Demon Sect Heavenly Pride! Who are they? Battle!

"Audacious!"

"Who goes there?!"

Sensing ill intent, everyone in the temple drew their blades and glared toward the entrance.

Ten warriors in black stood there, faces uncovered, expressions indifferent, each gripping a long saber.

They were all, without exception, Bone Refining realm warriors!

Murong Canghai and Shen Changsheng exchanged a glance.

In this desolate wilderness, how could so many Bone Refining warriors suddenly appear?

Bone Refining warriors were not exactly rare, but they weren't common enough to be found in every mountain ditch.

It seemed someone had orchestrated this!

Who dared to act so insolently in front of them?

"If it's just you ten Bone Refining warriors, you won't be stirring up any waves!" Murong Canghai narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Hehe, what if you add the two of us?"

A sharp voice rang out.

Immediately, two figures stepped out from behind the ten black-clad warriors.

One was a young man, the other an old man.

The aura radiating from both of them was clearly at the Organ Refining level!

These two were the real masters!

At the back of the crowd, Li Qiming felt his heart tighten; as soon as these two appeared, he felt an immense pressure bearing down on him!

"May I ask for your esteemed names?" Murong Canghai asked, frowning.

"I am Chen Shuang of the Demon Sect, and this is Elder Liu Yun from our sect." Chen Shuang's face had an eerie pallor, and his eyes were filled with arrogance!

As for Elder Liu Yun, he wore white robes, with white eyebrows and a white beard; looking at him, one would never guess he had any connection to the Demon Sect.

"The Demon Sect? The one that often slaughters villages and cities, and terrorizes the Southern Region martial arts world with their Demon Blade?"

Murong Canghai and Shen Changsheng exchanged a look, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

It was said that Demon Sect disciples were born to kill, bloodthirsty and violent! They would fight to the death at the slightest provocation!

They were notoriously difficult to deal with!

After all, the reputation of the Demon Sect was built upon piles of corpses!

Their actual combat capability was incredibly high!

Murong Canghai scrutinized Chen Shuang, then his heart skipped a beat as he asked, "Chen Shuang? The tenth-ranked on the Prodigy Ranking, the saber prodigy known for a 'fast blade as shocking as thunder'?"

Rumor had it that Chen Shuang's talent for the blade was a once-in-a-century occurrence!

"That's right, it is I." Chen Shuang seemed to enjoy the shock on the other man's face, nodding slowly with narrowed eyes.

"The rumors say you might become the youngest Organ Refining warrior in hundreds of years... could it be that you have already stepped into the Organ Refining realm?" Murong Canghai felt his scalp tingle as he asked uneasily.

After all, he was advanced in age, his vitality waning; fighting a young Organ Refining warrior would naturally put him at a disadvantage. However, he possessed a unique saber momentum, so he was not entirely without hope!

"Organ Refining... I am still a little short, but it should be soon." Chen Shuang spoke without reservation.

Hearing this, Murong Canghai and Shen Changsheng let out a slight sigh of relief, feeling the pressure ease just a fraction.

However, even so, the aura Chen Shuang exuded was far beyond that of an ordinary Bone Refining warrior! He was already infinitely close to the Organ Refining realm!

"Gentlemen, we have never had any grievances between us. I wonder, what is your purpose in coming here?"

Murong Canghai asked.

Chen Shuang turned his gaze toward the young woman behind the group and said:

"The Xia Family has been wiped out by our Demon Sect, yet we still couldn't find Miss Xia. So, she was hiding here. You've made us search quite hard!"

Once these words were spoken, everyone finally understood—it was all because of the woman among them!

The young woman, who had been arrogant and domineering earlier, now dared not make a sound, clearly terrified.

"Senior Murong, who exactly are they? Why would they provoke the Demon Sect?" Shen Changsheng asked, frowning.

He had thought this mission would be simple, but he never expected it to involve the Demon Sect!

A tenth-ranked Prodigy like Chen Shuang, a deep-seated Organ Refining Elder like Liu Yun, plus ten Bone Refining warriors—this lineup was... hard to fight!

In fact, the odds of winning were slim!

While the martial arts school advocated for justice, it never encouraged its disciples to throw their lives away!

At any given moment, one's own life was the most important thing!

Grandmaster Long Yingtian had also said that while one should uphold the righteous path, one must be alive to do so; if you are dead, you can do nothing!

"Sigh, the truth is, this Miss Xia is none other than Xia Bingbing, tenth on the Beauty Ranking!"

At this point, Murong Canghai could no longer afford to worry about professional ethics; if he didn't tell the truth, Shen Changsheng might just walk away!

After all, no one was a fool!

Coming out on a mission wasn't the same as throwing one's life away!

"Xia Bingbing, tenth on the Beauty Ranking? A natural Ice Saint Body, a peerless beauty with skin like frost?!"

Shen Changsheng frowned as he spoke. A surge of anger rose in his heart—why hadn't they mentioned such an important detail earlier? And to think they had insisted on being carried in a sedan chair through the mountain paths, wasting so much time!

"Since your target is the two women in this sedan chair, then please, go ahead!" Shen Changsheng said bluntly.

The moment these words were spoken, the entire crowd was stunned.

Li Qiming, standing behind the crowd, couldn't help but be taken aback, thinking to himself, can he really do that?

But upon further reflection, Shen Changsheng had indeed been played for a fool!

"No! You must protect our safety!" The stubborn voice of the maid rang out from inside the sedan, sounding very panicked.

Clearly, she hadn't expected Shen Changsheng to play by such unconventional rules!

"Protect you? Didn't you love riding in that sedan chair? Then stay inside it and wait for death!" Shen Changsheng cursed directly.

If they had traveled normally, they would have already reached Zhennan Prefecture City, and none of this would have happened; these two women had insisted on the sedan chair, wasting half a day for nothing.

The maid inside the sedan now realized the gravity of the situation; if Shen Changsheng didn't intervene, how could Murong Canghai alone hold off Chen Shuang and his men?

The maid's voice softened, pleading:

"Young Master Shen, Senior Murong, we know we were wrong..."

Shen Changsheng shook his head. Regret now? Too late!

He turned to look at Qin Yu, Li Qiming, and the others at the back of the group. "Junior brothers, we aren't getting involved in this mess. You all come with me!"

Li Qiming secretly gave a thumbs-up; this senior brother really acted with such character!

However.

"You cannot leave," Chen Shuang said, shaking his head.

"Oh? Your goal is the women, what does that have to do with me?" Shen Changsheng asked.

"Although I came for Xia Bingbing, I have heard that you are a prodigy of the Dragon Roar Martial Hall. It is rumored that the Dragon Roar Sword has guarded your hall for three hundred years, and I have long wanted to experience it for myself!"

Chen Shuang stated.

Then, he cast his gaze toward Murong Canghai. "Furthermore, this Senior Murong is a blade-wielding genius rarely seen in a century. His self-created Canghai Blade Art has made my hands itch for a challenge!"

"What a big mouth!" Murong Canghai narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

"Heh, Shen does not wish to wade into these muddy waters, but that does not mean I fear you! Since you want to fight! Then let us fight!"

Shen Changsheng showed no fear; he was a young martial artist himself, and naturally, he possessed his own martial integrity!

He shifted his tone and looked at Li Qiming and the others. "However, these junior brothers of mine are still young and their strength is immature. Can you let them leave first?"

Chen Shuang shook his head: "Apologies, but in the Demon Sect, we never leave any survivors!"

In an instant!

The ancient temple in the desolate mountains boiled with killing intent!