The Dagger Revealed

Ying Xuanzi stepped out of space, his gaze toward Human Yuanzi surging with coldness.

"You are a sect leader, at least. To think you would lower yourself and attack a junior in front of so many people. You truly do not treat your own face as face."

The moment Ying Xuanzi said this, countless people in the city nodded inwardly. Those words had clearly spoken what was in their hearts.

Human Yuanzi had gone too far this time. A mighty Samsara Stage expert had been so petty over matters between junior disciples, even personally striking to slaughter sect disciples. He had already broken the rules.

If it had been aimed at Lin Dong of Dao Sect, it might still have been somewhat understandable. After all, the latter had killed the direct disciples of the three great sect leaders. The young one had been beaten, so the old ones came out. It was clichéd, but barely justifiable.

But attacking Mu Zi and the Qianhai Sect disciples who had taken part in the tournament was completely overbearing! Some details of that conflict in the Otherworldly Demon Region had also become known to everyone.

Yuan Gate and Qianhai Sect had merely clashed normally. Though Mu Zi had also killed nearly two hundred Yuan Gate disciples, the nature of that was somewhat different. Her strength far surpassed the Yuan Gate disciples. It could be said that the two sides were not on the same level at all. Yuan Cang and the others had relied on Yuan Gate's power and provoked an existence they could not contend with; ending up like this could only be called reaping what they had sown.

Moreover, Mu Zi had not taken things to the absolute end. In the end, hadn't she still "let" Yuan Cang and the others "go"? She possessed absolute strength, yet had "only" wiped out two hundred people. That was already very reasonable. If the strength of both sides had been reversed, given Yuan Gate's usual way of doing things, they definitely would not have let things go so lightly.

Human Yuanzi frowned, his expression looking slightly unnatural. Then he said, "Not a single disciple of my Yuan Gate walked out of the Otherworldly Demon Region this time. Isn't this matter a little too excessive?"

"The Sect Tournament has the rules of the Sect Tournament. Could it be that the losses my Dao Sect suffered in these past tournaments were light? Are Yuan Gate disciples somehow superior, unable to suffer the slightest loss? Do you truly think my Dao Sect does not dare fight your Yuan Gate until both sides are destroyed?" Ying Xuanzi said with a cold laugh.

A dark look flashed through Human Yuanzi's eyes. He stared at Ying Xuanzi and slowly said, "My Yuan Gate disciples were slaughtered to the last. This matter must have an explanation. These two must come to my Yuan Gate to atone for their crimes. If you insist on stopping me, my Yuan Gate will never let this rest!"

There was a hint of threat in Human Yuanzi's voice. He knew that with Ying Xuanzi's usual steadiness and caution, the latter should not truly dare oppose Yuan Gate to the end. In the end, he would most likely still back down.

Back then, Ying Xuanzi had endured the matter of Zhou Tong. Now, for the sake of two juniors, could that old fellow really not endure it? Moreover, one of them was not even a Dao Sect disciple.

However, Ying Xuanzi's choice this time was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"My Dao Sect does not like to start conflicts with others. In the matter back then, Zhou Tong was reckless and charged into Yuan Gate to kill. I had nothing to say. But this time, everything was within the rules. If your Yuan Gate insists on pressing us, then my entire Dao Sect will accompany you to the end!" Ying Xuanzi stared at Human Yuanzi, his voice low, not yielding in the slightest.

Although Ying Xuanzi was somewhat lacking in decisiveness, he knew well that when sects dealt with each other, one could not blindly retreat. One had to be firm when necessary. This time, reason was on Dao Sect's side. If they chose to give way, Yuan Gate would test their bottom line bit by bit, and in the end, devour Dao Sect completely!

Rather than that, they might as well fight Yuan Gate until both sides were destroyed!

Dao Sect was, after all, also a top faction in the Eastern Xuan Region. Though Yuan Gate was stronger, in this war, even if they won, they would pay an enormous price.

Of course, if Yuan Gate truly made up its mind to go to war, Dao Sect would likely be unable to avoid destruction in the end. Ying Xuanzi's move was also a gamble, betting that Yuan Gate would not dare start a war between sects.

Ying Xuanzi's forceful attitude caused Human Yuanzi's eyes to narrow slightly. Clearly, he also had some misgivings about starting a sect war.

Just then, a faint laughing voice suddenly rang out in this sky.

"Heh. Sect Leader Ying, I wonder what gave you this confidence? Do you truly think my Yuan Gate does not dare go to war?"

The space in the sky distorted once more, and two figures slowly appeared.

One of them wore black robes. Long black hair draped behind him, and the two hands extending from his sleeves looked somewhat pale. Yet his face was warm and smooth like jade, his eyes like stars, as though they possessed the power to see through life and death.

As for the person before him, he wore white robes, his skin fair. He looked quite ordinary, except that his eyes were actually black and white, like the meeting of yin and yang, brimming with mystery.

"Heaven Yuanzi, Earth Yuanzi."

Ying Xuanzi looked at the two who had appeared, and a trace of darkness passed through his eyes. The three great sect leaders of Yuan Gate had come out together. Even he felt no small amount of pressure.

Moreover, Yuan Gate's forceful stance was also beyond his expectations. Judging from the other party's attitude, they seemed to have few misgivings. In that case, Dao Sect had instead fallen into a passive position.

Heaven Yuanzi, dressed in white robes, looked indifferently at Ying Xuanzi opposite him, the expression in his eyes hard to read.

For certain reasons, Yuan Gate's preparations had been brought forward a little. As long as the three of them fused with the Otherworldly Demons' power and advanced to the Reincarnation Stage, they could begin that plan.

Although they were still somewhat short of success, if it was only to deal with Dao Sect, it probably would not affect the overall situation.

A faction with only one Samsara Stage expert was not something Yuan Gate took seriously, much less when that Ying Xuanzi had yet to touch reincarnation, and his threat was limited. If Yuan Gate had not previously needed to conceal its strength and bide its time, they would have wiped Dao Sect out completely long ago. With their strength, doing that would not have been difficult.

In addition, keeping Dao Sect around was partly to put on a show for the factions of the Eastern Xuan Region. With Dao Sect as an obvious target, the conflict had a place to vent, and the other sects would also lower their guard against Yuan Gate somewhat.

Yuan Gate's strength was already so great. If they still maintained an aloof posture, the factions of the Eastern Xuan Region would likely become extremely wary. Perhaps they would even join forces against Yuan Gate.

"Heh. You three, why such tempers?" After Heaven Yuanzi and Earth Yuanzi appeared, the space behind Ying Xuanzi also twisted, and a blue-robed old man with white hair and a white beard walked out with a beaming smile.

"Old Ghost Qian? You're actually still alive?"

Human Yuanzi looked at the Blue Robed Old Man who had appeared beside Ying Xuanzi, and shock immediately flashed through his eyes. "You actually passed the Life and Death Tribulation too and advanced into the Samsara Stage?!"

"Heh, I originally thought I would directly sit and die. I didn't expect to somehow stumble my way into surviving again."

The Blue Robed Old Man was a figure of Dao Sect's older generation. The years he had experienced were even longer than Heaven Yuanzi and the other two, and he had already had little lifespan left. When he was on the verge of sitting in death, he entered a death seclusion to attack his bottleneck. Because he had long since set life and death aside, under that compatible state of mind, by a stroke of fortune, he saw through life and death and finally successfully advanced into the Samsara Stage.

Seeing the Blue Robed Old Man appear, Ying Xuanzi's heart relaxed slightly, and the pressure on him immediately lessened by several degrees.

"Congratulations to Dao Sect for gaining another Samsara Stage expert." In the sky, Earth Yuanzi, dressed in black robes, smiled faintly and bent toward the Blue Robed Old Man with a smile, while a ripple also flashed deep in his eyes.

The Blue Robed Old Man had succeeded in advancing, and Dao Sect now possessed two great Samsara Stage experts. That was somewhat troublesome.

With two Samsara Stage experts holding the fort, plus Dao Sect's sect-protecting grand formation, with this kind of strength, Yuan Gate could not easily break through them either.

Heaven Yuanzi, who stood at the head, looked at the Blue Robed Old Man opposite him, then turned his gaze toward Ying Xuanzi at the side. A smile surfaced at the corners of his mouth.

"So this is Dao Sect's confidence?"

Heaven Yuanzi's gaze was only slightly solemn. He did not take the Blue Robed Old Man too seriously. Having just entered Samsara, how much strength could he have? Heaven Yuanzi had already touched reincarnation. Even an ordinary Samsara Stage expert like Ying Xuanzi found it difficult to contend with him, let alone Dao Sect's Grand Elder, who had barely stepped into this realm.

The Blue Robed Old Man seemed to sense Heaven Yuanzi's lack of fear, and the smile on his face slowly vanished at this moment.

"Heh, this old man has lived to this age, and I've had my fill. To have fortunately glimpsed the scenery of the Samsara Stage, this life has probably been worthwhile."

"Yuan Gate's strength is indeed greater than Dao Sect's. However, if you truly want to go to war, heh, by throwing away these old bones of mine, I might be able to take one of you with me!"

At this moment, the Blue Robed Old Man no longer had his earlier kindly, benevolent appearance. Instead, he emitted a stern aura. Although his tone remained gentle, the meaning within made everyone know that these were not joking words.

The moment the Blue Robed Old Man said this, the sky fell into silence for a time, and that oppressive atmosphere made the area before the Otherworldly Demon Region deathly quiet.

Everyone looked at the several powerful experts facing each other in the sky, their hearts involuntarily tightening. If a sect war broke out, that would be a catastrophe for the entire Eastern Xuan Region, and who knew how many people would be swept into it.

Above the Otherworldly Demon Region, Heaven Yuanzi's gaze shifted slightly for a while. Just as he was about to speak, at this moment, his expression suddenly stirred, and a strange look flashed through his eyes.

Heaven Yuanzi tilted his gaze slightly and exchanged a glance with Human Yuanzi beside him. Then he gave a soft laugh and said indifferently:

"The matter of the Sect Tournament was indeed within the rules. My Yuan Gate will no longer pursue this matter."

"Heh, Sect Leader Heaven Yuanzi truly understands the bigger picture. The struggles between juniors should be left to the juniors. If we interfere, I fear we would only lose face instead."

Seeing this, the Blue Robed Old Man's face once again revealed a kindly smile, as though the person who had spoken those ruthless words just now had not been him.

"Whew!"

As Heaven Yuanzi's voice came over, everyone in Otherworldly Demon City heaved a heavy sigh of relief. In Dao Sect's group, Ying Huanhuan and the others also relaxed, the huge stone in their hearts finally dropping.

The Yuan Gate Sect Leader had decided to let this matter pass. In this way, Lin Dong and Mu Zi would also be safe. This crisis had finally been overcome.

However, as one of the people involved, after Mu Zi heard this, her expression did not change in the slightest. She still stared at Human Yuanzi expressionlessly.

At the side, when Lin Dong saw Mu Zi's expression, his brows furrowed, and an ominous feeling immediately rose in his heart.

Could it be that this matter was not over yet?

In the very next moment, Human Yuanzi revealed a meaningful smile, then cast his gaze toward that figure in white.

"The matter of the Sect Tournament ends here. However, next, it is time to discuss the matter of killing my Yuan Gate Elder."

Hearing this, Lin Dong's heart suddenly gave a heavy thump.