Lu Ye clearly saw that as Xiao Xinghe retreated, that man deliberately moved to block his path.
He heard their conversation even more clearly!
That man had originally intended to kill with a borrowed blade! Had Xiao Xinghe not been strong enough to twist his body aside at the critical moment, he would likely have been pierced through the heart by that spear.
The Vast Sky Alliance was not a solid slab of iron within. Lu Ye naturally knew that. Wherever there were people, there would be conflicts. That was unavoidable; being in the same camp would not make them disappear.
The same was true of Myriad Demon Ridge.
Earlier, several True Lake Realm cultivators under Lin Yue had been completely wiped out in an ambush.
When he himself had gone to Vast Sky City to report back, he had encountered countless dangers along the way as well.
But conflict was one thing. Some things could not be taken too far.
To so openly kill with a borrowed blade—his heart deserved condemnation!
Lu Ye did not know what grudges or conflicts lay between Third Senior Brother and that man. Had he not seen it, so be it. But since he had, he naturally had to stand up for Third Senior Brother.
And with Li Taibai being a Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivator, doing this was all the more convenient.
"You... are challenging me?" The Tier Seven Cultivator stared at Lu Ye in astonishment, never imagining that this Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivator would be so audacious.
"Other than you, is there anyone else who can fight?" Lu Ye looked at him blandly.
Five battles, five victories. Even Zhang Youlin of the Northern Profound Sword Sect had been defeated. On the Vast Sky Alliance's side, the only one stronger than Zhang Youlin was