Should a Mage Strike with Lightning, or a Warrior Beat Him Senseless? Waiting Online, Urgent!

"Senior Brother, that Lu fellow is truly hateful. He actually relied on his superior cultivation realm to bully us. If not for Senior Sister Nie Ying saving us, the two of us would have been in deep trouble."

Eldest Murong's eyes misted over as he pleaded pitifully.

"Nie Ying is no match for Lu either. The other senior brothers and sisters are all Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, so it would be inconvenient for them to intervene. That is why we came to ask Senior Brother for help. There is no need to go too far—just give Lu a proper lesson and let him know that our branch is not to be trifled with."

"If Lu is not taught a lesson, our branch may find it hard to hold our heads up in the sect from now on."

Second Murong raised the matter to the honor and disgrace of their branch again.

"So it's Junior Brother Lu! Fine, I agree to help you with this. However, you must help invite him out. No—"

"Senior Brother Fang, you mustn't!"

Before he could finish, a delicate cry rang out from the horizon. Then, a blue-clad woman with skin like congealed cream and dazzlingly beautiful features, like a celestial maiden, came flying over atop an artifact beneath her jade feet.

Her slender willow waist, elegant jade neck, blue palace robes, and lofty coiffure gave her such an ethereal, otherworldly air that one did not dare look up at her.

The moment the woman appeared, the Murong brothers, who had just been filled with righteous indignation, reacted like mice seeing a cat. With a startled cry, they ducked behind Fang Yu as though they had not seen the blue-robed woman at all.

"Your junior sister Nie Ying greets Senior Brother Fang. Senior Brother, please do not listen to these two little fellows' nonsense. Their matter with Senior Brother Lu has long since been settled. There is no need to stir up further trouble."

Nie Ying, dressed in blue palace robes, landed several yards before Fang Yu. She gathered her sleeves and bowed, speaking softly.

Her voice was gentle and melodious, making one feel deeply at ease and unable to refuse her.

But to Fang Yu, who had met Fang Qingxue, she held no particular attraction. He merely smiled faintly and said,

"Junior Sister Nie, you came one step too late. Since I have promised these two junior brothers that I would help them vent their anger, I naturally will not go back on my word. Still, do not worry. I have always known my limits when acting."

"Besides, I have just broken through to the thirteenth layer of Qi Refinement and happen to lack someone to test my skills on. Since this Junior Brother Lu has come along, I naturally cannot let the chance slip by. Junior Sister need not say more. I know the measure of things. I will not make things difficult for the Sect Master or Master."

The kind smile on Fang Yu's face did not fade as he spoke leisurely.

Before his words had even faded, the Murong brothers' eyes shone even brighter. They gazed with worship and admiration at Fang Yu's tall, slender, upright yet imposing back, as though looking up at a solitary peak soaring a thousand zhang into the sky—an awe-inspiring sight that commanded endless respect.

Nie Ying's beautiful face changed slightly. This was the first time she had encountered a man who refused her request. She felt somewhat awkward, but did not continue trying to dissuade him. Instead, she gathered her sleeves and bowed again.

"Then I will leave it to Senior Brother. If your junior sister's strength had not been lacking, and if I had been confident of defeating Senior Brother Lu, I would not simply have taken the two junior brothers away at the time. Since Senior Brother is confident, your junior sister naturally will not stop you any longer."

"Then many thanks, Junior Sister. Does Junior Sister have time? Why not come and take a look with us? You can also look after the two junior brothers."

Fang Yu invited her.

"This... all right."

Upon hearing this, Nie Ying had originally wanted to refuse. But when she heard that she could look after the Murong brothers, she hesitated for a moment before lightly nodding in agreement.

At this, the Murong brothers instead pulled long faces, clearly unwilling.

After all, even if Fang Yu really gave Lu a beating, the two brothers would not escape Nie Ying's punishment when they returned.

"Good. Time waits for no one, so let us go together! We will go to the previous location."

Fang Yu had no wish to bring the three of them into his cave abode. It would be troublesome if they discovered the Spirit Eye Spring.

Though the formation Sect Master Zhong had given him was decent, it was far inferior to the Five-Elements Reversal Formation and lacked the ability to block divine sense.

Nie Ying blinked her beautiful eyes at this, but still nodded in agreement.

"Very well. Then I will invite Senior Brother Lu on behalf of the two junior brothers."

"Mm! I'll trouble Junior Sister Nie."

Fang Yu's smile remained unchanged. He patted his storage pouch and took out the Green Leaf Artifact, then grabbed the Murong brothers one in each hand and stepped onto the Green Leaf Artifact.

Seeing this, Nie Ying could not help letting out a delicate laugh. Seemingly realizing her lapse in composure, a brilliant flush rose to her lovely face. She then took out her own Green Leaf Artifact and led the way ahead.

"An invitation? This is an invitation to battle, more like. It seems those two brats really did bring that man out. Good. This is the perfect chance to test his strength and see just how capable the sect's number one cultivation genius truly is."

Inside a stone pavilion atop one of Yellow Maple Valley's peaks, a handsome, upright young man in brocade sneered, as though something had gone exactly according to his plans.

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out an artifact and headed toward the agreed location.

This was an utterly unremarkable small hill. There were no fewer than eight hundred, if not a thousand, such hills in the Grand Peak Mountains where Yellow Maple Valley was located, with not the slightest thing unusual about them.

However, this small hill had now become lively. No one knew how the Murong brothers had done it, but they had secretly transmitted messages to quite a few disciples, informing them of the arranged battle between Fang Yu and Lu.

Therefore, when the group arrived at the small hill, twenty to thirty Qi Refinement disciples were already waiting there.

"They're here, they're here."

"It's Senior Brother Fang, and Senior Sister Nie Ying too. I never expected the two Junior Brothers Murong to really invite Senior Brother Fang out. Senior Brother Lu is likely in for trouble now."

"Not necessarily. Senior Brother Lu and Senior Brother Fang entered the sect on the same day, and both possess variant spirit roots. It is still uncertain who will win and who will lose."

"Still, Senior Brother Fang's spirit root aptitude is better. Judging by his aura, he should have already broken through to the thirteenth layer of Qi Refinement. Now this will be a good show. A lightning-attribute cultivator at the thirteenth layer of Qi Refinement, if armed with a top-grade artifact, would make even ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm seniors wary by three parts."

"The thirteenth layer of Qi Refinement? Then Senior Brother Lu may really be in trouble."

"Still, watching two cultivators with variant spirit roots fight means we did not come here for nothing."

"Exactly, exactly."

While the crowd buzzed with discussion, the Murong brothers were having a miserable time. Nie Ying had pulled them aside and was coldly rebuking them, her beautiful face frosty.

After all, the Murong brothers had not told either of them that other people would be coming. Had she known, she definitely would not have agreed. It would create enmity.

It might even draw reprimands from the sect's stewards and elders.

If Lei Wanhe learned of it, she truly did not know how she would explain herself.

Meanwhile, Fang Yu closed his eyes to rest, secretly pondering whether he should strike like a mage with lightning or beat him senseless like a warrior.

In any case, teaching a scumbag a lesson was something anyone with even a shred of humanity ought to do without hesitation.

Since he was about to leave anyway, there was no need to be polite.

"Eh, Senior Brother Lu is here!"

Suddenly, a streak of azure light, like an azure tornado given form, appeared on the horizon and drew the attention of the watching disciples.

Hearing this, Nie Ying stopped rebuking the Murong brothers. Fang Yu also opened his eyes at the right moment and sized up the scumbag.

Still putting on the same human face and dog's attire as ever!