"Looks like Lu Ren has already obtained Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy!"
"That guy must have obtained Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy because the cave mansion did not have enough energy!"
"I wonder how many treasures of Ancient Emperor Tuoshe that guy got!"
Many people discussed among themselves, filled with both envy and jealousy. Who could have imagined that a Scrap Bloodline would ultimately obtain Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy?
"Lu Ren really obtained Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy?"
Meng Qian stared fixedly at the cave mansion entrance, anticipation written across his face.
Obtaining Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's legacy was a small matter; whether Lu Ren could improve his bloodline talent was what truly mattered.
And amid the eager expectations of the crowd, a figure slowly emerged from the cave mansion.
"It's Lu Ren!"
Meng Qian was startled, then burst into wild laughter.
"Hahahaha, Lu Ren walked out of the cave mansion! He must have obtained Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy and improved his bloodline talent!"
"Our Qingyun Sect has produced a true dragon!"
Hearing Meng Qian's words, Xie Kuang and the elders of several other sects all wore incomparably ugly expressions.
In the past, those Martial Artists who failed the trial had all been teleported out. Only Lu Ren had walked out himself.
"Damn it. If that fellow really improved his bloodline, and he is also a Person of Divine Enlightenment, who will be able to surpass Lu Ren in the future?"
Killing intent filled Gu Yifan's eyes, brimming with unwillingness and towering fury.
This time, he had thought that his junior brother Tang Hao would obtain Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's legacy. Yet Tang Hao had been killed by Lu Ren, and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy had actually fallen into Lu Ren's hands.
At the same time, his heart was filled with fear.
He feared the wrath of his master, the Ghost Sword King.
Meng Qian hurried over, but Lu Ren acted as though he had not seen him. Instead, he walked toward Yun Qingyao and said, "Master!"
"You went too far."
Yun Qingyao reproached him with a smile.
She did not ask whether Lu Ren had successfully improved his bloodline. To her, it was enough that her disciple had returned safely.
"What did I do that was too far?"
Lu Ren looked utterly confused.
"You killed so many people inside the cave mansion. At such a young age, your murderous aura is far too heavy!"
Yun Qingyao said.
"Master, you knew everything that happened to me inside the cave mansion?"
Lu Ren asked in surprise.
"We saw everything clearly—the eight trials you passed, as well as everything that happened in Tuoshe Plaza!"
Yun Qingyao said.
"Hmph, they were the ones who wanted to kill me. All my life, I have lived by this rule: if others do not offend me, I will not offend them. But if they offend me, then even if they flee to the ends of the earth, I will hunt them down!"
Lu Ren said coldly.
"Lu Ren, you dared to kill my junior brother? You're courting death!"
Suddenly, Gu Yifan sprang forward, reaching out to seize Lu Ren with one hand.
Everyone present changed expression. None of them had expected Gu Yifan to attack Lu Ren in public. He had clearly been driven to the end of his rope.
Yet before Gu Yifan's palm could reach Lu Ren—
Whoosh!
A flash of sword light suddenly streaked through the air.
A miserable scream rang out, like ghosts wailing and wolves howling.
The crowd saw that one of the fingers on Gu Yifan's right hand had been severed cleanly, blood gushing out.
Gu Yifan's face twisted hideously in pain as he clutched his severed finger tightly with his left hand.
"Gu Yifan, you dared to sneak attack my disciple? If not for the fact that you are the Imperial Dao Sect's foremost core disciple, I would have killed you on the spot!"
Yun Qingyao said coldly.
Gu Yifan gritted his teeth and glared venomously at Yun Qingyao. "Yun Qingyao, Lu Ren killed Tang Hao, killed a successor of the Ghost Sword Gate. You must give me an explanation. I may not be your match, but are you not afraid of Master?"
Yun Qingyao frowned slightly. "Inside the cave mansion, life and death are left to fate. Who can be blamed?"
"But the one he killed was the Ghost Sword Successor, my master's most favored disciple!"
Gu Yifan said coldly.
"Lu Ren killed Tang Hao. The Ghost Sword King will probably never let him go!"
"In Jiangyun Kingdom, not many people dare offend the Ghost Sword Gate!"
Many people began discussing among themselves.
"My battle with Tang Hao inside Tuoshe Cave Mansion was a life-and-death duel, and Tang Hao agreed to it. The others can testify!"
Lu Ren could not help looking toward the group of Martial Artists beside him.
These people were all Martial Artists who had been teleported out of the cave mansion.
Having witnessed Lu Ren's decisive slaughter, they were both shocked and afraid of him. They did not dare lie, and recounted the truth of the life-and-death duel.
"Since it was a life-and-death duel agreed upon by both sides, he was simply inferior in skill. Was I wrong to kill him? Besides, he declared outside the cave mansion that he would kill me. You all heard it!"
Lu Ren showed no fear whatsoever in the face of Gu Yifan's imposing manner.
"What a cruel little brat! The one you killed was not merely Tang Hao. You slaughtered more than thirty innocent people. Even Qingyun Sect cannot tolerate a brutal disciple like you!"
Seeing Lu Ren's attitude, Xie Kuang could not help roaring.
Lu Ren had obtained Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Legacy, and Gu Yifan was also the Imperial Dao Sect's foremost core disciple. Naturally, Xie Kuang did not wish to see Lu Ren live. It would be best if he could find an opportunity to kill him.
"After Tang Hao failed to kill me, he actually incited others to join him in killing me. What was wrong with me killing them?"
Lu Ren sneered.
"You!"
Xie Kuang flew into a rage, nearly coughing up blood.
Yun Qingyao stepped forward and said coldly, "Elder Xie, you heard my disciple's words as well. Moreover, life and death within the cave mansion are left to each person's fate. You have no right to interfere!"
The disciples of the four great sects were almost all descendants of various Lineages, and many private grudges existed among them.
Therefore, outside the sects, as long as one did not kill without cause, the four great sects would turn a blind eye.
"But it is a fact that my junior brother died by his hand. If this matter is simply allowed to pass, where will the prestige of the Ghost Sword Gate be?"
Gu Yifan said coldly.
The Ghost Sword Gate was not a sect, but a master's lineage. Because of the Ghost Sword King's existence, it was renowned throughout Jiangyun Kingdom. Everyone knew that the Ghost Sword Successors who emerged from the Ghost Sword Gate were all geniuses.
As one of the Ghost Sword Sect's most outstanding successors, Gu Yifan naturally had to defend the Ghost Sword Gate's prestige.
"So what? My disciple is likewise a genius of Qingyun Sect, and he is also my disciple. Gu Yifan, you are not qualified to deal with my disciple!"
Yun Qingyao's attitude was exceptionally forceful.
Only she could discipline her own disciple. No one else had that right—not even the Imperial Dao Sect's Grand Elder.
Afterward, Yun Qingyao's aura surged once more, blanketing the entire area and pressing down on several elders until they could barely breathe.
"If anyone dares harm my disciple, they must first ask whether I agree!"
As those words fell, Xie Kuang and Gu Yifan's expressions both became exceedingly ugly.
Although Xie Kuang was the Imperial Dao Sect's Grand Elder and had reached the eighth level of the Divine Sea Realm, he was not confident that he could defeat Yun Qingyao.
Moreover, Yun Qingyao was the Saintess of Jiangyun Kingdom. That status alone was enough to make him wary.
Even the leaders of the four great sects would not dare refuse to give the Saintess of Jiangyun Kingdom face.
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