Coercion

Mi He's slender figure appeared beside Lei Yue.

She wore a dark blue long gown, her long hair simply tied up with a wooden hairpin, revealing her elegant face.

"Mi He Mihe, you've come at the right time. Please lend me a hand and help me kill that person in the lake," Lei Yue said loudly.

Mi He glanced at the crimson lake water, but did not rush to make a move. Instead, she asked with a puzzled look.

"Devil Cultivator? I've never heard of any new Nascent Soul Cultivator in the demonic path?"

Lei Yue said, "He should be a Rogue Cultivator."

"Can Rogue Cultivator also advance to the Nascent Soul Realm?" Mi He said with some surprise.

She was worried that Song Wen came from a powerful demonic sect and was unwilling to easily make a move and become Song Wen enemy.

"How could a sect not hold an Ascension Ceremony to boost its reputation after a new Nascent Soul Cultivator has entered? This person is unfamiliar; I've never seen him before. If he's not Rogue Cultivator, what else could he be?" Lei Yue said.

Upon Mi He, Mihe still did not act rashly.

She shouted loudly at the lake.

"Fellow Daoist in the lake below, I am Mi He, Beast Taming Sect Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Beast Mi He. May I show myself?"

The crimson lake water dispersed, and Song Wen's figure appeared on the lake surface.

Upon seeing Song Wen actually appear, a smile appeared on Mi He's usually cool and aloof face.

"May I ask your name, friend?"

"Cui Huo," Song Wen said.

"Cui Huo...?" Mi He frowned, pondering for a moment. "Forgive my ignorance, but I have never heard of this name before; are you truly a Rogue Cultivator cultivates alone by your own strength?"

"I am indeed a Rogue Cultivator," Song Wen said.

Upon Mi He, Mihe's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

It has been many years since we've heard of a rogue Rogue Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm.

"It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. I wonder what grudge you and the Lei Clan have? I'd like to act as a mediator and mediate between you," Mi He said.

Song Wen said, "Thank you, Mi He Mihe. I have no grudge against the Lei Clan. I only wanted to obtain the scriptures and Cultivation Method of the Longevity Hall from Fellow Lei Yue, but Fellow Daoist Lei refused, and that's how this conflict arose."

Mi He said, "When we explored the Longevity Hall, I went with Lei Yue. I also have the scriptures and Cultivation Method from the Longevity Hall. If you agree to one condition, I can offer them to you with both hands."

"May I ask what your conditions are, fellow Daoist?" Song Wen asked.

"Join the Beast Taming Sect," Mi He said.

Song Wen shook his head. "Thank you for your Mi He Mihe, but I have no intention of joining any faction."

Seeing Song Wen's resolute attitude, Mi He's words revealed a hint of chill.

"Fellow Daoist, won't you reconsider? You might regret it later."

Faced with Mi He's threatening words, Song Wen smiled.

"With the two of you working together, I am naturally no match for you. However, I believe I have some skill in escape techniques, and it will not be easy for you two to take my life."

"Hmph! You've got quite the nerve. I'd like to see where you can run to," Mi He said disdainfully.

With a flick of her wrist, she sent her flying sword hurtling straight at Song Wen.

At the same time, Lei Yue also seized the opportunity to strike, his short spear transforming into silver lightning as he attacked Song Wen.

Song Wen's figure suddenly disappeared into the lake, hidden beneath the Blood Tide.

Immediately afterwards, the blood in the lake rapidly shrank, shrinking to only a few feet in size in an instant.

At that moment, the flying sword arrived.

The lake water was cleaved by the flash of the sword.

The lake surface instantly split in two, leaving a sword mark that stretched for miles, as if the lake itself had been cleaved apart.

The sword mark reached all the way to the bottom of the lake, revealing its unfathomable darkness.

The short spear followed closely, lightning bursting from the sword marks, instantly piercing into the high walls of water on both sides.

The lake water, cleaved by the sword light, surged violently under the bombardment of lightning. The two high walls of water crashed together, stirring up towering waves.

However, Lei Yue and Mi He were surprised to find that their combined attack had missed.

Before the flying sword and short spear struck the lake, 'Cui Huo' had vanished without a trace, leaving only a cloud of blood mist.

However, because the blood had concealed the escape, the two did not realize in time when the other had fled.

"The Blood Escape Technique of the Corpse Demon Sect!"

Lei Yue and Mi He were startled and looked around.

Suddenly, a cloud of blood mist appeared out of nowhere in the distant sky, not far from the Lei Clan's spaceship, and Song Wen's figure fell out of the blood mist.

Song Wen raised his hand and tossed out the Blood Sea Seal, which flew out and transformed into a vast expanse of Blood Tide that swept towards the spaceship.

Seeing the overwhelming wave of blood rushing in, Lei Mingxu and the others were filled with fear. Before they could react, they were engulfed by the blood wave along with their boat.

Amidst the surging waves of blood, countless tiny pieces of spaceship debris fell out and crashed into the lake below.

Suddenly, a blood-red tentacle emerged from the blood-red wave, with a person wrapped around it— Lei Mingxu.

Lei Mingxu was delivered to Song Wen by the tentacles.

His body twisted and struggled incessantly, but he discovered with despair that all his Law Power was firmly imprisoned and he could not activate it even slightly.

"Cui Huo, release my people, and I'll let you leave An Ran," Lei Yue said angrily from afar.

Song Wen did not answer Lei Yue, but looked at Lei Mingxu with a half-smile.

"You killed my Gu Worm! How will you compensate me?"

Lei Mingxu's face was deathly pale, and his eyes were filled with terror.

"Senior... I'll give you any compensation you want, just please spare my life."

"Hehehe... Really? Then you'll have to pay for it with your flesh and blood and your soul."

A smile appeared on Song Wen's face, a smile that revealed endless wickedness.

"No... don't..."

The tentacles suddenly tightened, and Lei Mingxu's body exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

The tentacles swept into the air, engulfing the blood mist and Lei Mingxu's soul in the Blood Tide.

"Cui Huo, you're courting death."

Enraged, Lei Yue brandished his short spear, which flashed with lightning, and prepared to shoot it at Song Wen.

Suddenly, seven more tentacles emerged from the Blood Tide, each one entwined around a member of the Lei Lineage.

The seven men stood in front of Song Wen, forming a human barrier.

Lei Yue immediately hesitated, fearing the consequences, and the lightning on his short spear slowly subsided.

He brought seven Golden Core cultivators with him this time, which is almost half of the Lei Clan's Golden Core cultivators. If all seven Golden Core cultivators die here, the Lei Clan's strength will be severely damaged.

"Cui Huo, as long as you release them, Mi He Mihe and I will never pursue you," Lei Yue said.

Song Wen sneered, "Fellow Daoist Lei, you seem to have misjudged the current situation. If you want your people to live, hand over the scriptures and Cultivation Method of the Longevity Hall. Scriptures and Cultivation Method can be copied; you will suffer no loss."

"Cui Huo, you don't need to bluff. The escape technique you just used was the Blood Escape Technique of the Corpse Demon Sect, which costs you your own Essence Blood. Right now, your Blood Qi must be depleted, and you can't use the Blood Escape Technique again. With me and Mi He Mihe here, you can't escape," Lei Yue said.