Chapter 241: 239, Giant Demon Pressures the City, Two Half-Step Divine Profound Visit (1/4)
Wen Ping, who had just come out of the Fierce Beast Trial Ground at Churao Mountain, was momentarily stunned as he looked up at the hundred-meter-tall giant demon overhead, a bit surprised.
A Great Demon at the Upper Profound Realm!
Could it be that the death of the Half-Step Divine Profound in the Secret Realm hadn’t spread to East Lake? Otherwise, why would there still be someone seeking death by coming to the Immortal Sect? Could there really be someone who thinks they are stronger than the Half-Step Divine Profound?
At this moment, Lu Ye stood on Yunlan Mountain, gazing at the giant demon in the sky, muttering to himself.
"Jie Ji of the Upper Profound Realm!"
He knew what kind of giant demon Jie Ji was. It was a king among the great demons, its body resembling a giant bird, but its veins coursed with the blood of a fierce crocodile, not something just anyone could command.
To control it, one would need to at least be at the Half-Step Divine Profound Realm.
Even so, he questioned whether he had the strength to tame Jie Ji. Even fighting Jie Ji, he estimated it would be hard to achieve a certain victory. Because it also carried the bloodline of a Demon King, not an ordinary giant demon of the Upper Profound Realm.
He couldn’t fathom how anyone capable of taming such a giant demon could appear at the Immortal Sect.
And in a stance as if ready to strike at any moment.
Right now, Wen Ping had already made his way from Churao Mountain to Yunlan Mountain. While surprised that someone had come to challenge them, he was even more curious about who they were and why they were here, especially since they demanded the secret treasure as soon as they arrived.
Not many people knew he had taken the secret treasure, right?
Only Han Yun, who fled with a broken waist.
Could that guy, even with a broken waist, have survived long enough to spread the news that the secret treasure was with him?
Immediately afterward, two people jumped down from the back of the giant demon. A man and a woman, both giving Wen Ping an inexplicable sense of familiarity. When they landed, standing in the center of the square, Wen Ping finally recognized who they were.
Oh!
Wen Ping suddenly realized, aren’t these the two major figures from the Three-star Influence he saw at Extreme Realm Mountain?
Thanks to them, he had the chance to complete ten items of ridicule!
"Sir!"
"Sir!"
The two landed in the square, immediately kneeling on one knee.
Soon after, two more people jumped down from behind the giant demon. Their arrival felt like it came with its own background music, as that great demon Jie Ji roared to the sky repeatedly, shaking the entire Cangwu City.
When the two landed, their appearances came clearly into view.
A man and a woman, both appearing to be seventy or eighty years old, with wrinkles on their faces like ripples on a lake, one after another. The elder leaned on a dragon head walking stick, draped in a blue-gold robe, his cold eyes suddenly alive.
The old woman, too, had a cold expression, yet she appeared much more approachable than the elder.
She was using a snake-headed walking stick, with a real snake wrapped around it, and the snake was flicking its tongue.
The old woman with the snake staff spoke coldly, "Where is your Sect Leader? Call him out, or you all die together!"
At the same time, when she stomped her staff on the ground, a vast wave of energy surged outwards, bending the trees. At that moment, apart from Lu Ye and Zhantian Qingxuan, everyone else couldn’t help but take a few steps back.
Lu Ye and Zhantian Qingxuan felt the realm pressure from the old woman directly, but for that reason, they were a bit startled.
Yet, at that time, Wen Ping stood at the front of the crowd, motionless.
The old woman was a bit shocked, her gaze narrowed as she looked towards Wen Ping. She could hardly believe that such a young person, no, a mere youngster, could stand before her imposing pressure and remain unmoved.
She wasn’t at the Divine Profound, but she already had one foot in it; no matter in which aspect, she couldn’t be compared to someone at the Profound Realm. At Bright Mirror Lake, there were few Half-Step Divine Profounds who could match her in battle, and even facing someone at the Divine Profound Realm, she dared to claim she had a fighting chance.
In front of her, an Upper Profound Realm would have to yield obediently, not to mention a naive little brat.
At his age, he couldn’t be more than at the Body Refining Realm.
And in the Body Refining Realm, under her pressure, he was no different from an ant.
"Who are you?"
"I am the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect, is there something you want?"
Wen Ping responded at once.
"You are?"
The old woman burst into laughter, as if hearing the world’s funniest joke. Then she snorted coldly, and without another word, she stomped her staff on the ground, sending it flying directly toward Wen Ping. The mere pressure brought by the simple staff wasn’t inferior to an attack from the Upper Profound Realm.
Bam!
The sound of breaking through the air echoed across Yunlan Mountain.
Together with the staff, a whirling storm unleashed, seeming to threaten to tear everything before it to shreds.
Seeing this, Wen Ping was momentarily stunned.
He felt speechless.
This person was clearly a villain, but why wouldn’t she even say a word? Just met, didn’t even confirm if he was the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect, and she attacked immediately. Is that how all Half-Step Divine Profounds are?
But fortunately, for this strike, he didn’t feel any threat.
So he didn’t retreat!
The old woman, too, didn’t show any superfluous expression, instead she was looking around, with a glint of another intention in her eyes—she seemed to be waiting for something.
Indeed, she was awaiting the real expert.
Not these folks in the square.
She knew that behind the Immortal Sect there was a master who could kill a Half-Step Divine Profound. Her purpose was to force out that master, not to kill Wen Ping. For her, killing a young brat was very boring!
"Wait!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Wen Ping.
Lu Ye, at some point, suddenly appeared in front of Wen Ping, opened a Meridian Gate, and with a casual sweep, directly knocked the staff away. At the same time, he grabbed the snake and simply threw it back.
Bam!
Accompanied by the Vibrating Vein Sound.
The staff, after being swatted away, rebounded back towards the old woman.
The old woman’s expression condensed, then instantly turned joyful, "So quick to reveal yourself. I thought it was some big shot."
She immediately focused her gaze on Lu Ye.
He was also at the Half-Step Divine Profound Realm!
With a wisp of a smile on her lips, she too opened a Meridian Gate, then extended her palm, catching the retaliating staff with ease, followed by a sweep of her sleeve, rolling up a storm to crash straight into the approaching vein qi.
Bam!
A thunderous sound resounded through the clouds, lifting a veil of light dust.
When the dust settled, the old woman stood motionless, gripping the staff, violet Vein Qi condensing in her palm—she was about to unleash a Vein Technique—and it was an Abnormal Vein Skill!
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The elder standing behind the old woman watched the scene, his face expressionless, still leaning on his staff, an imperturbable aura like a mountain, intimidating those who sensed it.
He felt the pressure exuded by Lu Ye, a hint of disdain curling the corner of his mouth.
Weak!
Very weak!
"The so-called slayer of a Half-Step Divine Profound, such a joke, one without Anomalous Veins isn’t different from an ant. And this small influence dares to covet a Secret Treasure, seizing what doesn’t belong to them?"
After speaking, the elder addressed the old woman, "Don’t kill him, give him a way out!"
Although lacking, he could still be recruited into Mitian Sect.
Simply killing him would be such a waste.