"How laughable. You ignorant cur, this is Lingxiao Peak of Outer Heaven, the sacred ground of the Huayun Sect. A mere peak Void Absorption Realm cultivator like you thinks you can run wild here? Release Elder Lu Xiao at once and kowtow to beg forgiveness, and you may yet live. Otherwise, no matter how many trump cards you have today, you will die here!"
After a brief, stunned silence at Nie Yun's actions, Grand Elder Zang Shuo rose from his seat with an angry roar. Wind and thunder surged. As he spoke, the entire hall seemed drenched in foul wind and bloody rain, every corner permeated by a bleak, murderous air.
"Arrogant? You people are far more arrogant than I am. No matter what, I am a Core Disciple of the sect. Even if I am to be judged, you should produce evidence, shouldn't you? Yet without a shred of evidence, you attacked me the moment I entered. Has the Huayun Sect become a den of heretics and demons, or do you simply think I am easy to bully?"
Nie Yun's expression darkened. By the end, his frigid words carried such chilling indifference that they sent shivers down everyone's spine.
"What a sharp tongue. Let me see whether your strength is as impressive as your mouth!"
With a cold snort, Zang Shuo raised his huge hand and clawed at Nie Yun with a howl.
The moment he attacked, the other elders who had been preparing to move stopped. Though they were enraged by Nie Yun's actions, they still possessed the bare minimum of dignity. They would not swarm him merely out of anger.
"Hehe, Lu Xiao, do you see that? It seems this elder is the one who most wants you dead. He clearly has no intention of letting you