A Tiny Azure Flame
Wu Sihai frowned and said, "Elder, have you forgotten the rules of our Wu family auction house? Our Wu family has never withheld any seller's Spirit Stone." Not only him, the patriarch, but even the elders behind Wu Zhenggang frowned upon hearing this. It should be known that the Wu family has secured its place in the Cultivation World precisely because of its excellent auction reputation. Regardless of whether the Four Great Families have split up or not, even if they have, anything that damages the Wu family's auction reputation is still unacceptable; otherwise, the Wu family truly would have no place in the Cultivation World.
"Patriarch, you misunderstand. I only said we can't give it to him yet, I didn't mean to withhold it." Wu Zhenggang stared at Yue Qianchou and said in a deep voice, "I am the Grand Elder of the Wu Family Elders' Council. Right now, in this Wu Family Ancestral Hall, I, the dignified Grand Elder, have been publicly insulted by an outsider. This is not just a loss of face for me personally, but for the entire Wu Family. You must show sincerity in your apology, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?" Yue Qianchou slowly opened his narrowed eyes and said.
"Otherwise, even if I let you go, the Wu family disciples will not." Wu Zhenggang's words were no less than an order. The elders behind him spread out and took their positions, blocking any possible escape route for Yue Qianchou.
Yue Qianchou looked around, his face expressionless, and asked Wu Sihai, "Grandpa, your Wu family really knows how to be reasonable. I've learned my lesson." Then he looked at Wu Zhenggang and said, "What kind of sincerity do you want me to show in my apology?"
Wu Zhenggang raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and said, "If you are truly sincere in apologizing, leave behind an arm or a leg, and I will let you take the Spirit Stone and leave the Wu family. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving."
"Oh! I see." Yue Qianchou nodded knowingly, then looked at Wu Sihai and asked, "Grandpa, do his words represent the opinion of your entire Wu family?"
Wu Sihai frowned deeply. Although Wu Zhenggang was being unreasonable, his words made sense. Yue Qianchou had publicly insulted him, especially inside the Wu family hall. It wasn't just Wu Zhenggang who had lost face, but the entire Lineage. If they let Yue Qianchou go like this, they wouldn't be able to explain it to the whole Lineage. But Yue Qianchou wasn't someone to be trifled with. No one knew how powerful he was, and besides, he had done the Four Great Families a favor.
Faced with this difficult choice, Wu Sihai pondered and said, "Yue Qianchou, you should bow to the Grand Elder and apologize!" Then he sighed to Wu Zhenggang, "Grand Elder, there are some things you don't understand. I will talk to you about them in detail later. In short, please don't hold a grudge for my sake."
Wu Zhenggang's eyes flickered, wondering what Wu Sihai meant by not knowing. But Yue Qianchou chuckled and said, "Bowing and apologizing is nothing, but I, Yue Qianchou, have never had the habit of Human Path actively cause trouble. Old man, I think you should just give me the Spirit Stone. I'll make do, take the Spirit Stone and leave. For the sake of certain people in the Wu family, I won't hold this against you, and I'll pretend it never happened."
"Hehe! Patriarch, you heard it too. It's not that I don't respect you, it's that this brat doesn't know what's good for him." Wu Zhenggang immediately seized the handle he wanted and shouted angrily, "Yue Qianchou, you who have betrayed your sect twice, you are already a scumbag that everyone should kill. Today, my Wu family will eliminate you, this scumbag, for the Cultivation World."
"Say that again!" Yue Qianchou roared. He was very displeased by the two accusations of betraying his sect. Perhaps it had touched a nerve. Suddenly, two blue flames appeared in his angry eyes, and his eye sockets emitted an eerie blue light.
Such a strange phenomenon immediately startled everyone. Wu Zhenggang, who was facing him, was even more frightened. However, he quickly realized that as the Grand Elder, he could not be frightened by a strange phenomenon. He immediately retorted, "Even if I say it ten times Yue Qianchou is still Scum of the Cultivation World who has betrayed his sect twice."
"You're courting death!" Yue Qianchou grunted, raising his hand to reveal a small wisp of azure flame burning on his fingertip, small and weak, seemingly on the verge of extinguishing. With a flick of his finger, the wisp of azure flame shot towards Wu Zhenggang, drawing a streak of azure light.
Wu Zhenggang scoffed, waving his hand to unleash a powerful gust of wind that sent the azure fire flying to the side. The difference in their cultivation levels was too great; one was at the mid Tribulation stage Transcending realm, the other at the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm. Otherwise, the azure fire shot by Yue Qianchou wouldn't have been so easily swatted away.
Strangely, the weak wisp of azure flame wasn't extinguished by Wu Zhenggang's powerful gust of wind. After falling to the feet of the person beside him, it continued to dance and burn on the ground, showing no signs of harm. Yue Qianchou glanced sideways, his brow slightly raised. With a "whoosh," the wisp of azure flame instantly expanded countless times, its azure light intensifying. A ball of azure flame suddenly appeared, immediately engulfing the person standing in front of it. Wu Zhenggang and the people behind him were shocked and tried to extinguish the azure flame to save the person, but the terrifyingly high temperature that erupted instantly forced them to dodge, making it impossible for them to intervene.
"Ah..." Before even half a scream could be finished, the person in the flames immediately shriveled up on the ground and turned to ashes. The temperature inside the hall rose rapidly as the central blue flame surged. It was terrifyingly high, inconceivably high. Everyone from the Wu family retreated to the edge of the hall, but they still found it unbearable, even breathing was difficult. The entire ancestral hall was bathed in a bluish glow. Yue Qianchou walked to the blue flame, gently feeling the flames brush against his fingers, and expressionlessly surveyed the horrified faces around him.
Inside the Ghost King's Hall in the Demon Ghost Domain, Wu Sihai, who had personally experienced the power of Yue Qianchou's crimson flames, suddenly narrowed his eyes. This ball of cyan flames was clearly much more powerful than the crimson ones. Fortunately, the ancestral hall was built of stone for fire prevention; otherwise, it would have already burned down. However, the wooden ancestral tablets and tables and chairs in the main hall were already burning, and Bi Changchun's portrait had long since turned to ashes.
Just a short while later, cracking sounds began to emanate from the main hall of Shi Jian's ancestral hall. The surrounding walls turned black and began to peel away layer by layer. Wu Sihai looked around and shouted anxiously, "Yue Qianchou, stop! Even if you don't care about me, you should at least care about Licheng. This is the Wu family's ancestral hall."
"Wu Licheng?" Yue Qianchou murmured, his brow furrowing slightly. He wasn't really thinking of Wu Licheng, but rather the traces of blood left on the bed after his passionate encounter with Wu Lixue. A foolish woman who gave him her virginity—even if she was truly foolish, he couldn't just destroy her family's Lineage hall in the blink of an eye! How could he live with himself if he did that?
The hand that had gently caressed the azure flames transformed into an inverted five-clawed hand, instantly absorbing the raging azure fire and collecting it all within its palm. Yue Qianchou shook his head inwardly; sometimes he was still too soft-hearted. The azure light within the hall vanished, leaving the surrounding walls charred black, as if they had been scorched by fire—and indeed, they had.
"Yue Qianchou! How dare you destroy my Wu family hall! Come! All members of my Wu family swear to kill this scoundrel!" Wu Zhenggang roared, launching a flying sword that whistled towards Yue Qianchou...
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