"Marshal Ye, it seems you have forgotten something." With a vicious grin, Gu Yue stepped forward, his aura faintly locking onto Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen's Five-Colored Primordial Spirit Soul Light was extraordinarily keen. He immediately sensed Fourth Hall Master Gu Yue's aura locking onto him. With the Heavenly Machine Art in motion, he even sensed the malice within that thread of aura.
Yet Ye Zhen's expression did not change in the slightest. Gently swirling the wine cup in his hand, he narrowed his eyes at Fourth Hall Master Gu Yue. "Oh? What have I forgotten? Sect Master Gu, please enlighten me."
Gu Yue's aura rose slightly again, and a dangerous gleam surfaced in his eyes. "Strength. Marshal Ye, you have forgotten that in this world, the strong are ultimately revered!"
"The strong are revered?"
Ye Zhen sighed softly. "By strong, do you mean the Five Immortals Sect?"
"Of course!"
Gu Yue's aura became even sharper. "Marshal Ye, the Five Immortals Sect can provide protection for the North Sea Three Commanderies. But if you provoke our Five Immortals Sect, then with our strength, we can just as easily destroy the North Sea Three Commanderies!"
"Destroy the North Sea Three Commanderies?"
Ye Zhen abruptly sat upright, his gaze cutting like blades as he stared at Fourth Hall Master Gu Yue. "Is that true?"
Pressured by Ye Zhen's aura, Gu Yue did not yield in the least. "If Marshal Ye insists on going his own way, then our Five Immortals Sect will surely resort to a fight to the death, tearing the net even if the fish dies, and destroy the North Sea Three Commanderies!"
"Destroy the North Sea Three Commanderies? With just you?" Ye Zhen sneered.
Gu Yue met him needle for needle and sneered as well. "Why doesn't Marshal Ye try