But now was clearly not the time for complaints. Ye Yun stood in the air before him, the sword in his hand instantly erupting with sharp sword energy from its tip.
The killing intent radiating from him was no less than what he had felt from Lord Xing Wu not long ago.
Chen Wu Yi's face turned pale, and he was so frightened that he seemed to shrink.
"Scared already?"
Ye Yun smiled at him, but this smile was rather horrifying to Chen Wu Yi.
Furthermore, the power condensed on his sword tip was rapidly climbing. The sharp sword energy made Chen Wu Yi feel as if his soul were about to be shredded.
Ye Yun had already lost patience. This guy who had initially organized an ambush for him and had offended him multiple times, he had long wished to cut him down.
"Alright, go to hell!"
Ye Yun snorted coldly, glancing at Xing Wu as he did. Seeing that she still made no move, despite his confusion, he acted decisively.
With his current attainments in swordsmanship, combined with his half-step to life-and-death cultivation, he could already sweep his sword and shake the heavens and earth.
The slash he directed at Chen Wu Yi instantly shattered the void, and his figure swept towards Chen Wu Yi like a tempest.
Seeing this terrifyingly powerful sword strike, Chen Wu Yi felt no desire to resist. His face was filled with fear as he twisted his head, about to beg Xing Wu for help.
"Save me, Great..."
But to his despair, Xing Wu's gaze had never lingered on him. Instead, she watched Ye Yun with keen interest the entire time.
Her expression was clearly that of someone seeing a new and interesting toy. It was obvious she had no intention of intervening.
In an instant, Chen Wu Yi was utterly despairing. He could only muster his last ounce of strength and roar at Xing Wu.
"Why..."
Before his words could finish, his body was cleaved in two by Ye Yun's sword, his eyes still filled with confusion and rage.
Chen Wu Yi couldn't understand why the lord he served had abandoned him. He felt a profound sense of betrayal of his faith. Then, his body fell in two long pieces.
This bloody scene, however, brought a smile to Mo Chen Yu's face in the distance, as he tutted.
"I thought he was formidable, but with such meager cultivation, he dared to interfere?"
In truth, the moment Chen Wu Yi spoke, he had guessed that the man would die a miserable death. He hadn't warned or stopped him simply because he wanted to witness Ye Yun's strength firsthand and enjoy the spectacle.
As expected, Ye Yun's strength was indeed not bad. With his half-step to life-and-death cultivation, he possessed combat power equivalent to at least the first or second level of the life-and-death realm. Chen Wu Yi's death could be considered worthwhile.
As for Ye Yun, who had killed Chen Wu Yi, he was still a little surprised. When he attacked, he had expected Xing Wu to intervene, but the outcome had truly exceeded his expectations. He had succeeded so easily.
The crowd watching from afar were all bewildered.
"What's going on? He's dead already? Why didn't that woman make a move?"
"Yeah, Chen Wu Yi was so respectful to her earlier, why didn't she save him just now?"
"That woman is truly a cold-blooded and ruthless individual, abandoning her subordinate like that!"
Although they disliked Chen Wu Yi, they couldn't help but feel somewhat uneasy about Xing Wu's inaction.
Meanwhile, on the peak of Qian Ren Mountain, Yu Wen Ya and Lan Zhao Yue, who had watched the battle, were shocked by something else.
"Ye Yun, he's actually this powerful?"
Yu Wen Ya couldn't help but say to Lan Zhao Yue beside her.
"Didn't you say his cultivation was at most Venerable? How did he become half-step to life-and-death?"
"Uh..."
Lan Zhao Yue was also baffled, her pretty face filled with frustration.
"That's not right. When we were in Feng Long Ancient City, I clearly sensed he was a Venerable. Could he have improved in these past two months?"
"Do you think that's possible?"
Yu Wen Ya rolled her eyes at her. Lan Zhao Yue also seemed to find it unlikely, and finally cleared her throat.
"Perhaps he was hiding his strength back then? Given that detestable fellow's personality, it's highly possible!"
"Hiding his strength..."
Indeed, compared to the former, this guess was more plausible. Yu Wen Ya couldn't help but sigh.
"If that's the case, then his talent is truly terrifying. A life-and-death realm expert in his early twenties is even more formidable than us inheritors of the Immortal Palace."
"Terrifying, so what?"
Lan Zhao Yue couldn't help but hmph. "Isn't he still going to be finished this time?"
Yu Wen Ya beside her was speechless and sighed.
"You, this time you clearly wanted to resolve the misunderstanding with him. If you keep this attitude, you'll only push him further away and deepen the misunderstanding."
"Moreover, the Sage's Tomb is about to open. If we can win over someone with his strength, he might become a valuable ally."
Upon hearing about the Sage's Tomb, Lan Zhao Yue immediately deflated and could only nod.
"I understand. I'll explain things clearly when he returns. But that's all assuming he can return alive."
Hearing this, Yu Wen Ya looked into the distance with a pensive expression.
"Speaking of which, it's rather strange that the powerful expert from the Nine Nether Demonic Sect didn't stop their sect master from being killed."
In the distant battlefield, Xing Wu watched Chen Wu Yi being killed with her own eyes, remaining completely unmoved throughout.
As a result, Ye Yun even raised an eyebrow and asked her, "What? Wasn't he your dog? And you just abandoned him like that?"
Then, Xing Wu snapped back to attention and smiled charmingly.
"As you said, he was just a dog. He's dead, so he's dead. Besides, perhaps the next one will be better."
To her, Chen Wu Yi didn't even qualify as a subordinate. At best, he was a tool that could be easily replaced. His death meant nothing to her.
This reply surprised Ye Yun greatly. It seemed Chen Wu Yi's relationship with this mysterious woman was not as close as he had imagined.
However, this was exactly what he wanted. If she had intervened, he would have been in considerable trouble.
Ye Yun looked at her, narrowing his eyes, and asked, "So, you're not going to fight me?"
"Of course not. You're such an interesting person. Not only will I not fight you, but I also wish to recruit you to join my ranks."
Xing Wu smiled broadly, appearing quite amiable.
Ye Yun was extremely surprised, unable to fathom what was going on in her mind.
But there was one thing Ye Yun was certain of.
"Join your ranks? Don't be ridiculous. That's absolutely impossible."
Even after being rejected, Xing Wu's smile remained. She pointed to the distance and said,
"Don't speak so definitively. Do you think you can survive this situation alone with your current self?"
As she spoke, the powerful figures surrounding Mo Chen Yu closed in.
Over a hundred King and Emperor level cultivators, along with more than ten Venerables and three at the third level of the life-and-death realm, and one at the fourth level, completely surrounded Ye Yun.
Mo Chen Yu, who was in command, looked at him and sneered,
"Ye Yun, the warm-up is over, right? Are you ready to die?"
"Today, I will make you deeply understand the consequences of daring to oppose me and the Volant Dragon Immortal Palace!"