts. Shouldn't I teach you a lesson?"
"Heh, how the Clear Sky Sect conducts itself is none of your business. I only used thirty percent of my power just now. Since you're so arrogant, then take another palm from me, with my full strength!"
The young man wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and said proudly, "Come on, I'd also like to see what the Clear Sky Sect is truly capable of!"
"As you wish!"
Shen Lingfeng immediately channeled his entire spiritual energy, and a vortex formed from vast spiritual energy condensed in his palms.
"Young Master, you need to leave quickly!"
Yun Weiwei knew this move was no simple matter, and the young man wouldn't be able to withstand it. She hurried to urge him to leave.
However, the young man was stubborn: "I, Xiao Fan, am aware that my strength is low, but since I've encountered this illegal affair, I must see it through to the end."
After speaking, he activated the spiritual energy throughout his body and condensed a heavy sword.
"A mere Soul Sea Realm, second rank, dares to be so arrogant?"
Shen Lingfeng, at the Nirvana Realm, fifth rank, sensed the cultivation aura emanating from Xiao Fan and sneered.
"You should be able to rest in peace, dying under my, Shen Lingfeng, of the Clear Sky Sect."
With a powerful palm strike, the surrounding air pressure immediately plummeted. Not only Xiao Fan, who was at the center of the storm, but even the Clear Sky Sect disciples felt a suffocating pressure.
Only Duanmu Long still watched everything with cold indifference, not taking Xiao Fan seriously at all.
As the giant palm descended, Xiao Fan was already covered in blood. His entire body was pressed flat against the ground by the pressure. Yun Weiwei was also shaken, with blood continuously seeping from her nostrils and eardrums.
"Heavenly Absorption Technique·Absorb."
Suddenly, the originally overwhelming palm print, just half a foot away from Yun Weiwei and Xiao Fan, unexpectedly dissipated into nothingness.
Even the lowered air pressure vanished without a trace.
"Who is it!"
After seeing the figure standing in front of them, Shen Lingfeng was immediately surprised.
Duanmu Long in the distance was also slightly stunned.
"Elder Shen! It's you!"
Yun Weiwei recognized the person in front of them immediately. Who else could it be but Shen Zhao?
Shen Zhao glanced at the two of them, then turned to Shen Lingfeng. "Old man, picking on someone younger than you, bullying someone across an entire realm. Do you even have any face left?"
Shen Lingfeng was furious. "Who are you? State your name! This Shen doesn't kill nobodies."
"I'm your dad!"
"Damn!"
The simple and crude exchange instantly ignited Shen Lingfeng's rage. He once again unleashed the Raging Sea Return, intending to kill this brash guy on the spot.
However, Shen Zhao didn't even bother to look at Shen Lingfeng's actions. He turned back to Yun Weiwei and asked, "Where are the others, little girl?"
"We've entered the Four Extremes Mountain Secret Realm."
"Did you finish dealing with the Yun family matters?"
"It's a long story..."
"We'll talk about it later."
With that, Shen Zhao turned around and launched himself towards Shen Lingfeng, who was suspended in mid-air.
"Second Elder, be careful!"
However, Duanmu Long's warning was half a step too late.
As soon as he spoke, Shen Zhao had already passed by Shen Lingfeng, landing on the ground. It was so fast that no one saw how he attacked.
Gazing intently at the sky, Duanmu Long saw Shen Lingfeng's body inflate like a balloon, eventually bursting into a rain of blood as he let out a miserable shriek.
"Second Elder!"
In an instant, the Clear Sky Sect had lost an elder-level figure, and a Nirvana Realm, fifth-rank one at that.
Watching Shen Zhao's calm and collected posture as he casually drank from his wine gourd, Duanmu Long felt both fear and fury.
"Hey, are you next?"
The devilish words caused a jolt within Duanmu Long. After a long pause, he finally asked, "How did you do that?"
Shen Zhao snorted coldly and said, "Simple. I absorbed all of his energy into my body and then returned it to him. The backlash from the spiritual energy caused a blockage in his meridians, and he couldn't handle it, so he exploded. It's just a simple principle of thermal expansion and contraction. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Long was even more shocked.
"Using oneself as a vessel to absorb external power... If you're not careful, at best your cultivation is ruined, at worst you are killed by the backlash of spiritual energy. Only a madman would cultivate like this. Who, who exactly is he?"
Seeing the bewildered look on Duanmu Long's face, Shen Zhao couldn't help but feel amused.
In fact, if he hadn't, in his previous life, cultivated the Chaos Yin Yang Technique to deal with the Nine Nether invasion, throwing himself into the Yin Yang Cliff to endure the forced infusion of Yin and Yang energies to temper his meridians, he wouldn't have been able to use the Heavenly Absorption Technique so easily.
A god-level dual cultivation technique had been forcibly turned into a supreme law power by him. Whenever he thought of this, Shen Zhao felt he was a once-in-a-millennium genius, and would laugh hysterically in the middle of the night.
"Alright, I've answered your questions. Now it's time to settle our accounts. Yun Weiwei is a member of my Public Arbitration Council. You dared to touch my people. How do you plan to explain this?"
Duanmu Long took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He slowly said, "Friend, I am the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect. The person you killed earlier was my sect's second elder, Shen Lingfeng.
Since you've already killed him, let's just let the matter rest here. What do you say?"
Shen Zhao nodded thoughtfully. "You're right. The person is gone, and he has paid the price for his actions. Indeed, we shouldn't pursue the matter further."
Duanmu Long breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. "It's good that the young friend understands. In that case..."
"You actually believe that?" Shen Zhao suddenly interrupted. "It's best to listen less to this kind of feel-good drivel. Since both sides have already torn off their masks, it's more exciting to not end the matter without someone dying."
Duanmu Long's expression changed dramatically. "Young friend, I'll remind you again, the Clear Sky Sect is a righteous sect of the Xuanmen, with no less than a hundred thousand disciples."
"So, what are you trying to say? Can you just get to the point?"
Duanmu Long's face stiffened, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
"Then, according to the young friend's meaning, what should my Clear Sky Sect do?"
"Simple, you, the sect master, commit suicide, and the matter is over."
"Young friend! Do you know what you're saying!"
"Do I need to repeat myself? I want you to die quickly, otherwise, this matter will not end well."
Duanmu Long was furious: "Hmph, don't think you can get away with anything just because I gave you some face. You probably don't know what the Clear Sky Sect is!"
"Yes, I don't know, so I want to see for myself. Are you finished talking? If you are, hurry up and die."
Duanmu Long was furious. He immediately activated the Clear Sky True Technique: "It seems like today is a fight to the death. Kid, I want you to pay the price for your arrogance!"
With that, Duanmu Long leaped into the air. As he raised his palm, vast spiritual energy gathered, forming a Raging Sea Return even more powerful than Shen Lingfeng's.
Shen Zhao put away his wine gourd and calmly hung it on his waist, then summoned his Dragon Scale Blade.
"One strike, if you don't die, this matter ends."
"Arrogant!"
Duanmu Long pressed down with a palm, his essence-qi unleashing a force like the collapse of the heavens, directly striking at Shen Zhao.
However, Shen Zhao closed his eyes, concentrating his energy.
When he opened them again, he slashed out with his blade.
Immediately, a dragon's roar shook the heavens; a hundred-foot blade-qi shot straight into the clouds, instantly shattering the essence-qi of Raging Sea Return.
The blade-qi descended, directly slicing down from Duanmu Long's head, leaving a crimson blood trail in mid-air.
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