Chen Lie did not know what exactly Lu Ye held in his hand, but he could sense an extremely dangerous aura from that sphere-like object.
As his words fell, he had already lunged before Lu Ye. Spiritual Power surged around him as he threw a punch.
Though advanced in years, as a Body Cultivator, his strength was not to be underestimated. This punch was an all-out burst, and he was confident that Lu Yiye, a True Lake Tier Five cultivator, could never withstand it.
As he threw the punch, his other hand was already reaching for the sphere, intending to seize it.
A streak of saber light slashed down through the air. Chen Lie mobilized his vitality and Spiritual Power to protect himself, neither dodging nor evading.
Only when the slash fell did Chen Lie realize something was wrong. An unstoppable force crashed toward him from the front, making his body stiffen sharply. His protective Spiritual Power and vitality were directly torn apart, and by the time pain struck, he was already flying backward faceup.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the head of another Chen Family elder who had charged forward with him soar high into the air.
That was the Seventh Elder, with True Lake Tier Seven cultivation!
At the True Lake Realm level, Tier Seven was by no means weak. Yet he had failed to take even one slash from Lu Yiye—and that slash had first driven Chen Lie back before beheading the Seventh Elder!
A chill crawled up from the depths of his heart. Just as an immense sense of crisis arose, a burst of crackling sounds entered his ears.
When he steadied himself again and looked over, he could not help but freeze.
Before the Guest Hall entrance, Lu Ye had been