No Rules of Decency

Daoist Sect's supreme true qi?

A Daoist Sect spy?

Lu Li's heart jolted. He gave Lady Red Furnace a closer look, surprise flickering in his eyes.

Lady Red Furnace smiled at him, her expression warm.

There seemed to be a deeper meaning behind that smile.

The next moment, Lu Li gave a slight nod to show his thanks, then returned to Ghost Demon True Person's side. He kept his eyes straight ahead and silently urged the Kunpeng Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art to devour the Five Elements Sun True Qi he had just refined.

"All right."

Ghost Demon True Person spoke, his voice cold. "Most of the guests have arrived. Bring out the food. Once we've eaten, you can all leave."

Time to eat!

Just then, Bai Jinfei's voice rang out. "The Scripture Protection Elder from the Scripture Depository has arrived!"

A white-haired old man appeared in a flash, a necklace of human skulls around his neck. He vanished from sight and instantly reappeared inside.

It was the old man from the Scripture Depository!

Lu Li's expression turned solemn.

"Greetings, Scripture Protection Elder!"

When the white-haired elder appeared, all the True Lords in the hall rose to greet him, including Ghost Demon True Person and Lady Red Furnace.

Clearly, the old man held a lofty position. He was very likely a Spirit Transformation powerhouse.

"No need for formalities. Li, I thought highly of you even back then. I didn't expect you to reach the Nascent Soul stage so quickly. Congratulations! Take this Spirit Treasure as my gift."

The white-haired elder's voice boomed. He flipped his broad palm over, and a black Demon-Subduing Pestle appeared in it.

In an instant, a terrifying aura of menace filled the room.

Only a Spirit Treasure could possess an aura so fearsome that even Nascent Soul cultivators felt their hearts tremble.

"The Black Demon Pestle? Thank you, Scripture Protection Elder!"

When Ghost Demon True Person saw the black pestle, delight flashed across his face. He hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks.

Beside him, True Lord Yellow Spring, True Lord Flying Fox, and Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking all looked envious.

The next moment, they invited the Scripture Protection Elder to take the seat to Lady Red Furnace's upper right.

The white-haired elder made no effort to decline. He sat down boldly, swept his gaze around, and spotted Lu Li.

He let out a startled cry.

He examined Lu Li from head to toe several times, strange golden glints flashing in his eyes.

He was clearly activating a mystic eye.

Lu Li's expression didn't change. He cupped his hands to the elder in greeting.

"Bring out the food!"

Ghost Demon True Person accepted the Black Demon Pestle, then flashed back to the White Bone Throne and called out sharply.

"Hold on!"

As soon as he finished speaking, True Lord Flying Fox, seated at the upper left, cut in.

"What? Old Ghost Flying Fox, what are you trying to do? Ruin the party?"

Ghost Demon True Person frowned, displeasure plain on his face.

"Heh heh heh. Old Ghost Li, this banquet of yours is painfully dull! There's nothing here! Not even a beauty dancing! That's it? My gift was wasted on you!"

True Lord Flying Fox spoke with ill intent.

His gaze flicked over Lu Li, almost imperceptibly.

Here it comes!

Lu Li's mind tightened. He braced himself, fully alert.

"Bah! You gave me ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and expect a good show? How about I dig up your mother and make her dance for you?"

Ghost Demon True Person swore at him without holding back.

"You!"

True Lord Flying Fox's eyes widened, and his purple face flushed red.

At that moment, the Scripture Protection Elder spoke calmly. "Flying Fox, you know Li has always had a foul mouth. You won't get the better of him in a quarrel, so just say what you're here to do."

Hearing this, everyone understood why the elder had come.

He was here to keep the peace.

Clearly, the sect's higher-ups thought highly of Ghost Demon True Person and didn't want his banquet to end in an ugly scene.

"Hmph."

True Lord Flying Fox snorted and got right to the point. "Ghost Demon True Person, I heard you recently took a new disciple under your personal tutelage. He's quite the hotshot. As it happens, I've also taken a personal disciple. Why don't we have them compete and see whose disciple is stronger?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's gaze shifted to Lu Li.

Lu Li remained calm.

"Fine!"

To everyone's surprise, Ghost Demon True Person readily agreed. He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Where's your personal disciple? Tell him to come out and meet his death!"

"It's too soon to say who'll die. Hu Fei, come out."

True Lord Flying Fox called toward the table beside him.

"Yes!"

A youth draped in a snow-white sable fur coat stood and cupped his hands in reply. He took a single, graceful step and appeared in the middle of the hall.

His cultivation was at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"Lu Li, go play with him," Ghost Demon True Person ordered coldly.

"Yes."

Lu Li cupped his hands, then slowly walked into the hall and faced the youth in the sable coat.

The youth looked at Lu Li, too.

"Junior Brother Lu, right? I see you're at the fifth level of Qi Refining. I'll only use the power of a fifth-level Qi Refiner, too. But swords and blades have no eyes... If you get hurt, I hope you won't hold it against me." The youth, whose name was Hu Fei, wore a smile as he cupped his hands.

His smile carried a hint of malice, like a cat toying with a mouse.

"How could I?"

Lu Li smiled as well. "It's my good fortune to spar with Senior Brother Hu. Even if I die at your hands, I'll accept it."

"Good!"

Hu Fei chuckled.

His robes billowed without a breeze.

A few streaks of black light glimmered faintly beneath his sleeves.

He was about to make his move.

Beside them, a cold, murderous glint flashed through Li Jing's eyes.

Several True Lords furrowed their brows.

What Hu Fei had hidden in his sleeves was a Talisman Treasure, a powerful treasure made by forcibly compressing a spirit weapon's might and infusing it into a talisman.

Using a Talisman Treasure in a contest between Qi Refiners was a little... unsporting!

But Ghost Demon True Person said nothing.

The True Lords naturally stayed silent, while a few others watched with schadenfreude, waiting for Lu Li to die.

"Senior Brother, wait!"

Just then, Lu Li suddenly called out.

"Oh? What is it, Junior Brother Lu?"

Hu Fei paused, startled.

"Before we begin, there's something I'd like to warn Senior Brother Hu about." Lu Li wore an air of righteousness. "My cultivation has surged lately, and I can't control my strength. I don't know my own limits when I strike. If I'm not careful, I might beat you to death. Senior Brother, are you... sure you still want to fight me?"

That was blatant contempt!

At his words, a trace of viciousness appeared on Hu Fei's face. "I'm sure!"

The instant the word "sure" left his mouth—

Boom!

The earth shuddered violently, as if a volcano had erupted.

Scorching, masculine blood energy surged toward him like boiling lava.

Hu Fei felt wave after wave of heat rush at him. His eyebrows and hair seemed to be burning, and the stink of singed feathers wafted into his nose.

He blinked and focused his eyes. Lu Li was already pouncing at him like a tiger bursting from its cage, crossing several yards in a flash.

A massive palm came down like a dragon, slamming toward him!

"Hmph!"

"You think you can kill me?"

"Dream on!"

Killing intent surged in Hu Fei's heart. Without another word, he was about to activate the Talisman Treasure hidden in his sleeve and kill Lu Li on the spot.

But from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of his master, True Lord Flying Fox, wearing a grim expression.

In True Lord Flying Fox's pupils, Hu Fei clearly saw himself surrounded by eight ghostly figures.

Encircled on all sides.

Spirit Ghost Phantom Step!

Layers of Ghost Shadows!

Oh no!

Alarm bells rang in Hu Fei's heart. He knew he was in trouble and tried to dodge.

But at that moment, Lu Li before him burst like a bubble.

Behind him, a fading afterimage solidified.

Lu Li's face was filled with compassion for all creation. His palm loomed like the heavens, then drifted down lightly onto Hu Fei's crown.

The Immortal stroked my head.

He tied my hair and bestowed eternal life.

"Damn it! A sneak attack! No rules of decency! I wasn't ready yet..."

The last thought that rose in Hu Fei's mind was one of indignation.

The next moment—

Bang!

A loud explosion rang out.

Red and white splattered in all directions.

Hu Fei's head was gone.

He died on the spot, attaining eternal life in an instant.

Whoosh.

The afterimages all shattered one by one.

A gale swept through the hall.

Thud.

The headless body collapsed to the ground with a muffled sound.

Only Lu Li's tall, straight figure remained standing in the middle of the hall.

The familiar scene was reflected in Li Jing's eyes.

It was also reflected in the eyes of all the guests.

Everyone stared at the scene, their eyes widening in shock.

He... was dead just like that?

Hu Fei, who'd had a Talisman Treasure and been certain of victory, had died just like that?

He hadn't even managed to block a single move before his head was taken clean off. He was completely dead!

In an instant, the entire hall fell silent. One could hear a pin drop.

Just then, a flash of yellow light came from the storage ring on Lu Li's hand. A stack of yellow paper money appeared in his palm, and he tossed it into the air.

Amid the paper money fluttering down from the sky,

Lu Li shook his head with a sigh. "Senior Brother, I warned you that you'd die. Why wouldn't you listen? Still, luckily, I'm a kind man who enjoys helping others. Take this paper money with you and spend it slowly along the Yellow Springs Road."

After speaking, he took out another stack of paper money and scattered it over the corpse on the ground.

Everyone: "..."