"Everyone be careful. There might be demon cultivators from the Black Cloud Sect within the dense forest ahead!"
Leng Dong’s face was filled with solemnity at the moment as he raised his hand to signal everyone behind him to stop.
Upon hearing this, Wang Kailong’s face turned red with embarrassment, feeling a burning pain on his cheeks.
Just moments ago, he had been saying that Lin Chen was putting on an act of mystique, not expecting there to really be an ambush within the forest up ahead.
Wang Kailong might not believe Lin Chen, but he had no doubt about Leng Dong’s words.
So the group immediately became alert, ready for battle at any moment.
"Hehe, I didn’t expect that not all the members of the Jade Cauldron Sect who entered the Mire Dragon Marsh Secret Realm this time are worthless. You’ve actually seen through this young master’s ambush."
Suddenly, an evil voice sounded, and a man with skin even paler than a woman’s stepped out from the dense forest, accompanied by an extremely seductive woman.
The seductive woman’s hair was tied up, the color as red as fresh blood, and she wore extremely revealing clothes. On the surface of her skin were tattoo patterns resembling skulls, which seemed to be imbued with restrictions, bursting with energy.
If one was adept in spiritual formations, they would certainly recognize that these tattoos were the Demonic Cultivation Technique of the Black Cloud Sect, etched onto the person’s body in the form of patterns that allowed them to inherit the ability to summon powerful forces. This method was more effective than the usual martial artist’s practice but at the same time, restricted the body’s freedom, requiring obedience to all commands of the inheritor.
Behind the man and the woman were forty or fifty demon cultivators of the Black Cloud Sect.
These demon cultivators all regarded the pair as leaders, indicating the pair’s extraordinary status within the Black Cloud Sect, especially the seductive woman. A group of demon cultivators looked at her with awe in their eyes, seemingly very afraid of her methods.
Seeing the appearance of the people from the Black Cloud Sect, the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect were somewhat scared. If they hadn’t heeded Lin Chen’s words and stopped, they would have already walked into the jungle ahead by now. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs NoveIꜰire.net
Under the ambush of nearly fifty Black Cloud Sect disciples, the consequences were unthinkable.
While the Jade Cauldron Sect appraised the Black Cloud Sect’s disciples, the Black Cloud Sect’s disciples were also assessing those from the Jade Cauldron Sect.
After estimating their strengths, the disciples of the Black Cloud Sect had the advantage in numbers and combat prowess compared to those from the Jade Cauldron Sect. The situation was very unfavorable for the Jade Cauldron Sect in this battle.
As both sides appraised each other, from the Black Cloud Sect side, the seductive woman suddenly called out in surprise, looking at Lin Chen with a complex expression.
Upon hearing her, Lin Chen also looked towards the seductive woman. Her appearance had changed and so had her style of dress, but her voice remained as familiar as ever.
The seductive woman was actually Mu Qingxue, the woman Lin Chen had once deeply loved for three years.
Now, however, all that was left between them was hatred.
Lin Chen looked at Mu Qingxue and said her name coldly.
He hadn’t expected to encounter Mu Qingxue again within the Mire Dragon Marsh, and now her strength had become so great, reaching the Ninth Level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
"Scumbag, you actually know people from the Black Cloud Sect. Could it be that you’re a spy from the Black Cloud Sect?"
Seeing that Lin Chen knew Mu Qingxue, Wang Kailong immediately pinned the label of ’spy’ on Lin Chen.
Upon hearing this, those around also couldn’t help but turn their gazes to Lin Chen and Mu Qingxue, watching the two of them facing each other across the space. They started to believe a bit in Wang Kailong’s accusation and whispered among themselves, cursing Lin Chen as a spy.
Wang Kailong, seeing how easily he had managed to slander Lin Chen, couldn’t help but sneer with satisfaction.
Even Li Caixia, who stood beside Lin Chen, had a slight change in her expression as she looked at him with complex thoughts. If Lin Chen really was a spy, her previous friendly interactions with him, which were quite close, had all been witnessed by other disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect. If word got back to the sect, it could bode ill for her future prospects there.
"Junior Brother Lin Chen, do you know this woman, and what is your relationship with her?"
Li Caixia asked casually, hoping in her heart that Lin Chen and Mu Qingxue were not too closely related and that he just happened to know her.
"Yes, I know her, and she’s someone from the same small town where I used to live."
Looking back at the past, Lin Chen couldn’t help but let out a heavy sigh.
Upon hearing this, Wang Kailong burst into laughter, declaring that Lin Chen was indeed a spy.
Lin Chen simply ignored this mad dog.
However, Li Caixia was startled, secretly planning to keep her distance from Lin Chen to avoid being viewed differently by the sect and ruin her chances of advancement within the sect.
"But now there is only a feud of life and death between us."
Lin Chen suddenly added, causing Li Caixia’s eyes to light up again, her mind seemingly pondering something anew.
"Lin Chen, the grudge we had half a year ago has yet to be settled. Today, fate has brought us together, and this will be your burial ground."
Leading the group from the Black Cloud Sect, the man at the forefront suddenly erupted in rage, angrily glaring at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen looked up to see that the man was none other than Li Chu.
The feud with Mu Qingxue and Li Chu back in the Myriad Demon Cavern, where they plotted against him, was something Lin Chen would definitely avenge. This life-and-death grudge could only end with one side falling.
"This is also my message to you."
Lin Chen’s gaze was icy as he spoke word by word, his eyes fixed on Li Chu and his fists unconsciously clenching.
Li Chu’s strength had now reached the same level as Mu Qingxue’s, having attained the Ninth Level of Spirit Gathering Realm, it seemed that both had received exceptional treatment within the Black Cloud Sect and their cultivation had advanced so quickly. But Lin Chen was not afraid.
"All of you, attack! Kill all these people. Leave that boy alive for me; this young master wants to personally torture him to death."
Li Chu issued the command to the disciples of the Black Cloud Sect, and they immediately charged towards the group.
A disciple of the Black Cloud Sect, wanting to prove himself with his Fifth Level of Spirit Gathering Realm cultivation, saw that Lin Chen was only at the Third Layer and charged directly towards him to kill him.
Liu Changfeng and others showed odd expressions on their faces. He hadn’t expected that heaven would send him an opportunity so soon to deal with Lin Chen.
It turned out that the leader of the Black Cloud Sect had a grudge against Lin Chen, making it an excellent chance to use someone else’s hand to kill.
However, just as the Black Cloud Sect disciple was about to reach Lin Chen, Li Caixia drew her long sword and with a stroke, she killed the Black Cloud Sect disciple.
Since Lin Chen and those from the Black Cloud Sect were enemies, then he was not a spy. Naturally, Li Caixia wouldn’t distance herself from Lin Chen; on the contrary, she would protect him and gain his favor, and perhaps in the future, she could become a True Disciple of Jade Bird Peak.
"Damn it, this refuse even has someone to protect him."
Li Chu was furious to see Li Caixia stepping in to protect Lin Chen.
He had thought that Lin Chen, being merely at the Third Layer of Spirit Gathering Realm and having joined the Jade Cauldron Sect, was definitely an insignificant trash that nobody cared about, but he didn’t expect that a Ninth Level Spirit Gathering Realm martial artist would protect him, and such a beauty at that.