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Lian Xingling held Mi's body tight, her body trembling slightly. Meanwhile, Lian Xinjie stood on the other side, his god-like form bare, already wrapped in several layers of bandages. Normally, cultivators don't use bandages, but now he didn't even have the energy to use mana to heal his wounds and stop the bleeding. Several sword wounds pierced his organs, nearly affecting his foundation.

This was still under Ye Tianye's suppression, making the other Golden Core cultivators of Luochen Sword Palace not dare to be too excessive.

Now, the siblings truly didn't dare to leave Mi, this "Supreme Demon", for fear that those fellows might attack them at the slightest displeasure.

Outwardly, however, it seemed like the two were desperately protecting Xia Li's sister.

Transmitting Technique Elder Ye Tianye looked at the siblings and sighed deeply: "You tell me, what madness has Xia Li come to? With his talent, his future is truly limitless. In a hundred years, he could very well become a strong Nascent Soul Stage, and by then, those who offend him would live in fear... Why couldn't he restrain his anger and had to ruin the Third Elder's disciple at this time? Xiao Changgu has always been seen as the hope of the next generation in our Sword Palace. He just wasted him like that, and I can't even protect him..."

Lian Xinjie forced a calm face but showed confusion: "Why, indeed... Why did he do it!"

——Wasn't his goal to destroy the True Law Immortal Gate? Being so impulsive, how can he continue undercover...

Lian Xingling was almost at her breaking point, sobbing: "Senior Brother, we... I can't take this anymore, let's give up..."

——Let's give up, let's reveal this matter... I really can't take it anymore... This kind of life...

Every day, acting amidst a group of Nascent Soul and Divine Separation cultivators who could easily crush us, while also being wary of the unfathomable Holy Emperor Venerable, even a freak like Wang Qi would feel some pressure, much less these two ordinary Ancient Method Core Formation cultivators.

At this point, unexpectedly, Mi patted Lian Xingling's head: "Sister, don't cry, don't cry. Brother is already fine! Don't cry, okay!"

Lian Xingling lifted her head in confusion, only to see the brilliant light in Mi's eyes, her small face containing a hint of fierceness.

Lian Xinjie and Lian Xingling trembled inside. They knew that this little girl was essentially a Supreme Demon. Her words now, did they imply that...

Yet, Transmitting Technique Elder didn't know these inside details, merely taking Mi's words as child's innocent talk and sighed: "Your brother... ah, I really... I really don't know what to say! You two siblings as well, if you really can't hold on, then... just abandon this girl. For you to reach this point, you've already shown great loyalty."

Lian Xinjie felt too embarrassed to say he was forced and could only say: "Elder Ye, we..."

Ye Tianye waved his hand: "I once owed a debt to your father. But, I can't risk my own Immortal Path to protect you two. If the Third Elder takes his anger out this time, chances are I won't be able to protect you either. All I can say is... sorry."

As if to verify Ye Tianye's words, a loud voice pierced through the walls of the Scripture House, reaching the ears of the four: "Elder Ye, I've come on the orders of the Third Elder to take those two rebellious disciples and Xia Li's wretched sister over. Don't make it difficult for me."

Ye Tianye sighed, turned away, and secretly transmitted: "If you want to escape now, I won't stop you. I've done my utmost." Then, the Transmitting Technique Elder mixed mana and loudly shouted: "They're right here, you don't expect me to hand them directly to you, do you?"

"Hehe, how could I!" The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator who came to deliver the orders also dared not push too hard, as Ye Tianye could step into the Divine Separation Stage at any moment, becoming a true high-ranking member of Luochen Sword Palace, and responded courteously.

Lian Xinjie and Lian Xingling panicked, whispering: "What should we do?"

"Brother didn't do anything wrong! We should just go and explain it to them!" Mi waved her little fists and exclaimed loudly.

The implication was—Wang Qi must have sorted something out, let's just go, there won't be any problems!

Ye Tianye, having walked far, shook his head and sighed at hearing this; this child is really naive. Is this Immortal Sect a place for reasoning?

For eighty thousand years, no one has resolved things through reasoning first!

If you want to reason, you must have the strength to do so!

With Mi's assurance, Lian Xinjie and Lian Xingling had no intention of escaping and stayed. The Nascent Soul cultivator who entered first sealed their cultivation, then grabbed Mi in one hand. The little girl struggled, still trying to scratch and bite at him. The Nascent Soul cultivator chuckled coldly, pinching her lightly to knock her out.

He pushed Lian Xinjie and Lian Xingling all the way, carrying Mi's physical body like an object under his arm, parading them towards the side hall of Luochen Sword Palace.

On the way, Sword Palace Disciples constantly pointed and whispered about them.

"Did you see that? Those two guys..."

"The rebellious direct disciples and the rebellious daughter."

"And that little girl... hehe, I've long found those siblings disagreeable..."

"If the Third Elder could kill that little brat on the spot..."

"Lian Yichen, that guy, sending them here, had no good intentions..."

"Can they still face lingering around here?"

"Xia Li, that traitorous wretch, even injured Senior Brother Xiao! Senior Brother Xiao is our Luochen Sword Palace's hope for the future!"

The harsh words didn't bother to hide at all. This made Lian Xingling bitter in her heart. If her father hadn't performed dangerous tasks for Luochen Sword Palace, he wouldn't have encountered Wang Qi, nor fall into a state of rebellion, then not having to stay at Qingshan Cliff, living worse than death. These people, it's fine if they aren't grateful, but they even speak ill...

Although she thought this way, the vast majority of Luochen Sword Palace disciples did not agree with her, only treating the three of them as traitors to the Sword Palace. More and more people gathered at the side hall where the Third Elder was located, wanting to see how these rebels of the Sword Palace would meet their end.

The Nascent Soul Cultivator had a hint of vengeful glee on his face. After entering the side hall, he reached out and knocked Lian Xinjie and Lian Xingling to the ground, then knelt before Ru Tianqi. He then calculated his strength and flung Mi to the ground. This move was intended not to kill the little girl but to seriously injure her. However, just as Mi's body was about to hit the ground, an invisible force caught her.

"Hmm?" The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, who thought he was currying favor with the Third Elder, was somewhat puzzled. He looked up to see the Third Elder sitting in the center of the side hall, his left hand slightly lifted, clearly the one who saved the little girl.

"Hmm?" The cultivator suddenly felt a sense of crisis, vaguely sensing that his flattery had failed.

—Could it be that the Third Elder feels that the reputation of 'targeting young girls' is unpleasant to spread…

Ru Tianqi held Mi's body, his face expressionless, but inside he was terrified. He also felt some resentment toward the Nascent Soul Cultivator.

This... this little lady in my hand is a top expert who doesn't even heed the Emperor... yet you dare to throw her... our lives are at her whim, you...

The Nascent Soul Cultivator trembled as he asked, "Third Elder, I have brought Lian Xinjie, Lian Xingling, and Xia Mi to you…"

Ru Tianqi, irritated and disorderly, had a glint of sharpness in his eyes: "You scoundrel... who told you to 'bring them' this way? Did I say so?"

The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator felt as if things were taking a completely different turn and whispered, "Elder, I..."

Before he could finish, Ru Tianqi raised his hand, and a strike of Sword Qi sent him flying out the door. The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator's body crashed into the ground outside the side hall, creating a three-zhang deep pit. The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator coughed up blood, bewildered: "Elder…"

Ru Tianqi said flatly: "Xia Li, that child, is quite to my liking. I've decided to take him as my last Direct Disciple. As my Closed-door Disciple, his sister and friends will be under my protection."

Ru Tianqi shouted these words with mana, instantly spreading them throughout the Sword Palace.

The Sword Palace instantly erupted.

"What's happening?"

"That's impossible..."

"Did that wretch injure Xiao Changgu? Wasn't the Third Elder looking for him because of Xiao Changgu? Why then..."

"This can't be happening!"

"Why can that guy become the Third Elder's Closed-door Disciple?"

"Wait, if he becomes the Third Elder's Closed-door Disciple, aren't we then..."

"Thankfully I didn't offend him..."

Shock, disbelief, anger, relief... all sorts of expressions appeared on the faces of the Sword Palace disciples.

At this moment, someone shouted: "I refuse to accept this!"

By now, Xiao Changgu had woken up. Although his limbs had been reattached with Immortal Dao Skill, Wang Qi's Pseudo Sword Intent continued to plague his wound. Using a crutch, he hobbled with difficulty.

Xiao Changgu knelt before Ru Tianqi, crying out: "Master, I refuse to accept this, Xia Li that guy..."

"From now on, Xia Li will be your junior brother." Ru Tianqi had no intention of explaining to his own disciple, with a flick of his broad sleeve, he pushed him away gently with Soft Power. Xiao Changgu felt a bout of dizziness, and when he came back to his senses, he had returned to the Elixir Medicine Room of Luochen Sword Palace.

"Just take good care of yourself."

After uttering these words, Ru Tianqi did not care about his disciple any longer, but instructed Lian Xinjie and Lian Xingling to look after Mi, and then left for the basement without looking back.

The entire Sword Palace was abuzz with discussion.

"What's with the Third Elder?"

"Anyway, it's better not to provoke that pair of siblings from the Lian Family."

It seems that the Third Elder is intent on protecting his Closed-door Disciple, now the old faction of Lian Yichen might regain power...

Meanwhile, in other parts, other high order cultivators were contemplating.

"Could it be that Xia Li's talent truly suits Ru Tianqi's legacy so well that Ru Tianqi can let go of his hatred?"

"Is it that Xiao Changgu is truly crippled, and Ru Tianqi has to seek another heir?"

Great Elder Mei Sicheng pondered: "What exactly is the cultivation method recited by Ru Tianqi? It feels... at odds with our Sword Palace's cultivation methods..."

"Is this the real reason he took Xia Li in?"